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VOL. IX. THE STATE CAMPAIGN. THE FIFTH WEEK DEVELOPS FIltE AND I'UllY. Nearly a Bloody How at Ednollrld ? iMiivcsnmi t'istols llcuily anil Tar- I Hots I'ioko*! Out?llllrrix' I'IIcIick ( Into Ills Cousin Johnnie Now Can- I (Dilates Appearing. Hampton, S. C., July hi.?It ruined hero almost from tho tiino the speakers got on tho plaform until 3:30 o'clock, when the meeting tuljournctl. Tho ruin did not pester tho uutorrilloil Democracy of llumpton. They stood in it and 1 isteA-d to everybody. At least 300 or 'U*? were present, at tho time County Chairman M. It McSweenoy callod tho mooting toordor. Thenuinher ineroasod to 000 or TOO when Governor Tillman spoke. The Governor's ap]>ourunco always doubles tho size of a crowd. To show tho magnutism of tho man and the dosire to hear no one hut him, hundreds of pimple never go near tho stand before tho Governor is introduced. They lloek around so soon as tho Governor begins to talk. An incident of tho mooting was the falling of a portion of the platform during a heavy shower. Fortunately no one was fatally hurt. Senator F,vans was sick to-day. He camd hero last night from Doaufort. and was attacked with indigestion. Hy tho advice of his physician ho did not speak to-day. Governor Tillman mado tho declaration in his speech that tho Disnnnmirv is to bo rooponod in two or three weeks mid that the constables will begin to hunt tigers and violators. It is presumed by this .statement that tho whole system will be in full blast in a short time. Thoro are straws in the wind which make me believe that the Conservatives have some scheme on hand, and it would not surprise me to see them nominate a ticket before the end of August. The political atmosplioro is thick and a man can almost feel something in it. I do not know what it all portends, but I will bet you a hat that there are developments before many weeks. Candidate Whitman quoted poetry to begin with and then sailed into tho South Carolina College with gloves oil', lie said lie had been charged with making false charges against the col lege and the college trustees had endorsed Governor Tillman for defending the institution. Ho had never told I a falsehood on the col logo and proposed to continue the light, no matter what Governor Tillman, says or does, lie was a Reformer and a friend of Governor Tilluian but couldn't bo stopped by anybody as be had right and justice on his side. IIo read letters from the presidents of the denominational colleges of the State stating the currlculmns of theso are as high as the South Carolina College and the cost of education hundreds of dollars loss. Mr. Whitman proposes to make the South Carolina College an issue in the campaign if he can and is sticking to his object regardless of tbe opposition of .anybody. Mr. Whitman made a new departure in his usual programme, lie took a hand primary as to whether the crowd was satisfiedwith his plans. Seven or eight hands were raised in his favor and none against. Superintendent Mayflold again put1 himself on record as in favor of speedy improvement in tho public schools and pointed out the only way to it?tho i levying of special taxes by each township. lie showed that if the appropriation is taken away from tho South Carolina College and given to tho pubis.. s* >-? - - * .... m> ntnuKia ik ivifuiu aui umouni to tno value of a postago stump for each scholar in tho State, ilo assorted that i it is the policy of tho Roform administration to build up and not tear down tny institution. Reformers have plcdg- ( ed thomsolvos to maintain tho South > Carolina Colloge, and as true men they cannot go back on tbeso pledges. Mr. Muyflold declared himself tho friend of denominational institutions but said some of them do not have, the advantage tjie South Carolina Col- , lege, lie ubly defonded this institution, and made an appeal to keep politics out of school alTalrs. it would novor do to mix them. Mr. Mayliold impressed his audience and was hoarti- , ly applauded at tho close. Secretary of State Tindal, led olT for the gubernatorial candidates, speaking of his identification with tho Reform movement and of its objects and aims. Ho said that he does not want to see it perverted and wants it to continue in its glorious work, lie warned the people against rings and told thorn that a ring in the Reform movement is just as bad as tho ring which was broken up by that movement four years ago. If tho people do not udhoro to tho principles of the movement they will be crushed and will again lose all they have gained. Mr. Tini^al said that ho had never doparted one jutort'ttlo from tho Reform platform of, 1800, and ho did not think no should bo condomnod for having tho courage to warn Reformers that true principles arc Delng doparted from. There will bo no opposition this year from the Conservatives, and ho thought this fact should provont tho impression being circulated that* a violont man should bo olectod for Governor. Ho believed that if tho right course is taken this year hy tho Uoformers throe-fourths of the Conservatives will join that faction boforo ayoar is out. Mr. Tindal strongly advised tho farmor to keop up their Alliancos for the great national lights which aro on. Goneral Ellcrbo, when hospoko, said that if the people wanted an orator or a politician they will have to hunt another rmili. Ho had joined the Reform movement from principles, becauHO ho bollovod there was a ring. Ho gave a history of his connection with tho movomont. At this point thero was considerable cxcitomont. The rain began falling and General Ellerbo stopped speaking. Tho peoplo crowded on the platform to get out of tho rain and about half of tho platform crashed in, one end of tho support giving way. A hundred pooplo wore carried down a distance of threo or four feet, but nobody was hurt, oxcopt a man and two boys who had crawled under tho platform to get out of tho showor. Tho extont of their inju. Ics is not known. Whon tho rain ceased Gonoral Ellerbo rosumed, half of the stand having boon loft. - - General Ellorbo said ho would give hi? timo to Tillman and Butler, especially in viow of the fact that his opponent, Senator Evans; was not pres- J ent. Ilo had something to say to Johnnie, but .lohnnlo had made himself ! sick eating shrimps and crabs at Beaufort and could not bo hero. (Laughtor and a voice: "But ho will get the ? votes.") It was a pretty well drenched-crowd which surrounded the stand to hour i General Butler and Governor Tillman. The Governor arrived here on a special train at2o'clock. < General Butler spoke first. Ho said the Conservatives are untie and the Hoformers uncles, and he is the grandpap of the whole business. (Laughter.) < It is about time, he said, that the uncles < unci units are getting together.- He- ( wanted peace abovo everything else. 'i Senator Sutler discussed the tariff < more lengthily than usual to day. Ho admitted he voted for a one cent bounty 1 on sugar, but was opposed to the two < cent bounty as proposed by the Me- ) Kinloy bill. General Sutler said that wo ought to wait till tho end of Cloveland's terms before showering whole- i sale denunications on him. The boiiioerats tho noxt time, however, should go West for its I'rosidontal nominee. 1 General Sutler said that when tho ' antls want to go in with tho uncles i thoy are rofused. Ho had advised his 1 Conservative friends in Kdgoold to J join tho Ueform clubs. When ho had applied for membership and taken tho ] oath to abide tho result of tho prim- i ary, they had boon shut out and ro- < fused membership in thoso clubs. He | couldn't see why tho Conservatives i wore to bo shut out of the partioipa- i tion in the selection of a Governor. Ho ? wanted to know what peaeo and har- 1 mony there was in this. Governor ' 'L'illman claimed that tho Conserva- 1 tives are playing 'possum, but ho I didn't believe this. They want peace and harmony, and should bo givcu an i opportunity to show whether thoy * mean this or not. 1 Senator Sutler made a line talk on this line and cautioned tho Reformers \ against arbitrary action toward tho Conservatives. Senator Butler had a running debate with a young man in the audience. All the time rain had been falling and Senator Butler had to contend with a plcntitudo of water and the abundance of mouth of his young friend. The colloquy was good-natured and was joined in by others. Senator Butler declared that ho is going to the Senate again, and tho audience insisted on disabusing his mind of that idea. The rain fell so hard that Senator Butler stopped speaking. Tho crowd . wouldn't budge as it wanted to hear Governor Tillman. When the Governor was introduced he was hailed with perfect huzzas and applause and cheers, liis supporters made merry with him and he had a regular running dialogue with them. One man, a rank hater of the Dispensary, interrupted tho Governor often, with would-be funny remarks, but was crushed each time and the crowd yelled j inoir approval ol till Govornor Tillman said to his questioner. I u answer to one of the questions of tliis man and in talking about blind tigers Governor Tillman said that the constables will be going around in about two or three weeks closing the eyes of tho tigers now in operation. This is tho lirst announcement of a time when the Dispensaries are to he reopened. i Tho crowd insisted on Governor Tillman talking Dispensary and ho did so. The enthusiastic applause given him iu his discussion of tho Dispensary law showed that the people of i lamptou are a unit for tli is law and that nothing will ehango their minds. in speaking of the fact that the Dispensaries give full measure, Governor Tillman said that all tho glass men in the country told him that tho saloon men want their bottles to hold many uuncess less than they ought to hold. Tho Dispensaries give full measure with eacli bottle. Gno man asked Govornor Tillman why he doesn't onforeo prohibition law. lie answered that all his constables have been taken away from him and that it is tho duty of the Sheriffs and Trial Justices to enforce this Jaw. After tho Govornor had talked Dispensary a good while ho took a hand ( vouj on ino uispensary. une vote . against tho law wus cast and tho Gov-" ernor said this wjih cast by tho drunken ( friend who had boon interrupting him. ICvorybody voted for that law whon that side was put. A porfoct avalanche of cheers and applause was given tiio Governor when no bado tho crowd good-bye and thankod them in advanco for their voting for him for Senator. Later tho people crowded on tho stand and shook hands with tho Governor. 4*? AT RAltN WKIjIj. HAKNWKLL, S. C., July 17.?Nowspapor correspondents had to hustle for awhile to-day to keep up with some of tho speakers. Tho reason for this was that new firecrackers were lit and exploded. ltev. J. D. McCoy opened the exercises with prayer and Chairman Duncan Bellingor asked for a respectful and attontive hearing for each speaker. Tho first candidato introduced was Superintendent May Hold. Thut speaker told his hearers what had been acin or* /wlnm?4 1 1 wiui/I.ohvw AH ^MUV(%U1WI1IV1 YT ay J II I tho last few years?naming the build- j ing of Cleinson Collogo and tho oroction of tho Woman's Collogo, together ] with tho improvements In tno publio school systom. \ G. Walt. Whitman, who followed, j said ho could tell that tho audience ] was composed of true bluo Reformers i by tho " visages of their forefronts " j and by tho sparkle of their oves. Ho elalmed that tho Reformers have not < done thoir duty by tho public schools < of tho Btato. This was because tho i recommendations of Governor Tillman t havo not been carried out and the representatives of tho peoplo havo boon rnisreprosontatives. IIo said tho pub- i lie school children got $2.?0 a yoar each and tho ptudonts of tho South ] Carolina Collogo got over $T>00 each. (ion. Riehbourg spoke third, and was ] followed by Col. Watts in a brlof j speech. 1 General Rllorbo led tho procession of i the gubernatorial racer's to-day. Ho 1 requested to bo allowed time for a per- | sonal explanation. Ho road from tho , Lauronsvlllo Herald, which, ho said, ( ,"... -vivfVv;.v J/ CONWAY, 4 $ > *, *t 1 was Evans' organ, something about) the treachery of the Shell-McLuurinEllerbo crowd-: After reading this* General Kllorbo said : "Fellow citizens, I have lived in South Carolina all my life anil I was never before charged with troaohery. While I am not a tighter no man will ilare come to my face and say I am a traitor. 1 have boon a Uolorruer from the time Tillman made his llrst speech ivt Uennottsvillo until now. 1 have been his personal, political and social friend. 1 ask him if he has ever doubt* ad my loyalty to the movement. 1 take it that no man who charges another with ireachor/ will do so unless he has tho proof. I challenge any mantoprplIuco proof that 1 have been t reach oralis. 1 have been misrepresented by liantt in the Piedmont Headlight, lie said that I was in favor of a snap shot convention. I wish to state here, and t... il ^ ' hi mu presence 01 vjovornor unman, that boforo anything was said about n uouvontion I wont to Tilliuan, us tlio rccogulzed loader, and asked his advice and his views. Ho told mo" ho was in favor of an oarly convention, but afterward changed his mind. " I am charged, follow citizens, with having hold a Sunday caucus at Spartanburg after the meeting there. Now, the facts arc these : After the mooting a few of us remained over in Spartanburg. It was a rainy day and Captain Shell, General McLaurin, Colonel Neal, myself and others wont into the parlors and had a talk. The name of ao man was mentioned there for Governor and the only thing dismissed was the Dispensary. Shell and McLaurin, in answer to a direct question of Colonel Neat's, both said that they would mpport and work for Tillman for the United States Senate. The fact is that Uaptaln Shell was in Spartanburg to work up a boom for General McLaurin for Governor. 41 1 have been slandorod and misrepresented on all sides and it has been mid that 1 was the candidate of a faction. " Now, fellow citizens, I am going to tell you something I very much disiko. 1 am going to toll you whoso candidate I am. At a meeting of sevjrul Alliance and Reform loaders. Governor Tillman among thorn, they inked me to make the light for Governor, Tillman himsolf joining in the ropiest. 1 consented, although 1 told them that my health was had and that it would be hotter to take some other *ood farmer and put him up. Governor Tillman said that wo must nave a 'armor for Governor by all means." About this time General Ellorbo was tovoral times interrupted by a man isking him : "How about the Conservatives supporting you?" This question wasseviral times repeated and General KUer)0 finally answered in this way: " I don't know why they are supportng mo if they are doing so, but I would rather have the good will of a log than the had will. (Cheers.) Hut [ will say this : If they are supporting ne thinking 1 am a compromise candilate they are badly mistaken. (Loud dicers and applause.) If I am elected jiu.ui >?> VI II i. Hill nuui) w LIIU HUIK1 lills of Marion I will still remain loyal ,o the Koform causa. (Vociferous applause.) I will say further that if Ovans is nominated for Governor; if Hndal is nominated or Pope nomilated, 1 will support with all my oneriy the nominee." (Cheers and applause for the speaker.) This strong reply struck tho crowd orcibly and there was no further ittompt to cast an imputation on Elerbe. Continuing bis personal remarks, general Ellerbe said : " Thoro is a disposition to change the Farmers' raovonent into a Lawyers' movement. I do lot think they ought to be allowed jvervthing. All classes and interests ihould be represented. Tho lawyers lave the most now." General Ellerbe proceodod to show hat lawyers now draw1 from the State .roatury $.">4,COO a yoar and all the >thor classes only $22,300. He asked f this was just and fair. ucnerai Kilorbo next read a paragraph from the Laurensvillo Herald X) the effect that when ho (Kllorbo) vas at the Spartanburg mooting ho van a groat advocato of tho Dispensary aw, but ?inee ho had been a candllato ho had barely mentioned tho Dispensary. General Kllorbo declared that in a lozen countieH ho has talked tho Dispensary, and if I am olectod Governor, 'ellow citizens, I will havo tho Dispensary law enforced to tho letter. Loud applause.) My record in tho 1ghts with tho railroads and tho banks diows that when I make up my mind [ will carry out tho law in spito of opposition." (Applauso.) Gonoral Kllerbo followed this with a lot discussion of tho Disponsary, sayng that it is tho only solution of tho laloon. Ho declared that prohibition s impracticable. Toward tho closo ho started to say .hat if ho was olectod Governor? ,l You will bo," said a voice, amid ipjplauso. Gonoral Kllerbo had devoted tho best part of his time to his personal ronarkrf and not many minutes wero loft [pirn, but ho talked on national issues, paying, with loud applause, that if Cleveland's policy is continued it tvil 1 make tho rich richer and tho poor pooror. General Kllorbo wound up by saying that tho pooplo had tried one moss tpaok farmer for Govornor and aro going to try another. Voice?" Yos, and wo don't want any lawvor." Thoro wore various witty sallies by tho crowd. At first some of thorn woro iiibcuauu m> annoy *?onorai uiicrbe, but lie mode such a strong spooch that tho men who woro engaged in this stopped ind applauded tho speaker. Of course hot sturf was expected from ionator Evans when his time carno. Lioneral Ellorbe had jumpod on lawyers too hard for tho Senator to romain ^ulot. Tho A ikon Oarno Cock was warmly wolcomod by his many friends. Barnwoll adjoins Aikon and tho Game Cock is popular horo. Bonator Evans bogan hy saying that ho was prepared to answer any fling at himsolf or nls people. His cousin Willio says ho (Willio) would be oleeted if thoro wtis not a ring. Thero is no ring, Evans said, except a hands all round ring of thepeoplo. It wa? doing tho Uofo**m movement no good to bo making such chargos. Willio had idmply lost his candy. (Laughter and nheors.) He says ho is going to raako S. C., THURSDAY, mo Trial J ustice whcu ho is elect v Governor. Voice?" L believe ho will do it." !?vans?But ho won't got the chance Willie has boon sucking tho public ti ,for four years and has gotten ovo $8,(KM). Now wo arc trying to ohok him oil. ^ IOvaus exclaimed dramatically won't malign any man in tiio Koforn movement. I have been going ovo the State for years making speeches t the peoplo and spending money out o my pocket, and I've never before ask?M a thing. "Willie talks to t.lie Allkmoi i.iwi ...i vises them to do such and such things More Alliances havo ondorsod mo fo Governor than any other candidate." La tor in h is discussion Evans chariot that Ellorbo was not oven a momh?: of the Alliance and had boon turnot out. Ellorbo asked Evans to allow him t< explain this and Evans consented. Ellorbo said that lie was one of tin llrst members of the Alliance in his county, lie was then farming, lit had afterward gone into the mercan tile business and, under the rules o the Alliance, had to drop his member ship. The Alliauco, however, had en dorsod his business and lie had savoc the farmers $.*>0,000 a year. When this explanation was made Evans turned and said : " You seo, fellow citizens, he quil the Alliance to make money out of it.' Voice?41 You want to make some too, don't you ?" The audience laughed heartily ai this and there were mingled cries foi Eilorbo and Evans. Senator Evans said that before lu would get up hero and appeal to the prejudices of the people and try t( ill"ray ciuss UgUinst C1HSS I WOUld (|VI11 tho rnco for Governor. I would not attempt to put tho Reform movement on such a narrow minded basin. It is in bad tast for any man to try to got up such a feeling. It is absurd to talb about shutting a man out because he is not a farmer. Any man can be loyal to the Reform cause no matter what his profession or calling. You art lighting for measures and not men. You will vote for tho man who will dc you the most good." Voice?" Wo are going to vote foi you." As to Ellorbo's charge that the lawyers are eating all the pap. Evans said that the Legislature bad not elected a lawyer to a position except when ouo was needed. Evans proceeded to tell his "tutor" story on Ellorbo and said Ellorbo is now trying to get tho whole bank of potatoes. Voice?"I'll bet lie will get a tutor.' Evans assorted that no class of men have boon truer to tho Reform movement than the lawyers who belong t< it. " I have no apologies to make beeauso I am a lawyer." Evans said that Ellorbo had showt: bad taste in jumping on him at tin Charleston meeting. Ellorbo: "Oh, I just touched yoi up lightiy." 4?1.1 - * il- - 1 - w uTuug wjiu ui iiiiu insults snoweroil on him nt the Charleston mooting and of how ho hud actod. The uudionco oheorod him lustily, and one man Mhoutcd : " You ought to havo had some of ua wool hats down thoro to clean out thai d?n gang." Evans said that it ill-becomes uny man to try to show that ho (Evans] had not boon loyal to the Reform move' mont. Voice : 4' You will bo Governor." Evans said ho had boon drawn intc this pcrsunul controversy against bit will. The people do not want it and do not euro a snap about it. They want to hear measures discussed. Senator Evans concluded with ?i warm and strong talk on the Dispensary, in lino with what ho has said elsewhere. Commenting on the constable foaturo, Evans said those olli oors wore called "Tillman spies." Voice: "They will bo Evans spies next." (Cheers.) Evans: " Yes, and wo aro going tc havo them." (Applaus.) The crowd was universally for tho Dispensary, and backed Evans up in every way. Secretary Tindal's speech was not out of tho ordinary. It was a conservative talk, full of good advico. One thing cud ix) said of Mr. Tindal: lit never leaves an audience without making friends. Mr. Tindal ontroated liiti friends not to depart from Reform principles, lie said that lie had rathoi seo the people united than to i)o Governor. Ho advised the farmers tc hold on to their organization, the Alliance. Two-thirds of the crowd did not want to hear unylxxly except Tillman, and when ho was introduced u perfect whirlwind of cheers and applause burst on the air. The shower which had threatened to distribute itsell in shape about time the Governor got ready and thero was a race bttwoor them to seo which would get there first. The shower won and the Gover nor finished with the rain coming down hard. The Governor was bare headed and an umbrella was hold ove? him. Homebody yolled to the Governor t< give Ihitlor bricks. The Governor an sworod that he had made I hitler tirec of throwing bricks. uovornor Tinman said that bofort he began ho would have to touch 01 some questions raised by Evans urn Ellerbo. Voico : 44 FJvans will be Governor.' The Govornor said ho was in a deli cute position. He was somewhat it tho position of a man with two wives each ono cla'ming to be tho righl wifo. IIo wus glad that ho possessed two such strong friends as Evans ant Ellerbo, but neither could say that, tu was his (Tillman's) candidate for Gov ernor. 4' You have got your oyoi open," said the Govern'**, "andaftoi they go round you can decide betwooi them." Tho Govornor continued : 44 Ellerbt says that I was in favor of an earl} convention. Ho is mistaken. I wai in favor of a convention but not it favor of anoarly convention. The Govornor told why ho was it favor of a convention. He said tint an effort was made last week to pul I...* <* I...A < t/iinv \;un vuiii/iuii Uli UUl It JUKI 121110(1 It would not have boon right to huv< changed front In the face of the enemy Tho (iovornor said that ho had noth in# to do with the caucus which hat decided on tho convention and wan no present at it. " I will exonerate Ellor no," said the Governor, " from belni 0> -^Sff^ /?lf 1 M JULY 2l>, 1891. 1 present at any caucuses in Columbia ho far as I know." 41 As to bring in-.; out a candidate for >. Governor, 1 will m11 iiily state this* t Since lust fall there bun been a do* r niand for a farmer for Governor. I c never have claimed that thin is a class movement. When Kllorbo mentioned 1 ibis matter to mo, I asked him to ii name the farmers who were proposed r for Governor. He named soveral. 1 0 told him none of them would do. I f asked: 44 Why don't you run?" He 1 said his health was bad. I told him if he ran I would hold hands olT.'' Voice: 441 atn croinir to vni? f.?? Evans." r Tillman: "Woll, if you arc it is all right, hut don't say ho is my oandldato 3 or that Kllorbo is mino. Veto fori r whiohovor you think is the host man. : 1 1 will bo satisfied with either. Tillman guyed Butler about his now ) name (Uncles) for the Koformors. lie was now claiming kin with thorn to > got their votes." ? Voice: " Wo uro TilIIman's uncles." ; (Laughter.) The Governor then preceded to tell f who the antis worn. The n.nt.iu n???i - dressed In tsilks and satins beforo 1NIH) - and had discriminated against soino of 1 their nephews. These nephews had finally kicked against the way their ) antiu were dividing out the property and rebelled. Now the poor autis t have ne silks and are in a bad tlx. ' This humorous story of the Governor , was met with shout after shout of applause. t The Governor did not forgot to say * something about Butler. lie jumped on Butter for spending last night at > Allendale? " that nest," as the Govors nor calls it?instead of coming to Barn> well. b During the bust ton minutes of the b Governor's spuoch it had been raining b hard. The crowd, however, like those i which had stood in the rain elsewhere, b would have stood there until not a dry : shred was left on a man to hear Tilli man speak. Senator Butler was inbrnilnond wif.li t. tlio water falling' in torrents. Colonel > Mixnon held an umbrella over him. I understand that the Senator had some > pretty juicy things to say to Tillman if the rain had not shut him otT. I ' expect that he will turn them loose at Aiken to-day. ? Sutler did not speak over two or i three minutes. Iteferring to Tillman's . story of the Uncles and Antis, ho said i that Tillman does not want peace, lie cannot live in clear water but has to i keep the stream muddy to exist. Butler was occasionally interrupted by loud cheers for Tillman. ' AT AIKEN. ; Aikkn, S. C., July 18.?" Tillman and lOvans" was the war cry of the Aiken gatno cock to-day and they 1 made the " welkin '! ring with shouts ! for their favorites. Cue thousand white men surrounded 1 the stand to hear the speaking. The stand was erected immediately in front of the Park Avenue Hotel, near the i depot of the South Carolina Koad, and speaking began at 11 o'clock sharp, ' County Chairman John T. Gaston presiding. 1 County Chairman Gaston has the ' happy faculty ofsavinir somethinir nice about every speaker in introducing him. Induing this ho does not make I discriminations, and it could not he told from liia words who were his favorites, for the dilTerent ottleos. Representative Wllborn, of York, > who hopes to liead tho list in the elee? tion for Railroad Commissioners, was I first on deck to-day. He showed his fitness for the position and made a favorable impression. i Colonel Watts was introduced by > Chairman Gaston as small in stature but gigantic in mind. Colonel Watts struck a sly blow at General Richbourg by saying that there are some men who are in favor of Reform principles i but against Reform methods. Colonel Watts complimented Aiken on tho fact > that her three military companies put themselves at tho service of Governor Tillman during the Darlington trouble. i Colonel Watts said some sweet words, in conclusion, to tho ladies on the , hotel piazza. General Richbourg didn't say many i soft words, but talked strictly as a > soldier. He said ho had boon told that his opponents hud posted men in i the audience to ask him if he had run i on the Haskell ticket. He didn't think this right. Colonel Watts arose and said he had > not dono so. Senator Tiinmormun, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, did not make , much of a speech, but showed his fact I and the crowd was with him. He was , introduced as the handsomest man on the campaign. i Chairman Gaston introduced Scnar tor Hutler as the hero of many battles. L The men in the audience yelled for i Tillman and the pretty women on the > piazza clapped their hands and waved their fans for Hutler. \ Senator Hutler began by saying that ho had been requested by the ohalr man not to indulge in personalities and would not do so. Tillman would > follow him, but if Tillman indulged in personalities to-day ho (Hutler) would I see that he (Tillman) caught bricks the next time, j A tremendous hurrah for Tillman i began at this point and was continued I for some time. Hutler remained calm and cool while this was going on. ' When it partially ceased, he said : " I - do not propose to be howled down by i that little crowd. L saw this inorn, ing that they wore preparing to do L this." I rPhlu us o u tr ?srw? o/l nri + Vt a Itio ?f *?n ^ I w ia;u n mil IUI1UWUU I ehoors for Tillman, j Butler noxt pointed to a man named - 44 Doc" Kennedy and chargod him < with Ixdng a leader of the crowd and r told him ho wax a fine man to Ixs wear1 ing tho badge of a committeeman and acting as ho was. ? Thoro was some commotion in tho r crowd, and Chairman Gaston aroso to * quell affairs. l Butler said if anybody had anything porsonal against him tnoy could moot l aim after his speech and ho would t glvo thom satisfaction. 441 do not pro1 poso to bo bullyragged by anybody and . will stay here all night or speak," said j e Butler. A mixture of shouts followed. A man named Pope Courtonay grow 1 1 a littlo obstreperous, but quiet was t finally restored. Genoral Butler began a discussion of ? national issues but was interrupted by ! u limn who uskud : j "General, won't you shako my hum <>u tho square and suy that tho Senate is owuod hy Wall street ?" Gonoral Sutler answered: "No, I will not, bocauso Wall stroot has not bought the Sonato. It doesn't own mo, and God knows no manor street can or over will own me." General Sutler spoke t rie icully and eloquently, lie said that ho wouldn't slander and lie on tho United States Sonato for all * I ?*i * - * 1 mm- unices in mo vvor-U. I lo didn't boltovo in th?' wholesale slander of tho oftleors of tho government and of tho Federal Courts. liutlor suid that ho would nover stir up strife for every position in tho world. Ho (mid that Tillman had llrst insulted the people of Charleston before ho was howled down. Lie had put the devil In tho crowd and turned it over to him (liutlor) to handle. Tho irrepress! bio I'ope Courtonay shotolT his lip systematically, liutlor talked to him good-nuturodly and promised to take a drink with iiini after tho speaking. Courtonay said ho did not drink, but liutlor told him ho had Itooo I ?. - - - - - 1 * miujiuiin uriMiiiii wnoro liquor was kept. (I daughter.) The applause was simply deafening when Governor Tillman was introduced. Chairman Canton said tliat like Cinciuatus of old Tillman had hoon called from the plow handles. 11c also said that Tillman was the Andrew Jackson of this age. It was a regular love feast for the Governor. Senator Hutlor, when ho concluded, was applauded by a bevy of beautiful women. Ho lifted It is hat in recognition. No hand-clapping l?y ladies was given Tillman, hut the men shouted themselves hoarse for him. Governor Till man barely referred to Sutler at first and talked on financial legislation, borrowing a" silver dollar from a man to Illustrate some of his points. The Governor talked fluently and clearly on financial affairs. One of his admirers told him that he would settle things when he got to he President. Tillman ; " I am afraid it will he a long time befor I get near that but I am going to the Senate. (Applause and cheers.) Governor Tillman followed his talk on silver by a discussion of his plan for issuing greenback money and chucked Cleveland occasionally, to the delight of his audience. He said that an artificial panic was brought about last summer when the scoundrels were getting ready to demonetize silver. The Governor spoke of "Cleveland and his minority of traitors," and asked who wants to go into another Democratic convention to be imposed 011 by the scoundrels who are manipulating the party? Ho siad the party has gone to pieces and the Kopublicuns and Populists will sweep everything this fall. Referring to the charge that he had insulted the people of Charleston before ho was howled down, the Governor said it was false and repeated what he had said. Volco : " You can't get any sense into the heads of those people in Charleston." Tillman : " Well, wait until I get the constables after tlioin. (Laughter.) If tho constables can't do anything 1 will send Watt's millta down." (Laughter.) Tho Governor said it was not the good people of Charleston who had howled him clown, but it was tho Cantinis and tho Nottes. The Governor said he would have to ho a little salty with Butlor. The Senator had intimated several times that he (Tillman) was a coward because he had not jumped onSimonton in Charleston. When ho wanted to talk about Simonton in Charleston the committee would not allow him. It was said in 1 HDD that he (Tillman) would not go to Orangeburg and say that .Judge I/.lar was a perjuror, but ho had done so. Tho Governor said it was about time that Butler was bringing tho proof that ho (Tillman) could not ho found during tho Hamburg riot. lio was getting near his homo now where his par.t in tho Hamburg riot is known and it was time Butler was springing his trap. Tillman, in talking almut Simonton, said that Simonton had sucked State's rights with his mother's milk and had been tho lirst man to plant a dagger in tho State's breast. Simonton had been appointed because ho was tho tool of Chamberlain and Wall street. Tillman poked hot shot into Simonton. Speaking of the talk ulxmt peace and unity, Tillman said tho Conservatives hated him because tho Koformors supported him. They do not want peace and unity and if they keep up as they are tho Koformors will have to clear out tho road as they have before. Governor Tillman said that the dispensary will ro-opon al>out tho 1st of August. The Governor took a hand primary on the dispensary and it was unanimous for that system of controlling tho liquor tralllo. Tho Governor turned toward the hotel piazza for the vote against the dispensary and several ladies raised their hands. The hand primary to decido botweon himself and Butler for the Senate was also unanimous for Tillman, and thunderous applause followed. Aiken people love the bright and brainy young candidate of theirs for Governor, and gave him an ovation which would Hatter a man of many years of political ambition satistled. If possible the applause for him was more voluminous tliau for Tillman. As Chairman Gaston arose to introduco him the applause was so loud and prolonged that the chairman could not proceed for sovorul minutes. Senator Wvans said if he was any judge Aikon would have tho next Governor. (Loud cheers.) A ikon, ho declared, would do hor duty no matter who was nominated for Governor and would not sulk. (Applause.) Senator Evans said that their enemies call Tillman the big devil and him the little devil. (Laughter.) Ho was sorry to see sovoral women voting in favor of the dispensary. Me appealed to tho women of A ikon to say that during the timo tho dispensary law was in effect tho streets of Aiken were freo from drunkards. Any woman could walk tho streets then and fool that she was safe, but she couldn't do so undor the saloon system. If left to a vote he knew tho womon of Aiken would vote for the dispensary. Senator Evans proooodod to talk on tho dispensary, maintaining tho position ho has all along takon, that no bettor law can be passod. I NO 2. Resides tho Kri'oat applause which enI surd who 11 Senator Kvuns sat down two ' littlo ijirls walked on tho stand and presented him with beautiful boquots. Senator Kvuns promised his admirers to got married as soon as this canvass i is over. - Secretary of State Tindal followed the Gamo Cock, lie told why tho tieform movement had boon organized and what were its ohjcots, ifo gave the usual advice to the farmorn lOvmt. | keeping up their organizations and made one of tho plain, practical talks which characterized him. Mr. Tlndal siiicl he would enforce tho Dispensary law if elected Governor. General KUerbo was Introduced at 3 o'clock and spoko brlolly. The Marion Swamp Kox said he rogrottod that ho had to bring the people of Aiken bad news. It was thift Aiken would not have the next Governor. Marion County would have that honor. (Laughter.) General Kllorbo said that Aiken's Game Cock has lost sonic of h is feathers recently and has boon lighting something like a dung hill, lie told how ho bad boon blistering his Cousin John and bow John had not boon blistering him in return, like a Game Cock ought to. Ilis humorous remarks about Kvans were greeted with laughter and some applause. What ho said wum in tho beat of humor and a number of tho game cook a worn heard to remark : " I declare I would vote for him if Kvana waa not running." Kllerbe aaid that aa Kvuns la going to carry so few counties lie did not begrudge him Aiken, ft waa right that Aiken should vote for him. Filler be invited all the people to visit him in the Kxecutive Mansion at Columbia. General Kilcrho was forced to another personal explanation to-d*y. Ho read an article from the Aiken Times headed " An Infamous Sharno." This article charged that tho Conservatives tried to induce tho Iteforin Kxocutlvo Com* in it tee last week to call otT tho Ho form convention. It charged that Fdlerbe, Tindal and I'opo had endorsed this scheme by signing a petition to call the convention oil', lie had never signed any such petition and he wanted the editors of the paper to tell whore they got their information. General Kllerbe said that a number of papers friendly to F.vans havo been slandering him (Kllerbo). Fie did not think this method of warfare just or fair. AT KDGKKIKLI). Special to Tho Register. KlxHCFIELD, S. C., .July lb.?Tho same providence which has before prevented the shedding of blood at campaign meetings in this State interposed again to-day. With eyes glaring like tigers, with hands on pistols and with open dirks and knives ready for deadlv exncnt.inn it lacked only ono overt net, only one blow, to luivo precipitated a buttle which would have loft a hundred dead and wounded men on the platform and grounds of Academy Grove, innocent women and children would have suffered and the consequences would have been horriblo. 1 have seen trouble in crowds boforo. I have seen the eyes of men dance and the muscles quiver. I have seen the hand go to the pistol pocket, the glimmer of the bright weapon and the smoke clear away after tho triggor was pulled, but 1 have never seen wilder or more ferocious expressions in the eyes of human beings than was exhibited bore to-day. f looked at any moment to see a shot fired and to see the fray commence. Tho scene of the trouble was on tho speakers' stand. Right hero it is well to remark that the lives of every public man are endangered by permitting anybody on tho stand but those ?nti : fclod to bo thoro. With a packed stand and every mail possessing a pistol few bullets will go astray. At the first intimation of trouble desperate men crowd on the stand to bo in the boat of the fray. If everybody was forcod to stay on the ground the danger would not 1x5 so great. In case of a row there would bo room and opportunity for innocent people to got out of harm's way. The row occurred just before the ! closing of the mooting and during Sen' ator Butler's speech. It was precipi; tilted by tho uncalled for remark of a : man to Senator Butler. It would have come, however, with almost anything or any remark. It was in tho air, anu nothing was needed to cause the explosion. Senator Butler did not intend it, but if he had not lost his temper to soinu oxtent tho trouble might have not been so intense. Tho veteran of battles and bullets let passion got the betterof him for a few minutes. Ho not only called a man a liar who had insulted him, but repeated it two or three times. He had become exasperated bv the cheering for Tillman aiul was In a mood to vent his angor on any man. The crowds numbered 1,200 people and wan made up of the moat peaceable and the moat desperate men in Edgefield County. Governor Till man had the majority of the crowd by sovorul hundred, although Butler supporters wore to bo seen in all directions. As tho interest to the public will eontro in tho speeches of the SenatoI rial candidates und in the trouble which was tho outgrowth of those speeches, I will give them first, though they were made last. 1 will simply give tho facts and let tho public muko up its mind as it sees lit. During tho speeches Governor Tillman sat toward tho back of the stand, talking with friends and listening to - ff 1 * * * ' luu v;?iiuiuui.u8. no nas cnangeu bid whito holmet to a dingy yellow one of the same stylo. Senator Butler sat near tho front of the stand. He woro the old straw hat which has crowned his head from tho first day at Rook Hill until now. In his right hand ho hold tho long walking cane which somo friends gavo him and which ho cherishes. Governor Tillman was greeted when he advanced to tho front with a tumult of applause, wild choorlng and a waving of hats. His partisans rose to their foot and jumped in tho air and yollod. I have known Governor Tillman for years and have reported many a spoooh of his. but I never saw a tear iu his eye until to-day. it came when he opened his sueech by saying that his heart was filled with gratitude to the pooplo of Edgefield, to homo people, I lUONTINUKD ON FOURTH 1'AQfcS*] t -yy ^