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f VOL. IX THE STATE CAMPAIGN. The Canvassers Nearing the End. HOT TIM MS IX livinw Senatorial Candidates Increasing; the Heated Term?-Butler (lets Mud and Till titan tiets tlie Crowd. Union, July 31.?Strong men and brave men looked for serious trouble at Union this afternoon uii>t*?urly tonight and held their *g jCths until it was over. Well, it's over, and there was no personal difficulty between Butler and Tillman. There were hot words, however, and the two men shook their fore-fingers at each other and talked hard and fast while the train on which they were dashed noisily along and ovorybody breathlessly awaited the outcome. It's a long story how it all came about, but the public will devour every word with eagerness and will not then he satisfied. Hero's the story, although some of tho same facts appear elsewhere In this report. On Saturday at Laurens Soivator Butler gave to the newspaper men a part of a speech which ho intended to make there. This was given them for the purpose of getting it to their papers by mail. The entire matter related to tho Dispensary. Each correspondent mailed tho matter to his paper. Senator Butlbr did not use the matter in his spoeCb nd tho nowspapor men telegraphed their papers not to uso'it. I*\>r some reason tho News and Courier saw lit to publish it on Monday morning with a statement that it was a part of the proceedings of the Laurens meeting. How it made tho mistake is not known. Governor Tillman was mad. Tho matter again insinuated that there was something wrong In the Dispensary. When the Governor spoke today ho jumped on the article and on Butler, using some strong language to tho senior Senator. When tho Senator replied he was severe on Tillman and the crowd got mad. Butler got mad and for a while things were squally. Tho article referred to is as follows, and was Intended to have boon spoken by Butler at Laurens. "I have already during tho campaign r'oflferrod to the management of the State, Dispensary and asked Govornor Tillman what had become of tho 7 cents per gallon rebate the State was entitled to on his liquor purchasos. In reply he stated that he did not got this rebate because he did not contlne his purchases to the trust. I was not thoroughly posted then but havo since had the benefit of Commissioner Trnxlor's report from July 1st, 1803, to January 1st, 180-1, and in looking over it find that Govornor Tillman is in error in saying that tho Stato was not entitled to this robato as none of his purchases as published in this report released the Mill Creek Distilling Company from payment of not only this 7 cents per gullon, hut as I willshow you of a much greater amount, and if it has not boon paid steps should bo taken to havo it collected us the taxpayers of the State are entitled to it. In Commissioner Traxlor's report we are informed that the first liquor purchases for the State were made on May 22rd, 1893, from the Mill Creek Distilling Company, who are in the trust, and amounted to about sixty-ono thousand, three hundred gallons at a cost of about $84,300. Of this purchase all except about 1,350 gallons were entitled to a rebate of 7 cents per gallon, but also 2 cents per gallon for cash. The 1,350 gallons of high pricod whiskey was entitled to a discount of 4 per cent, for cash. Further reviewing this purchase, I find that tho Stato paid the Mill Creek Distilling Company $1.30 per gallon for 17,936 gallons of single X rvo. which was onlv worth on that day $1.20 per gallon. They also paid the Mill Crook Distilling Company on tho suiuo date $1.20 per gallon for IS,281 gallons of single X Bourbon, tho market price of which on that day was $1.20 per gallon: so in this single Surchaso wo Hind tho taxpayers of tho tato over paid Wl "On 17,930 gallons Iv ryo at 10 cents per gallon $1,793.60. "18,581 gallons X Bourbon at 6 cents per gallon $1,114.80. "Rebate on 59,950 gallons at 7 cents $4,196.50 "Cash discount, 59,950 gallons at 2 cents per gallon, $1,199.00. "Cash discount, 1,845 gallons cost about $30.27 at 4 per cent, $120.00. "Making a grand total of $8,423.96 lost to tho taxpayers of the State on \this single purchase amounting to loss than $85,IKK). I do not propose to go oyer all tho purchases made by tho State, but simply call your attention to the loss mado on this single purchase from tho Mill Creek Distilling Company. "Tho Governor promises that tho Dispensary will bo in full blast again at an oarly day and apparently ho is anxious to have t)v" 'law in force again, and whilo I do'^s^hyoposo to givo my views for or against it, I do think that t.h? Ktiito should bnv its limmr to tho very best advantago and not voat tho purchasing power in one who has no knowledge of tho business; and besides, I do not think it wise to have a law which opens the door to corruption. It is not my intention to convoy tho idea that Governor Tillman is dishonest, but T do say that an Act that gives tho power to any one man to use tho money and credit of tho Stato to tho oxtent of thousands of dollars and permits his accounting to tho State for this trust as is done in this Dispensary report is, to say tho loast, an unwise Act. "1 have only covered the first purchase made byjdqftornor Tillman and understand tj; s),jll ryo liquors have since been bought from this company for the State Dispensary, and will go no furhtor, but I would be glad if some one porfectly familiar with tho liquor business would carefully roviow all the statements issued by Commissioner Traxler and let tho taxpayors of the State kno\V whother tho other pur chases wore mado at or above their value." TILLMAN'S RESPECTS TO BUTLER. Governor Tillman followed the Kailroad Commissioners. Ho said that bo fore ho bogan his discussion of issue* he would pay his respcct-a to Senatoi Butler. Ho said that Butler is allow in# his mouth to be usee as a sowoi through which other pooplo squlri filth at him (Tillman). Ho roviowot Butler's various charges against him Now there appears in tho News and Courier part of what is alleged to havo boon a speech of Butler's at Laurens. Butler did not deliver any such speech. liepiylng' to the article in the News and Courier, Governor Tillman said iiuii it was another insinuation that ho was either a fool or a rascal : that ho had boon swindling the people or had boon cheating, lie askod Butler whore ho had got his information about the price of whiskey at the times named. Receiving no .answer lie said that Butler didn't know and was allowing himself to bo used as a tool of tho whiskey trust. Governor Tillman went over the other insinuations of Butler and answered them, demanding of Butler the source of his information, lie said ho was getting tired of these insinuations and wouldn't stand it. He had never attacked Butler's honesty. The people of Kdgetield know that ho (Tillman )is honest and endorsed him two years ago by 1,500 majority. They will give him 1,.>00 majority this year. Tho Governor said : " It comes with poor grace from Butler to insinuate anything about my honesty when ho cannot say as much about paying his own honest debts." Butler, he said, charged him with having newer to purchase all tho whiskey. The purchasing power is vested in the Board of Control, of which Elllorbo and Buchanan are members. They are responsible but all the responsibility is laid on me. They frequently leave the purchasing of whisKey to mo bccauso I am familiar with all details of the business, but thov know that there is nothing in these insinuations. After finishing with Butler Governor Tillman jumped on Grover Cleveland. Speaking of the scarcity of money he took a haml primary to see how many ini*n in J.ln> nnili??iif?r? lnnl ??" ........... it was a rathor delicate question, but tho primary showed an enthusiastic majority without a cent. Governor Tillman touched again to-day on tho Alliance and tho sub-treasury. Ho declared that this pressing of that demand at this time is simply blindness and may precipitate a row in tho Reform ranks which may allow some of our enemies to slip in. kl 1 could have dodged this sub-treasury issue and lot you go on and fall in the ditch, but 1 am not a demagogue and will tell you the truth every time." 'Choors.) The Governor told his friends to make every man who is a candidate for the Legislature tell exactly how ho stands. Voice : " They have got it to do." Tho last thing tho Governor spoke on was the Dispensary, lie said that , ho had hid the 181K1 law from tho Supreme Court because he didn't want tho expense of an extra session of the Legislature to re-enact it. Tho Governor was sustained in what he had done in re-opening the Dispensary by a hand primary. Tho crowd promised to do their duty as jurors when men are arrested for violation of the law. Tho Governor told the crowd that when they know a man is violating the law to send him word and ho will send a constable to take charge of that man. Tho Governor was uproariously applauded throughout his speech. A RIOT NARROWLY AVKRTED. Kvorybody who knows Senator Butler can imagine how it must have affected him when Governor Tillman told him his mouth was a sewer pipe through which other people squirt their tilth at him. Knowing this the reporters looked for hot stuff from Senator Butler. They wore not disappointed, but the occasion was hotter than anybody expected, it came near iimnnnt.i nir t n n ? !/* ullot-tod to tho Sonator was over. Senutor Butler was probably u littlo paler than usual us ho faced tho crowd of 1,200 mon, nearly all of them Tillmanites. Grasping tho railing in front of him, General Butler tirst paid a few compliments to tho old soldiers of Union. Then ho said in stern tones : " Since tho progress of this campaign I have endeavored to comply with the rules of parliamentary debate. Tho exhibition hero th's morning is no exception to the quotation that ' When a man gets mad he is a fool.'" Turning toward Tillman and back again to the crowd, Butler said : " 1 notify both him and you here and now that in the future 1 do not propose to wash our dirty linen in public. If ho or you have any personal grievances against mo lot him moot mo and we will settle it. He knows whero to lind me and knows he can get satisfaction at any time." 'I'llis statement, or at least that part directed to tho crowd, was drowned out by tho loud choors for Tillman. General Butler explained that he had prepared tho article which was in the News and Courier to use at Laurens. Lie had given it to tho reporters to copy and mail to their papers. Tho Courier correspondent had mailed it to his paper and that paper had prematurely published it. It was published without authority. Governor Tillman knew tho circumstances and yet took advantage of it. Notwithstanding this ho bcos fit to go out of his way to make flings at mo. General Butler got warm again and said : " Ho (Tillman) talks about my mouth being a vohiclo for filth. God save tho sewer pipes of this country if liis mouth is not worso than any sower pi no I know of." This was grootod by loud cheers for Tillman which continued for a fow soconds. Kosuming, General liutlor said: "Tho figures on this Dispensary matter I socurcd from competent authority and not from thg whiskey trust. Why doesn't ho answer and give facts : say whothor they aro true or not and not indulge in nonsense and idlo stud' i which has no roason in it?" Tillman : " I have denied what you ehargo." General Hutlor : " I havo secured those figures from proper sources and when ho answers them I will havo i something else to say. lie intimates i that 1 am not paying my debts. If I ' had tho Dispensary at my back with i the hundreds of thousands in it I would perhaps pay my dobts and feathor my nest, if 1 was like soino pooplo. Any man who says that I do not pr.y my . U ~ ~ A ' ? ' - ",,,r iiuuuni/ ?n;i)Lf( MuyH a laisenoou. unman talks liko ho is a rich man. I am a poor man and I can't holp it. I havo dono my duty to myself and my coun trv." t Yho cheering for Tillman had grad ually grown loudor and more frequent - during Butler's remarks and it broko ? into a fury all at once. When tho yollt ing partially coased, Butler said: 1 44 HeMl need all tho hollering you can . give him." CONWAY, An old gray-halrod ex-Confedernto said t?) Butler: " Vou used to load mo right in wui'. Ho (Tillman) loads mo right now, und you don't." 'J'ho yelling for Tillnum continuod. 1 did not regard it as a formal attempt to howl Butler down, but as an expression of the feelings of the people for Tillman. It was at least annoying to (Jenoral Butler, and ho shouted to the crowd : "I understand this thing. You have boon put there to howl uie down, but you can't do it." The crowd vehemently denied this, but continued to cheer. Butler : "If you will meet me one at a time I will settle it with you." This caused mere confusion, a variety of noises and a number of verbal shots at Butlor on various subjects. With Hushed face and powerful voice Butlor yelled: 44 Como at ino one at a time, you blackguards, and I will give you ! all you want." At this point 44 hell broke loose in Georgia" sure enough. Three or four men shouted to Butler that they would moot him. Men pushed and scrambled lo the front, cursing, sweating and ; fuming. All kinds of noises rent tin; air and the excitement was at fever ' heat. From way back in the rear a I man named .1. M. Mobley, an exeeuI Live committeeman, and a candidate 1 for Supervisor, came pushing to got to tho front, lie was stopped. Another man put his hand to his pistol pocket and hold his hand on it. lie was a Butlor man, however, but did not pull ! his gun. The four marshals were powerless to stem the crowd and to allay ! the excitement. Governor Tillman advanced to ask | for quiet, hut Butlor peremptorily told j him to sit down, Chairman Lyles made earnest efforts I to restore order and these efforts wore finally successful. Before order had boon restored, however, General Butler was shouting above the noise that he came here as an invited guest and i that he intended to speak if ho stayed there all night. Voice: 44 Go ahead, wo are going to ! listen." Butlor: 44 No, you are not. You | didn't como to listen. You como hero to howl mo down." j Gcnoral Butler shouted that he had 1 not said anything that ho wouldn't I oiuuu iiy jinn rn was going to Hlfiy thoro. "There aro not inou enough hero," ho said, "to frighten ami intimi idato mo. 1 thought the men of Union were romarkablo for their courtesy and chivalry and I helievo a majority j af them are, hut some of them have acted tho blackguard here. I want you , to understand that I see men in that J audieneo who stood firm when times wore more dangerous than now, when bullets whistled around our heads and i cut down men by our sides." Voice : " Wo would stick to you now j if you were all right." ltutlor : " That shows what you are. 1 sat and listened to him (Tillman) and j said nothing when he foully slandered me. When 1 came to reply his heneh] men try to howl mo down. Voice: "Did you call this crowd I thieves ?" Butler: "1 did no such thing. I , want to say this to you, some of whom I have stood by my side when it took ' brave men to do it. and 1 am going to say it. In 187b and ls77 I took my life in my hands a hundred times to redeem this Stato. I thought that when we got riii of those thieves we would have free speech, but now when a man gets j up to express his honest sentiments he is howled down. That won't work ju i this country or anywhere else and i won't win. It will bring untold woes ! if it is persisted In." Then Qoneral j Butler continued his speech talking on | national issues. Cheering and counter I cheering broke loose and there carao I near being several lights. Thoro was never perfect order from tho time Butlor began until he finished and tho gubernatorial candidates began. PAIR PLAY ALL UK WANTS. General Ellorbo opened his speech by repudiating tho charges which have boon made against him by papers friendly to Evans and refuted them, lie declared tluit they are foul slanders. He did not believe his opponent had anything to do with these slanders, but it was low and mean that such schemes were ixdng resorted to defeat him. Gantt ought to prove the charges he has made or apologize. While talking on the subjects a man said : " You wrote too many letters in favor of T. C. Duncan for the Legislature. EUerbe : " 1 am glad you mentioned that, f did write several letters and 1 am not ashamed of it. Duncan wasmy friend. He said he would support the Reform administration and Governor Tillman and pledged himself to that." Some Interlocutor: "Did he prove to be a Reformer V" Ellerbo : " F don't know. You can settle that among yourselves, but lie was my friend and 1 never go back on a friend." (Applause.) Interlocutor again : " We are going to vote for your cousin Johnny." HUorlwj: " I'll toll you how you can do that. The next Legislature will eloct two judges. He is a lawyer. You can elect him one of those judges and vote for me for Governor." (Cheers and counter cheers.) General Ellerbo said ho was going to be elected Governor and is going to enforce the Dispensary law. Voice: "I thought you were weakkneed." Ellerbo : " No man can accuse mo of being weak-kneed. Governor Tillman and I uro both in favor of reopening the Dispensary, although f differ from him some time, if i uin eloctud I will onforoo that law." (Applause.) After the men with plenty of mouth got through speaking General Ellorbo discussed Alliance demands and national issues. TIIE AIKEN GAME COCK. Senator Evans who followed said ho did not pay any attention to the pitiful little newspapers and inkslingers. There are measures of importance and they ought to bo discussed. Senator Evans told what ho had done for Iioform and said ho was going to be the next Governor. Voice; "There Is a roport around hero that you will disfranchise the poor man und keep him from voting.'' i Evans: " That is a lie and is intended to hurt mo, hut thoy can't fool the people." (Applauso.) "Ellorbo says I have got all the politicians on my sldo. Well thoy are, but they see that the people are going to S. C, THURSDAY, A I elect m?? and thoy want to be on the j winning side." (Applause.) lie took a hand primary 011 this question: "All who think that the tlovernor is ri^ht in reopening the I >ispousary and that I had a ri?*ht to criticise The Ivepqster and stand to the (Governor's back hold up your hands." On this double headed question in which I JovernorTillman was so adroilty mixed the crowd voted overwhelmingly the way Mr. Kvans desired. None voted the other way when that side of the question was put. "That is vindication enoinrh for nin." nvnli.imi'i! sa.n. lit op Kvuns, and ho wont on with his speech on the Dispensary, arousing a good deal of enthusiasm. Kvuns bogged tho people to vote for a constitut ional convent ion. Pit. popf/s position. Dr. Sampson I'ope spoke in favor of his stand for a Deform primary, lie talked ton small crowd which did not sooin to fully understand all ho said. Dr. I'ope declared that ho did not expect any advantage from tho Conservatives by the position ho had taken. < >n the Dispensary Dr. I'ope said tho Supreme Court, whioh was composed of honorable men, had decided t he law unconstitutional. (Jovornor Tillman was not acting according to law in reopening the Dispensary now and the people should not follow him when he was wrong, lie admitted that liquor can I ho bought any whoro in the State, but said the Governor or no other law ollicor has made any attempt to enforce j prohibition. Dr. Dope insinuated very ; strongly that ignoble ambition is guid! lug some of the candidates for ofliou and that they are freezing with fearful tenacity to Tillman's coat tails. Ti 11I man at Aiken he said, declared that ho would get a coat tail big' enough for Kvans and Kllerbo, hut never said a word about Tindal or I'ope. lie (Dope) 1 was glad of it as he did not hang to anybody's coat tail. Til 10 UN10X !?! :< TIOI) IIIPP1 \w Trouble Avoided id Spartanburg ? Tillman and Duller St rumccra to I'larlt Other?I'cuco Plows Dike a lllvor. SpahtaNHURQ, Aiik. 1-?The exj pootod seldom happens and it did not I happen to-day. K very body was sure | the nicotinic would end in trouble, but it passed <?IT till right. Judge Watts. I who is holding court here, felt uneasy at the wild rumors atlout and sent SherilT Dean and a lot of deputies to the mooting to nip in the bud any into pent row. The fact is that there was no trouble because neither Butler nor Tillman mentioned the other's name. Men were ready for a light though. The observant people noticed that around Tillman and (hitler sat a little knot of friends, lhitler sat on the Bast side of the wide platform ami Tillman on the West. These little knots of men had no business on the stand, but they would have made business out of it in short order if the occasion arose. The truth is that unknown to either Tillman or Butler, these men were body guards of their respective champions. The mooting was hold under the main building at the encampment grounds, where many meetings have been held beforo. The crowd was estimated at not less than two thousand live hundred. Two banners floated in the crowd. One of those contained the nomination of Tillman for President in 1890 together with a life-size stoel engraving of the Governor. Tito Dispensaries here were closed by Governor Tillman till f> o'clock this afternoon. There was not a great deal of whiskey utloat for* so large a crowd. The crowd was turbulent at times and disorderly and ill behaved to candidates. It didn't like Serrnt.ii.rv of State Tindal and Col. 1). 1' Duncan ran tho gauntlet of jibes and cheers for their rivals. Genoral Ellerbe pummel* cd Larry Gantt In great style and by his very intrepidity and boldness got a fairly good hearing, lie bearded the lions in their dens and showed no fear. Senator Evans, tho first gubernatorial candidates to speak, was received with rousing cheers and waiving of hats. I b) said it was an insult to the people of Spartanburg to say there was a ring in this county. (Cheers.) Tho people from the mountains to the seaboard have joined in one big riag and he is the centre of it. (Appluuso.) Ho gave a history of alleged for a snap convention and charged that the efforts now being made for a primary are to try to beat him. It is said to bo an appeal to tire antis to help thorn or they will sink. Ho attacked YV. I). Evans, without using his name, saying that lie is trying to call off the Reform Convention, but can not do it. Evans, hosaid, isacundidato for Railroad Commissioner, but has never been before the people. Son a tor Evans said he didn't want to he Governor if lie could not get tho place by Reform votes. He said that Conservatives are not dead and alleged that a caucus of antl-Tillinanites was held In Columbia yesterday. "They aro up to something," Evans exclaimed. voice: "stick 'om again," Kvans : 44 I don't like to stick a dead chicken." Kvans was {(rooted with thunders of applause throughout his speech and many of the crowd yelled "Tliore's our next Governor." Talking on tile Dispensary Kvans said lie was sorry to see two of the candidates for Govornor and the Register "our paper," opposing tho action of the Governor in reopening tho dispensary. Ho asserted that tho people will hack Tillman and will risk their lives in assisting to enforce the law. lie took a primary on tho reopening and over a thousand hands went in tho air in token that tho men of Spartanburg would sustain tho Governor. He said tho men of South Carolina wore not afraid of a little bloodshed. They have chicken gizzards in their breasts if thoy are. Tho Governor has the law and tho pcoplo on his side. Ho said it was no moro disgruco to bo a constable then to be Governor or a high shoriff. When Kvan's time was up, tho crowd was unwilling for him to stop and yelled "Givohim more time." G. M. Nlilos in behalf of the many friends of Senator Kvans presentod their "GamoCock" with a beautiful cane, which ho accoptod in a graceful speech. Tho cane is olegantly carved and in some pluces has pearls on it. Dr. Sampson Pope was the next gubernatorial candidate. Ho asked whero was Kvans when Roform was started. Voice : 44 Don't say any moro about Kvans," which was followed by loud UUUST 9, 189 4. OilMMMMMMBfeHHaMMaiaMHMMaMi ehoyrs for i#ho Aikon mini. Dr. I'opt sailed into 4 ho erowd for its cheoorlnjj for Kviins and their noise ami said tho^ were biiulecl by prejudice ami Ii< 1 nol want to hour li i in. I )r. I 'ope eot a pooi hearing, voices ami yelling hoinj; eon tinnons. lie said if it was treason U oppose (Jovornor Tillman in his Dispensary action make the most of it. lie said it would have boon a small tiling to allow Conservatives to vole in the I to form primaries and bring; about peaee. It would huvo been a small Ihin-r and ?i?i?; 111 liavo saved dark and danKorous days in South Carolina. Tho Reformers, however, are too blind lllr 1,1'.. ill.!>.... u.wl if i^ li..i.i f. I ''J I'l v juviiv^ (II1VI IV i gy in 111^ | /1 I'ili IM'H into thom by nearly ovory speaker. Dr. l*opo hud u stumpy road to travel and was guyod on all nidus by tho crowd, but talked like a man. lb-could not bo rattled. CM NTT CAI.T.K.I) TO TIMK. IJefore introducing Gonorul Kllorbo, ('hairman Allon made an appeal for a fair houring for every speaker and scored the crowd for its onduct. lie was told to sit down and shut up. (ionoral Kllorbo begun by saying that tho story circulated that no would bolt the lb-form nomination was an infamous falsehood. 1 le would support the nominee, no matter who ho is, and will stump tho State for him if necessary, (Cheers.) (ienoral Kllorbo then began to review tho charges against him. Ilo pronounced as an infamous lie the story that ho had been in a caucus in Wrights'# Hotel, and turning toward (iuntt said : " I now call on the man who made that charge to provo it." Ho next denounced as false tho story that ho was in favor of a snap convention. (ienoral Kllorbo told (iuntt and all of Kvan's friends not to try to beat him by dragging him down. Touching tho Sunday caucus charge of (iantt, General Kllorbo said to (iantt's teeth that it was falsO that an anti entered that room in tho hotel. He would give Gantt &"> for every anti who went in that room, and 44 i call on (iantt miu him miw, 1113 mdid id prove uiui charge or bo a man ami upologi/.o to 1110 for it." Ciantl said there was a negro hoy at the door to lot antis in. That is false, (lautt charged that I was Shell's candidate, when he knew hotter. Now, I will tell you something. (iantt, wrote me a letter hoforo March telling me that this county was for mo and that he could carry it. Il<* said later, however, that Evans was a good man." (iantt was sitting just to the left of Ellorbe and got up to say smoothing, hut was'prevented. ADM I RATION FOR KRDICItllK. Admiration for Ellorbe was seen in almost every face as he boldly attacked (Iantt to his face and with thousands of his friends around him. lie did it sm.oooly and so nicely that Evans and (Jantt's friends stood still and listened at him. Kllerhc wont on: "If this county was for me what has changed it? Bocauso 1 have been misrepresented, and false charges made against mo have hurt me. (iantt cannot provo one of them, and yet you allow all these charges to inlluonco you. I want to tell you that that Sunday caucus we hold here was for tho purpose of making friends between McLaurin and W. I). Evans." Voice; '' Why did you do it on Sunday V" Ellorbe : "The Bible says 'blessed are peacemakers.'" (Laughtor.) " They have gone further," said 101lorbe, "and accused mo of being a traitor. No man dare come to me and say that to my face. Ben Tillman knows I am not a traitor to him or the Iioform movement. lie next fearlessly attacked Senator Evans' record. There were loud cheers for Evans. Ellorbe : " I see you have a bud case on Johnny, but I am going to heat him." (More cheers for Evans.) Ellorbe: "When I hog in to spank Johnny you don't like it." Whilo speaking an Evans man ask od : 44 I)o you stand square by Tillman ?" Ellorbo : " Yes." Some voico : " Whore woro you during the Darlington war?" Ellorbo : 44 I wus with GovornorTillman, at his house." Again : ,4 1 hoard that you woro not around." Ellorbo : 14 Tho man who told you that told a lie." In reply to a question Ellorbo said ho was in favor of tho Dispensary and would enforce it if olootod. Gantt had boon attempting some time to got to ask Ellorbo a question and at last got opportunity, lie said: 44 I can prove hero by Eon Hill and Davo Whitman that David Johnson and other antis told them that they woro waiting to go up in that Sunday caucus." Ellorbo : 14 Not an anti came in that room. 1 will say that I sent for Gault to como to the caucus, but was told lib was too drunk to got there." (Mingleil cheers for Ellorbo, Evans and (Jim 1.6 broke out and continued for some time.) Gantt got up and doniod that ho was drunk and asked Ellorbo for his' adthority. Ellorbo said ho did hot' lA*.lievo that Gantt was drunk,.but'iV was reported all round." I went tp Gantt's house that night and tqld liim all about the caucus. Judge Hill, who had booh named Am a witness to Gantt's chftirgcy arose to make a statement but \yus fqrhidden. Judge Hill told The itoglsler correspondent that he never told Gantt that jonnson arm oLnRTd wore- waiting outnido to go in tho rtx>iO, but said they wore waiting to spo,,Shy|l bersprially. They slipped,, into the luiil'wrty and called Shell out'of tVlb' rObin'and talked to him per&nMrtly and never went near the roortj.oiThie id it spfelmopt of Gantt's (MitUprUy ;for his .chargpH against Kilor.Dp. Kjllorbo got hy far the best df tits (incouhtor* With 'Garttt and untlottf)t&l)y made n good ii?pi>o?r alon. .'Wlioobo a* he finished, was, preaontodi fti^h p , tyjpto .of flowers and grapes irom friends. , Secrc'tary'iST Staid Tlridal pot a little warmer than uWunl-today. lie.had to strive.ugainst a-good deal pf opposition from tJkM3(ero)vd,and '.cheers, for EVahs. lie said Inornfin'WhO says ho is ghinff to bo elocted Governor doesn't know what ho is talking about. Volco : "Wei!, Evans is elected." Tindal : "Thoro la many a slip betwixt tho cup and lip. Spartanburg County is not tho wholo State. Secretary Tiudal said it had boon circulated to iiis injury that ho hud appointed Ilaskollitcs in his oillco. This wan falso. lie had certificates from every mat in his employ that thoy wore He > former* and hud been from the bojfln- ^ \ nintf. They voted for Keform in Co-; ' lumbiu when it took men to be on thut L aide. The\ are a? jrood Reformers as anybody. The eorti 11 en to* stii|jn^ thut thoj wero 1 horoughhrud Reformers 1 > were from I . II. Brooks, l>. A. Moans I < M. Ru^in, .1. M. < 'ooner an:! ll? nry < 10. Smith. Other eortlfleftt.es wore I from .i. M. Raines and .John II. Clarkson. Another was from Col. laim . i . flihbes that he had not voted at all iy 181K). C.ditor (iantt asked Mr. Tindal: | " I low about I '. It. Brooks?" ( lie said Brooks had told him ho was < against Tillman for the Semite. Mr. -Tindal said thut when he appointed Brooks to the position,-the latter was one of the men who bared his breast to . Ilnskoillsm in Columbia mid is un good |i ji Reformer as there is in tHo State, i | Mr did not know who Rrooks was going U to vote for Souutor. Mr. Tliulal prosontod his views on ttio Reform primary but didn't rncrivo any encourage-1 ( mont. in fart the rrowd didn't take <: to him murli boltor than to I'opo. t CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES. i (Jaudidulo Joe Johnson of Laurens 1 started the ball rolling for tho Con- *. gressinul eandidatos. Ilis speech was \ disjointed bceuuso of interruptions j I from tho crowd. I I Senator Wilson was wildly received. : t lie declined to talk long noeauso he t said he had the county solid anyhow. ' Ho used some pretty words ahoutSpar- * tanhurg. j I Tho man who hud tho hardest time i of all was Col. I). I*. Duncan. Tho a crowd seemed to have a particular dis- t like for him. All appeals to tho audience i v to give liim a hearing were futile. < Tlioy did not exactly howl him down, i hut they put all kinds of questions to J r him ami occasionally jeered him. lie a talked hack and told the crowd that S they had been bought ami paid for. v Col. Duncan crltolsed Senator Hutior v for attacking him indirectly because f ho was a candidate for fn to estate Com- a nioreo Commissioner. He hud the |; greatest respect for Hutler, but the Int.- t ter shouldn't huvo done as lie did. Ho wanted Duncan tn tulU nlw.n? O.n.u but bo said bo bud boon exonerated of n tbo charges inudo against him by (hmtt | o unci bad no more to nay about tbo Head- w light oditor. Duncan oxnlainod what's tbo Alliance bad done fn tbo Gantt I u matter and said< hmtt bad not appcurod c at Aikon. (built got up and said be o bad not received any notification ti to go to Aiken. General Farley fared tomu better I than Duncan, but also bad a bard p time. Ho alleged that Senator Wilson j a bad co<|uottcd in 181)0 and IHDiJ with 1 a Conservatives: that be tried to bo elect- j tl ed Senator in ISDlI without declaring i b himself for Tillman. General Farley IS gave A. D. Williams as a witness to h this charge. General Farley said that tl when Wilson wont to the Senate ho , a met Kirby Tapper there. Tuppoi 11 said to Wilson: "You are a b?11 of a j w li follow to encourage us to run a Shop h nurd and Orr ticket and then run on a / Tillman ticket." Wilson is bald to v have answered that ho bad to do so to ; a beat Farrow for the Senate. General |d was several times asked if be was going p to vol.(5 for liutlor or Tillman. He an-'t swercd that ho would stick to Tillman ti if the latter didn't take ground against ii him, and said it was a d ?n poor rule I n that wouldn't work both ways. y Senator Wilson replied to the charge a of General Farley, lie ridiculed Far- j ii ley after explaining something. Hole said : "No man living could say that il be bad ever abated one jot or tittle In t bis allegiance to Tillman or tbo He- d form movement." a Fai'ley : "Will you allow Williams t and Tapper to toll what they know?!!. y Wilson : " Lot them tell what they v want to." Farley : " Hut will you ask thom to d do so?" b Wilson : " You ask thorn if you want il to." , 1] This ended what looked like it,might turn into a personal (Vimchlty. Hi .lust before Senator Hutler was in- , a t.i'fhl llf'fwl SillOpitV I Innti "oLri.il ! ? oouuu i 11 ful hearing for the speaker,, Thi# wan g given Jtutfer, w,ho wiih not interrupted o a single time. Therb was nothing hew Si in I hitler's speech (Jxeojjt tho! touching w and eloquent talk to, Confederate sop- r diers. Butler told tin) young men not i to assume that thp Confederate vote-' o ran Is a tiling of the past, hut to ] 11 "cherish the memories and services of t their father* and forefathers, i-f you ox- j " pee.t to rMqive the benediction of your h God and y^ur country." p There was practically nothing new 11 in Governor Tillman's s|>eeoh. The.*' orowjl gave him an ovation which was fi grpaily. ip coptrast to Hu tier's roc'op'-rrt tioh, which was without a hurrah or rff't che'ef. The GoverrioV' defended the; |i Keform convention pian and.said ht> t belicA'cii there would , have been a pri-, c jniiry nad not it. oeop ipr tlio Darlings 1 ton riot. He said the nCo'ple arc not t )>r?Mik ing any pledges, bdt were carry- i iling forward the policy of The <: co.odltiipiis now a^'o soinewhat.dilrereiH i to then., lib . recommended ' that the f 'ttext f>CuioCl*atie pPinutry give the ? right to -the phopLe to vote direct for i Governor and JUiputynant Governor, i l/u sliid that some sch<)in|ng politicians 1 iM'o tyrosslnd the idlbtreaSuivy how. file \ liddfc a haiid primary and the Crowd uji: f aniujouHly hustainod l?ini in hip position, that it's pp.wjLsQ.ty,press that demand < now- Jlesaidh'e was going to era My 1 tmHfthm couritrtev with good I 'ehapdCsiiY Kichland. [ ;., ,ij ] att qi-iiit on tiuo , 1 ,.-:i. ..t J-ri. -- tii-i-envino nn* a MullH <VfciitfMtiftu m^minicvvcry mill# kumiiihIhdih uii i Ell hpr Hi<lq?-Much Oratory umf Idtkid nrini)iit<(fiilii)il. ' " '' i '.'in ] Rt^ijrtetl for Thli M?lUuliUn*t(i\ i'-n, F.toi%ybtJfl^' ffi rtVaonvIlle is congrtl- i i tulaling himself and every ou? ?l?o on 1 tlw bgcgftsp <fct,ifeUo campaign meeting J fro^.a?tjuulpoint of good ordor and ae- < entity. Tito ettnipaigphera say it was ? onft of the most orderly mooting* yet i ii bob! and praise hotii pooplo and comi jmit .co of arrangements for the good , results ohtainod. * I ft was alraofltf "alUl^fVhkl/" a botintry ! 1 o.reMl. WrtgOh arid lrtiggins from vWH < f ious parts of the (knint<yi began arriving 1 on WodnebdJsy xfltrouJflg, aud.on Thursday morning evory road' Uvaalng {ntd ' the city was tilled with vohielos. Glassy ' sent down a good representation, but 1 not as largo us had boon predicted. 1 Thoro woro two*horso wagons, one- \ horse wagons, mules, buggies, and ' i carriages. Thoro woro pooplo of every i description and every tomporamout, ' but almost no indications of any at 'Y.ViW W\\'\ |m OrtMdi/l oh .w a Y 'miO r/ - i?i i r? / in ? oiiiT NO 1 tempt to interrupt speakers except to interject a question now and then or giv? expression of approbation when somo favorite would make a hit. Most of the campaign party came Over on the afhrinxm train, and the remainder came on the Ashoville oxourdlon which reached tho city about half past nine. The meeting' began at half past ton !iud (tested until four. No intimation was given be fore hand as to what the nder would ho and a number of pool?h who supposed tho Senatorial oanlidatos would ho last, wore disnppoint.'d sis they eamo first, or rather after Watts and Klchburg, candidates for Adjutant and Inspector (leneral, had lpokon. < Sovornor Tillmun wui introduced md was received with generous npdausc. When the cheering had subddod he spoke us follows : Mr. Chairman and fellow citizens: Phis is my fourth appearance boforo a Iroonvillo audience as a public speakn\ In I8P0, notwithstanding the fact hat I had never been set n by anyone n tiiis county except a few mon who uid gone to Columbia, when I appearmI hot'o I found tlio people of Greenrillo county had raised a floodgate of misted water which swept everything K'foro it from here to the sen. f find nt* same thing thin morn frig and from ho way in which you greet mo tho 'crops" must ho bud in liroonvlllo icunty. I have hoard that some poo)lc said tlicy had those people in their mooches pocket ami would vote thorn is they pleased, init I am glad to see hat you are still free men and will oto aw you please. I have been your Jovornor four years and 1 find, except u Charleston, Ttuaufort and a few other ? ountios, tlie people are satisfied and I in going to ho sent to tho United tales Senate. Families have been diided and in some cases husbands and ,'ives iiavo dillored, but I have always ound that tho women are on my side nd tlio womon aro alwoys right. Sonio icoplo say that I am responsible for all he trouble and dissension. (A voice: "That's a lie.") Well, sir, you took tho word out of iy mouth. I have never boon guilty f bitterness or personalities except ?hen they are indulged in by tho other [do. I am not one of those fellows 'ho believe it necessary to turn one hook when you aro smitten on tho ther. I am Pike the old (.Junker who urnod tho other cheek and then said : Now, friend, the law is fulfilled, and am going to give thee hell." (Aplausu.) You stepped forward in 181X) ud took these follows by tho breeches nd threw them out in tho woods, and liey have been aiming at mo ovor since eouuso i bold thorn out in the woods, low they say, "This will all blow over, 3t's get together and wo will defeat ho people." You recollect four years go when John Sam Vomer, that little iconee follow, was hero ami when lie uis asked whether lie was for Tillman, e said, " 1 am toting my own skillet." vim iiu ju?o i/i>iik uis nine sKiliet unU rent out into the woods, in tho cold, way from otlico, and ho has had tho eoonoy ovor sinco not to ask you to ut anything in tho skillet. Now I hi 11k thoro are ajfood many iiioro like hat. Lot's open tho door and lot thorn i, hut toll them to wait two years and iaybo we'll tfivo 'em something. Now, oil know Sam Dibble said two years go they had the State, but lie was not 1 it, and I think when tho tinu; i'Sous yu thor peonlo will tind ttypy, i^o nofj.dp L Rut il you go to slo'eo, rqiiiomber, hoy will capture y*olir qliibs'Uiid send elevates here Wi tliO convention, at L |( ' m told some of theni haVd Hon" ; hut hon you havo irot your primary and on will boat thorn tiioi*fc." Internal i-^iJaaco is Vhb pricl/ol Ubol'ty./'!.|.,,r*, , 1 Now, about w?noy. Smjoo t|m jfuun: : atfon o.t,,t^Q tfoym-pmont ^htu^i Yiayo eon two parties, Ono fouridedny IfarriHon, oho by^'homas .lelVerson. Hum*. I ton,'* theory was that tho poopU> ouId not goyopfy thqmsvlyes. .iqjhir-, I oil's was to trust tho people that they ro capable of solf-^ovyijiiiiuuit. Ho .anted each individual ooAminnity to ovoii'n itso I f. TI) o Fpd e pfc t#0fl ly^ssy.'fsi.oii 1 tho youiij/iiy jyst after, Washirrotvii's ooond toihn, tpit .louorsori raina iroK npal In IMOl, ju'fft rtWM/. AdA'Msj'and >i:i ufc upturcd the ooiihty mid liohl jili till -io / HhO. Sinco then, undGY uuiiaji^uJ^^i/ips,,,^.,,, f Coni/roMs aml thoif, hu^idijni; of, nances',, wo have oloiuq to' this pass, hat notwithstanding that tlilM 1s thai; ' lost (kvl-bloHsod iVAidtry. wo drat that .'.mil y tho maiuiiiiktionsjpiif ,i.nj;i .,0lj ho country, north of tru; PhlbtnuA atid pat of tho 0Hlo, W& ioil? .hiptca; wo flhtl. raiiiiooflT" Ires are ', counted by th^ i:o housaiuts, whila i,n the South the- paninrs multiply by millions 6n tud rofia 0 ihp rioor houyty* Whitt^s 1Mb Reason o i;j, >r ft t ' Oho reason is the! tariff. They i, iaVe uhuitpy luted t)iA5 tariff- in u, w^y j, si W|| muu^/ubWuittrt m there anil liy. lovylhg'an uhatist'tfix ' ' in isvet^yjh/A WMil- ami' UWd Ojv ' tobacco and whiskey. You.no-'. a jroW ptxir wjhiln*jlbo,v *;row rich., tyj/.. ? to the,jtttartwtolthis oouatrj ,'?<-> have ivorytbiiuf that is wn|llhie<? In tt*hifido u' ii ti; lc'ni'nrtt'to yAmrinte?V*st tsvhavo ''d /IrCHb 'jtauhahtoiniiiie-i -dfappuil!;! it in to.l y I/, /our Hjtoposb.U) have jn*t ^ umw mpni,| j,|., f\nd wl;ile Woof the ^outh firt^vW only itio export drop,cOtftoh^'inbWihjWbpUi' r ?io?i who mamifiu-turu bacf land tihinKB are hitdrented la ha,Yi?caffS Wh^Kiijond men entfiHW-U in,/arming an , possible-. , 1 f these , ui a cubic tori tat werh 'to tftop hi Mo those people \Voiihl diKliih itt/)r?"<xbtuaA,Mhj'ci turtle wheat; aAd th'erA would bo rt>f ubody to sell it to aad Ph.f.ope would It .ail cheap. It is. therefore, to your interest to h\i(M'lmiAA'niiiAufu<*1fd- u'?'I iMt'S conlihU6'.?'i'? f Mij;Jno-> ) j: M ) if'i i n) mWo, want stuue yuptoctuui for some industries^ .b'Ut.it has peon tWe dAWPf-hh ?J? uaj doctrine OfMthVJ ItetttOofUtAfc-pafyyobitotf t-hat wo-Whull have ai tariff WO(N?v^rtiiA,,M1,.. ,kI.< ??...# r> t i- ' i-t "...r, ?'iwn ?u?u 'ft ?.u,u i ?,?M>uyu.CU,Uf* lb: * l,Ui^tT^>iv w-otccUun.f jWIuiV T# von- ^ {gJL cloTngV 1 '' ' )ToiT-j; d:)M? A vhtCO : 1" NttthWjK^j: J j no 'pi/a Ah-' they arc up Iblro tracking A4Ni old irouf illfaprllQ* they. ayo Hi*/ /ou|' rJufhtri? ?Vtbi tyio scoundrelly, Wnaiors 4ro there sharirtg' the* bet*?lo n,!j> imSthUWWAl. ,oinf? iIiikJij') fo'lliilf Mn.Qlo9&?liul is.thd obatnplorl'Of T.c-' J ; J ^ J1 V, t<X, ?->" jw lfev > S,ft), IO-> uffft-a ,'i'ongrc^H W Btanq l>y thrtrj* pledges. Mill''t<Hls' IPrenV.W'11 ! jnrry out their Qontraot'With<the?8Ufcah old trust. I hear It whispered from Washington that the reason ho la advocating \ tariff on coal is that lie is interested ^CONTINUED ON FOURTH l'A?3K.| ' ' i