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i~ V OL. Xi.X. PICKENS, S. C., TIIU1{sI)Ay, MAY 15,1~O O 4 T1 LLI%1 t N A'l' I l) i1V A Y THE OPENING SPEECH OF HIS CANVASS FOR GOVERNOR. A sl .temewt of the leasuon for the Faint ern Movomont in the Present sh po Whoro tho LegIRlaturo Hn I)one Wrong how to Correct Exb ting Evil. The following is the report mlade1c by the Columbia Register of the speceh of Capt. B. R. Tillmat at the 1 pu)lic meeting 1101(1 in Ridgeway: Mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens I of Fairfield County: Before I begin i to say what I have to say, I must specially request the mlenl behind(1 me t to com1e around in front and be where they caLn look me in the eye. (Ap plause.) I will make a further re- t <puest, anid that is that you give lI,o 1 your undivided attention. (Voice: , -'We'll do it.") If there is any one n here who loses his interest, if he p wants to talk, he should walk one side where he won't disturb those who want to listen. - ii I o1 pileased to meet my fellow p citizens of Fairfild county. It al- H way ath)rds me pleasllre to mIeet my t" fellow citizens of any county that they o may look Imo in the eye andl judge ( whether I am1 the man I hive beeI 0 painlted. 1 From what you have seei ini the lOWSpapers you have reason to 1w- ti lieve that you would see a man with d bor ls, ioofs and a tail, who would helchL forth fire aunt brinstonlo. But 1you will see only a Hip1)le faner, Who U) to four years ago n1over had maide 'IANKFUI'L l'ot F1tEE AI)VERTIsINO. f( I wllt to r.Atulrl my thanks to the u neWspai)erH of South Carolina for so si liberally advertising me. I think the ti newspapers shoud1( furnishi n1 a s; pulrse for giving thell so 111uc11 ma- q teriatl to 1u1t in1 their papers gratis. M CiILI)1EN o1 ONE FAMIIY. a e are here as the ('hildrell of one a family, so11s of ol1 South Carolina, a11( 1 'eel that I (111 1ppeill to all of 1 you to. 1o noting to cause heart- r burn1ings or cause any to regret this f meaeting. WIe lhave 2a family quarrel in this State. \he1 it is OVer W(' must 00111' together as On(' lal 111(1 Nee to it P twit tle aSCenll'ey of the hI1(o - criLtie party ill this State is matin tltille(l. (1 AT' TIlE NEN"HPAPERts A(IAIN. I have nO bad feelings against the r 11news)Lppr me11n. I cannmllot feel other- r Wise' tilan grateful to them for draw- H inlg to me friends, s11c11 frieunds atS h always come from just me11 to any 01W lnljustly treated It is Hweepinlg t. through the State, from eounit.y to Coutty. This intoleran1 ce, this abuse U. 11 hollest w1lute man antd a Dlemuo- 11 crat, is havinlg the natural effect of v mankin1g 1me friends. A1n(1 ill s01e plaLes they ar taking a m1ost, etfec tive way of bringing the newspapers IA) tlw by refusing to HUbScr'ibe1 to ( them 1. I dont want to be understood as saying anything against the freedol of the press. A. free prc+ss is the p)l- ( uhulal of our liberties. A licentious, f a 011o-idled press--every paper of that kind shoul(1 e ima11de to see that you can11 ma12in1tain your o'wn right to thIink for youirself anmd keep youir 111010y in1 your2 breeclh p)ocket at thle 81ame1 timle. But they'll get righlt. Thtey'll get T ste ill ill tuneI. You nieed miore pa pers; you1 need7( good newspapers. You rea too lhttle. We are too ignxornt, That is one reasoni of tile trouble in th Dem~ocratic pa[rty of thmis Sta1te to-daIy. Th1is has1 oriveni us to 21 can vass8 to) Ileet tile 11eO1le face to011ace, and11 exla1in wha621 the ntewspapers I suppress08 and1( gar1i)e, and1( tell tileilu tile tirutil. ALL XMOKE A1ND Po0wDERI. * Wile tile newsVpatpers halve thunli- I deredl to the( right and1( to tihe left oft me, it has been1)01 all HImoke anid p)owder. They hav(e shiot no0 bulllets. A gen1tleman11i13 islere (turning to Colonel Y'oumans11) 'with 2a carpejt-baig full of them (referring to tile Colo. neli 's vlise 01n the platformI) and1( I hope) and1( beg you1 to give him a1 re spectfuI1 lhearinIg. (F~rom tile cr.owd: - "e'll listen at1 hlim, 1buit they dlidn1't 1 listent to you1.") Captain~Tilban: "'I had11 a good1 deal of cheierinlg tile 1last timie I was1 iniBarnwell." Rlesullminlg tile direct line of his re muarks, the Captainl continued01: Wha2t is tihe c7ha2rge agatinst me? Siftedl down ~'1 it is4 thaIt I have datred to allo0w t1(he armers' Conveniti. nt to put1 m11( before thle 1peopl 21s a suitile 211an for Glovernor. Alluding to whaIt he( was1 leased~7( t.o tm nthe suppressi~on of is speech be fore tile Mar1ch convU1enltionI: I am21 here ats the. r.XPoNENT' OF A PRlINcIP'LE, ~~:andl advocate of 2a policy. I ami theO c,hamnpion Of the prinlcip)le lhelieve- to be foi tile besItterest of this people)1, and1( thait isi self- gov'ernmenOt. Thie S policy I refer to is fair p'la among S Demnocrats, and such1 re3form1 as8 will give u18 an1 econoial1 and2( gobod gov (ernmen01t. ThIis4 is T1illi sm1282. If 3701 halve self-governmen(71t, and1( have bad1( gov(ernmenlOt, yo02 ar11 to lame11, antd y'ou (can1 remed3(y mt when the 81101' pincOhes. NOW you1 dlon't h'ave self-governent, and1( whlen 1.he shoe pines you1 canI't remledy it. wiuY TuE2. eONvENTION wAs (3A LE. Captaimn Tilimnan then2 wvent (on to plaini how 2and( wihy tile FarmiIers' nvenltionl wvas calledC. He3 -I said h imd somlethling to (10 wi hi hinVg thei evention called(, and1( had1( been barged WIth h1aving it done11 to get Iself nomhinated1 for Governor. ntimnuing, lie said: Lot mle tell ~why it wasI necess3ary to have a out of 11eg, (lolilatiol anyt.hi lookiig to the discuHion of any i*s that would create friction in the pi was frowned d(OWnl by commuol. Cc aent. It was thouget better to Hutf sonothlintg tihan to risk a return the rottenneivss of Radical d(Oillati< It was thoughtt i)etter that we slio pull together, as we are now a had better'do for the nuext thousta years. 'The candidltes found that it w not required that they should discu isSUO ald they appealed o11 t ground of personal POpularity 011 You vote'l for the slickest-tongu fellow, . 1) could hatter you or yo wife best. (From 1he crowd: \ did.") We raised lup a raee of 11101 Iowarlds. 'They are4. proving it ne 011 the F'arm1uer)s' Movemlent. Ju see IIowY easy they'll fly down wi they He( which siO 14 is 1best to light o D1Is('USHloN ''IIiE TINo. It i 1LCe(esary that Ve have a ft ttnd fair (litilsoin of all issues toed rat.ecl the people what is fair and rigl n.nd (,hen1 let thlem1 decide at. the bt lot box who shall govern in SoUl Carolina. I Yant ti HFay right, here if in yot CountyO youlhV(' anly VI(n runnill wiith1 tlt( harE n(d ri(ling with 11 houunds spew t,l et out of your mout 'tey are tile Ving politicans at aiLce huuters. ('l..IMs A m:Ec:mi:NT. It is stranllge Vllel We look ILbo Lo see in what a hlutter tid ill what listressed ctoiWlitionl the politici yiLV(' becen put by the March Co i1tion. Comllpare it with the com1 ;ions Ill 1880, when We ha1 ttS ('aatil late for (Jovenlor JOhllnsonl lagoo ud Marti \\itlherspoon (huy. TI'l i'owd Who have douiniated the Sti in1ee l M7(; -- -wt"ho do 110W and iutei ont ('O11ttine if the y ca-they caitlled "onventil inl Junte to (ol0Os(' (del ittes to St. Li()s to 11o1inlatc a n('0 hi(lte for Presidenit. h'11eyrollt,ohl ,he o(inllt.y v'e)nl'(11tions aid wI Lby got to Coluiubia they fouud the .'ould niomitiit:e Hagt,od. An1d they d1 t. It waS a sin ar t -trick then. It w )olit irs. Now, we rIILII1erH have ca('lled a co niltiolu iii .1airc}, and n1lnminat( llt stlggeited a canldidate,alnd what hIowl"1 goes up! SOME SENs1nLE MITUOEH'TIONs. ( Lptai Tillinai, continuing, Hai tiiuoig other thinks that he had heal ;omt'thini1g ol' their forlin g a Tillmi lub ill that. ouunty. 1e didn't wai toy ''illmoan club, but wanted the to send deltgates to theregulttrDr >)cral,i(" Sitte (onveutiou to vote i< I'ilhuan if I w' ?"ould. lie also s:tid that the Alliance wt mot. a political ntac1hine atld ought n to be used ii 1)olitics 1(1 ILl1. TI Alhiane( 11a(1 its (dty , a(n(d th( ut their citlt.y as 1)euorat.s. in i lu(ding to the Alli:tiue ititttis, 1 ]til (1 It1(11101k )( ; \V It' i''11'ix avi 1itl(1 11o r tfr el' e tr lly. areis, ll1 b1i expliili satlisfoatorjily in ll4II 1 onnlectiOni, ori to Colone'l Y'ouma1t TLilaR ltr..\ lf"' tTl'I Nl:\ '1'N l1t' 'I (>\ w LS ttwxt tou ched o1n by t.he' s1'aLk who iLt a in ultlube r tif tialblt's ini ret' en('e t( 1 his inat tetr. (ne tLiable sho' ed the 1opu)tlat io11 of the v ariouls (oo ties by the r(entsuts of I880, the mo iof ' r(')rese('itat ion in the (en(eral A Hellly ian(d also the tumberot repI titled to iunder whalllt liw enlled Ia jiu applortionmeIuIIlt. HeIiad ~~~ a1lso) at 'onlsihiralIe porti< of his remarllks 0on this sub1 ject emo mlittedl to writing, having (done so),1 said,tO pre(Vent the Ilossil)ulity of err 0o1 the part of tihe newsVpapeI' men0 replortinlg bhIm. FACTs5 AND FIo0l'ItI:s. IBeloIw is presen'lted aL potion1 oft1 I will now. give yu sort111' compa1 50o1s as~ to l4ow fair', just and1( 11ono0 b le are'4 tIhe me1(thd o1(5f thle parLIty ait preosenit constl itLute'd for niomia ili1Ii St ate oflicer's aLccordinlg to Mesm~ Jones4', W odward'4 & Co.'s c'laimI. 8 delegates t (I (l('or1get(IV own ith 1 61 3 and f delegaLtes', Le'xinigton) 18,5 bIor' 20,598 and( Ii. . (Clirlesxo (11wit h 00000 has t.i4 Iet Ii ve' dele'gaLt es, an id lA1g4'Ilehl wi 5,844-*has I welve deC(legt Cs. Compa1) the following: I bichland, 28,r573, wi1 tanbul)rg, 40,407, with 10; Sumit< 37,0317, with 10;I Aaurens1l, 2U,444, wi 8; MaLrlbor)1o, 20,508, with 1l; JIeauLfo 30,17(', with 8. It. tae i o re thanW 1111 101,000 peoi) iln three of theslIe counIIties and os '.,00)0 ill an othe 1 fo tr onle repreelII tive', wlul in4'1 lbihland 1( 5,711 peopI mos )tly' ne'groes1, send4 a represewxO' tive' to the I *gisLture to vo te a1w the farmiers' mon)e1y and1( to oppose schoo4l0 for1 farmer'I sonils. inI l'sI fieldl we ha1ve oneI re'pre'sentlat ive 1 and1( aln e'xtra SenaItor' to b4oot. InI refence''l' to thet quiestion) of: apport'1i01iomnnt. ini the I )emocrat i(' C< ventiot (1 1I iire to be cI'4'Learly und1( sto411.od . does511 not. mat ter' who wr< ~' Coventiont. 1. It was f' adoptxed by t body45IIII 1 withoutany(I mterial oppolV 114ion(. i' hrefore4. I represen 1llLj wihe an4pnin) f theat'114 (t5)11 '(iony W\hen'l adopI1tedi not I went y' livem inl the4 ConivenItion kniew who wr< forml Ol and 4 thlde chosen'1 14) givt life and14 101.4.' IIhave' shIown h un14)l<L ud 1 m lmInjust thle appor'ti I haIve po(inltedl out thel crimie cc (If )OkiclI power amon)Ig white n 1)0un14 together by' every tie~ wh should iniLko themlI honorilile L OllVent,lon calloti ant sOme one noom inatod for Governor, 01 e180 We would be left by the superior tactics and superior organization opposed to us nl 1886 and 1888. I wont round with overnor Richardson to the seven neetings held in 1888. In four out >f tho seven counties whero the meet ngs were held that had forestalled uM md had elected delegates to the State S)nvention before they board meo. i'hey had the credentials of the dele ates in their pockots and so the old >low farmer had to go home and wallow Richatrdson, wheni every one mows lie wasn't the choice of the >oople. What did that State convention do? L'hey ma(l' two impox)rttnt chiages in Ie party colstitutiOn. They did way with the State canvass. They lon't like canvassos. They don't like his canvass. TIwy prefer working n the (lark. T'hen they did away with the clause o that a conVelntiont held in May may ominate for SepteIll)er. They pro osed to TAKE A IiIEECIE9 nIOLD) ON Us, you will excuso the colloquial hrase. We are now just a little too mart for them, and wo* propose to !ike a breeches hold, We have held L convention and put forth a ein idate. No on yet has screwed lis ourage Up to tho sticking point--un mss my friend here is one. Turning to Colonel Youints, Cap tin Tilinan asked: "Are you a can iate for (loverlor?" ''No, sir,' replied Col. XOumnsLJ15. TlHE OLTIARCHY THEORY. Captain Tillmuan then cont.inued: 'or the last ten years the ('ontrol of to State has been in the hands of a nw meI. These gentleinen would < til their nieetings and i few--shall I y rinIgst(rs-?"el, ringsters, thet, lose were iii the b)oit, iii the line of ice'sMioni, t hoso' who would get a ice of the pii atfter aWhlt('-ihese ould1 mee!(t while the' faerscr w("re tteidinlg to th.eir OWi 1bUsiniess. "0uld( control the' county convenItions ad go dlown to Columnibia. We w'(1 right to hldt a con(vent jol. Veil the editors allow we had the gilt to meet" 1IId fortiulate a plat- " li'in. 'I'lJE NlECESSITV or A (ANIlDATE. Is there a imn here 'ho will dis ute that if the plattf)rmt was left 'ithout a caiidid.t.e it would have e11 broken down 1by seekers for tlice? Wouhdn't the whole ring got 11 t.he.plat.forni? ii yeal's we tried to get from tlwir uiks soie sort of a half-way man to :pr(esent us. 'ou know how we lipped IP it it. I flit we hiad been urned mAt it too often. They say I bois'd anditi eomtrollet d !tat ('ove'tt.ion. If any deleg:te friti 'airtield, or South (arolina, enn1 1ay aPp)roachvd him1 ini relationt to myI udtlidacy, I'd like to see hiiti. (A (lee: "'-Ic ain't h ere.") hat woul( they have said, if I adl r(eftused, btd. that I wVaM a imoral Iward andl didt1 have the cotu ttge f 11y owVn conllvic'tioi0' tit1PLJ liEU 10 )SE .A:.vi-Es. 14(t lie s1low V 0 11 ti lut (ill a 1)et I f roses. It the fist place, miy pho - ttioJi hits to 1b l(''t to ta(ke care of s(lf, eXe('pt whalt the (lid Wonmatn atd lie children cn do. I have to neg -e't liy owni aiffairs. leans cetatililiim to bet y'it*r iiext lovernlor. Youm know tile obter side is 'ing to moltve he'aven antd earlth to ef eat lmet. TIhien the torrentt,(f abu)ise anid t'a mantly to which I am11 exI)osed is an thier ting, 1butt "'thrliece armeld is he0 h'l( has his tjuaiirrel just." as said lie wouldt h'lave thet State if was elected. (F"roml the crowd: Let hliln leave.") I halve hieard of omie wilo haitte lme so) thalt they say hey' wVoldn't v'otet' mein if nomiina td by thle D)emtocratic party. (An yther voice: Let'emi go.'") But you utIven't hieardi a sinigle TIillnimii umazn ay lie woldn'lt vote the ]Deimoeiratie ieket. wlhoever is lolinimiateCd, nUT ONE PARTlY. We have bilt One pairty. Wet dare utve' bt, onet, simp1 ly because aL divi 111 ioniong the( W whites we'uldt let. in het flootide (of the blac'k vote'; and herfe woutl be hithding bet,ween the wo factions for it. TIheo side that einig a niigger w'oiuhl get the lak 'otes, and1( therle w%oul comei again hIe days of good stealing. TilE PRioCEF,DIN(os wERm LAMP'ENSD it this point by the rain, which had I een h thtreat.eninlg ill theit morn'1ing, imat,ioiz. i wats lit fh,i 4rtopIosed to adjoi lilu toI a'gin ihouIse nea'~r 1by, lbut the I atitohs phlerie mol(isture ICnmeIt down ini auch ii business-like w'ay that a geineril he(lter-"skelter ruishi for' sheilter'i ensieed The i'int r elaixinI g som1ewhait, 1bu1t shIowinIg no signs of cesstiiont, at. a little aift.er noin theit crotwd rea'lssemt blded ini the loweir part (If tl he gilinhuse satisfy the mo1(st radtiend ad(voct't of Mountted toni a sill of th e structtureo Captalin i'TlilnanI resitu itii i Srl'emariks. wvas glad tto see it 1as it wtotub lihlp Ta'kinlg.111 thle thretad of hiis ir' mtar'ks whetre itntie'riupte bi y te rinI, lie satu hit wanitetd tio slitow the evils giowinig (lit of the ctondit in ar'isig to.. Het. said: L"t ivears aflt .i we go n]g jUst to eich otlier. I tsk you nov ,tu1 whether this wrong cou'itutted ln "ty the Legislature, undler the inihllivnc m]i- of Ch1arleston aid (olthlunia, shall it ler righted by the 1)(in'oerat ic ):uty it1 of far as it enn -"w lone, or shall wl >n. take the risk of a (ivision anu>ng tl 1(1 Whito people wniich i failutre to lo s uId iny ettatil? THE 'Altv ('oss'rr'rioX 1ir'i'E). ''hte coistituti<o of the )einorat"it ar 1uty p roVides as follows: "'t'l I State conveit"ntion shall Ie coinpose(1 of delegates Iruin eaelh couint.y il nl . ierieal Proportion to which the 'o(uiinty is lltitled iln b)th b)ratnche Ur of the (eneraLl Asseinhl." No one dispites that iaiording to al the last. United Stat('S cenisu11 (which the C(oistitut.ioi i(1W re(gizs the legal b asis of repre.'uste t ionl) Seveni c'oUnlties are tich "en it led " I n nlorep 1u(ibeLr of t he Hlousi' of lielHreseitatives, and conlSe((e<nt.lv to ll(two liore dlelegattes to the State ('ont Vention, thant they n1oW lIILe. Mark the worlh: it 'says "t() which Ihat county is entitled," not wich I that ('oulity lils, and we dllalu(l ap1)p11)r tioillieit atS it is niOJiiliat('(d in the 1' Now, will th' D)enoc'ratiec Execu utiVe (;olilnittee right this, or have ho it righled; or will they how to (u hllinhia andl (;ha:rlestont. SutpoSt ill lthis eninpatignI 1sh4ouldl earry thn counilities of (Ii enville, Spi)rtahUburg, .itLaurens, Sunuter, Marlblo)ro 11(1 Edgeti'ld, which is not at ill ilmprolb_ atbileaund t Int Utiehland(i :tndItCha lest on icshioul t opiose lilt. tilpp1o.e th lit the cnto st shll ibe) de iled agaiiist e1110 ider the existing atp> lorti )nnlient, by twelve votes, what. iL spect Lcle will he presented1 to the people oft uifair ness lilong those who should he as brotrs1 ! Wihant hi rt lurnings! Is this t i eom p:ait we nitiade ii '711? I could onily suihntit-, ittd I would do so a eheerfully, for iaunde(r no circunti ( stances Voul1 I do iImiyt ling to j L ardize Anglo-Saxo1n until . Ae'-urs<lc , thi'(e u('cursedl, he1 the ma1n "who w oili build i) his gieretlass on his cOUntry' 11ru. Accu'sed, rIiiie accursed, he thiosi who ill Sout111 (h:1 t' ohin, ('onlroltel 115 wIe ure ly <uti gers engenlderei by i Ise feeliigs ot , discontent, wtoulI riskt(ero lom iniation. a While accusing li of "Mllaione ism1," anId thus trying to poison the people agallist m1e, signs are not d wanting m11 plenty to show that the -d "ring" will hesitato at lotliing-will u take any and all risks to compasu my t defoat.And I bolievo that iotlinigbut my election by an ovorwheminiig vote render the government. The Columbia Regist P'r h's already l'elaroil its ability to pro:llise 2 Vots in the colilits of Iiiimipton1. l Hlrry, (eorgetovii 1111(1 lieatuf'lrt to anyt cond1(ida:te wtho ot11ises ie, and11 1 l e (ill"s" '(1 11 Lt i i (S 11 to wo h e l a 'r l1those eounlt i('1 ar1' rll eni boroutht, an itl 1 o wli" > Owils 11(111. I'I " IN'11 't t i : ('uNI i;Li1l:se'. 14 i1ext t(ece(iv"'l att.t('ntioil fro tl (':ttt. TFiilhiinnui, andI hiis reinar'ksc ini' relation '1 to the s:t]tse we"(re v ery sticastic.. Ilb r- styledI the nietbers ihe a1po1stlis of V- exist ing inisttitut ins :and terin]ed tlie ui- tni1rs of the enll "the I Iibee llind it niic '." A (}eorgia 1{oiuitin(e. It is better to be hor'ii pluc1iky thani si lucky. Four yearLs ag~o aL youngli the pr'tty town cof ThomcAitville' to Ii inarry' hiin. 'I will,' she said, 'whlen "- y'ou are an officer ini 1 het lit edc Stiatis nluaiiy. 'IToo cldl ',o get ani appoiiint (n' iiient to Welst Poini I, t is younig ( loi lIry lbLttery,hiis purpIlose 1being tol ise froi 1till ran ks to aL lieu t einancy. HeIl a lcloliplhshed' his purpihose ini just two yeLrs; for ini.) Dec'iinbesr last het >assed aL successfl 1exainai ticn aI t For treIss Fort Wmilgate, Nc'w Melxico, ats lien (Cavnlry. HeIc got. a fur'lcughi andi rt' course151, the11 gilealter ' :1' oIt f tIlu- timel a 1lIot.td t' o tI Ihis visit was spelnt inl .,4 T'hiomasvilt'. TPhie result waLs as fol icows: At B:30) o'loc sk oni tlw ('veninIg oIf the 23d inist., . Leut. Luni stord Do)u iel oif th le Sixth Ca~rvalry', grea't grand hison (ot Joh CIl(. Forsyth1.1 andii grand(hsun r (It Alfre' d Iv"ersonl, boh1 <h stiiguiishied th for their ser'vi(ces t i: ( Jl'orgiai and thei .. Uitedl StaLteIs, waLs uniited ii nlarigl , to \l iss J'ettic irue', ont' ohfithe lutst rt, plishedl y0om g hulin'sof thle lovely aIll fiamious tow ot'fI Thomilasv il h .' They w,i'k Tilties. a Thie Si nat.i Faic 'tory I uent.i IL mlirii, N. Y., Alay M.. --The eni Iire' wester t frion ~t of thea Siniigeri Stew ingt Macine t factory11, lii First strit, 'I fourlli stoies high, wais guit tId biy hrt ort niighit's tire. 'The flameiis wtorked ogtllhi wayto Ihe aist bu.ld aing, il5' te in u tesoc,nede insig mt adutinIll and miVl ilg rooms AThe ,t1' RId,) wtht the u paten l thin. i 'yL nc- thaus,and wihod a chline litndu il, in for00 noa eels part consumil . lTh<n ain T- nic,lossoe is esomwedat't00 '000 fu'll rihaie re lilessy haz )c1 ig upo at ~~~igoIte'sI r(ipveit(m e. sglii PI'TICI'OATI Im LiE. WOMEN TO GOVERN A CITY FOR I YEAR. 'ti&e 'oculiar Atanto of A ffair lin Etigertou Kialas-T'l'h, Trin alh I of P'tticoat l'ol i le. A 8peeiatl from Knis:a City, Mo. Hays: Petticoat politics have triuiiiph (d at Edgertol Kan., and during th< ("oining year)' the iiiinicipal afairs o t.hat city will be atministered by t 1)(tt.icoatt govermneni.L At the rectl city ulectionH thor( the lldieR carried the day. It wasn' their fltult that thley did. They didn' try to and they di(li't want to, but they carried the (ay just lie saiue and 1OW Ii id tiitt they musit' shoul der the(' ru8I)onsiilitics of the cit; govei'nmlen1t. Of (OurHe they imighl resiL=nt their ofices, Ibut. tliit. woul( h,t a(1 tiitatl vailric wVitht the Klasa (utl<Ol. Ii'i(ides, it would i(((Ssi tat( the troui)le ai.1( OX1)eni of a niv electioi, aiil that the woinei hiav, deterniined to avoid. 'I'heyv wont't. have very iitieh t< govern. E(lgert on is only a sintal towii, aii its imiost NiithtisiaRti l)oo1iner dare not clain for it m1or( than 450 inthabiltants. It attaint the dist iiit ioni of b oeiing a rity only by viit ue of t 11( I\isiaLS haw wvhichi allowsB the Hnlall("Ht. cOninui ties to in(orj)orate cities of the fourtI class, aid to goVelir th iuselves bo the sattc nietlhols as their larger sti ters. I;d gert111 is rtl ol town, how ever- -t iut is, in at State wthere not h ug tintmn 1back In it Iicr thai .J oh1 Brown's residence ther(,thlie Quant r'll raid. and the border wars. It octi iesa pietureiiiue local ton mt] th< StoutlIwest, ('Orn(r o)f JOinlson1 (Ounty O1 the Su( litii (rltK asas Ilailwav. It it (aa'.it and typical village of t 11 j)1aIn. TIhe prOlahit.ion law h(as dIOn( it wit h 11.t t4 aloont. andl the ah iice of the satloon has1)1 in tu1n1 dn( iwav Vit.lI a grt'at deal of II' villoi ti unk(i u11-',s .ntd r()'owdt\isnii. 1h4 :ol(its woii't litV(' inl(h to goVtrn It. itiie 'louit iii tlhi- wy.i . A yea ag) t.h( (':1 a i i dal(s fto i i1-tv'r Ver' N athtan liuss aitI . I . lirow ii. ih I Ito :sH is ih vilae scho oh t 4ach tite rI(1 :uid tiig a u:ta1t (t onsiiderbitile tat :ni 50 1 1crsOi ut atnt It t ivernes uade it \ i v p)oftlar catnidaittt. Mi lr\oVaW ts a gratil deiler adu jie jIrietor ot it hinibr ynti t. 1i1. to.t wtats po1)pUhlar, l,anid tlh' light :tt thi poIllM wVa a cloi4' oie. Thlie regist it tiont list contained only iti>ott I nia111es, and the count wVas het' eve with the balloting. It. was a niee and neek race, atud when the hinu hn e'-- JOFwinK thc, 1)o1 'hadIaead of tlrt"u votes ltos: had 'polled c"very vole lie Couhtt coi ntiuoI, and defe-at sI:aredl hjn ini tin fa e H'1ist iwtd:tgo i" litill. wav:S ft r iih- iin folitica:l ret( e Ntt)"( one o ti,- nt)loinen 1i:lt voteI. \ih Ho brIinl4 IL- friendsit :tn1,nlg 1t- eVometl to fit- iolls.' Tlw'. plti W;(s \en(Itte, ii lu .,li:tt 1 l j tin> its conciep Iti(1n, 1(u0 M ri. tiO:.s souighit. (ut. 1 iighi, t , w i i nioti-r; of its iav oritt jtljils, tool thb "1u t) tiht I)>lls am110 1 t -y e(" t Iih is h)Iltits I'nr hi1in. 'T'his cou) d'((t. b r,)unlht conouster 11ation1 into1 the (:aiul of t ht(- eneni, '.I'h(' only wayt"1 t(t.tiiht hit t)ppl) n.li was with hia lt ) ouneti.'s o wnI we iaot4n lie pre(s"hi f:.tri(ends ittt hie Her Vice amiiil th(y s0otreo 11 liho ti)'wn foi woIeii who woui vot fOI liNw1 li'inially nin (of iin\(1o were f (uritlin taken too the vinig p4latc. TI'oo lato TIhe psolls 1i9lo1 cloosed. Thle schoo, teneblier h:ol heeno' eloected( ', lavoi. Isrown'sii failiure att tin- psolls nu11k ledI iln his br'en. (10' titreasun-d( ni( lits defeIoat :0iol IOhumiied 114 h eevengt thatt hei w444ob visit up(oni t' wVonia.n thie' cauise (of his iisfor1tunOe. \\'hien electioni tiimi tenmeit arlomii aginI iho' polif ti aissue ini ie village waois the4 Suimioay closingo <fituqotin l'otr' Dl)or'an, ex Mayr,dec,1#lared' him1 self ini fav'or0' of tlhe (opn1 retsf tauranit A ineet ing (of hi firiendis was enl let aw1)1lihe was nomiiilutt ed att thet headt( (4 a city tick't 401 a i 4rtma 0 l liber ycf ant11 i blue law~ plat formii. Al\l wen0'Jt woll for IDoranu until a fev dhays beforec te electiton. 'Thlen ecam, bot.h upo (diiI)oran, wo0 liial boeen I(tots 11mn1. ni.o1 thie v womin w0ho lilt oblstrueled('( his aseenft of ii. in>hliica ladder,' .11e liouhl defeat'iI 1)onu11 141 14 lnd atl. te sameo bhu buritiaf tinil hol its amli heap bi cule u pit ithem bii tlingts al lt ' foo of 1(he tckfet the namtet lenl of T.I \ftrn for\\ Ih. (tlt Nw, f trt' g was te alie nwher( (~~j 11: had Iton,oi the corner 140ot ry wit't lh-r an<l. dry1 go el b'ox tory g'4( ltel llieo wasinoredb mo;t t'of the is e. pa corn lelibyals' l i .weine. Ih w too( tick't Ith hsolilti' wo1b be hum i tl'i ald ingh iito isit' Iedohis 14andhitesltotlt ,' \i rinte lot tolaced thf (lit' I of (rs \\'. I. iNe ly, te woie of thee (lit ('-r , i n. 11 had been:tol apoin till it the tplae b1(1 his fon o, Nat Inossu''. For Jolges tin Pltii Cour,%'t',heln:unedois. T. 4C'1 (o~irei wh fa ivtil itforl4Jost8 theo f oer etion ox.lii u te lisnt' e ithe villa e ictivet Cio,un-ifl ut<i twat, oflti. Naitolos, 111rs ,Wl Stew rt aInd tshlat hirs <hlibo'hter air tht i'C io4 olott t he 4 ayoat i Ars. I hot was absent fromt the city and could oiler 110 opposition toher nouination. When she returned she est her lot h' with her village sisters and, rather than see them1 humliliatd and adlle ridiculous by the 'loction of Strong, of - entered the campaign with energy I and fought her husband, politically, l as bitterly as his most desperate one- 5t - my. But, the di(t having 1)001 cast, oI Brown was not the ian to shrink f from the res ult. He had placed " Strong on the ticket to he elected ab and hie would not allow his defeat if his polit.ical shrewdnesu could pro. vent it. Ho went into the ait npaig ntld to elect Strong and defeat his own wife. Wt At this julncturt il the ailpaign,.wa - the Sunday eider yuestiont becel" a th< stide issue, and '1r. D)oran prattically frc withdrew frsnl the contest, although ho a few of his friends Wtood by hiin to the last. \W"heni elect do)1 (lay (earno thero we(re tlree t ickets iu the tield, c. know asIhe Dorani, tihe Stronig, andlt lc' the Brown. 1)ortui had tho united hit tUl1)ort. of t wo restatirant propric- t tors, wit,h their cooks and waitOrs, an eleveni all told. Strong wats Hupport.- a ed by Brown who owned twenty hal- te( lots, an'I a few who thought it would cri h a good jok' on the womtento fo'r hi hiin u1oin Ithem in the ('it y Council. 1)1 Mrs. Brow nc had the SU1)1)01 of tho h1)1 rest of the coniuunity. ti The wVomiien left the nuiiagculemet fa of thu lpaLignl tl (lectiol day to hii tlheir friends of the sterner fsex, tuite in generally refraiimng front ele'ctioneer- t4 iug. atn(1 only fourteen of theit vol t(d. Ti The mna-1, holwev('r, took untusual in- to tE+re:st inl th)e "otest, nin(1 pursu51ingt v the usuaal election llaty ftties, llndQ oh the light it ('los(' uilt. WIn( fiially gi the 1iolls were closed 11111 the IblllOts ve counteri', it was fomnl that tlie wtii- ' eni hail 1(n'u sucet'ssful. Six1 V Ii Vu 1iat vots wcl e cast. Of thlso 1tte )oran( lmw retseive(1 (4nly t'le'ven, antl the' womnl pn( went in with ia rusli. MI's. Ih-ownt 11 m was fli- (:ta lidatt0 111)01n wiom ite TI light lt be-n initd", :a1t sli lefeat nh1 ed litr- op)lponet-nt, Strong. Sihe to tr eeiveil 27 votes to Micawbler ' 21. cv) Tlhe city adm1in1istration,. 11hen, fort hie ('11suing yeatr, is coilosil s f lows: tA'latyur, Mlrs WV. 11. K ell.3 ; li't' p) Judge, 11lrs. T. S. (ireer'; ('mlu.il It wonlLCl, ils. S. E. SteWart, \is. W. to E. Ewart, Mrs. i. G. Holden. Mrs. 1) Nat R{oss, Mrs. H. U. Brown. '1e th Treasurer, City Clerk, and City Matr- I, shall holdt( otlice by atppoiItmient. of ThIIl( wottw'l wVill turu the rar;calu out. ti ita till the i l es with otilicers of II Iheir (Iw Ii N IX. 1.1 . Mrs. W. I1. Kelly, ti- new May otr, lh is pol)bly flie yoingest 1aty' io i flih' c<mntry, I)(ing! OnIIy 2: V('ars" ofI I tge. She is it Iiittive of .Jthsoni e ('ullty, and( lots been1 mlarr'1i('d Ihree yetrs. Slit- Ih(tli("vts ini wvIant's ll rights, aill lih;u;-h sht sn.) s h will not fili allow Iw'r i litial tlabors to on i('h t ii : t-ill-rif' bolun <lutlits. SihI is iti by nu(thier' ofit- ilofg hIthy Willt i- ' shil(' wilf l i -r over tie ('unlu( i t n( let t iI(S. t ( b;, righ t, pti t y t ;atl iu 1i t'lligIt. Sil - sayit it will he lar e tei <h-atvor I(to l(m t( t fte atllitirs of her , 1 hotlicial post w ith n Il ('Vt is to lhl ity's l'i bIIs. 'l'. S. rit sir will <lisj is t jt t ill nioru the baLit o the' toulice court.. w Sei' aLfst is very y ung, is11nl 22. She li" is a nltivt of Van Buirl loulty, lit OWn, u1111 hlilt fived in- JohnII cou1- hsto ty for' tl tl's. S1 e is brigt, vivii ht Aii>ttii fnl<it ~itoiiisoffit-g tuin- Cai <e NIto he meiits o ief "drnki' lil anli)ht1 "vng ftui~.ts." h ofse St t-f su <h1i doen'itlkow mu1chitllt,i nhotl the law, t111 1 builli t s tiltedknw iii tTis rigtnd it (I wutt is wr~i.-long,-i- he wtitilrs. to t fteit vittoituts isthitfor lt - rs. awh flih-e wll nft-i-t (tll- latjw o ihe et.c~ -a 't. If it.here, is nfenlt toife i riv flit- il-tt ill be t-imptstt. Slit- i t vis St- s b t -it-e, ei tit"tlse ihtr wh Lwt wr- ."Waiitheus f i th Iin - fiman fnd flt thntrinititin tthits vih Itfilu iT-yI i; m uttpay tuit orbklis(tt i Among4t- tutue fmiinerttsf thei ou- al ii il Mrs tl'irownu is-uthte wiii oif i'ttwn i tth avenitr. Sheili isiung wui thio th mtts -rt ofii a f fami lit-rs S-titwt'i itt ltai lilt ltvf alt tultluit-g eflt-uio i~lt fli wanios. lt xp-tlr wt ltiittn fli ttf liti. si oful '>, va wid'w, and pI wilhitet tho iswl Im t nn t lifrgiht, u uniti its.ea a v r h r p lte i n \\Irteients. irs.t- flilnt tis 2>als d it yr St he it her loif i hree-it'h chiiitln Sht (lis of. th, flashghter li-of-t- ( sunitwoemiiSted 1.1 1-. At ts. li-tos is tigt thif. too f I li I lnyor ft ,w ode.td lro n a s f 'arst ofiast nifdi t has w niewchibh-e. -She tis aelievllr ~ii w4n1u ig hts( yi - lt-lst. fit THEY LYNCHED HIM ANYHOW. I1 Iadignattlon of the People at the Law' clay Pr.npte Then to a DNly Deed. the correspondent of the Green to News gives the following account the lynching of the negro Willie al)hart, at Lexington, S. C., on the t inst.: "Willie Leaphart, convicted criminally assaulting Miss Rosa 1111011, was lyn1cheld here this morn 1The lynching party numbered out one hundred. Some were from country a11d some from town. Its mllbers iake no effort to conceal ir identity andl openly ackno*1- . 6o an(1 discuss the matter on the eots. The bogus detective, Foster, A in the (cll with Leaphart when 11o) (ntered. He was shot in ari 11151 had 11a narrow escapo Snu death. By.. desperate fighting freed linself from Loaphart's rp in1 got in another cell. The >l forced themlsalves in the cell ridor inti poured volley after vol 1l the cell with little effect, Leap it keepng nil a corner at the en m1e0e T1hree 111111)5 were brought d ie shiver('d them to pieces with Hti'k. Five lel successively at upted to (nter the cell and were tcked over their hc'ads.After several 11dred shot0s had boonl fired a llt struck Leaphart in the head, rling hiiun to the floor. He was '1n (ragged out and sixteen balls im a Winclhost(r were fired into n1. The ilt('lteion wats to htng him (irlllnl's yard, but the mob hadj kill hin1 to get limt) out of the cell. SlVcting waH (aused by a1 rmnor th iii ffict, tilltt ( hi1a111 and Depu 1Uiit ('d St atIls rshau"tlll Miller had bIili('d a further resllite a111( had l1n the 1lppers to Sherill' Drafts .terdav iua1 tlit L4eah)llart was to 1r111sff('re< to ('olunul>ia. (Ira m1 and Miller left here this after >n for ('oluin1hia on foot to ask the t1(e1iott ('1 t he ( iovernor. The t ((1 is ve ry ("II(lly (lis(ISSed here. L(' sit utti<it is ina:rk(d by a total SNi i.c' (I 'cXoit( (1)ei 1. The lynch. N41 1n peri(tly willing to take the 054((l ((N (leit Of lteir aneL. 'JlluyrE Ai'IIAVITS. - 1 i) lii e I(aV l rl Iti(l s hins 1uado blit- th allblav1(it s on whlioh Leap.. 1411 1'S resite wias 1baseld. One is mit WV. J. Mlill(er, U'nited States Iflh y \lhu-sl11d, atlleging "'that aftter ' tr 1r1 d 1(1 ("Ionviction of Villio -all 0hr11t, (har11lii l;atmnlon, brother tih yoInig lady, stated ti depon-. It 1in i' nI w'('l'n' of otler witnesses oil he lidl i>t lliive Willie Leap ri als0itulte1 his sister, and that hleed tht .he 11 had been per uLih'~I t1t1( 'p11iivi i,n: c4Jf 4 Uein 1o rder 1 to ('onvicthim1."' There1 ar" atlso t.w() le tters from 5S ('amnzin to ieor mother, stating tt .L'alhat1 dlid nlot hurt1e inany1) o1111r (x((pt when( he enu("lght h1er Ithie t.ilrontt. A Mtarla i n -1mIII01 .1 ' l))il.\, . ('., M ay 'l. .'T'II'1' is wV 1 ry\ Ntr'onig re sn t11belieVl thalt itiilvit i:ian letters w hieb so r(i tlie n4'SJlite (If' 0lea)hart wer inn. Iii n-gai lto thie afilhlaviI. 1h ('UIil i' 1 1a non'1 slginatrI 1a1. -hed1 :1111 atlleginig to hatv1( beotn 1n - .l'i J I'.d liii , notary pUb - ,Ap ril 24th i, l3o(lit htas writ,t"en a ter for pu11141li11 iOn in whtih1 h10 oted toissau!lit h and only in.g n "4lie 11I. W'it t4 h afitorne I l assisd IC 14t.i Ile pr1114 .eio o th.t.. lt o behlf1Jt) 1f 14lis Cannon( ar-i I ilIshidt' wr'Oito1111 aflie i tohe d1 ol'Ieet at I l xinlgton1 to-daLy. Cap nI Win1gard' sa4lid 1the aflidalvits werol' fiI fabicaIltions11, haitched(l 1by LawVyeJr and if1 tey' Id been m41Iaeknown 1.'o..m.l, S. C.X, May~ 8.--Matter'ls h14 le xin gio 1 t11ra4gedy15 ha1ve4 taken1 ahnliosI h lyL'11 aini mre are4 e'x LinIgtlast 1 nSfiighit, ned'( 14$ a re'sult (irl' Talor aini1411 A. MarILks a$ be4in1g i forl theo arres't of1 .Attorniey (Gra este41 d er' IIo 1day 411 aini is ttorney, 'li Ilinket I, $1u4d (lut 14 writ of 141ns (orpus before'I I'4 the i Su premel jrt tis eving0 $ fS. U nil r grant in ~1 t h i11urn of ill,1,000.l Mil(.o 1'has Ite an114nldvi4te n o whice deie) eitng tine thle boightnal afida-i treupon the1( freitws grnined. INsta''te to )1a the torn . G enea il'1 he wasi drunkg at to hteittean l'('1ra111111n wrte4V and (ier)a ned Itd unawaressern ta oses thtiler bouh the fda 1s. Th. CGovenor saidl thertole sY Ihllriely sobe1(1s41r a (lthet. aThe4 hterIl patiall e '414'to have'11 witeni utNIl forl 1h arrestg '14(.Iof ' boenore tih t'nfrbintcosrybfr h