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h^=ffcaazs=r. jj^grr-r? l/ru i at ? v/ii. 1 A, THE STATE CAMPAIGN. SIX WEKliS OF SNAUIilNO. F.Morbo Snys llo lias a Mint! (n Spunk Itotli ??1* Hu* Heavenly Twins I'm' l?ad llchavior?Dr. I'npe as a Kicker? lialy Did ami Katy Didn't. \V INNS HO HO, July 21.?Tho most o'vontful mooting of tho campaign was hold horo today. From tho point of ] view of pcaoo and good ordor it was a modol gathering; politically it was not model. Tho speaking, which was proslded over by County Chairman Ketch in, was held from a small octagonal band ; stand. ?i t?i> niiptlu....! ...... ' m- ?v ..VI k.iuuou V WIm;r III l>11U court mouse yard, fronting tho muiu street. Tho crowd was composed of about 100 whites and .'KM) negroes. Between Tillman and Butler the Governor had a good majority. The exorcises wore opened with prayer. The candidates for Railroad Commissioner had the first say. Then came those who want to bo Superintendent of Kducation, and another candidate was added to the list, School Commissioner Keitt announcing that he was i?i the race for a light to the finish. Gen. Hichbourg was tho only aspirant for military glory present. Thcncaine the Congressional candidates. Col. D. 1'. Duncan led oil'. lie got to work by showing what tno Democratic party has not done and by attacking Cleveland. IIo said the South elected Cleveland and is now being knocked in the head by him. Free silver has not been given and nothing has boon done. V.o said there is little difference bo. Awoen the Republican party and tho Democratic party. Col. Duncan said that tho throe Allianeomon elected to Congress from this State were treated like they wore dummies in Washington. The people should elect more Alliancomen to go there and back up those now in olllco. As the County Chairman tojd Col. Duncan that his time was about up. the speaker ceased his talk on national politics and his advice to his brother Alliancomen and made these dramatic remarks: 4 ? ! 1 ' 1 ' r "? 1 " 1 ' uiutiiioii, IUIVV UUIUO HID UcaUllgllL % in your homos, marked paid until September If)? How cutno it scattered broadcast over this Congressional district? This man protends that he is an Allianeoman and yet he tells falsehoods on me and other Aliiancomen. Why is it. brethren, that this Georgia buzzard comes over here and vomits his li 1 tli over me? (Loud and prolonged applause.) Governor Tillman invited mo to join the Koform movement in 1888 and 1 joined it. I have been with him and the movement ever since and be can't doubt it. 1 believe that when history is written and prejudice and passion are over Tillman will bo put down as one of the greatest statesman of the age." (Applause.) "Again 1 ask, brethren, why this attack on mo by this Georgia buzzard?" Voices?"Wo don't believe him." Duncan?"Thank God, brethren, that you have conlidence in inc." (Applause.) After denouncing Larry Gantt roundly Col. Duncan turned to Senator Stunyarno Wilson and said : " You can carry this message to him. You are the only man who is getting any benefit out of it. 1 have told him to his face that no gentleman would actus lie lias. I have no organ to support mo." Col. Duncan wound up with a strong appeal to the Aliiancomen. If sent to Congress he would say to the national legislators there " for God's sake givo relief in the name of two million tramps, in the name of six million poor workingmen and in the name of millioti'i of down t.rmlilnn f.'i imiioim " 11 i?n,l I applause.) General Farley, who spoke second, was received with cries of ' Hrer Rabbit." General Farley was in good humor and amused his audience. Ho said that lie had grown gray in the eauso of Reform and had really taught Wilson and Duncan all they know of Reform. (Daughter.) tie was as old a Reformer as Tillman and had risked as much. General Farley tolu a story to illustrate the row between Wilson and Duncan and (0|IPVhe (Farley) would step in and get the cako. (Laughter.) The South and the West must get together to protect themselves from the combined money power of the Last. The speaker said lie was no Populist or no Third l'arty man. 14 These young fellows," said Farley, 44 can't do you as much good as I can. For ten years 1 fought against public sentiment for the interest of the mass es." Gonoral Farley said that all ho asked In this race was fair play and no tricking for tho other follow : no booming, etc. All kinds of tickling resolutions havo hoon passed and put in tho Headlight. Senator Stanyarno Wilson said ho had come here to discuss issues and moasuros. hut personalities had boon brought into tho fight and he could indulge in them as long as any man, although ho rogrotted it. Ho would not climb to oivinonco over tin; body of any man. I atn toting my own skillet. You pan toll the chatT from tho real stulT and you can toll when attempts are being made to blind you and fool you and turn you from tho real issues. What havo I got to do with tho Headlight? No moro than Mr. Duncan. Larry Gantt has ontiro control of tho paper. I have done tho best I could to prevent Gantt attacking Duncan. 1 knew it was raising him to prominence which ho would never have gotten. Homo men liko to bo attacked so they can got to use it." Senator Wilson accused Col. Duncan of appealing to prejudice and passion. Ho (Wilson) was not a member of tho Alliance bocauso bo was a lawyer and was not allowed to join. He was as much a farmer as Duncan and ownod as much farm land. Tho host farming Duncan had over dono was farming in the Kailroud Commission's office in Columbia for twolvo years at $2,100 a yoar. Was thero any cry against'mo two years ago because I was a lawyor when 1 stumpod Spartanburg County, reversed a Conservative majority and carried the county by 1,000 maiorityj? Senator Wilson donied that thoro is any ring. He had nevor mentioned BUeli a matter to Governor Tillman or , the latter to him that is, about sqp; porting each other, llo is hands off in * this light. Tho most frantic efforts to grab a coat tail I ovor saw wcro made hore this morning. Senator Wilson conciudod by saying V .. \\/4 that ho thought Colonel Duncan was entitled to a rest. Fie had been working hard for twelve long years in Columbia and was weary and tired. (Laughter and applause.) The tirst of the candidates for Governor was John Gary Hvans, who was received with cheers. Ho denounced as lies insinuations made hv " Senex." One of these was that ho had forgoil Governor Tillman's mime in sending a telegram to Darlington during the riot there, lie had written Alio telegram on Governor Tillman's order and the Governor know it. The insinuation of " Senex " was basely false. That was hitting below the holt. Another insinuation was that he is drawing salaries trom corporations. " That is another lie. I never drew a dollar from corporations in my life." (Loud applause and cheers.) To the insinuation that ho claimed al 1 the credit for refunding the State debt and bad done little, Senator Evans said he had never claimed all the credit, but he had done his share. " I am not claiming false glory. It is bad j grat e to be trying to pull me down by lies. You know they arc lies. (Applause.) I have done more for the Ue- j form movement and gotten less out of j it than any man in South Carolina." (Applause.) Senator Evans next began slugging General Ellerbe and hit right and left, going over all the charges Ellerbe has made against him and defending himself. Senator Evans ended his speech by a discussion of the Dispensary law. I lis remarks were well received. Tindal followed Evans and was well roooioved. Then came Ellerbe. The audience expected hot stull' from him when ho got up and they got some warm material. General Ellerbe said that he and'Evans had been sparring. So far tbey had not hit below the belt, but the newspapers friendly to Evans had bit him (Ellerbe) below the belt in a most foul manner. Larry Gantt was i one of these men. Guntt had deliberately slandered and misrepresented him and hud scattered the Headlight broadcast to injure him. In view of all the false ohargos against him he thought that Tillman ought to say to that he (Kllerbe) is no traitor. General 101 lerbe then went on to say that he itid not desire to bring out certain things but was forced to it. lie repeated most positively that Governor Till man had solicited him (Kllerbe) to make the race for Governor and had told him (Kllerbe) that he would not have to scramble for the place. Col. W. A. Foal wiis present when Governor Tillman told him that and ho would prove it by Noal. The people, Gonoral Kllerbe said, want a farmer and not a lawyer for Governor. Furthermore, Kllerbe said, after Governor Tillman had told him (Kllerbe) what he did, the Governor telegraphed to Kvans to come to Columbia and advised Kvans to get out of the race. The Governor and others knew that he (Kllerbe) had not wanted the oHioo of Governor and ha?l been solicited to muko the race. General Kllerbe said that it was rooorted everywhere that orders have gone out from heudquurtcrs that Evans must be Governor. He (Kllerbe) proposed to show that no such orders have gone out. "Governor Tillman, Gonoral Kllerbe doclarod, " is an honorable man and would not induce mo in thin race and then go back on mo. lie lias fought the lawyers all bis lifo and why should ho , bo supporting one now V" < Senator Butler was in a humorous strain to-day and kept his audience laughing from beginning to end. He i said that tlio sports of the day remind- i ed him or a line of poetry, "Oh, liberty, how many crimes arc committed in thy name V" A little transposition would make it read : "Oh, Roform, how much humbuggory is committed in thy name?" General Butler defended the llumocratic party and asked why the whole party should bo condemned and spit upon and villilicd because one man has not sustained his pledges? In acting as they are the Democrats are simply paving tho way to the success of the Republican party. General Butler said the Reform movement is getting sick and the bost thing it cap d? lp to koop Marse Bon in this State to get it woll and return him (Butler) to the Senate, General Butler advised thoConserva* tives to elect dologatos from their clubs to thoRoform County Convention and in that way olTcr to take part in tho primaries. They ought to want to tako part us good citizens. Ho did not believe, however, that the Reformers would lot thom in. General Butler received somo solid cheers. He was not nnen irit.ij>??rMir?to<l His discussion of national issues whs brief and whs on ttie same lino with what has boon published before in my oorrospondonoo. Thero is a complete change in Genoral Butler's tactics sinco the F.dgoflold mooting. Ho jokes and makes humor- 1 ous personal remarks to men ho knows in the audiences. i Thero was a great deal more applaqso for Tillman than for Butler, an indication that Fairfield is no longer a close county. 1 Governor Tillman began by saying that ho felt like spanking the Reformers who are quarreling among themselves. IIo believed he would just 1 spank the " wholo biling of them." i Instead of their tolling whqt thoy intern! to do if elccfed Governor they go i around quarreling with each other. Fvans, ho said, claims all tho orodit for refunding the Stato debt. F.vans did nothing but bring a sham suit in i Court. Ho (Tillman) and Bates did the work. ICllorbo talked he had done all the fighting against tho railroads and the banks whoa it has since boon found out that another man originated tho I plan against the banks and roads. ! Tindal, ho said, is going around got- 1 ting off some doubloHwlstofh back action schemes for a primary instead of i tho plan now uuopted by tho Reformers. The Governor acknowledged that it would bo bettor to have a direct voto, but that would bring up tho-old question between the up-country and tho low country negro. If tho equilibrium l>etweon tho low country and the qp country is to bp preserved the system as adopted must stand< The Conservatives, he said, want to como in and pick out and otoct a man who will surrender a41 we have fought for. Just .hero there was ouo shout for ktZBs CONWAY, S , ~ Kllerbo and ono for Mvans. Tillman ( told the shooters to shut up and then 1 went on to say : " Now, I will touch on the eoat tail ?. business. L'ooplo are trying to make < out that I am trying to play double, t You who know me know that 1 never i played double in my life and tbut I i never will." (Applause.) t o 'I'U., .....i ....V. .4 4i.i.. *. m niiiii aiivi r*ll ir-il/ilrllU*; KH I/IIIW whole thing," he said, 44 iH that in .Iannary Ellorbo unci Neal eame into my oltleo. There was a groat cry for a farmer for Governor. Ellorbo was talking about the matter and 1 asked him who ho thought would be a good man. I lo named several and 1 told him the people wouldn't have them. Then 1 asked him why ho didn't run. tie said ho didn't want the place, and 1 asked him what ho was making a'.l the fuss about. About tho sumo time it was reported that I Was in favor of Evans for Governor. Ellorbo askod me if I wasn't pledged to Evans and I told him no. I further told him that it made no ditTorenco what class a man was from ; that the people wanted and would have a man with the ljaekbone and nerve to carry out the laws. 14 1 say hero and now that Ellerbo is a good and true man with plenty of backbone and nerve, but he is not the only oue in tho Reforms ranks who has it." General Ellorbo had boon sitting with his oyoa steadily lixodon the Governor while tins explanation was being made. He arose, galled the Governor and said : 14 Didn't I toll you at Heaufort that 1 intended to Si (hiu if tliiu ,r kept up, and didn't you, by sllonco, | agree to it?" t Tho Governor did not dispute this. ( Then General Ellerbe said : s " Didn't you toll ine, in tho presence I of Colonel Noal, that I wouldn't have I to scramble for tho place, and that you 1 would take Evans out of the race?" < Tillman answered : " Yes, I said 1 l would get him out if I could, but he wouldn't come out, I am not bis keep- i or and could not take him out. Isn't ' that 80 ?" 'J Ellorbo?" Yes, if you say so.*' t The Governor said he had never in- 1 dicatcd any preference for either man. ? Turning quickly to Ellerbe Tillman t asked : < " Why do you undertake to say I i brought you out ?" i Ellurbe quickly?" Because you did." I Tillman ?" 1 did not." I Ellerbe?" You did." I Loud cheering for Ellerbe and Till- f. man broke out, it being difficult to tell <. which had tho best of it. There were 1 some cheers for Evans. i County Chairman Ketchin stepped f forward and the noise ceased. The Governor turned around without ? another word and resumed his speech 1 by saying ho would now spank Butler i some, lie chunked the Senator brisk- 1 ly for a few minutes and next turned i bis heavy guns on Cleveland, referring t to tho 1'resident at the heginuing as that hluck hearted old scoundrel. < (Loud cheers.) Senator Gorman had t just come tho conclusion that the I thieves are boginglng to fall out and iox pose each other's rottenness. (Ap- I plause.) v. " I sav wo are Democrats, lint. I rln i not say that wo can possibly bold on ? much longer to that namo tho way * things are going on, 1 have got this to t say : Hathor than bo trampled on and t tied hand and foot by the gold power 1 r will sock the first opportunity of uniting 1 tho South and West. I will go whether you go with with me or not. (Tromon Sous cheering.) u Shouts?"Wo will go with you." c " We aro held down," the Governor said, "and our noses put to the grind- t stone. 1 would give live thousand dol- t lars to-day to he in that Senate to tell u that old scoundrel, and tho Senate f what I think ot them. (Loud applause.) Tho Governor said that yesterady he t had issued a proclamation reopening 1 the dispensaries until tho Supreme I CJourt dooldos tho 1HD3 law or the Legislature changes it. lie reviewed his r action in closing tho dispensaries after s the decision of the court, and tho whole tl business from beginning to end. In v reopening the dispensaries he is simply ) obeying the will of the people. t lie then took a hand primary In the audieneo on the question of whether i they want tho present state of alTairs I or tho disponnurv. Not a hand was v raised for prohibition, and a large <, number went up to hack up tho dis- i ponsary. t * The Governor said he didn't believe i in allowing tho whiskey men to l>oss i things any longer. He was going to l m*u vucui u ciiauvu io dispose oi uio <. rot they havo on hand boforo ho put tlio screws on thom. Somo newspapers, tho Governor said, aro predicting bloodshed. They are simply encouraging violation of tho law. Governor Tillman said ho noticed that an Alliance of this Stat had adopted a resolution that it would not support any man for otlico who is not in full accord with tho Ocala demands. Tho Governor said : " It is well known that I do not endorse all the Alliancodemands, if tho Alliance wants to hurt itself and Koform, 1 can prosecute that course. I hoi ievo that there aro onough Alliancoincn who believe in my honesty to support mo." (Applause.) The Governor concluded by warning his frionds to send none but rock ribbed Tlllmanitcs t? the legislature. He laid VYall Street and the whiskey trust will turn Iosho barrels of money when the legislature moots to beat him (Tillman) for tho Senate. The applause was spontaneous and lots of bouquets werofcent the Govornnor. AT COLUMBIA. a Columbia s. C., July 2.">, l8i>4.?it v was a rowdy political mpotiug at * Abandon yesterday. A* the same time it was an important mooting, ono from t which history will bo written. lain a uoming to think I am something of a political prophot. Over a weok ago 1 I predicted in The ltogister that all of c tho meetings after thftt tune would he broezy, and that tirpo would ho develop- I ments which tno people wore not t looking for. Those developments aro > coming and they aro going to get more interesting. 1 It was five minutes to 12 o'olook yes- > torday when the County Exocutive t Committee, with Chairman Kay at tho > head, put all the candidates in an olec- 1 trie car and started for Shandon to begin the meeting. It was nearing 1 1 . C., THURSDAY, AU /clock when tho mooting was opened n t>y Chairman Kay. y The Kov. Dr. S. M. Smith bogan tho ixoroises with prayer, at the request ci >f Chairman Kay. The chairman v amply told tho audlonco that ho ilid tv lot want any " monkey business," bucIi n is there was two yours ago. If any of e hat foolishness was started he would uljourn the meeting. He introdui'ed H L'honias VV. Keitt of Newberry as the u< irst speaker. Mr. Keitt spoke to his ei ludionce on the betterment of pub'ie tl schools. 01 tJ. Walt. Whitman said that about ,he time ho had whipped the eat they g iad brought in a Keitt. lie would do el in this kitten who. like Mr. Mavliod. fi a defending tho South Caroliuu Col- In lego. llo suid that if ho was oloctod 01 Superintendent ho would give the ui children six months' school or would >o found trying. si Superintendent of Kdueation May- II lold was enthusiastically roooivod by hi die Koformors present and by others w who are his friends. Mr. Mayliold is ai ilichland's eandidato for the position S| if Superintendent and what he had to tl my on school matters was warmly en- h lorsed. lie made tho saino defonso of y< die South Carolina College which he si ias made at other meetings. Mr. II. Jt. Thomas spoke for votes r< 'or Railroad Commission. So did Mr. tl Seidell. Gen. .1. W. Gray of Greenville, who <'i made a few speeches at the beginning T >f tho campaign as a candidate for ti| tall road Commissioner, spoke today, ai .Jonoral Gray claimed to have been a ii informer before Governor Tillman, b< minting to bis record in tho Logisla- p ii ?,, in ISTW /? .......... il.n f 4 n I tit v 111 iviw w j/i uvu uiju taut. uuiiurai hi jrftty thought tho Railroad Comtnislion should bo mudo up of moil of dif- R orent classes. Tho speaker is u tl avVtyor und believes there should bo a ul awyer on tho Hoard. Tho lawyer tl sail, tbo said, ukoop tho Commission hi aostod on tbo latost railroad decisions. T Mr. Jasper Miller of Richland an- In louncod himself as a candidate for at tuilroud Commissioner and Governor st Pill man was introduced. Ho was P< dioorod lustitly by bis friends. When G 10 started bis speech pandemonium In uul confusion broke loose. Tbo m Irunkon olomont made itself conspieu- ai >us. It bowled without knowing what ti t was howling about. Some men iheorod for Tillman and some for Hut- (I or and there wore a fow hisses. J t at s| Irst looked like an attempt to howl (I1 Jovornor Tillman down and was so re- ti farded by nearly all present, but after s| ievclopmouts, noise and confusion, ci cads to the belief tjiat if there was any e* ittempt at bowling it was by only a 1 ow. ' w It at last began to dawn on the to Irunkards and the howlers and the tl lissers and everybody that there was (J i misunderstanding all around ; that S< Governor Tillman was not to l>e bowled o\ town; and that Senator Hutlor was not \N ,ryiug u> imiKo a spoecn. w So soon as Senator Sutler's voice ;ould bo heard ho pronounced tho ac- n lion of tho crowd an outrage, lie said ai Lhey had not acted like men but like c< lavages and lie was ashamed of them, si ie said that Governor Tillman should K ipeak if ho (Sutler) had to stay there at ill night and if they did not let Tilluan speak he (liutlor) would not G ipeak. The old General was mad all m >ver. lie again told the audience fr hat they wore a lot of d?n savages, K ind before he got through made it a d< ittle more emphatic than this. ti< Order was gradually restored. Chair- It nan Kay said that he would not let di my body say that he had paekod the til ounnittec of reception. ei Governor Tillman disclaimed any in- tl: ontion of charging unfairness to m Chairman Kay, but said that it was es tot much fun trying to talk to a lot of ools and drunkards. hi Governor Tillman began with every- tli hing as dead quiet as in a graveyard, tli io said. '' 1 am a candidate for the li< United States Senate." in Tho Governor resumed his financial p' emarks, but there was a row on tho sc outh end of the portico and a good leal of cursing. A drunken fellow I vas defying everybody. lie was (C mllcd off by friends while everybody riod to see how it was done. fr Tho Governor started again by say- st ng that he was hated by nearly every- or >ody in Columbia. Ho did not know y< viiy. He had walked tho streets m juietly and had tried to be courteous jo o everybody. Ho hail no hatred to d< ,no poopio 01 Columbia. It was im- in nutorial to him whothor they voted or him or not. Ho waa going to tlio 01 senate regardless of Kichlund's vote. Columbia had aeted so badly in the se )uat? that ahe had arouaed the anger hi >f the farmers of her own eounty and tl >f surrounding countiea. Her streets ire full of beggars and hundreds of 01 neu are hunting work. If the city ri sontinuos her beaaotted opposition she vill dry up and her people will be solely m to blame for it. C< This concluded the Governor's m ipocch and his frionda and admirers bi fave him thunderous applause. w Senator Jiutler began with beautiful at anguage. He said it was a shame and 01 i disgrace tho way some poopio are icting at these campaign mvetinga. It tl vas sad to him to see it. He did not g< vant any cheering or hurrahing. He it imply wanted the calm judgment of lo ho people. Tho very men who hurrah v/i <? in<%ii iuua) may mini mm next h 'ear and so it is. hi Senator Hutlor said that thoro is a ooling against him in this city because hi >f tiie matter of appointments, lie 11 uid hail hut one appointment at his oa oinmund. That would not go round fo ho State. . cc A few of Goneral Butler's opponents *v< ccusionally interrupted him with hi [uestlons, to few of which ho paid a??y A attention. pi It was a must conservative speech wi Vhloh Senator Butler made -not a fo vord of bitterness in it. '0 A drunkon man said soino insulting m hings to Butler, who denounced him th is a blatant jackass. The cheering for Butler was not as in loarty or voluminous, when ho ooniluded, as (or Tillman. m A drunken man in tho roar who had noon trying to run things for a long imo broko looso as Senator Stanyarne Wilson was Introduced. Mr. Wilson said ho believod he can in fet logis.'ation through Congress, C' vhlch will o|>en uu tho CongareoHiver o navigation. Thoro was no reason o: vhy the demands of tho city shall not j< kj mot. fc He discussed national issuos during ,ho last part of his spooch. Money w iw vrame~ ? Hrl f-lHik fffflLit CilJST a, 1894. lust be issued to tho people by the I ovormncnt, ho Haiti. i 44 llror Kalthlt" Farley followed, lie ? nmo boldly out for a primary to pro- I ont tho itoforin party bolno prosti- I itod by individuals. ('olumbia would i over have anything to fear if lie was looted to ('on j ress. General Farley made a few passes at > Uinean, saying thai he also is a late 1 mvort to Lie form. Wilson and Dun- i nil are Jfoiny; to out each other's t iroat, and he (Farley) will <jet tho ' nko. t <',,1 l? l? I\... -?1- 11.!.. I . v \/i, i' # i . i/uin an wiw tin* Liiiru \ oil- 1 rcssiona) uspirunt to speak. lie pro- t luiniod himself u simple corn-stalk t inner, standing' for the fanners and h i boring mon. He attacked the Deuioratie party for* its utter failure to do ti nything for the people. v I n the last three minutes of his ?oeeh Colonel Duncan spoke of the n eudlight as being forced into the v nines of the people without their t anting it. It Hoods homes with tilth ; t tid slush about him. Colonel Duncan I ioko of this Georgia jackal invading 1 lo sacredness of the lireside. Lawyers 1 ? avo dominated over Congress for 120 t oars, and it is time farmers are Vicing i int there. t Tho Gubernatorial candidates were c jsorved until the last, and this caused V loin to speak to a small audience. o Secretary Tindul was the tirst speak- u [\ He said it is none of Governor illman's business interfering in the ' s ght of tho Gubernatorial candidates, I ad the Governor had not done right " i criticising him (Tindul) at Winns- f< iro yesterday, lie wanted tho poo- t le to decide on tho question of a pri- d lary and not the Governor. Genoral Mllerhe complimented the r eformers of Hichlaud on the progress ' icy are making, and said when he was u eetod Governor ho would stand by '1 li.iii Onn-.i-ol 1.U1.....i.l 1 -w.*. v4viiui (? r/iiv;i uo ram tnai 111* v ml always boon u friend of Governor I illtnun, and would continue to ho as c ing us ho Is true to lloforin and Alii- o ice principles. He wanted it under- h ood that lie was not a hero worship- I* nr. Ho was for measures above men. o ovornor Tillman criticised the reso- h itions of the Marion Alliance. No h an who is a supporter of tlie Alii- h ice could takoolYence at those resoluons. - t At Winnsboro, General Kllorho said, q ovornor Tillman proceeded to try to u >ank Home of tlie Keformcrs. He v } I lor bo) was a bad man for anybody to y to spank. He was somewhat of a n >ankor himself. 44 1 am going tocriti- c so Kvuns, ho said, 44 whother it pleas* > i him or Governor Tillman or anybody, u want Governor Tillman to practice a hat he preaches. I had a good notion t spank him and Hutlor, both, for u leir behavior at some of the meetings. .V ovornor Tillman is a candidate for the s mate. Let him and Hntier run their I vn.campaign and we will run ours, d Mien 1 want an advising attorney I b ill call on the Governor." o Gen. Kllorbo said he was opposed to (opening the Dispensary at this time 11 iid was glad that Gov. Tillman had b included to do so on his own respon- f? bility for he (Kllorbo) as one of the '1 oard of Control would have voted y gainst it. h Senator John Gary Kvans followed H eneral Kllorbo. Tho Game Cock ade a good speech and had many I lends in tho audicdce. Senator h vans said that nobody but a blatant t jmagogue would try to raise the quos- c r v ? ? 1 1- * * * i7n ui uiiu invvjur against toe lurinor. w was only tho utter dosporation of u t dented candidate which would do 1 lis. Lawyers would he fools, as would o fory other class of ]>coplo, to opposo a 10 farmers when the. furnish tho il cans of livelihood to all other class- c I. Si Senator Evans jumped Ellerbo for I is oriticisms of Governor Tillman on h ie Alliance matter. llo said that t lose resolutions were introduced as a n at Govornor Tillman. Ellerbo v inself was opposed to the subtrcasury u an and told me so in Tillman's pre- li nee. p Ellerbo: You arc mistaken. 1 said H was opposed to tho sub-treasury bill." h Iheers.) Evans said that Ellerbo ought to be d ank cnogh to toll tho people that lie amis on the same platinrm with Gov- s< nor Tillman. When Ellerbo advises b >u to join tho Alliance ho is not a ember of it himself. Why doesn't he t in it? Evans claimed that he had tl ifcnded tho Allianco on ovory stump the State and would continue todoso. Voice: "You are going to bo Govern- t \" e Evans: "Of course 1 am, and any insible man knows it. They see it o id are scrambling and doing ovory- t ling they can to prevent it." s Evans next jumped Ellerbo about si 'itising the Governor for ordering tho g sopening of the Dispensaries, lie said that the Governor had not C ado a mistake and that tho Hoard of w ontrol had nothing to do with the g atter. Tillman was hold enough and ? ave enough to do what ho thought o as right. Tho IHPIl law is still law w id if Tillman did not enforco it ho p ight to ho impeached. b Some of the funny men said some- a ilng about Dispensary whiskey hoing >od and Evans answered, "Yes, and h will make vour bellies last ton years h ngor than before." (Laughter.) r Evans ended by complimenting tho undo nf dnliiniliiii /?n Oioli. t?/wi l.?- - r.w v/?l vuvu gVAAl w v> ivior at thin mooting. t Tliti sensation of tlio day was caused r r Dr. Sampson l'opo of Newberry. n o announced that ho would not bo a o mdidato for Governor before the Re- a rrn convention because ho did not ti insider the plan ri?fht or just and t<1 ould make the race before the rogu- t! r Doinooratio primary the last of ufifust. lie said that the Colleton t an was not Reform; that a primary h is the fundamental principle of Re- d rm. Ho then said. "I will not go bo- t re that convention but will submit 1 y claims to the tfenoral primary of I' o Democratic party." Dr. Rope also condemned the open- p g of tho Dispensary. c no was tno last speaker and tho r ooting closed. I 1 AT OKANUHBUIIU. Oranoeduro, July 20.?The moot- 1 g here was the largest sinoo tho t harloHton meeting, notwithstanding 1 ic fact that It rained. Ail spoochos v cccpt those of Govornor Tillman and < :>hn Gary Kvaiis woro repetitions of < rraor speeches latoly roportod.* The arrangomonts for tho mooting < ore very flno and were presided over < If 4UU? by County Chairman Dr. O. 15. Ix>winau. Tlio minor sookors for tlio lessolliccs woro introduced uud spoke irst. Tiles? included State Treasurer I kites, Superintendent of Kdueatinn Mayliold, Whitman, Keilt, .1. VV. (!ray, IV ii horn of York, Thomas a.nd Yeldoli. Then the candidates for Governor ipoko, Kllcrbc spcakin# first. lie wan 'ol lowed by Kvuns and they had tlieir isual spats. I'ope followed, and in the ourse of his remarks took occasion to oitcruto his statement that he was a jundidoto before the regular Domo ratie Primary election. Tindal was he last ol tho gubernatorial candidates o speak, which was the calm, dispasionato utterances he always makes. Senator Uutler was in good humor UHl made a good speech full of bright, vitty illustrations. Tillman followed and was introduced is the Hercules of Keform. There vero only two things of importance in ho (lovornoi'8 speech?his answer to he Marion Alliance uinT his answor to '.I lnrbo's eritieisni. The Ciovornor said that there was lO use to bo quarreling over the subrousury question, and that to inject it | nto national polities simply amounted o trying to cook a rabbit beforo it is aught. The sub-treasury is nothing' nit a plan for distributing the money d the country, but the money must be gotten before it can he distributed. " I know what all this means," ho aid, "seine men in South Carolina lave had daggers up their sleeves for ue since 18bI so that they could step urward and got some higher place han they had. Tiioy want to pull mo lown in your alTeetions. " Look at the Marion Alliance that inssed those resolutions the etlior day. 'hoy propose either to make mo cat uy words or to run in another man. 'hey can run in a hundred if they rant to but I will never out. mv wnwlu am neithe a moral nor a physical oward. If you boliovo I am capable f leading you, you have got to make onto of these people take hack seats. Jow I will test this right here. All f you who are in favor of [forcing this ssuo by having a man who will swal>w the Ociila platform hold up your lands." There was absolutely no response to his, hut when the Governor put the ucation of wait' lg to cook the rabbit titil it is caugnt hundreds of handare re raised. The Governor continued : " 1 am ot afraid of any straight Alliance andidate. If they want to trot out a uh-trcasury dark horse and if he will met mo I will run him to death or I in a nigger." (Laud applause ) If he Alliance, through its leaders, ndertakes to put that yardstick on, ou, the people, will resent It. It Imply mount) thut I can't bo elected, t mount* division in tho Alliunco und ivision irr tho Reform movement, und otween t host* two divisions our tunnies will on tor in and destroy us." " I um not going to light tho Aliunco. I ain't built thut way. I claim o represent its time principles, lint >r mo you would to-day have tho 'hird party in South Carolina and our Alliunco would be beaten and dislourtcnod us it is tho other Southern tates." Touching on the reopening of tho )isponsary, the Governor said that io had boon rapped on tho houd by wo of tho candidates for Governor bouuso of his action. lie was tender nth his boys and would reprimand horn as a kind and considerate fattier, le said : " Kllorbo miseoncoives the ntire scone and purposo of liis powers sa member of the Hoard of Control T he thinks that 1 have to consult him oncoming the opening of tho Disponaries. His duty is to help control tho Mspensury while it is running. He us nothing to do with enforcing ho law. That is my duty us Govoror. Now lOllorbo says that I ought to rait until the Supreme Court pusses nonthe Act of 181)3. Well, I would ike to know if I did not revive it and iiit it to work again when would tho iupromo Court get hold of it, and iow V" Kllorbo : 1,1 You could do just us you id in the bond case." Tillnsun: ''The court is not in ossion and will not meet until Novom?r." Kllorbo: '"Don't you think, Governor, hat they would meet if you asked hem?" Tillman: "f don't know." Tho Governor said that Kllorbo said hat he (Kllorhe) had not been consultd about the reopening. llMln.l... I .jiiui UU iini/tw rujJLUI^, Willi U H1UUO ii his faco): "No, I didn't. Toll tho . nth. I just wanted to put tlio roponsibility where It belonged and I aid that, you did not call the Hoard toother." Governor; "Thank God, you have a lovernor who in willing to assume tho 'hole responsibility. J could have otton out of this business if I had ranted to play the politician, but wo wo a debt of oitfhty thousand, booauso m bought it on credit, and we want to ay it. 1 ain not goin^ to sitstill while lind timers arc runnning everywhere nd let this condition of atTairs no on." There was so much applause at thoso 1st remarks that tho Governor said ho ad a flood mind to open tho Dispensaies today. (Tremendous applause.) The Governor said that ii everybody lse had tho riflht to sell whisaey he bought tho Governor also had tho iflht. Tho Sunremo Court, ho said, lurched up Main Street, in Columbia , very day riflht past a dozen saloons, | rid did not issue injunctions against hem, "but, boys, I am floinfl to mako hose follows ship their red eye out of ho State in a hurry. (Applause.) "Our own newspaper," (Tho Kefllser,) said tho Governor, "holds up its an.l 1 J--.I I ? ??iimo iciiu own n|iin'i\n miu MUVlltt UU(1 cad men and smells blood. It says hat it was unwiso in ino opening the Mspensary at this time. I believe illerbo put 'em up to it," with a laugh. By request the Governor took a hand iriinary on the Dispensary and the rowd was with him unanimously. By I oquost he also took one as between hitler and himself. Be got all and iutler got no votes. ? ??? ? ?Smokoloss powder has boon folowed by a chemical combination callid a " fog creator." A German named loihm is the inventor. It. is a shell vhich, when it ex)>lodes, enshrouds in lurkness the troops at whom it is aim)d. it also causes soldiers to cough. ?The best testimonial of an employer to an omployo is a voluntary increase of salary. NO 3. WASHINGTON A\I> MIS ( <).\( II. IIY WILLIAM KLLIOT OKIFKIS. (Jertuin States of the original thirtoon aire peculiarly associated with the lifoof Washington. In Virginia, ho spent his earliest, possibly his happiest lays. In Massachusetts, ho made a grand military beginning, and, in later life, a tour instate. In Now York, ho experienced disaster and grief, though those wore afterwards eclipsed by the pomp of his inauguration. In Now .Jersey, the darkost shadows and brightest lights in both achievement and character woro manifest. In 1'onnsyl! vanla, he 11 est began to be an explorer I and a soldier, here tirst displaying the | greatness of his character. Hero also his greatest work as statesman was I done. In Philadelphia, in accordance with the spirit of the times, and with what Washington believed to be the proprieties of his station, he lived in statoly Bivic. ;noi trio least striking Indication of the importance of tho President and of the government was tho splendid coach in which Washington rode to church, and when traveling or on outings for hculth. Made in Europe, and especially imported for tho presidential use, it was of white decorated with medallions. When traveling, this white coach with four hay horses, two uniformed outriders, and the same numhor of footmen and postillions, with its tierce mustachioed coachman in white and red livery, with cocked hat and well-encased queue, "tho i'resident's chariot" was a sight to overuwo the rural spectators. In our day such splendor of official dignity would not be relished. We are more democratic than our fathers. ()f Washington's coining to church, John llarby, of whom wo once wrote in these columns, has often told. Living on Second Stent, in the days when green lields lay ull around, cast, north, west, lie was often one of that gathered to behold the Sunday morning sight. As the four shining bays drew up at the gateway, bold llnuly and promptly stopped by Fritz, thu coaohinen, all oyos turned from tbo equipage to tbo lady and gentleman soon to omorge. Fritz bad been a Hessian soldier. None sooner than Washington saw into the true character of these worthy Germans, victims of the very spirit against which Washington bud fought. With Fritz on tbo Ih).x, tbo coach was safe, and tbo horses sure to bo well held in when confronted by danger on the road. Amid profound and oven reverent sikmeo the stately form of Washington moved across tbo pavement, up the churchyard, and into the old edilico which lias no door at the oriental, but only on the southern side. Many u time did John llarby's children, as they have often told us, stray across tbo grassy meadows from the old Lutheran church at Fifth and Cherry streets, to Christ church, in Order to look with childish awe on tbo Father of bis country. It was John llarby's Gorman countrymen, or descendants of thorn, who lirst gave Washington this all'ectionato title. Most worthy of the honor was this tolerant and farsighted man. Already bo saw that tbo Uhitod States was not an F.nglish nation, not a new Fngland, not a people with a single strain of blood. 14veil in bis own time bounder nvwu uicai iy Hlilb HUM country 1H it new Europe, it new Christendom. The old names (?f New France, New Sweden, New Ncthprland, New England, must pass away, and the United States of America bo the only name worth keep* ing. Hence, his recognition of the virtues, the merits, tlvo sterling character, of the French, German, Dutch, Irish, Scotch, Welsh, as well as of the English descended people in tno army, in the government, and in the country at large. Despite his personal dignity, reserved manners, and his aristocratic bearing, Washington had a warm heart for the humblest, and especially after his Revolutionary experiences, a sympathy with common folks. Besides the many anecdotes in print, and well known, the following, we think, illustrates strikingly this trait. It was told by Alfred Ely, u. D., who was, wo believe, an eye and ear witness of the incident. Dr. Ely was afterwards, for sixty years, pastor of the church in Monson, Massachusetts, and from his daughter I have heard it. Wo quote from "the written word" : "In the autumn of 1789, during Washington's lirst presidential term, he made a journey to Boston, following up the west side of the Connecticut Itiver, and crossing it at Springfield. He travelled in his English coach drawn by four horses, with footmen, postillinnu nml ..VMU ??MV? VUV1 lUUin, "Ah they approached tho river in the town of West Springfield, one of tho outriders galloped ahead and hold a parley with tho driver of a loaded hay wagon, to induce him to turn out and allow Washington's chariot to pass. Ho refused to yield an inch of tho road and tho state chariot patiently followed tho wagon for some distance, until, at a safe (>oint, it passed by to tho bank of tho rivor. "While waiting for tho forry-boat, Washington stepped out of his couch, when one of the outriders approachod, and, saluting him deferentially, said, with an air of injurod dignity: 44 'Your Kxeolloncy, as 1 was riding along, a little way back, wo overtook a man with a loaded cart which occupied tho entire road. I asked him to stop his team, and let us pass; but he refused. 1 then told him that President Washington was in the coach. He refused again, saying that he had as good a right to tho road as tho i'resident.' 44 WlLsh lni/t./?n'?l loonnln - ..p ?? M MVX/UI^ lopij WtW 'And so ho had.' "Tho outrider, astonisnod at this roply, retired in sileneo." Commont is needless. The ossenuo of tho Declaration of independence and of tho Constitution of tho United States is in that reply.?Sunday School Timos. ?Over tiftv kinds of hark are now used in tho manufacture of paper. Kven banana skins, pea vines, cocoanut fibers, hay, straw, water weeds, loaves, shavings, corn husks and hop plants arc nsed for the same purpose. ?A wind moving at forty miles an hour oxorcisos a pressure of nine I pounds to tho square foot; at 100 ml lea, I of fifty-six pounds. .-h . .jfcg-. :w