The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, July 19, 1894, Image 1
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' VOL. IX.
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
TIIM FOURTH WKEK IS <,JUIET.
No SeiiMationul EciMui'ca arc Developed?The
Attendance in Small ami
ino HutuiiHiuNiu is Not Very I*? ??
HOIlllCC<l.
Manning, s. c., July 10.?The fourth
wook of the South Carolinu campaign
opened here today in Secretary Tindul's
bailiwick. fl he meeting was devoid
of special incident, the discussion
boing strictly on the basis of tho issues.
A now candidate for Adjutant
General appeared in tho person of
Gen. N'. Richbourg, of Columbia,
who ci^imaiulcd the troops in tho late
Darlington "riot." Not over 2*>0 persons
wore present, which was due in a
largo measure to the bad weather.
The first speaker was G. Walt Whitman,
who donouacod the charge in Tho
Columbia Journal that ho was run out
of Clarendon County in IN7C>. as a damnable
lie. Gen. R. N. Richbourg was
the next speaker. Re said he was no
politician, lie appeared on the stump
as a candidate because he had been
brought forward by the Reform papers
and prominent Reformers, lio referred
to candidate John Gary Watts by
saying that lie had never known as a
military man such an office as "assistant
adjutant general," but he supposed
that military men could create what
they choose, lie loved the military
and if elected thought he could make
this arm of the service the proudest
boast of tho State.
Representative W. H. Yeldell, of
KdgoJield, spoke in behalf of his candidacy
for railroad commissioner and
said iie was unfairly beaten by tho
Legislature at tho last session.
Governor Tillman was uproariously
applauded as ho began to speak, lie
sulci 110 was tolling no lio when ho said
ho was glad to soo tlio peoplo. Yoldoll
hud said it wus chilly, hut if ho hud
struck Manning the day ho first* canio
horo, "Good God, what would ho huvo
suid about tho weather." Ho wanted
to go to tho Senate because ho could do
more for the people than any other
man. lie would go there with a fo k
and lot out some stench. Tho Democratic
party was as rotten as tho Republicans.
" Wo have seen tho President," said
ho, 44 soli out, go back on tho Democratic
platform, strike down silver,
veto tho soiniorage bill and now they
arc tinkering with tho tariff bill in
Washington to soo how little reform
they can give you. If Cleveland is to
sot tho pace of Democracy in these United
States I am not a Democrat." (An
plause.) " Freo silver meant simply
the restoration of the double standard
and ten cents cotton instead of seven
cents. These scoundrels know it, and
they try to befuddle the people and
send follows to Congress like Col. 101liott
to /ote for Cleveland's policy, liepublicans
and Democrats in Now York
and New England States are identical
as to their tarill' views and wo have
got to align our faces with those of the
West and take charge of the Democracy.
If wo don't, then we deservo to
continue as slaves. We are slaves of
money and with all our boasts about
freedom wo are the greatest slaves on
earth. They buy and sell our Congressmen
like sheep. They control elections
and they are trying to control
this election now and buy your votes
for the Senate. I won't say General
Butler will bo Cleveland's cuckoo, but
1 say he has more patronage than anybody
and that Cleveland prefers him to
me."
General Dutlor was woll greeted by
the crowd, lie warned the people to
look out for rings, slates and cliques
that are looming up. He considered
the Alliance the best organization the
farmers had ever had and if it had adhered
to the principles which originated
it, it would have accomplished untold
benefits. It had made a groat
mistake by laying down ait arbitrary,
procrustean rule with which to work
out tho financial problem. It was tho
legislation under the MoKinloy bill
and tho subsequent Republican legislation
that had brought about hard
times, lie thought the tariff bill would
bo put into operation within three
weeks avgCtttttor times would come
when it gmTwoll under way. In proportion
as silver has been degraded
the pried of farm commodities has gono
down and where silver has been recognized
fully and completely prices
have gono up. Me advised that silver
leagues bo organized, not only in tho
South and West, but in tho Northern
and Middle States. If wo can't got our
own party to come up abreast of the
times and give us the relief we are entitled
to, he was willing to take relief
wherever we can get it. When any
man talks about not voting for mo, I
want him to put his hand on some act
wherein I have been untrue to iiiv dutv.
(Applause.) I To must lind some other
oxcuso for turning mo down. I challenge
any man to point out whore f
have neglected any public duty imposed
on mo by the peoploof this State,
either in war or peace. (Applause.)
1 have not taken up the burden from
personal,b'nds. I have done it sometimes
carrying my life in my hands and
1 have simply tried to do my duty in
the Senate. The ollico holongs to the
sovereign people and if I am not elected
I shall thank my God for being able
to return that office to you without one
blot or tarnish upon its oscutchoon.
God grant that all tho good that has
been done by the Reform movement
may be perpetuated. God grant that
every patriotic citizen of every faction
may take up whatever good has been
uono tor ine cuiiimunweaiiiii 01 souwi
Carolina and oarry it forward to completion.
if Governor Tillman is necessary
for the perpetration of the Reform
movement, the best thin# you
can do for him and for you is to keep
him hero where ho can watch and
guard it.frtd send mo back. ^Laughter
and applause.) Keep him at homo
whero ho can watch tlio antis and prod
them with his pitchfork.
General Butler had a groat deal to
say on the lino of tariff and silvor legislation
and ho was listonod to closely
and applauded frequently, lie held
that hi* service in thoSonato had made
him hotter qualified than over to rcpvesont
South Carolina in Congress.
Senator .I'ohn Gary Evans followed:
Tie spoke of the achievements of Reform
and said some member of the
Legislature, who had been a Confederate
soldior, going to Baltimore when
tho bonds wore about to bo refundod
and saying that, Tillman ought not to
be assisted in this. This samo person, si
ho said, had introduced bills in the g
Legislature tokeop the State debt run- ci
ning at d por cent. If oleeted he would b
pursue the same policy as Tillman had. n
The reason the anti newspapers whin- a,
od and wrote editorials against him
being Governor was because ho had u
whipped all their trained parliamen- n
tarians in tho Legislature. lie had g
the fuels to prove that tho Darlington si
diuponsary trouble was a riot gotten up n
by tiie whiskey trust to show that Tillman
could not rule in South Carolina, a
and at tho proper time ho would pro- t<
duee them. a
General KUerbe was the next spcatc- a
or. He doclarod the farmers' move- 7
iuont ought not to he turned into a
lawyors' movement. As Comptroller a
General ho paid out annually $54,000 to $
lawyers who were oillcers of the State i>
while he only paid out $22,000 to all I
other classes. Lawyors wore not as G
competent to represent tho interests ti
of t.ho farmers as tho farmers were b
themselves. . b
Secretary Tindal was the last speak- si
or. Ho was handsomely greeted by li
his home people. His speech was full
of substantial advice to the farmers, c<
advising them to educate their child- b,
ren abovo all things. Ho said that no s'
rings should bo allowed in tho State e
and hoped that the dispensary cjues- it
tion would bo separated from polities.
As long as tho moral forces of the ci
State were divided, strife would bo $<
stirred up. We do need peace and so g
far as wo can have it without sacriflc- h
ing principle we must have it. ti
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IN UHllKIOLUY COUNTY. Jj1
Honnkau's, S. C., July 11.?The fun
was soveral stories high at the cam
paign mooting here today. Most of it ^
was furnished by several bumptious
Berkeley braves in the audience, but "
lOllorbo and Kvans added to the enjoy- (s'
mout by vigorously slashing into each
other. General Kllerbo is fast reali- ,l
zing that he is a gone coon if he does s,'
not smash the slate on which the pub- c
I J.. U.I. J ! . * . . Ol
i uuiicvu is wnumi in lurge letters
" Eor Governor, John Gary Evans." 'j
Ellerbo put en nis war paint and de- n
clarod that th country had been park-1
ed for Evans and that if the people did ; .
not keep their eves skinned the Gary 1
and Evans families would absorb all |
the ollloos. Ho charged that Spartan- ^
burCounty had boon stolen from him
by Lurry Gantt, who had previously
written him that the county was for
him and that they could not stomach
any lawyer for Governor, lie also
stated that a friend had informed him ' ?
that there was a ring in* Berkeley. ?
(Voice: Who said so V Give us your /.
author. There is no ring hero.) Ho
refused to give his author, lie closed j ^
amid much applauso.
Secretary Tindal spoke next and
I made a line speech, strongly defending
the Reform side and advising modora- ^
j tion and conservatism. ('t
Senator John Gary Evans was next. ^
i Ho was greeted with cheers and the 11
( crowd was anxious to hear him. lie
commenced by stating that he was not ?
: here to abuse and run down any Reformer
and before ho would do so lie
would quit and go home. His record
was clear and ho was glad to see ho- | ''
fore him men who had fought with him | "
in tho convention and tho Legislature
standing for the rights of tho peoplo, ^1
and no man dared say that he had ever
boon disloyal to the Reformers. (Voice:
' We know you. I was with you when ir
you downed Haskell.") lie had fought ''
for tho Alliance with Dr. Stokes and ?!
I others when his friend Ellerbo was sit- l)
I ting in a fat ohico. General Ellerbo "
had stated that ho was an Alliance w
| ciinuuiato it was not true. IIo was 1
not oven a memborof tho Allianco and ' 1'
! had 11 it it when it needed friends, j l|
I Turning to General Ellorbo he asked: *'
" Aro you a member of tho Alliance?" v
"General Ellerbo stated that he was I1,
not." I
Senator Evans said that ho had boon a
endorsed by more Alliances in tho
State than any other candidate and h
that he was prepared to show it. 1 t t,
have worked for tho order and spent e
my money for it because 1 believe its
principles right and for tho interests a,
of my people. So far as tho llings at a
my recoid aro concerned, 1 leave that 0
to tho people. 1 havo boon endorsed jr
overwhelmingly by tho farmers of my n
county by sending mo to tho Legisla- lx
turo and then to tho Senate and I j,
cherish that a? an answer to these people
who aro growing fat on public pap
| and assailing me.
General Ellerbo says that I am
against Governor Tillman. It is not
j truo. If it wore do you suppose the
| Governor would give mo his eonlidonco
' and entrust mo with every important
Uoforru measure V I am no coat-tail 1
swinger. My people gave me 100 more
votes for tho Senate than Governor
Tillman got. I havo worked by his .
side all through and ho confides in me.
Evans closed with a strong argument j
for the Dispensary, and made the as- A
tounding remark that, judging from >
their decision against tho dispensary
law, Chief .lustico Mclvor and Asso- {
ciate Justice McGowan woro drunk.
Evans stated that Ellorbo's charge j
of a ring was an insult to tho people of
llerkoloy and Spartanburg. There *,
was no ring except of the people. All r|,
tho candidates had spoken at Spartan- ?
burg and now because I am tho choice ^
ui i/iiu uonesi noioriuers tnoy cry liKo j'
a school boy and say there is a ring. jj
General Butler was next introduced
and was greeted with somo applauso. 1)(
Ho alluded to a remark made by one .
of the audience during a previous _
speech that lie had ran for Lieutenant
Govornor and ho had not come to Borkeley
County as historically incorrect, j
Berkeley County was not then in ox- .
istonco and lie had camo to Charleston,
which at the time was the county seat
of what is now Berkeley. Ho dwolt in
eloquent and fooling language on his
sprvicos in war and peace and on the *
associations with men from this section
who belonged to his command in Vir- tl
ginia. a
Ho touchod up Govornor Tillman ei
again about liis dilTorenees with the S
Alliance. Ho said the Dispensary law ai
could not be enforced because it lacked 13
the moral support of the pooplo and h
again brought up tho alleged shortage b
in the Dispensary accounts, which no it
had found at Camden. tl
Gen. Butler road oxtrnets from tho li
report of tho State dispensary. He d
said: ri
" I have prosented extracts from Mr. S
Traxlor's roport for tho quartor ending h
January Hist. 189-1, on a former occa- u
CONWAY,
on, but the facts huvo nevor boon
m-oimped us 1 have thorn sow. If t,hoy
iin bo satisfactorily explained, 1 would
e very glad to have it done, us I do
ot wish to inuko an unjust accusation
gainst any man.
"Although Mr. Traxler may be primarily
responsible, and 1 have no
inisoim to doubt his honesty or iimterity,
Governor Tillman's name is
gned to the report, and of oourso he
must stand by it.
" It will be soon that the columnn of
ssets whemm added up does not amount
) $280,017.27, but only to $200,GUI.10
imd thom-ofore the accounts do not bulnee,
the assets being shorn t bv $10.13.11.
" Now, Governom* Tillman ays this is
mistake or the priutor, and that the
ID,713.11 is aooounted for on the op*
oslte pageas "cash in tho treasury."
must leave tho public printer and
ovornor Tillman to settle the quos011
of mistake, but granting that to
e true, 1 don't see how that helps him,
ecouso tho column of assets is still
lort, and does not balance with the
abilities."
Gov. Tillman admits that he exeood[1
the appropriation of $f>0,000 made
y the Legislature. Senator Sutler
ibmittcd a statement showing this
xeoss to amount to $18,000. Continulg
bo said:
" Section 2 does not avail him, benuso
tho expenditure of $18,000 or
ill,000 was made before he had sold a
alien of liquor. How can he justify
is action, which is palpably in violaion
of the Constitution and laws of the
tateifbecan oxcecd the apnropriaion
by $48,000 he may by a million of
ollars, so you can readily seo where
noli iooso administration will lead,
'here is one other phase of the adminitratiou
which 1 cannot understand.
l friend bus handed mo a commission
iven by Gov. Tillman to li. V. Gantt
f Lexington County. It is dated the
lb of January, 1891, and appoints him
spoeial constable under the iJisponiry
Act. llow many of tbeso special
oustablos have been thus commissionil
we do not know, Gov. Tillman alone
an inform us, if bo will. In transmiting
his commission to Mr. Gantt, Mr.
>. A. Tompkins, l'rivato Secretary of
10 Governor, writes the following ?otjr:
ItH'l.V'lT'lM \ri.' / hi V * I 1?I U I
Columbia, S. C., Jan. Stli, 181)4.
L. V. Gantt, Ksq.. frmo, S. (J.:
Dour Sir?Governor Tillman directs
10 to send you the enclose commission
f a State constable and to say you will
ecoivo as pay $2"> for each conviction
f a white man and $10 for each conlotion
of a negro you secure, and $2
>r each seizure. He has no room on
no regular for you, hut may call on
011 some time.
Very respectfully,
i). A. Tompkins, i'rivate Sec'yGen.
Butler concluded his speech in a
niching manner : " Whatever may be
one, whether 1 am returned to the
enate or retired to private life, the
memories of the dangers we shared
igothor on the liolds of Virginia will
nly fade with lifo and, my comrades,
will ever cherish the highest admiraon
for the fortitude and bravery you
isplayed in those trying days, and my
cart will always turn to "the brave
ion who faced death with mo so often
uring the four years of our sorvico in
10 Confederate army." lie was
eartily applauded when he sat down.
The last speaker was Governor Ti 11uin,
and his introduction was greeted
y long and ringing cheers. Tho Govrnor
said that one of the pleasantest
f tho campaign meetings in IHP2 had
eon at this place, and while the crowd
as small it was because of tho sparse
hite population and the long distances
eoplo had to come to get here. But
lioso you left at home are just as true
Loformers and just as determined to
oto for me as ever. (Applause.) He
lludcd to an incident of the lust, canass
when Colonel Youmans had claimd
ho was hotter a fanner than ho was,
nd could split more rails, and pointlg
to ono of the old farmers prosont,
o said : " You told him the people injnded
to mak a fence around the Govrnor's
otlico of brand now rails and
eep Tillman in there till he got as fat
s a inuniod-jawed pig. (Laughter
nd applause.) You see, said the Govrnor,
I am growing fatter and have
ained some llesh, hut if you want those
mllles to coino you will havo to send
ic to Washington in Senator Butler's
lace."
Voices: "We'll doit." (Laughter
nd applause.)
" Butler says he has plowed more
uiti I have and is as good a farmer,
nd as he has had his placo eighteen
ears, I think you had hotter lot him
0 to Ills farm and plow awhile and lot
io go to Washington in his stead."
Tho Governor thon took up the points
10 Sonator had made and excited much
nthusiasm by the replies which wore
1 his usual biting and witty vein, lie
lain olTprcd to have an examination
r tho dispensary accounts and to sue
omraissionor Traxler if there was any
lortago. As to exceeding tho aj>i-onriation
made for whiskey, he said
c bought on a credit. JIo had olTorod
largo reward for awhito man because
e 1 bought he deserved t hat much more
unishmcnt than a negro, and ho could
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IIUI n iKtvuf UI IUVYiviu IIU UUUOSO tU>
ho Governor berated Federal Judge
hnonton severely, declaring that he
ught to bo Impeached, because lie had
rnt himseli to money as against man.
[o called Congress a "set of scoundrels
nd driftwood," and said Mr. Carlisle
ought his place in the Cabinet by
hanging his views on silver. IIo doounced
The Charleston News and
ourior in unusually vehement terms,
tying it was "unjust, dishonest, maliious,
slanderous and villainous?an utirly
vilo and unreliable nowspapor."
IN CHAIMjKSTON.
peclil to The Columbia Register.
Charleston, S. C., July 12.?Four
lousand peoplo wore present to-night
t the most disgraceful and disorderly
iitnpaign mooting in the history of the
tate. Governor Tillman was treated
a if ho hud been a denizen of the
towery and was howled down, hissed,
ooted and jeered like ho was a dog,
ut the men who did it will long roiombor
the man who stood before
lem and dolled them. It was almost
ko a scene in the history of Indian
ays, with a band of bloody warriors
jady to indict torture on a white man.
tanding in the orosonce of doath and
is bloody-minded tormentors, the
tan would defy them and tell them to
S. C., THURSDAY, JI
do thoir worst. Governor Tilliuau ii
told tho howling, hissing mob hero to- !
night that thoy wore cowards and h
IVMIll.l ?. 4 1... ..f .. .1 V
..vu>u > I... iiu i/uu uvuv hi ji ( rum. 1>U v
pon can doscribo tho scones unci tho ex- i
eitoment horo and no words will lit the h
disgrace attached to the occasion. 0
Not only was Governor Tillman
railed at and abused, but all the He- i
form speakers were made fun of like a
they were trick mules or clowns in a v
circus. This is Charleston's peace and e
unity. Senator John Gary Kvans had e
nearly tho same experience as Cover- t
nor Tillman, but the crowd also struck a
a Tartar in him and will have oauso to t
remember him.
The mooting was hold from tho v
steps of the City Hall facing Broad (
street. Just across, facing Meeting c
street, was tho historic old St. t
Michaol's. The sweet and solemn e
chimes sounded at intervals but sound- t
ed in ears of savages who could not be ii
soothed and who did not want to bo 11
soothed. Nothing but a charge of a
mounted policemen could budge tho a
crowd and several times there was a s
wild stampede when the clatter of v
horses' feet were heard. Tho block ii
bounded by Mooting and Church s
streets was packed from pavement to h
pavement and the sea of heads ex- t
tended into Mooting street and be- b
yond. t<
It was nearly 7:?'l0 o'clock when fi
County Chairman J. M. Kinlock Intro- d
ducod G. Wait. Whitman as the first n
speaker. Mr. Whitman was told he
wus " a chestnutand was von moro fi
pot names by the crowd than over v
drouined of, but ho nttaokod the South b
Carolina College with all the vim in t
him. v
Representative Yeldoll, of Udgeliold, h
was the second speaker, and ran the u
gauntlet of insults and jokes, and was
followed by Dr. Timmerman, eandi- s
date for Lieutenant Governor. The t
good-natured doctor didn't have a (
picnic, but tho crowd thought it did. a
They compared his face to all the t
thiugs in this world and the next. t
Up to this time, however, there had (
been no confusion and little excitement.
It commenced when Governor o
Tillman was introduced. llis intro- a
duett on was the signal for a rumpus t
and an uproar. It was like Haunting a 1;
red rag in a hull's face. The Cover- g
nor's fow frionds cheered him until
hoarse, but hundreds hissed hiia, bun- f<
drods howled at him and jeered their b
disapprobation of his appearance. i
Chairman Kinlock made an appeal n
for order, but it was as ineffectual as v
if he had been talking to the moon.
After waiting a good while Cover- v
nor Tillman began by saying it was
the fifth time he had spoken to the e
people of Charleston and each time a
had tried to beat some common sense (_
into their heads. This was followed
hi/ nnn f no inn m/tuon 1 * 1
v ??v-/i ou viiau r.uiiiimiiiii'd. ii
Above tho uproar and the hisses Gov- 1)
nor Tillman s voico rang out that ono
time while here a drum had beat and fi
tho crowd had run away like cowards, ii
A running lire of questions was kept a
up at the Governor. Ho told tho v
erowd that he knew they didn't like thim
and he didn't care a snap of his t
linger for their love. Charleston, he t
said, was cut oil" from tho halunce of h
the State in progress and sympathy s
and could go to tho devil in its own a
way, hut that it should not take tho
State along with it. I
Another boisterous uproart ensued b
and tho crowd howled liko coyotes, b
Of eourso, tho Governor couldn't make h
a speech and didn't try. Tho gang p
yelled for somethihg about the Dispen- C
sary and tho Governor gave them all h
they wanted on this subject. Amid fi
mingled groans and hisses and jeers he ii
said tho Legislature had passed the
Dispensary law and by all that was o
good and holy he intended to on force f<
it. lie said tho law was coming back, t
lie was going to enforce it and the s
crowd could not hoip themselves. This t
bold detiance was met by curses and S
every conceivable noise. e
The Governor took a hand primary a
on the Dispensary and there were some f<
votes each way, about evenly divided, t
but tho vast majority didn't vote. The t
Governor next took a primary as to 11
the Sonatorship, and the votes, not t
over fifteen in number, were about t
evenly divided. il
Another uproar and storm of yells h
and hisses ensued when tho Governor s
said he was going to enforce the Dis- s
pensury law by metropolitan police. 0
This confusion was intonsiliod. d
Secretary of State Tindal did not
have much trouble at lirst with tho u
crowd. Ho said Charleston ought to fj
be allied in the strongest bonds of un- p
ity with the balance of tho State. Why H
wus this feeling against Charleston t
and Charleston against other parts of b
the State? Because tho Charleston 'j
people have misunderstood tho farmers n
of tlio State.
1]
When Mr. Tindal began to talk about 1
tho agricultural elasses and why they o
had wanted changes in affairs the p
crowd annoyed him some. Mr. Tindal
said ho stood hero to vindicate tho a
fanners of South Carolina and proposed r
to do it. lie recited tho history of the b
Reform movement and the truo aims t
and objoets of it. Re said thero was n
no man in Charleston who could not h
subscribe to those principles.
" Do him up, whiskers," and an as- a
sortment of pot ejaculations were fired ji
at Clarendon's favorite son. d
Discussing tho railroad fight Mr. t
Tindal said ho believed that tho rail- a
roads hud done Charleston moro harm t;
than the war. While defending the <
Reformers a gang yelled for Mr. Tin- r
dal's stand on tho Dispensary. They h
would not let him talk anything olso si
and he expressed somo views on tho q
matter as at other el aces, saying tho ti
question was a moral one. h
C1 - a ? *_
noHUMir .ionn i-rary I'-vikim was re- n
eeived withcheers mingled with hisses ii
and yolls of "What Is it?" Ho stood tl
perfectly still until quiet was rostorod II
and then began. 11c spoke defiantly a
and said humiliatingly that this was
the first place whoro the sneakers had c
been howled down. He said ho didn't o<
mind the hisses of the snakes, and d
lammed the crowd in groat stylo. Ho p
said when he got to bo Governor ho ti
would pardon all of thorn because ho si
didn't Doilevo they know what tb.oy a<
were doing. (Laughter and hisses.) ti
Senator Evans talked against all a
kind of opposition from the crowd, tl
" How much do you weigh when you n
are fat?" he was asked but didn't h
answer. Capt. Klrby Tupper asked u
this question: " Ilavo you over re- it
coivod a royalty on tho saio of beer by a
the L'alinotto Brewery?" Senator h
Evans answered : " No, and it Is an r
LILY ID, 1894.
nforual 11c." "Three cheers for
Ivans," said Tapper and it was giveny
a part of tiio crowd. Senator Kvans
ras asked : " What about the refund- 1
ng bonds V" and said the bonds had
eon refunded, saving the State $so,00.
Senator Kvans said Charleston stood 1
n her own li.:ht and would not eneour- 1
go homo enterprises. Senator Kvans j
/as again guyed right and left but the
rowil couldn't phase him. They hoot<1
and howled and hissed, hut ho stood
ho racket well. Kvans said he could
.ppreclato why the people of C'harleson
wore against the Dispensary.
"How about the Hinck District?"
. as asked Senator Kvans. " Your own
'ongressnmn, Hrawley, told me you
ould carry this district better than
he old one." " You are a liar," shoutd
Klrhy Tapper. Goneral Kvans
old Tapper that ho would meet him
a the rear if he wanted to call him a
iar and said nobody but a blackguard
nd a coward would take advantage of
man on tho stump that way. lie
aid lie would lap Tapper's face if lie
ras noar him. Tho scone grow oxclttig.
Tapper roared and plunged and
itarted for the rear, but was collared
>y a policeman. Senator Kvans defied
he crowd and said he would not be
ulldozod by the whole city of CharlesDii.
Ho said tho best evidence in
aver of tho Dispensary was tho abunanco
of "blind tiger " whiskey at this
meeting.
Senator Kvans made a good many
riends by his bold bearing and defiant
,'ords and was enthusiastically cheered
iy a small crowd of men. He tried to '
alk Dispensary, but such an uproar
ras made that his voice couldn't bo
toard ahove the noise. Ills tiino being
p ho stopped.
General Kllerbo was roceived with
onto applause and nuinv hisses, umi
ho Kuylntf oominonood on h.iin iitoino.
Jencral l'U lor bostarted with a patriotic
ppcal for peace and unity, lie said
ho Conservatives must romomborthat
ho minority cannot boss the majority.
11 isses ami howls.)
Conoral Hllorbo began the discussion
f railroads and bank matters and was
Mowed a few minutes of quiet. Quosions
wore asked and calmly and qutoty
answered, facts and not taunts being
iven tin) crowd.
lie made a splendid defence of Hearm,
and did it in such a manner as not
i) draw the insults of the crowd, lie
nvited everybody to join the deform
lovoinont and asked them if they
rould do so.
"No!1' was yelled by hundreds of
oices.
He said the platform was broad
tiongh and grand enough for all. He
ddrcssed his remarks to Uofonnors of
uiurieston.
General ftllerbo paid his respects to
is 41 Cousin John," and mudo tlio crowd
nugh intcnslv.
General Kllerbe pave ibis views on
nanciul matters, showing how gloomy
i the situation, lie talked earnestly
ml intelligently on this subject, ami
.'as often applaxidcd. II?r' umped on
Movcland and was cheered. Ho attacked
Wall street also, and exposed I
he financial manipulations of Clovomd,
Carlisle and Wall street. Ho
aid the South and West should unite
ml olect the next President.
Colonel William Klliott spoke next.
10 deplored the antagonism existing,
ut said it was not the fault of Charleson.
lie defended Charleston with all
is might, as was to have boon exacted,
as ho hopes to get the vote of
iharloston for Congress. lie was folowod
by Dan Sullivan, who had some
rionds but a largo number of enemies
11 the crowd.
Senator Butlor was the next speaker
11 the programme. When ho came
or ward ho was cheered to the echo by
ho crowd. A few moments after bo
tartod to speak some excitement in
he crowd caused a general stampede,
omebody said the excitement was
aused by the arrest of a man in the
udionoo, but whatever it was it looked
or a moment like a panic was on. A
housaml men broke from the centre of
he street and rushed for the pavolents.
The va3t sea of faces surged
umultuously for an instant, and then
ho waves broke and scattered in every
ireetion. Mounted policemen gnl:>pcd
backward and forwards in the
treet. The people collected on the.
teps of the City I lull tried tocalm the
rowd, and in a few moments this was
one.
Senator Butler had kept, his post,
nd in a very short time had the crowd
ncitig him again. Once or twice later
ii tlio evening there were evidences of a
tampede, but it didn't amount to anyhing
serious. Seonator Butlor said
o could understand what Governor
'illmun expected from tho Charleston
eople when almost tho tirst words he
ad uttered wore an insult to them,
t was not rcmurkuhlo that under these
ircumstances lie had not received a
atient hearing. Continuing he said :
"I rwftir/.i* ei~ ?
. UUIUI uui/ll UUIU MJ UI1UOI'tand
Governor Tillman's intense hated
of the people of Charleston, or tho
ittcrness of his resentment against
ho city. So leng as it is personal
o groat harm can come of it, but when
.0 uses tho great powers of his ollice,
hich lie should exercise impartially
nd justly, to oppress, harry and inure
Charleston he commits an unparonablo
and grievous wrong. About
lie only offence of which Charleston
ppours to have been guilty fs a do^rmination
to protect hor rights of
>cal self-govornmont and her local
ights and interests. Site may also
avo been guilty of tho unforgivoablo
in of denying to Governor Tillman tho
uality of political infallibility and
iking him down from tho sublimated
eight* where hi* (Uninterested foliwors
had placed him and requirig
him to live and have his being on
tie samo plane with ordinary mortals,
r Charleston has done more than this i
m not aware of it.
" In view of his vilification of the
ity and some of her most distinguish(1
and best citizens I think Charleston
eserves much commendation and
raise for her forbearance with such a
aducor. Few people would have
tiown so much, but I suppose you have
ctod upon the theory that vltuperaon
usually rocolls upon its author,
nd ho atone becomes the sufferer in
no end. For myself 1 have known
othing of the past of Charleston und
or presont attitude but what comlands
my respect und admiration. She
t tho metropolitan city of tho State,
nd while she properly looks out for j
or own intorost she never failed tol
espond to the demands mado upon her f
for whatever has affected tho interests
of all the ncoplo of the State and country.
Keallzlng her great importanee (
as tlio principal seaport city of the
Stato, and how materially her prosperity
and progress would aid every
other portion of tho State, one of my
ilrst oiHeial acts was to secure an appropriation
to improve her harinn* and
secure deep water over her Bar to tho
sea."
After giving a liistory of the begin- j
ning of the work upon the Jetties, in
tho inauguration of which lie was so
largely instrumental, lie referred again
to Governor Tillman's hatred of Charleston
and said he could not understand
it. Ho would say, however, that
blatant and unpatriotic demagogues
had created the prejudice which existed
in tho country against this city.
And he wanted to predict right there
that Governor Tillman would go out
into tho country and, having told how
lie was howled down in Charleston, |
woum uiiiKO political capital for himself,
and this too when ho (Tillman) had
provoked it by insults almost unprecedented.
(Applause.) Hut he | Hutlcr]
would he with him when ho did it,
standing for the justification of the
people. [Cliocrs.]
When Governor Tillman talked
about rings in Charleston had he forgotten
ahout the ring which was said
to exist in the State now, and of which
Governor Tillman was said to bo a
member. The very air was full of
rumors that there was a ring to cheat
the honest people of this State out of
their rights, and it was said that Governor
Tillman was a member of it.
[Cheers] Hut Governor Tillman and
himself had agreed not to indulge in
personalities. Their records were, j
however, inciters for public record,
llis (Hutior's) ."coord was before thorn, |
and it was not only tlmlr rights, but
their duty, to investigate and criticise '
it. [Cheers. |
In all this campaign the only thing
that Governor Tillman had charged j
against his record was that ho had
voted for the continuation of Judge
Simonton. [Cheers.] Governor Till-i
man had gone all over the State charging
Judge Simonton with being the
pliant tool of Wall street, and ho had !
expected him to repeat those charges
here in the home and in the face of the
friends of Judge Simonton. [Cheers.|
Governor Tillman ; " And I'm reudy
to do It. now." M"""*" .1 ? ?' ....in.--- '
-- rvu.n?l.ll jrUIIIII^. |
Gen. Hutlor: '"That's an old story.
The old soldiers in this crowd know
what that means. Why didn't ho shoot
his gun while he had the chunce?"
Governor Tillman: "You give mo
three minutes and I'll do it now."
Governor Tillman got up as though
he was coming forward. The crowd
broke out in long continued howls.
Pandemonium prevailed. The Governor
iinully sat down without speaking
further.
When (pilot was restored Senator
Sutler said if his vote for .Iudgo Simonton
was all there was against him he
would go hack to the Senate and stay
there until he was 90 years old.
[Choors. |
AT WAIjTKIUIOHO.
WaltkruokO, S. C., .Inly Id.?The
campaign meeting here today had a
little more life in it than some others.
Five hundred people were present.
The crowd was overwhelmingly for
Tillman and gave him an ovation. The
Governor devoted most of his time to
answering questions asked at Charleston
yesterday by Hutlor regarding the
refunding of tho State debt. The
veiled insinuation that any monoy in
that transaction had struck his pocket
was, he said, a malicious slander, lie
told the crowd they ought to have seen
him "spit fire at those hounds in Charleston
last night." Some one asked
him was he a Populist, and he replied
" 1 am a white man and a Democrat,
while you are a white man with a black
heart.
Gal Caughman, candidate for Congress
from the 7th district, began his
speech with an attack on Tillman, calling
him the most arrant fraud in South
Carolina, and was howled and hooted
at. lie followed this with an attack
on the Columbia Kegistor and was
howled down. Hi; got mud and the
crowd got mad and thcro whs a camp
mooting time.
General Ellorbo was not present, having
been left in Charleston, and the
gubernatorial speakers were Kvuns
and Tindal. Kvans had the crowd
with him and was rapturously received.
mm ??
An Unkkihtkous Boycott.?Pobably
the most senseless boycott this
country has ever seen is that of the
American Kail way Union aguinst the
Pullman Car Company. The latter is
a manufacturing company, having
really no relation to the American
Kail way Union. To stop the trains of
the illionis Central Kuilway because
this manufacturing company docs not
pay wages satisfactory to its carpenters
and joiners is wholly unjustifiable,
even if the l>oycott is ever justifiable.
Moreover, the boycott is sure to full.
The railroad companies have contracts
witii the Pullman Company which they
cannot throw off if they would. The
situation is such that they must fight
to the death whether they like it or
not. Public opinion will never sustain
such a ixivcott. The Inilll'V inllin.t.orl
J J
upon society will lx) such that all men,
oxoopt tho immediate contestants, will
join in putting clown tho lx?ycotters
and bringing to punishment those who
stop trains of cars, upon tho movement
of which depends tho broad and butter
of tho whole community.
As to tho morits of tho controversy
iKjtwe.sn tho Pullman Company and its
own men wo know nothing except what
appears on tho surface. Too company
says that it has no orders, or QOtsufflcfont
to keep its men employed at tho
old rato of wages, and it has offered its
Imoks to tho inspections of a committee
of tho employees. The latter have declined
tho offer, hut insist upon an
arbitration. The company roplies that
there is nothing to arbitrate, because
if tho arbitrators should decldoagainst
the company it would still ho unable to
pay tho wages demanded. Then this
senseless boycott comes in to make
matters worse for both parties, and
for tons of thousands of other people
who have no Interest in the controversy
one way or tho other.?Kvcning Post.
?Tho man goes to bod tired who
spends tho day iu looking for an easy
place.
NO 1.
STICKING TO THE CONVENTION,
ni-.i'f >101 I;KS .MMU: NO CHANOK.
Tin* Slate Kxmiulivo Commit! ee \?1 lifil'OH
to Ilio Colleton IMan Tin* lt? ?
form Primaries are (<> Imj 11 < -1 < I ? 11
t lie 111 li ol' Augii-st.
Columbia Uojchtor, 11 Hi inst.
Tho State Koform Executive Committee
met yesacrday at noon in tho
Senate Chamber. Chairman Sligh prosiding,
with full attendance.
Tho entire businosa transacted by
tho committoo is comprised in tho resolutions
adopted almost unanimously
by the committee and given herewith.
Tho point upon which thoro was
most serious drill < ration was that as
to whether the August convention
should bo called ofr: this question,
however, was favored by only three
members of tho committee. Messrs.
Kirklaml, (ilonh and Earle, Mr. Kirkland
alone speaking in behalf of tho
general primary. Thoro was a most
patient hearing accorded this small
minority sentiment and the committee
placed itself in possession of all tho
arguments, pro and eon, before taking
action.
Tho only chango from tho original
plan is that tho convention is culled
to take placo two days later in order
that tho canvass may bo completed,
thereby giving every candidate an on
portunity to address votors in every
county.
The following is a list of the committeemen
in attondahco upon the
mooting :
Abbeville, 1. II. MoCalla; Aiken, J.
T4 Gaston; Anderson, J. M. Olenn;
Harnwell, A. II. Patterson; liorkeloy,
.1. II. Morrison ; Charleston, W. Glbbes
Whaley ; Chester, T. .1. Cunningham ;
Chesterfield, 10. N. Kedfoarm ; Colleton,
L 10. Parlor ; Clarendon, Louis Appclt;
Darlington, 10. L. Cray : lOdgefteld, .1.
M Gaines; Fairfield, .1. W. Lylos:
F.oreneo, J. S. MeCall ; Groonvllle, .1.
T. Austin : Georgetown,.!. II. Ootyons;
Hampton, W. 11. Muuldln; Horry, J.
NI. Stalvey ; Kershaw, T. .1. Kirklaud ;
Lancaster, 10. P. Lingle; Laurens, J.
A. .lonos; Marlboro. .1. I'. Hrocden;
Marion, .I. M. I tod go r ; Newberry, .1.
A. Sligh : Oconee,.!. It. lOarlo: Orangeburg,
.1. Win. Stokes: Pickens, W. T.
Howen ; Itiehland, II. A. Deal; Spartanburg,
T. L. Gantt; Sumter. II. K.
'I'l,?i....u TT h1..m I ,i .-v-- - ??? ?
?. ..wuutn , union, .1. V/. WHS? YVllliamSburg,
Wm. Cooper; York, J. C. Wilborn.
Tlio following in tho address and resolutions
:
To tlio KoformVoters of South Carolina:
Tho State ltofortn executive Gomin
it too mot In tlio city of Columbia on
tho loth clay of .Inly, 1894, in 'obedience
to tho cull of tho chairman, all counties
being roproBontod except tho eountleH
of Lexington and Bouufort.
It wan found neoesHury to chango tho
dates of tho club meetings and county
and State conventions, and also to
make other changes and requirements,
all of which will appear in the resolutions
incorporated herein, and stand
in lieu of the resolutions as adopted
by tho committee on tho 4th day of
Anril, 1894.
The following arc the resolutions :
1. That a convention for tho suggestion
of candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor behold in Colombia.
S. C., on tho Kith day of August,
1894, at. 12 o'clock in.
2. That said convention be composed
of delegates elected by conventions
to be hold in each county on Monday,
tho 1.4th day of August, 1894, each
county to be entitled to double as
many delegates as it has representatives
in )>oth houses of the General
Assembly.
8. That county conventions aforesaid
bo composod of delegates elected
by the various lloforra clubs in the
county, each club to send one delegate
at largo and one delegate for every
t 1 ?"? '
...u.ivj-niu uiuiMiiurs or majority fraction
th'oroof. In those counties whoro
tlioro are no distinct I to form clubs,
the Reform members of each club
shall i>e called by the executive Reform
committeeman to meet at the
usual placo of meeting' and elect delegates
as aforesaid to the county convention
: Provided, That in the cities
of Charleston and Columbia the number
of Reform clubs and polling precincts
shall be loft to the discretion of
the committeemen of said counties.
For the purpose of said election the
olubs aforesaid shall be called to meet
on the 11th day of August, 1894. At
such meeting no member shall participate
except siieh as vot?ul for the Reform
delegates in the August primary
of 1892, and all others who will pledge
themselves to abide by and support the
the ticket suggested try the State Reform
convention of 1894.
4. That all Reform candidates for
State otliccs including Railroad Commissioners
shall publicy announce their
candidacy and shall file with tho chairman
of the State Reform committee a
pledge to abide by and to support the
nominees of said convention. That
said pledge shall be tiled us aforesaid
on or before tho 25th day of July, 185M.
No vote for any candidate shall be
counted in thoStutoconvention who has
not complied with the foregoing reauirement.
That the Lie former.-* attonJlng the
variouH club meeting* called by the
committee on the llth day of August,
1804, be requoatod to express their
choice by ballot for Governor and
Lieutenant Govornor of this State, and
that the chairman of the delegation of
the club to the county convention bo
required to muko return of said choice
to the county convention to bo held on
the 13th day of August, 1894.
<?. That in holding the oloctiona in
each Reform club provided for, to take
placo on the llth day of August, 1801,
each club is to provide managers for
holding said election.
The committee adopted the following
resolution
Resolved, That this committee suggest
to the county Reform conventions
to bo held on the 13th day of August,
1894, when thev oloot delegates to the
Stato convention, to also instuct said
delegates whether or not to vote for
the nominating of a full set of Stato
officers including the office of Railroad
Commissioners.
This committee take pleasure in commending
to the consideration of the
people of the State the address issued
by t.io special committee on the 4th of
April, 1894. J. Thomas Austin,
J. M. (?lknn,
J. R. Kaklk,
II. A. Deal,
j. C. ott8,
Louis Appklt,
Special Committee.