The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-08-10
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS AS
SURED" SACS sen TILLMAN.

The big touring car of Senator Till
man occupied by the Senator and Mrs.
Tillman came in for quite a lot of at
traction Tuesday morning when it
stopped in front of the Blue Ridge Inn
for a few minutes. Several citizens
recognized the Senator marched proud
ly out to the machine and grasped the
hand genially extended by the distin-
guished South Carolinian.
Senator Tillman was a passenger IN
the train from Lake Toxaway which.
suffered a slight derailment near
Horse Shoe this morning. His car
picked him up at this place and
brought him to the city. After spend
ing a short time at the Hotel Gates he
caught the delayed Carolina Special
and continued his journey.
Mr. and Mrs. 81. G. I1llman who were
with their father, Senator Tillman,
decided to prolong their stay and are
now registered at the Hotel Gates.
With linen buster drawn around
spare form and cap shielding keen
gray eyes. senator Benjamin Il. Till
mar of South Carolina, the Tribune
or the People" truly, and a brief yisi-
tor IN Hendersonville, talked interest
ingly to a Daily Herald man this
morning of conditions and things po-
Iitical.
The distinguished Senator, with Mrs.
T1llman and their two sons, have been
spending some time at Brevard. They
were en- route, in their big touring
car, to their South Carolina home,
when Mr.. and Mrs. Tillman, ewing to
the unsatisfactory condition of the
roads, decided to return by train
their sons to follow in the car. The
engine of the Toxaway train was de-
rallied near Horse Shoe, and their
sons learning this, picked up their
parents there and brought them to
Hendersonville in time to catch the
Carolina Special. They first register
ed at the Hotel Gates, saw something
of Hendersonvile and made the de-
pot in ample time to- catch the South
crack train.
Senator Tillman appears to lack
of his old time fire. He
has been seriously ill for many
months and the road to complete re-
coVery is long, but the indomnitable
nervous energy of the man is still re-
in every move.
Ascked to give his opinion of the
prospects for a Democratic victory at
he next presidential election. he was
emphatic in his statement that they
we're never more f1attering. He spoke /
the present four leading prospective
"a ndidofnC IIorpo4a &c OI:z WI
New Jersey, Folk of Missouri and
of INDIAN, in terms of
Varmest ccTnmendatfon and said that
n of the four would lead the !
leE1ocratic hosts to victory in 1912. +,
Senator Tillman while having no
criticisms to offer of Governor Hoke
smiths course in declining to take .
us seat in the United States Senate.
aid the n~ewly-elected Georgian SEN :
vote was sorely needed when .
farmer free list bill was before !
hat body. c
Who will be the next Senator from -,
Carolina? 9
The senior senator from the Pal |
letto state smiled and asked to be ex- .
used. 9
"What do you think of Senator Sim q
was the next query. L
Il consider Senator Simmons a verv .
man-one having the interests :
t his constituents close to his heart Z
nd a man with the u%ndC"lbted cour-
ge of his convictions. NV relatir7~
1th Senator Simmons have always
cen most cordial. Few men in the
nlted States senate rank higher in
oflity than he. He is a man of force
Influence to the people of North F
arolina."
Mrs. Tillman, a sweet aud attrac-
lady, and evidently of the keenest -
telGgence, seems very proud of her r.
husband and~fs thoroughly =
'nversant with national affairs.
Asked how she enjoyed life in Wash
gton. Mrs. Tillman replied:
We'll, we have lived in Washing F
n for about sixteen years. now, yol,
low, and it naturally seems liEe
'me, almost, to me. But I am al
avs glad to get back to South Car -
ina. 1t is quite needless for me to T,
II you. / know, that 1 prefer our -
Tn dear Southland to all other sec
of this great country. 1 have
joyed nv automobile trip through
e country and my stay in these
mountains. I have enjoyed
inexpressibly. and next to South
] really think I love North
the best of ALI"
GIRL KILLS HUSBAND. II