The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, August 16, 1894, Image 1
VOL. IX.
Tlllv CAMPAIGN CLOSED.
The Rnd Reached and the
People are Glad.
.AXDLKSON HOLDS TilK*LA 1MJKST
Mior/riNu.
Hvans uiul Kllcilie Wax Hot at the
Close?Tillman a Prime Favorite
With the Amlersonians.
Special t<? Columbia Register.
An'dkhson, S. C., Aug. 7. ? It was
rather an oxtraordimpV meeting here
today and nearly dU jfcoplo were
present. The moat #5?rost appoared
to centre in. tho gubernatorial light
and because of this there was some
disonlt r during the speeches of Senator
l'1 tins and General Ellerbo. Tho
adherents of each man were disposed
to bo noisy and tho show of their
strength for tho favorite. The fooling
between the ft iends of tho two leaders
in this county is getting moro intense
every day and the battle next Saturday
in the clubs is going to be a hard
and fierce struggle, with odds in favor
of Kllorbo, as a majority of tho Keforin
haulers are for him and say lie can win
easily. Among I'll ler bo's warmest
friends is the famous .losh Ashley. Kllerbe's
friends also confidently claim
I Mekens and Oconee," but Kvans'
friends deny that he will get those
counties. It will, however, be close in
1 Mekens and I Abbevilie's meeting"
tomorro- the deadest and
driest camp v t ]?ce that styleof political
vote liuTmtT h* as adopted. What
it has accomplished nobody knows.
The number of votes it has changed
hav'o been few. The cost of coins? the
rounds on the campaign is about $500
for each man. Defeat, thoroforo, to
candidates Nwho get left will ho peculiarly
bitter.
It was a big gathering which surrounded
the stand when County Chairman
Broazoalo called the meeting to
order and asked Kev. Mr. Drown to
open the exercises with prayer. Goneral
Hiehbourg spoke lirst, putting
forth his usual claims for the position.
Colonel Watts, the next speaker, referred
to having been blackballed by
the South Carolina Club because he
was a Tillinanite. Ho said General
Ktchbourg had struck him a blow beneath
the belt. Ho (Watts) was not in
favor of personalities. Ho criticised
Kiohbourg for having boon on the
Haskell ticket, and he had a right to
do so, as his political record was public
property.
"Dolpii" Jones mado his usual
speech next and was followed by Whitman,
who reviewed all the achievements
of the Reform faction. He said
he heard it whispered that lie was to
bo left otT because he expressed his
honest convictions on the South Carolina
College, but he was satisfied that
the people are with him.
Thomas W. Koitt followed Whitman,
Superintendent Maylield being absent
on business.
The Kailroud Commissioners were
next in order, Yeldoll, Wilborn and
Gray speaking. Mr. Yeldell is now
making a light for the taxation of the
1'iillniiiii ulfinnni'^ Iwimr f#\??
separato coaches and lower passenger
rates.
The unusually small number of small
fry candidates present was appreciated
by the crowd and all wore eager to
hoar the Senatorial and gubernatorial
candidates. The gubernatorial candidates
were trotted out after I o'clock,
Senator Kvans being the first on the
track. At very first clatter the fooling
between the friends of Kvans and Kllorbe
broke out.
It came this way: IOvans said that
lie had received an unsigned note asking
him if la; was going toopposo Col.
YV. A. Noal for Superintendent, of the
Penitentiary. Kvans said that lie had
led tho light for the oloction of Neal
two years ago, and when ho heard that
Neal was against him he didn't boliovo
it. If Neal was lighting him ho would
light hack.
Commotion broke out at this point.
Josh Ashley yelled out: ''Wo don't
want any sicli man as you." Kvans :
"lint you have - '? swallow him."'
Cheers and county. * cheers broke out,
some were for Kvans. some for Ashley
and some for Kllcrbo. The partisans
of Kvans yelled to Ashley to shut up,
but he said he wouldn't and yelled :
" I wouldn't give Bill Noal for ten lawyers."
Hurrahs burst forth again and
it was soino little time before quiet
was restored. Senator Kvans said
that Neal had made the best superintendent
tho State ever had and h<? !
would support him as long as ho supports
tho Reform inovomont. This uppoasod
tho friends of Noal, and Evans
^ Vvoat on making a catchy speech. His
Wnmr frionfis liberally applauded him. lie
acoreu Kllorbo on all sides, lie said
Hllerbo is making love to Miss Alliance,
hut Miss Alliance shouldn't marry
him. Evans talked about tho attempt
boiug made to array tho fanners against
lawyers and said Ellorbo was a merchant
and took *a hand primary to
prove that nw'/> "ants got hundreds of
dollars out of fttvtnoi.s where lawyers
got one. Evans declared that tho people
of Anderson will not believe all lies
which have been circulated against
him. They know him and like him
too well to do that. He talked Dispensary
to wind up with and took a hand
primary on it, tho crowd hoing with
him.
Dr. Sampson Hope, besides his customary
introductory romarks, said ho
hurled back tho accusation that he is
a demagogue, been use he supports tho
sub-treasury. It is not known who ho
referred to, but ho pointed to Governor
Tillman. Dr. Hope expressed his views
on the Dispensary and primary without.
mcctimr unv i nterraot ions from
the audience/ 'Sec re t a r y of State Tindal
rocoivo^/pdendid hearing, making
a good,montativo speech en
the various questions discussed >?y him,
ono of those being the Dispensary.
General Ellorbo was greoted with
plenty of applause. Ho at once bogan
to blister his kindsraan, John Gary
Evans, and counter cheers begun which
continued at intervals. It was the
worst blistering which Ellorbo has yot
given Evans. Lie charged Evans with
having voted and workod wMth tho
most bitter anti-Tillmanitcs in tho
Stato until roco fitly.
Voice: "Didn't Governor Tillman
ask you to make the race for Governor?
Ellorbo: "Yes."
Senator Evans' friends didn't liko
tho way Ellorbc scored thoir champion
and rosorted to yelling and cheers for
OMMIMHMaMBMHIflMMMPIMHMHMMMi
him. Ellorho's friends rotuliated and t
thero was littlo quiet. I
Eilorbo said Evans told an untruth
when ho said lie (Ellerbe) had been t
turned out of tho Alliance. Ho had 1
simply yotten a domit and Evans knew 1
it. " Evans," Eilorbo said with tfroat si
sarcasm, " protended that ho went to
l nmowi s house during the uariingion t
war to protect the Governor. Kvun> <
went tlicro to protect himself atul was t
us white as death, believing himself in 1
three inches of etornity." (Great laugh- e
tor.) 1
General Kllerbo told how much law- <j
yers are getting out of the Uoform I
movement and frequently spoke of his j.
little lawyer cousin. General lOUorbo v
made a strong defense of the Dispell- j
sury law, but said he always expressed i
his honest opinion on anything. If s
elected Governor he would enforce that t
law as strictly as any man.
General Butler had the opening to- i
day in the Senatorial light. I lis speech
was lacking in new material, although c
it was a magnilioont elTort. Governor |
Tillman took a nap during Sutler's t
speech. When the Senator's time was n
about up Tillman's admirers called i
out: "Wake up, Ben," and other
things. "Timo's up," called a good 1
many of those who wanted Butler to f
quit. A perfect cannonade of cheers t.
and applause and a tornado of waving f
hats saluted Governor Tillman. Broad s
smiles animated nearly every face. Old s
mon with one foot in the grave cheered n
to the full extent of their ability. Boys u
(with sharp voices) squeaked as loudly n
as possible, and everybody made a a
noise. The Governor said that " if the t
committee which meets in Columbia o
tonight is so treacherous as to call oil' y
that convention without weeding can- '
mantes toa siiuiii, ttu' people uiui pot- s
tor watch and pray, or Reform will c
topple over and go to ruin."
Arguing on the Dispensary tho Gov- a
crnor said tho State could not all'onl to a
reduce the price of whiskey all around c
lnit said a cheaper grade is to ho made t
for people and is to ho sold at $2 a gal- s
Ion. To do this it would ho necessary t
to reduce tho proof to 80 per cent, in- ^
stead of 100 per cent, proof as now. c
Josh Ashley: "Give it to us for ^
$1.60."
Tillman: "You shan't have it at *
that price." (Applause.)
Tho Governor in talking on tho sub- }
treasury asked when had the suh-troa- ,
sury over won a light ? f
lie said tho politicians are in league
with tho Butler men to elect men to u
tho Legislature on tho Oeala and sub- |
treasury platform. After they got to '
tho Legislature they will vote for But- 1
lor. c
The Governor asserted that if Tom *Watson
and other Southern leaders r
will light right and use judgment, tho '
whole South will be ready to goto tho
West in a body in a short time.
Tho Governor said there is a bribery 11
fund of a half million dollars to boat 1
him. Tho .crowd shouted that it *
couldn't he bought. The Governor ad- ^
vised the crowd not to let any subtreasury
man who is willing to swal- 1
low tho court house coiuo in and try to f
beat him. u
( LOSING SCKNRS AT A lllllOY ILL 10. ]'
A Peaceful Gilding to a Heated Cam- '
puign?The Crowd Large and Or- *
derly?Tillman and Gvuiim Still in I
the Lead. ' e
Ahmkvifxk, S. C., Aug. 8.?"Tho ?
greatest circus on earth " mado its last n
public appearance as a collective ag- 15
gregation here to-day. Tho various ^
individual performers will appear in I]
spots again, but as a body as the most 11
magnificent three-tent exhibition over 0
in Stiint.h ( !?t>nl i nil it lina Vinnn .lie- t
? -w '?
banded. (>
An audience of fully 11,000 people, 100 "
of them Georgians, who eaine here on s
excursion this morning, witnessed the '1
final performance. They saw the po- '
liticul acrobats, jugglers and riders of '
many horses go through their perform- '
ances. Performers behaved well and
the crowd did likewise. 'J
None will shed tears that the cam- '
paign is over. It has ended without c
bloodshed. Soven Woeks ago nearly 1
everybody predicted that quantities of
blood would How. More prophecies l
have been made and have failed of f u I - 11
(lllment than were over before record- *>
ed. There may, however, be more *
trouble in store in this poor old State 1'
in the next few months than even the
surest prophet can predict. Men marvel
that in threo months, the most
heated campaigns in the history of
South Carolina, not a man has lost his (
life. They say it cannot go on long in j1
this way and that a merciful Almighty i
has borne long and patiently with the l
wild, unruly and blood-thirsty men who u
have been restrained from violence not ?
of their own volition. #
Secretary of State Tindal developed *
a good deal of strength in the audience '
to-day, and next to Tillman, Senator f
Kvans received the most applause. I
County Chairman 13radloy presided, 11
and the exorcises were opened with ?
U.. M.. A..S..S1 /"? 1
|>I Ityui 1#^ 1VV7V. ml'. UWVHI'IlUr
Tillman had to get olT to go to Clom- l
son Collogo and tno programme was so '
arranged that ho could speak first.
Not a sound was hoard as ho was in- I
troduoed, hut in a few minutes ringing v
ohoors greeted ovory point in the ro- u
marks ho mado. <1
Tho Governor onumoratod what has '
l)oon dono by Reform that is of value t
to tho people and State, boginning (1
with the choking of Coosaw into sub- t
mission and going through other tilings 1
as follows: Giving the peoplo the
right to soo candidates before voting t
for them; making Railroad Commis- f
sioners oloctivo by tlio peoplo direct; 1
reapportionment of tho State; primary v
elections; refunding the State debt; '
building Clemson College and tho v
Woman's College; collection of rail- c
road and hank taxes and making cor- j
porations obey tho law after a i
nara ngnt; calling a constitutional *
convention, and, last and greatest, the v
Dispensary law. Tlio Governor was s
applauded as )io went through this list t
and spoke strongly and forcibly of tho
various achievements of tho groatost t
of all movomonts. ?
When discussing tlio scaroity of (
money thoro were many sharp com- t
ments hv tho crowd. The Governor ^
asked what is money?" '
Voice: "We haven't seen enough of \
it to know." (Apnlauso.) r
Tlio Governor bogan to skin and stew c
Cleveland.
Voice: "Roast tho old devil." ^
(Laughter.) ?
Tillman: "I'm just getting ready d
CONWAY, ?
o tfivo him his medicine." (Ap>lauso.)
llo was moi'o thun usually hitter on
jloveland and Congress and repeated
lis charges that Congress hud been
K>ught, referring especially to corrupt
mil h< ill if 1 > t-i III Niiniilmiu
Tho Governor's pot plan of getty
ho South and West together, p?d . ally,
was given a good deal of a/ ;nion
by him. llo incidentally saiy .hat
10 had seen nobody against.lib be auso
lio was against tho sub-tr/ sury.
lo declared that tlioro are h' idreds
>f men in tho Alliance who w .il swalow
a court houfco or anything else to
let to tho Senate. It was these men
vho wore kicking up all this row. The
loliticians had always boon against
liin and now have knives up their
leovo'1 for him and will continue to
coop them up there, hut his strength
ay with the common people and woollat
boys. (Great cheering.)
Tho Governor wound up his last
ampaign speech by thanking tho poodo
of Abbeville for their past and fuuro
support. Hospoko forty minutes
ind was accorded an ovation as ho finshed.
Gen. Butler went to tho front amid
land-clapping for himself and choors
or Tillman. Butler wanted to catch a
rain and said he would speak only a
ew minutes. It was tho briefest
peech he has made and was a simple
tatement of his record, together with
, final and beautiful appeal for white
inity and a perorat ion to thoConfedor,to
soldier. Tears fell from his eyes
.nd his voice shook with emotion as ho
alked to the grizly old men in front
f him. H is last words were : "1 wish
on all God's choicest blessings."
'Good-bve. Butler, von are irono." ami
uoh expressions wero heard as Gonrul
Butler started olT the stand.
ShorilT Nance arose just as the Senior
was departing and read the Alli,ueo
demands, asking the Senatorial
andidates what they had to say about
hem. Senator Butler returned and
aid that he had given his opinions on
ho demands in. a letter to Secretary
ditehell. lie thought all the demands,
ixoept two, had good Democracy in
hem.
Tillman got up and reviewed his poition
on these demands, opposing the
ub-troasury in his customary words
md manner. The crowd gradually
troke after the two big skyrockets had
xploded, but 2,500 remained to see the
our Uomuu candles go oil'.
Dr. Dope was touched oil' lirst, firing
l blue light in the shape of a full supu?rt
of the Alliance demands, followed
>y a lot of red lights loaded with Dislensarv
views and ideas on the Ho form
(invention. Dr. Dope said that the
Jonservatlvos do not love him any boter
than Reformers who are opposing
lis views.
The candle named Kllerbo didn't run
ong as its owner also wanted to catch
l train. The fuse was turned toward
he Aiken piece of 11 reworks and neutered
bits of farmers' lire on the lawror
magazino.
Gonoral Kllerbo laid down the prolosition
that every He form lawyer is
or Kvans and asked all lawyers in the
.udience in favor of a farmer for Govrtior
to hold up his hand. Not a hand
aised and Kllorbe declared that all
heso lawyers are leagued together to
tack a lawyer and turn the farmers
ilovement into a lawyers movement,
.'his point of 101 lorbo's speech waseheer
d by a good part of the crowd. Kilerbo
nnouneed that he was heartily in favor
f all the Alliance demands. The Clarndon
candle didn't soar all through
he air and mako a big noise, hut the
icoplo watched it with a great deal of
ttention and admired the solid chunks
f lire which came from it. Mr. Tindal
ook a positive stand on the Alliance
icmands and said that until better douands
are adopted the people must
tand by thott now formulated. Mr.
'indal was tv-d by several men that
10 has more friends in Abbeville than
ic thinks. Mr. Tindal charged Kditor
lob Hemphill of this place of making
'mean insinuations" about him. Mr.
'indal took the position that every
aw-abiding man should uphold (lovrnor
Tillman in reopening the Dispensary.
The Aiken Homan candle delighted
he crowd immensely and they yelled
icarly every time the pretty fragments
f lire shot up and exploded. Evans
aid this race started out with four
iOrscs.
Voice : " Wo have 'em yet."
Evans: "No wo haven't. i'opc
ioltcd the track, Tindal sees spooks
ud Ellorbo is sprung in the knees."
Laughter.) Ho shot a good deal of
lis ammunition at ICllorbo for attackrig
him and at Hope and Tindal for
rying to do away with the Reform
onvention. lie asserted that the Conorvativos
were playing 'possum and
bowed where they are still alive and
choming to kill the Reform movement.
Ie referred to Haskell's letter of a
ow days ago. Senator Evans said
nut uio peopio pay merchants more
noney than thoy do lawyers and took
, hand primary on it.
Voice : " Now ask all who haven't
>aid merchants what they owed to
lold up their hands." (Laughter.)
lie charged that the nowspapors all
iate him. The News and Courier
iron't even publish his speeches. The
orrespondent of it lold him that it
Iocs not print what he sends down,
lo said that no matter whether the
conservatives like the Dispensary law
ir not it is going to bo enforced if it
akos the whole State of South Caroinu
to do it. (Applause.)
He said if there is any hack down on
he Dispensary it is good-bye to Ltoorm.
lie said the Darlington war was
(remediated and asserted thut 300 rifles
iroro shipped to Darlington from Clmreston
on the day before the constables
vent to Darlington. This was a plain
ividenco of premeditation. lie said,
n responso to a remark, that ho is gong
to "stop into Tillman's shoes as
lire as there is a God in heaven," notwithstanding
the nowspapers of both
ides have been stabbing him in the
mek.
Tho small firecrackers entertained
ho people who remained to soo their
gyrations. Thoro was a spat betweon
Jonoral Kichbourg and Colonel Watts.
\ man in the audionuo asked Colonel
*Vatts if ho had always boon a Tillnanito.
lie answered that in 1S1H) ho
'otod for General Uratton for Go verier.
Colonel Watts made the usual
ihargos against General Itichbourg
The latter answered that Colonel
Vatts was not at the Executive Manion
whon Govornor Tillman was in
langor and asked why did Govornor
5. C., THURSDAY, A
Tillman roliovo Watts of the command
of tho troops at tho Penitentiary ami
put him (Itiohboury) in command V
Tho (Jovoi nor, ho said, hail more confidence
in him because ho was an olil
soldi or.
HOW Til MY liOOKMI).
A Drsoriplion of tin* Candidates lor
CJovornor by One ??I* ilio Campaign
ltcportors.
Mr. VV. W. Hall, of the Columbia
fuiti mil. >i iin ? ii/ii 1.1 n'. ?;i 111 [ >;i: u puny
for several days last week, una ho took
pen pictures of tho candidates us tlioy
appeared boforo liim. Tho following
description of the gubernatorial eandidutes
is very good :
W. H. ICllorbo stands about six foot
one and probably weighs 110 pounds.
His fuco is thin, forehead narrow, hair
black, parted on tho right anil reached
on tho loft. Tho bones abovo his eyebrows
project prominently and there
are deep wringles between them. His
ehook hones are high, nose thin,
straight and big, lips thick and scanty,
thin moustache drooping over the top
one. Mr. Kllerbo's neck very long
and his Adam's apple is mountainous.
Around these stands a tall, straight
collar and a dark cheek scarf relieves
its expressive whiteness.
A neat cutaway alpaca coat buttoned
at the top and sky-blue trousers constitute
his outward apparel, lie speaks
in a strong voice, so earnest as to be
rasping and harsh. Ho gestures angrilarly
with his right hand and arm
with two lingers stiflly elongated. Mr.
Kllcrbo too is distinguished by a massive
gold watch chain. Mr. Kllerbo is
not an eloquent man but he is impressive.
His tones vibrate with earnestness
and intensity and that right hand
when he shakes it threateningly, seems
tn vt!i\r fd lilt: itturni Sou linuronn '
John Gary Evans is straight, tall and
almost as thin as Kllcrbe, with broad
shoulders. Ho is woll dressed and
" elegant " in physical structure. Ilis
face is decidedly intellectual. All his
features arc small and delicate. His
forehead is high and broad. Mis veins
protrude when his manner becomes
animated. Ilis hair is brown and thin
and curls in a wavy fashion over his
small ears. Some of these days not
long hence he will ho bald unless he
he uses a hirsute restorer. His eyes
sparkle brightly and a fascinating
smile sometimes desports itself all
over his faeo, particularly when ho is
making the crowd merry at the expense
of his friends. Ho wears a standing
collar, a dark blue I'rinoo Albert
coat, which llts in a clinging, graceful
style. His scarf is a roady-mado blue
atTair, matching his coat. His trousers
are a tailor-made, light gray, and
his cull's are hold together with linked
gold buttons. Mr. Evans does not pose
as an aristocrat but ho looks like one.
His gestures are extremely frequent
with both hands but always graceful
and easy. Mr. Evans' voloo is not
strong and ho is compelled to exert
himself greatly to bo heard. Towards
the close of his oration signs of hoarseness
are evident.
Dr. Sampson Hope is about live feet
eight inches tall and looks to weigh
l.V). Ho has a well poised round head,
bald in front, grayish brown hair and a
short moustache. In speaking he
throws his Head hack, and paces the
floor and in gesturing stoops over and
strikes his left hand forcibly with his
right. The Doctor shakes his head and
makes the impression that ho has a
great deal to say and must say it
quick. His manner is animate and
enunciation clear. He has a businesslike
way of handling all questions and
disposes of them quick. The Doctor
wears an old gray sack suit and trousers.
His collar is a turned-down and
ho wears the made lip black scarf.
Col. Tindal physically is of nearly
the same build as Dr. Hope. Disappearance
is that of a modest centle
man of well-brod, oosy manners. The
crown of his houd is bald, his remaining1
hair gray, heavy gray hoard on his
chin, and heavy moustache. His collar
is perpendicular and a now black
tie surrounds it. His cutaway suit,
unbuttoned, unostentatious and comfortably
litting is of a dark gray. Mr.
Titidal is not in any sense an orator
but speaks rapidly and logically and
saws the air repeatedly and vigorously
with his right arm. l ie covers a good
deal of lloor space but not so much as
Dr. I'ope. He always impresses an audicnco
agreeably.
A TKiminbK Tragedy?The villiago
of Charlton, Iowa, was the scene of a
horrible tragedy one day last week.
\V. I). Jenkins, connected with the
railroad at that place, enterod the
homo of his betrothed, Miss Julia Murphy.
and after a bitter ciuarrol, drew a
revolved and shot her. He then turqed
on her sister, Mrs. Josio Towns, and
fired a bullet into her, killing her almost
instantly. Mrs. Murphy, mother
of the girls, rushed into the room only
to meet with a bullet from the revolver
hold by the apparently insane man.
Her injury is such that tho physicians
have little hopo of her life. Jenkins
then turned the weapon on himself and
fired a bul'et into his brain, lie died
an hour later. Jenkins had been drinking
for several days and it is believed
the. murder and suicide was tho outcome
of a quarrel between himself and
Miss Murphy over his intoxicated condition.
The women were highly respected
and in good circumstances.
? ??g? - ?
XT i 1 1- ~ * "
?\juvwriiur eiurvuurn nns received an
invitation to address a big meeting of
farmers at Salem, Nobrasko, on August
14th, and will probably aecopt it in the
interest of immigration to Georgia.
The Governor, whoso plans are being
porfeotod to devote himself entirely to
bringing good settlors to Georgia after
his term of oflico expires, believes that
now is the time to strike in the West.
Hon. G. Hrunby Jordan, tho new railroad
eoinmisslonor, has recently returned
from an extensive trip in that
region, and adds in strong terms his
experience, to tho views hold by tho
Governor, that with a little effort a
large and desirable class of immigration
could bo attracted from tho West
to tho South.
?The prieo of corn in Kussia has
shrunk so low. in consequence of the
splendid prospect of the harvest, that
many farmers are sending their cattio
into the Melds, as the cost of harvesting
would exceed the price of the corn.
In tho Caucasus barley and wheat are
cut green and given to the cattio. For
ty-llvo pounds of corn uro worth 1 1-2
cents.
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.UGUST l<>, 181) I.
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TI1M Ali VHAM A i:i,i ;< TION. I
riic Populists arc llrtWitcd l>y a l<ari;c .
Majority Charges of l-'ratnl on Itotli ,
Sides.
The election last week in Alabama ' ,
resuitou in a sweeping victory for the ,
Democrats, with a majority ranging
from 2o,000 to .'to iKMh Moth sides aro
alloying fraud on tho part of thoir op- j
poncuts. Loo Couuty was carried by t
tho Populists, and tlioro it> muoh dissatisfaction
over tho result. A oorros- ,
pondont from Opelika, tho county site v
of Loo County, makes tho following |
statement: ,
" Indignation does not ox press the |
feelings of tho respected and honored ,
citizens of this place. The new idee- ,
tion law provides that the probate j ,
judge, shorilV and clerk shall appoint
managers, and they to appoint markers ,
giving each contestant equal ropreson- \
tation. In this county the judge, |
sherilV and clerk aro all Kolhttos, ami |
they did not appoint a single Oatos ,
mau, consequently they had any ma- t
jority tliev wanted. ! j
"Ono of tho oldest, wealthiest and |
most respected gentlemen of this place .
remarked that lie had boon voting for v
twenty odd years hero and this was |
tho lirst election ho over saw where ?
one of tho candidates did not luvvo a ;
. single friend inside tho polls. There ,
wore nearly 1,1100 registered votes for ,
this boat, and several days ago 000 whites
of these were counted sure v
for Oatos, which, with tho negroes .
t.llOV WOlllil unf.r> t.lmw ....... 1.1
gives Oatos n majority of several hun- ,
dreil, should the ballot box be kept f
fairly." L
I Capt. Reuben F. Kolb, tbe defeated j
; candidate for Governor, is very much ; s
disgruntled at bis second failure to (
reach tbe ollice, and bo makes wholesale
charges of fraud against the ,
Democrats. In an interview shortly j
after the polls wore closed, when he ^
knew that the tide was against him, |
.Mr. Kolb made a statement over bis t
own signature of which the following i (
is an extract: | .
"The frauds of this year are more [ ^
notorious and shameful than those of t
1Mb:!. For the purpose of deceiving ,(
the public they have, to some extent, j
been shifted. The returns as reported !
from Lowndes County indicate frauds
exceeding anything ever before known ^
in the history of this State or any 1
i other State and the record in that
i county is a disgrace to our civilation.
111 Montgomery, 1 hillock, and Barlx ur
the frauds are hardly less aggravated.
The opposition cluiiu Madison County
by a majority of I, I Id. There are i
hardly a dozen intelligent citizens in
| that county who do not know that our
! strength in Madison County this year
is much more strongly developed than
in 181)2, when we carried the county
by about UK) majority.
" The intensity of feeling prevailing
this year is much greater than in "1)2,
and it is ridiculous to claim that there
has been a change of nearly 2,0(H) votes
in Madison County in favor of ballot
box suffers and machine Democracy.
" Furthermore, it is known to the
disgrace of the whole State, that some
seven or eight negroes were appointed
inspectors in Madison County, several
of whom could neither road nor write.
It is a serious fact that in the city of
Montgomery at half past four p. m.,
only thirty minutes before tbe polls
were closed, not exceeding 1,.'M() white
voters and 71 colored voters had cast
their ballots by actual count. Notwithstanding
this fact, it is claimed
that the city of Montgomery gives a
majority of 2,.'500 for Col. (Jutes. In t
the county of .J e tier son u largo number j
of votes were controlled against our i
ticket by Uxors who are opposed to us.
Deputy sheriffs crowded the polling ?
places and treated illiterate voters, t
particularly negroes, with indignity,
and insisted upon fixing their tickets, h
In many precincts we had no fixer and t
in one imporatant precinct in the city ?
of Birmingham wo had only one Uxor, ;
while there were from eight to ten t
deputy sheriffs standing around the <
polling places, ready, anxious and soli- (
eitous in lixing the tickets of voters I
who declared their desire to vote the t
other ticket. At Bessemer, more than s
four hundred of our voters were denied I
an opportunity of casting their ballots s
on account of opposition leaders crowd- |
ing the polling places and being ma- j
J torially aided by olllcers of the law in t
j blocking the polling pluco to the dis- i
advantage of voters. i
" in view of this condition of afl'uirs, t
in the absence of a con tost law, i can- t
not escape the responsibility of presenting
the issue, not only to the sup- |
porters of our ticket, but to all intolli- I
gent, honorable and law abiding eiti- (
/.ens of this State. , 1
" The great majority of our citizens I
without regard to past or present party I '
uillliatfon, favor honest elections, and I
j in my opinion the good people of the
State are not willing longer to submit
to the domination of a machine organization
whoso perpetuation of power is
solely contingent upon election frauds.
"The issue was made in I8f)l2 and we :
submitted. It has again been made j
and it now rests with the good people i
of this State to determine whether or i
| not they will longer submit to a policy 1
j wihch sets aside the will of the. people
J and destroys the form of republican .
institutions in this State and which, if .
persisted in, will surely end in deplora- |
ole consequences.
"Supported by the conservative, in- ,
tollitfont, industrious and honest elcments
of this State, it iias been our J
sincere. desire to maintain and respect j
tiie law, and it will still lie our policy to
advocate only those measures that will
insure tho perpetuation of republican
institutions to tho end that lawlessness ]
may not prevail. Tho time lias arrived, (
however, when the people of Alabama |
must decide for themselves."
I
Montgomkky, Ala., Aug. h- Kolb's ,
claim that he has been defrauded out |
of his olection, is considered in tho i
light of undisputed facts, so absolutely <
1 1 - ? * I - t tt ?
msfiuHs, as to in ridiculous.
His majority In counties carried by I
him amounts In the aggregate to 11,000.
(Jutes' majority in the counties i
carried by him, leaving out Barbour, <
Bullock, Dallas, Bale, Lowndes, Mar- 1
ongo, Madison, Montgomery and Wil- ]
cox, the only counties which Kolb ohal- ,
lenges. amounts in the aggregate to
12,000, leaving Kolb only 2,000 ahead. <
The white vote in the nino counties <
left out of the abovo calculation aceordi
ing to the census of IN1H), amounts in the
aggregate to 10,000.
| It is a woll-known fact, too woll- i
1 known to bo disputed, that not more i
Lhun one*tontk\ of thoso whiUr votors
kvcro supportersof Kolb. It is equally
i- wvi known that, the number of no- 1
ijroes that havo for many voars, ovur
t lior ir.?n<? .. ?V
...* . ?..?? > h \ i?) ^ i * i.mi lin iuii ra^u,
k'ototl tho Domoerutie ticket in those t
ounties at least equals the* whites who <
ire supporters of kolb.
This shows conclusively that not tak- i
n^r into consideration tho Increase in
lu* white vote since tl?0 census of ISJHI <
lad allowing nothing; for tho lar^e I
luinher of negroes in those counties j t
vho though Kcpublleans, it is well- <
vnown as between Kolb and tho Dein- <
icrats, vote every time with the latter, f
Oven hud all the Kopuhlican negroes i
'emaiiicd away from the polls. Dates'
najority in those nine counties could I
lot have boon less than I.*>,000. 1
From this it is shown that even ail- ti
nittinjj everything that Kolh claims, it
k clear that instead of bointf oiected. 1
Colli is defeated by not less than III,(MX). c
iut IColb's claims aro absurd. Many <1
lojjroes openly voted tr.o Democratic
iekot. This was )>articuhil'ly tho ease :i
n Kolh's old emmty, Harbour, and in <
lis old homo fKufaula,). It was natur- t
il that they should have done sound it j I
vould have been very strange if they I
lad not. In the recent riots in .JelTor- s
ion county the Governor used the
vholo power of the State to protect the i i
leeroes from the murderous assaults I
?f those who were supporters of Kolb. I
This action of the Govoi nor was nil?- i
fersully endorsed by the l)oiuoon.tio t,
iress, speakers and people, while the u
iress and speakers of the opposition as I
imvorsuuy condemned uio uovornor <
or his action. If tho nogroos under i
mch circumstances hud not supported I
.lift Democratic party they wouhl have i
ihown that thoy did not possess oven j
irdinary grutltudo. f
(iovcrnor-oloet Outes was open and e
ivowed in his endorsement of tho ae- I
ion of (iovernor .Jones and naturally i
ho negroes voted for him. This man \
vol b has ill ways cried fraud. lie, ae- i
lording to his own admission, lias fro- I
luently been a party to fraudulent <
iraetieos in eloetions. Ho assumes
,hat the Democrats use the same me- j
hods toobtain tlieir majority that ho
ulmits having used himself. '1
ClltJItCll ANI) STATU.
I'rgl'OCN >lect in Convention on De- )
noininationalism in Clutlin.
In keeping1 with a call issued by !
nine of the louding negro preachers of
lie various denominations in this J
state, a convention of negroes was held (
ast week in Columbia. The purpose .
>f this convention was to take action to- |
vards properly memorializing the (
loxt Loxislaturo to put Clatlin Univer- (
lity?the negroes' State school under j
lilToront auspices. It is claimod that
Jlallin University proper is under tho
illspiees of the Northern Methodist '
diureh, and that it is unfair for tho | h
state to put money for educational *
uirposos where denominational in- ; (
luenees are dominant. It is further j
daimed that tlie two?tho State part j
uid the church part are really one in ,
ill that appertains to recitation, teach- ^
:rs. industries, etc.; in fact, in all that i ,
ipoertains to the student's school life. ! ^
There were representatives not only
'rotu all the various denominations. I
md mnnbers in proportion to the inein- J
icrshipoftho respective church organ- ! j
/aliens, hut the different portions of ! ^
,ho State were most evenly represent- j ,
ul. The speeches wero thoughtful, , t
veil tempered and wholly along the ' ^
ino that South Carolina should give 1 |
ho higher education of her colored
outh independent of all denominationil
inlluenees. ' j
One of the most prominent memhers t
>f the gaChoring said : " All we want , ^
.he State of South Carolina to do is to | f
five us a sure enough State school -a |
chool in which the recitations, indus- i >
ries, the quality and quantity of work j *
lone shall he determined by thoso who
ire wholly accountable to the State for [
.heir stewardship. We do not uncon- |
litionally ask that the State part of ; (
JSullin he moved away from Orange- ; j
>urg. We are rather desirous that j H
.he separation ho made not so much in T
IIIIOO !lv 111 f'lt't- Wo nubtMi#
iuvvi ? ? *-? ivi w ik/u (in i\ I 11 y,
arger appropriations. If noces- ;
iary, wo aro willing' that our appron-iation
bo stoppod for a year or two,
is was dono in Georgia, and the money
hat is annually appropriated ho allow- ,.
id to accumulate until it iseufllciont to
noot any?if any thoro would bo?ox- j ,
,ra expenses incurred by such separa- |
Ion." 4
Tho following were appointed to pre>aro
a memorial to the Legislature:!^
tev. II. M. Kaiford, Professor 1. N.
'ardo/.a, Itev. E. II. Coit, Professor.I. j .
Wilson, Itov. W. f). Chappelle, llov.
). C. Hauin, Professor J. YV. Morris. .
Pho convention adjourned to meet in .
S'oveipher.
Talbert Describes the sltua {
I'lON.?The Washington News says 1
,hut Kepresentativo Talbert, of South , r
Jarolina, became a little angry at a i
ecient night session of the House, lie <
vanted to know where the members i
vero who should he present to furnish j
i quorum. " 1 say," he cried, " they <
vill have to give up their claw-ham- I
uer coats, their euchre parties and en- 1
.ertainments and come hero. We aro ' n
n a tremendous condition in thisje
louse, which reminds me of what once j i
i heard of a preacher. He said : " Now, j t
L want to preach to all good Christians j I
i little while, and I want all those who f
ire not good Christians to get out; and !
[ will pause foi them to get out.' Not; i
i single man stirred. ' Well,' ho said, j.
I want to preach to all sinners; and i
til those who are good Christians and ' t
lot sinners will please get up and go 1 t
JUL* Not a single soul stirred. 1 Well," '
tie said, ' I want to preach to all tho.-,e \
who aro lukewarm : all those who aro , i
r?w..i .4. -i **? *
-wwn VIM ini/Kiim imu niilliurs Will gel. \
/et out.' Not a soul stirred. The <
lireuchor was nonplussed. Thon he I
ijot up and said : 'You aro in a hell i
>f a fix.' So it is with a number of us. t
Dozens of members aro at home making
moro promises. Ucpublicans, i
Domocrats and Populists are doing the ?
aiuo thing. I lore wo aro without a i
quorum on account of our members at i
homo fencing. And I think tho pooplo
and our constituencies aro like
that preacher found his congregation. <
They aro * in a ht 11 of a fix.' Sn, Mr. i
L'hairiiian, I think wo out to have a i
call of the Mouse and send out at once 1
to the saloons all over tho eity and to ]
the omhro nnrtlus and nring the sold- i
ior lovors noro and lot us pension <
tho soldiers or stop this hypocritical
cant." \\
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NO 5.
\.\ i:ii<;i:ru:i i> i>i:si'i;ii\i><>.
He I.auulis and Curses When Senloiiwl
to Death.
The following account of the rosen.enolng
of tho noted young Kdgciicld
lesporndo, tho murderer of I'reston
S unci;, taken from tho Augusta Herald,
sill bo road with interest :
William Carpenter, tho Kdgcdield
lespcrado, was yesterday sentenced at
''.dgelicld tif bo hung on September I I.
arpenter's record has boon a bloody
no. Several years ago, in Kdgefleld
'ounty, Carpenter and another young
ellow named Murroll waylaid and
nurdered a well known, peaceable
rmin^ man named I'roston Vance,
['hoy were iw?th captured after, a long
mat by tho law olUcers, but later man,ged
to escape from jail.
Then another young man was wayaid
and killed near Johnston and this
rime was also laid at Carpenter's
loor, but never proved against him.
durroll was hocurod and put on trial
mil sentenced to bo hanged, but Govrnor
Tillman commuted his sentence
o imprisonment for life. Carpenter
Ived in tho swamps for a long time.
Then it was reported that he had been
eon in Texas, anil later in Alabama.
A few months ago a young white
nan killed a negro in Macon. After
leing jailed it was discovered to be
'arpentor. Then Governor Tillman
mule a requisition on Governor Norhon
for him, claiming that he was
inder sentence of death in South Cuph.
inn und the requisition whs honored,
'arnenter in but 21 yours of age, but a
lopfoet tiger. Ho ackuowledgos to
laving killed another negro somewhere
n (Jeorgiu.
After being sentenced to the soafold,
in Kdgclield yesterday, he laughsi
and cursed louder than over when
lolng removed from the court room.
Vn Kdgclield gentleman who knows
vhat he is talking about says : " Carlenter
is the grittiest man I ever saw.
don't believe he is afraid of any man
>r anything on earth."
? ??^ ? SOUTH
CAKOLINA IHIMOUt.VTS.
I'lie> Kiidorsc President < leveluud's
A d mi nist rat ion and Advocate l-'ree
Coinage oTHilver.
The North Carolina I >o-noeratie Con ention
was hold last week in Kaleigh.
The throe questions of interest were
lie silver plank, the full endorsement
if the administration, and whether
irimaries should be held in the coun,ios
for United States Senators to suesoed
Kansome and Jarvis. The prolosition
for primaries was laid on the
able by a vote of 092 to 2 Hi. .1. W.
Jaldwell, chairman of the platform
oinmittee, reported the resolution, the
mportunt planks being :
" We roallirm the doctrines of the
larty as enumerated by the Chicago
onvontlon of 181)2, and wo desire to
liquify as follows what is tho contraction
placed by us upon tho suction
heroin relating to silver, vi/. : Wo
told that it is the duty of tho lawmaker
department of tho government,
low in tho hands of tho Democracy,
o tako immediate stops to restore by
ngislation tho ecpial privileges of si I 'or
with gold ut tho mints hy tho free
.iid unlimited coinage of silver and
fold at the ratio of Hi to I, such being
ho ratio of coinage which heretofore
mis been held to in the United States
hat wo urge upon tho said law-making
lepartment of thegovermunt to abolish
ho unconstitutional and prohibitive
ax of H> nor cent, on the issue of State
tanks ; that wo admire tho courage
uul lofty patriotism of tho President
tnd that we most heartily commend
lis prompt and olfoctivo action under
lie law for tho suppression of tho eforts
of alien Anarchists to disturb by
oreo and violence the true relations of
abor to capital, this sturdy effort to
ecu re tho enactment of tariff reform
is called for in the party platform, his
iromptt approval of the bill repealing
he Federal election laws the notable
eduction of expenses of the governnent
under his administration and the
roodom from scandal which has been
ueh a marked feature of his return to
he head of affairs."
The platform was adopted almost
manimously.
? ? ?
Till? DA lUiKST ON KMCOltl).
'ho Crop l lull Will ho liaised in Soul h
* tirouiiii ahih a ear.
yoliinibia ltegistcr, Oth inst.
With fuvorublo weather for the next
hirty days the prediction that this
'oar will seo the largest crop ever
'aided in South Carolina will bo conirined.
This is. the consensus of opinon
in agricultural oirc'os. The next
.hirty days will toll the tale. Should
.here ho sunshiny weather throughout
hat period the condition of the crops
vill bo increased to a high degree and
.he yield will bo immense. All danger
of drought has passed, but rain has
joen too abundant. There is little or
10 danger of freshets, however, now,
lOtwithstanding the unusual amount
>f rainfall. What the crops now need
s dry sunshiny weather.
This year will also see the diversity
>f crops greater than over before. Tko
argest crop of corn ever grown in
tichland County is an assured fact,
md the corn cribs will lie filled to
iverflowing. Potatoes, peas and peanits
are abundant. Cott >n on account
>f too much rain is not doing so well,
>ut with dry weather the yield will be
nil.
There may not be a great deal of
noney in circulation among farmers
generally next fall, but one thing is
icrtain, they are going to have more
.han enough farm products to carry
.hum along, money or no money.
Crops generally all ovor tho South
vill bo larger than ovor boforo. Ten
nillion bales of cotton will bo somevhore
in the neighborhood of the size
?f that crop. The Now Orleans Cotton
Exchange estimates the crop at nine
nillion, but tho opinion generally is
,hat it will be nearer ten million.
The great feature in this State is
,ho diversity of tho crops. Kvery thing
>f value has boon planted in abundance
md the benelicial results will bo apparent
next fall.
?
?Corn is bringing higher prices than
a-heat in some of the Western markets,
md "it is |H>ssible," as reported, "that
it will rule higher all the season.''
farmers in South Carolina who have
grown large corn crops will have no
reason to regret their action, in any
event. Full cribs will pay better than
full gin houses with cotton at current
and promised prices.