A 16,000-ton cruiser needs a Charleston yard plan

Would Tillman support a 16,000-ton cruiser built at Charleston?

He would be interested if the proposal included the yard investment needed to build it and preserve local employment.

A 16,000-ton cruiser could interest Tillman if it brought construction to Charleston. The proposal would first need to show how investment could make the yard capable of building it. His support would depend on a credible plan for employing the local people on whom his political influence rested.