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Campaign Meeting at Greenville. A Qujet Day Without Any Excitement. WHITMAN STIRS UPTHB HOYS Earjc Ansel Knd Prince Are On Friendly Terms. c; roonvlllc Tho car, is a thin Govorno Kducatioi arrived Well Received at Home. [ouutalnoor. paign mum tin,; atGrocuvillo of tliu past. Tho candidates cttino hoA from Spartanburg, whoro the meetjng was hold tho day boforo. Evans, Superintendent of Muytlold and Judge Barle Tuesday afternoon at 4.40 o'elook. i'ho othor candidates arrived on tho nl ght t 'aim Tho mi oting waa without any special fouturos. All of tho speakers wero given a nspeotful and quiet hearing except Ms Whitman, whose vehement language In denouncing Tlllman at one time brought out some howling from tho crowd. it was flftdbn minuted to eleven when Chairman lijumloHcalled tho muotiug to order, ami announced that tho oxer 0l808 would j?o openod with prayer by Kuv. S. B. 'Harper, who prayed for blessings on/iho state, and reverence lor peace ana order. Chairman liram lett asked tlio crowd to givo a respect ful hearing to all the speakers. Hon. John T. Duncan was tho first speaker, lit bad something to say at the boginniig about tho program. "Tho meeting at Spartanburg waa tho largest of the series. Evans got the reply there and has it again to-day. Ho hopes to como here to rldloule." He proposed to opon with twenty njln utes and reply with ten, while Kvaus could take nls time in between. Evans 6uid nothing to this. Thirty minutes was too short a time to discuss national issues. All present wero Demouruts. Ho would stand by tho Democracy when elected. Tho greatest thing a legis lator can do is to avoid evil legislation. Referring to Evans, ho said "watch him work till his machinery." lie came, bolore South Carolinians to work for their liberties. What better proof against Evans cau bo offered than the written record or living witnesses. Ho would give solid facta that Evans would not attempt to auswer. As to Gen. Earlo's caudiduey he and tUo speaker could bo on lrieudly terms while Evans got mad when tho truth svas told. At the lirst mooting Evans pitched tho campaign on a low piano. Now Evans la behaving himself as well as the man oan. Earlo's candidacy Is unfortunate. Tillnian preferred any sort of a Re former to Karle. Ho waa not. running in Earlo's intoreats. Ho was out to show up E/ans who is a disgrace to South Carolina. He had no paper sub sidized. He bad no positions to give away. When tho strings were pulled the boys would holler. "Wo are going to vote for him," said a bystander, meuning Evans. At New berry Evans was whooped up by Tom Harmon, who immediately got an ap pointment aa constable. J. T. Sparks, of Union, told him that ho (Sparks) had been told to go to Columbia to get a place. Oov. Evans said he bad never heard of It. Mr. Duucun thou took up the Newbold business and referred to "his cowardly bones." "Wo took tho dispensary out of his hands uud tho constabulary should have been taken away, too." He read Nowbold's tele gram and spoke of Evans iu contompt lole terms. "Evans will toll you that Earlo is too late a Reformer. Ho came to the Reformers who gave him an hon orable po?itlou, which was enough." 'When you and I and Hun Tlllman v ere lighting for Reform, where do wo tee this uian (Kvaus) ?" asked the speaker. Evans voted against Till i urn's candidates in tho Legislature. Evans voted to postpone tho Clemaon matter along with Haskell and Hraw loy. Wo heard so much about his go ing to givo separate coaches for tho races, but ho has never done It. in lS'.K) Kvans waa looking at tho Reform procession to seo if ho could got u job. Duncan tackled Evans' record along the usual lines. Evans voted against Y. J. Pope for tho Supremo Court, When Tlllman wanted him elected. Evans was in a desperate plight. Mr, Duncan wus informed that ho had only live minutes more and ho made a brief refe.ienco to tho bond matter. Ho then took up tho rebato business. Evans tried to dofend Hubboll and mudo Hub bell out a liur. Ho referred to tho mooting v, here. Mi-, on was present, and Evans did not deny tho rebate transaction. He turned to Evans and told him to deny It, and said "Mixson will show you up, sir." Ho held out to Evans u written denial of tho state1 ment and askod him if ho would sign it. Evans paid no attontlon to him, but went on tulking to a friend on tho htand. Duncan told tho anecdote of the man who broko with his pooketa full and then said ho would turn his backen his ptst life. Soveral cheers for Evans wore given by his admlrors in the crowd, when Duneun sat down. Governor Evans was tho noxt speak er and was greeted with ohoors. Ho r aid ho was sure tho crowd had been greatly enlightened upon tho issues of UV day by the distinguished statesman who had just taken his seat. Ho spoke of Duncan as a second John C. Calhoun In sarcastic tones. Ho said It made no difforenco to him whon ha spoke to tho people Ho came boro to speak to tho farmers and laboring men. The farm ors have a hard fight yet boforo them in National affairs. Ho thanked God fortlie light they -aw in tho West. * Don't let one ray blind you und leud you to follow after fuUo gods." Gov. Evans told tho anecdoto of the frozen aerpont and urged his hearers not to let an onomy into tho oamp. Six years ago "wo" formed the farmers' move mont and framed tho Sholl manifesto. He had been called a demagogue and thanked God for It. If being a doma Eogue was fighting the people's battle e wanted to bo one. Free si Iyer had been one of the Al liance domands for six years. Tho Na tional Demo .??.ratio platform wus tho same as the State platform. Ho re ferred to the Greenville Niowsand New? und Courier and ridiculed tho sound uoney literature those papers wore . publishing. The farmers had novor Wanted Cleveland, and stood as tho prophets of the country. Ho said tho Chicago convention reralndod him of an old time Tlllman hands-all-round mooting. Hi took moat of tho credit for Bryan's nomination, and culogizod tho Democratic oandldate. Gov. Evans launched Into a free silver argument, saying ail wero depend nt on this issue. His speech ou this subject was listened to very attentively. Ho took up the Income tux question and said one of the U. S. Supremo Court judges had been bought by the millionaires. The U. S. Courts should bo reorganized '"You wunt to send to Congress men who will do this." "Earle will do It," yelled a farmer standing near. Gov. Evans t6ok a hand primary on tho question of Judge Simouton's honesty and throo voted that ho was all right while a few more held up their hundson tho other side. Ho referred briefly to tho Federal pension iniquities, and closed by urg ing the farmers to stand to their prin ciples. He had seen the boys In Green ville, and they wero all right, they wero going to voto for him. Ho was ,un\t)tr frOj.|m Semite. There uro some people no dlclu t want. He was go ing to tho .Senate with the Alliance principles and bavo a regular Tillman ttu mooting. There was considerable cheering when tho Governor sat down. Judgo Karle was greeted with cheers when he arose Ho was always glad to bo upon his native heath. His llrst competitor had said don't vote for Barle. He came as a Democrat. In 181)0 ho appeared herd in opposition to [ B. It. Tillman. There had been all sorts of charges against tho ollleers of tho people. Ho was Atttornoy General at that time. He had Implored overy speakei to bring up anything h?> could against Jos. H. Barlo, but not one man spoko and beforo that campaign closed, Tillman himself said nothing could he said against Karle. He refused to op pose Tillman in tho goneral election and bogged tho people to lay aside their differences. Tho men who wero now trying to array Dom. e.-ats against each other, wero doing It because they wanted the offices. This campaign had boon full of personalities. At Florence, ho was obliged to resent an insult. He rogrcttod the circumstances but " As God allows me to live, tho man who insults mo will have it re sented " he said, " I will insult no man and will allow no man to insult me." Ho was sorry for tho Florence affair. Ho apologized as a judgo but as a man he had no apology. He asked any man who thought he did wroug to say so, bat no ono spoke. Judge Karle took up Kvans' remark about his get ing on tho band wagon and said if It wao tho band wagon driven by New bold and guarded by dispensary con stables, he did not wish to get en it. But if ho roforrcd to the band vagon driven by tho people ho was going to get on It. (Cheers.) Nothing had been heard about free silver In 18110. Tho Legislature could give no help. Judgo Karle wont Into a strong argument for free silver, read ing statistics in support of his position. In closing ho thankod the peoplo for their attention and said that Kvans would uot got all the votes in this county. When the Senatorial candidates , finished speaking, a large number of , the audience began to leave tho grounds and comparatively littlo attention was , given to their immediate followers. Tho cheering and'hand-elapping which was given Judge Earle at the eloso of , his speech was more general than that given Kvans, though the Governor's admirers seemod to possets stronger | lungs. Tho candidates for Adjutant and ] Inspector General were the next spoak- , ers. Gen. lt. N. Riohbourg was lirst , introduced. Ho spoke of bis oxperi- ; onces in military affairs and said ho sorved under Maxey Gregg during the war. Ho promised to support Gen. , Watts if ho was nominated. Gen. John Gary Watts was next in trodueed. Ho was glad to meet the , peoplo of Greeenvtllo County. Tho militia, ho said, was on a lifiner basis ( than evor beforo since the war. Ho told one or two jokes which got tho , crowd in a good humor and road tho resolutions of the military convention which endorsed his administration. , As Gen. Watt? was silting down, a by stander called out that they would oioet him tho next governor. Hon. M. It. Coopor, caudidato for \ Lieutenant Governor, was tho next speaker. He paid a tribute to Green ville and told of his record in the ser vice of tho Reform faction. Mr. Cooper told of tho nomination of Tillman in , 18!)0, In which ho said ho took part. Ho spoke in glowing terms of Bryan, whom ho said was tho man to lead the peoplo. Ho referred to his competitor, Muj. McSwcency, and said he was , sorry ho was not hero. In Spartan burg. ho said, Muj. McSweouoy hugged Larry Gantt. " if I were going to hug a man, I would get a bettor looklnir one than Larry Gantt." Thoro also ho. found badges bearing the namos of Kvans, Ellerbo and McSweouoy. but the Speaker was not a coat-tail swinger. Tho candidates for Governor came next, the lirst one being Senator Joint It. Harrison. He promised not to touch upon national issues but would discuss State affairs. Taxes had varied very little in tho last twenty yours. Tho bonded dobt has been rofunded and there Is now no reason why tho taxes should not be reducod. Ho took up the matter of Clomson College and explained the purpose of the founding of the col logo. It was uot needed as a literary Institution but as a technologi cal school. Senator Harrison said less money should be used at Clemsoa and gave ligures to support his theory. Ho next spoke on tho dispensary law and snid It was not at all perfect, very fow laws wero pefoot at first but It did not take throe years to find out tho defects. Tho system was too expensive. The bottling establishment at Columbia and tho constabulary forco took too muoh monoy. Ho advocatod local op tion. There wore too many ofllcors employed. Tho counties could buy li quors as cheap as could ho done by tho State. Tho Stale buys tho liquors in tho West and gets tho advantago of the long haul 'rates. It Is shlppod to Columbia and from there to the differ ent counties ut short haul rates and no monoy Is saved. Tho constabulary was also expensive. A constable was or dered from Charleston to Groonvllle and the Stato hud to pay the oxpensos. Local eonstablos could bo employed cheaper, and there would bo no conflicts botweon tho constables and the peoplo. Ho told of the oaso of young Baker of Batofvlllo, whoso tmnk was search ed In this city somo months ago and who had nevor had anything to do with tho liquor traffic. Tho extra ordinary power exercised by tho Gov ernor ought not to remain in tho hands of any man. He oan ooruo into Green vlllo County with tho appointment of a hundred eonstablos with the instruc tions to arrest those opposed to him and let his favorites go. Tho now constitution provides that tho pi'oilts should go to tho schools but they bud never gotten any. Ho gave tho differ once between the prices of boor in Alken and Augusta, and it was about $2 00 higher In tho former. Ho thank cd tho people for their favors in the. past and was loudly cheered nt tho closo of hla speech. I. W.1, WhU,a,(n, o. U. date fur governor, was the next speaker. Ho opened with souio com* I pllmentary remarks to Greouvlllo und ! said if tho people had never seen a { tniraclo they saw one now, a man who i was willling to toll the truth on the . stump. He asked If the Shell mani festo was a lie and said thoy had not been able to show up fraud at that time, but there was surely iuolpient rottenness. "If I can smoll now, there is incipient rottenness somewhere at this time." He jumped on Tillman as a political somorsaultor but was greeted with cheers for Tillman. Ho replied that ho paid Tlllman a eompliment when it was duo and hlfi hearers did not have sense enough to do this. Ho had not said Tillman was a liar, as one of his opponents had done. Ho said tho Swamp Fox (Ellerbo) had his tongue out and would not como before tho people; Mr. Whitman was inter rupted with cheers for Tillman und cries to sit down. Ho said tho noiso was being made by dispensary consta bles and their friends. He poured hot shot in tho crowd and returned a gool Tcply to evory cheer. Mr. Whitman's time was up boforo he finished but ho was given more time on account of the interruptions. When ho spoko of Till man not keeping his promises tho crowd hollered for Tillman. Ho waded into tho pap-suckers as ho called them, and in conclusion grow olocjuont in praise of South Carolina. Gen. Ellorbe was next on the pro gram, but was not present and Super intendent of Education W. D. May field was introduced. Ho was glad to seo tho people of Greonville again, who bad honored him in the past and had given him an important olllco when a more boy. Ho spoke of the growth of education in this eounty and in tho State under his charge. He took up the Clomson matter and entered Into a defense of its management, saying it was the farmer's college and was sup ported by thou1 and no lawyer or doc tor had to pay for Its support. T.ie people would not grudgo any m ?noy spent at Clomson, which would make the boys grand and glorious men. ":12,0U0 boys and girls are now in the publlb schools, and tho majority of them would never go to college. Mr. May Held urged the peoplo to stand by those who wore building up tho public , schools. Ho defended tho present ad ministration in the matter of taxation add gavo particulars of how the taxes on horses and such things had been de creased. Tho taxes on railroads had beon Increased, valuable land boing put on the tax books which was not , thoro beforo. Mr. May Held spoke of what tho administration had done , along tho line of pensions and also gavo it credit for having inaugurated < tho primary. He told of the good con dition of tho banks, railroads and cot ton mills in South Carolina and said . no man could say that the administra tion had been a failure Ho thanked < tho people for their past support und , asked thorn to vote for him If they , thought he would mako a better olllcor than his competitor. Mr. Mayfiold was cheered as ho sat down. Mr. T. C. Robinson, of Piokens, < candidate for Superintendent of Edu- , cation, was the next speaker. He was . a grandson of Greenville, and admired his grandmother. Ho was a graduate of WoiTord, a denominational college, ( but was not opposed to tho State col- , leges. Tho public schools should be . sustained. Because ho was a now man ] was no reason why ho was opposed to i the administration. Ho h?d boon edl- , tor of u Reform paper for the last six i years and bad defended tho true, tried and trusted leaders of tho movement 1 and would still do so. His opponent. , spoke as If was running for Governor. . Since Mr. Mayfiold had gone to Colum- j bia, he bad undorgone a chaugo of , heart. When first elected, he preach ed rotation iu oflloe, but now ho wants . the ollieo for life. Mr. Robinson told | an anecdote of EHi Perkins which ho , applied to Mr. Mayfiold. Ho road from . the Shell manifesto, the paragraph J nailing for rotation in ollieo. Mr. Robinson was applauded at the close i of bis speech. Tho candidates for solicitor wore i noxt on tho program. Mr. M. P. An- , sol was lirst Introduced, but bo did not , make any speech. Ho thanked the , peoplo for their past support and . gracefully introduced his friond and j competitor, G. B. Priuce. of Anderson. Mr. Prlnoe said such handsome treat- . ment as had been given him by Mr. i Ansel took tho starch out of him. Ho . said Mr. Ansel had held tho ollieo for eight years anc bad established a rep- j utation as a criminal lawyer. Mr. . Prince made a speech which kept the , crowd In a good humor aud which was full of wit. Ho told several anecdotos, one of which about Brother Crawford was the one used by Solicitor Ansol to good elTeet In his formor campaigns. Mr. Prince spuke of tho Importance of tho olliee of solicitor In tho adminis tration of justice. Ho bollovod In ro tation in olllce if thoy would rotato Ansol out and rotato him in. Mr. Prince took bis scat amid laughter and a fow cheers for Ansol. Tho race for solicitor is being conducted on a high plane, and if it continues iu tho way it started It will bo a good example to the other candidates for higher offices. Mr. Princo und Solicitor Ansol wcntolT Joseph T. Johnson, candidate for Congress, was tho last spoaker. He made a strong free sllvor spooch, but tho crowd had become very small. Hl? opponent, Stanyarno Wilson, togothor with Gon. Ellerbe and Maj. McSwoen ey, woro dolayod In Spartanburg. Auk You Right-Legged V?In a paper which ho road bofore a Now York scientific association a physician said that man, generally characterized as a right handed animal, is also popu larly supposed to be right-logged. This theory Is, howovor, ho maintains, not supported by faot. Whon a man is standing and is working with tho right hand thoro la a tondoncy to use tho loft log for balance. Many porsons find It oaslor to round circles to the right than to tho loft. Baeo courses are almost always mado for running In circles to tho right, and it will bo noticed that tho majority of movements, llko dancing and running, are more readily porformed in that direction. Tho general rule of walking is thnt of kooplng to the right, and it appears to have a foundatilon In nature. Of a large number of intelligent persons who aro asked about tho exlstonco of this rulo, only 07 per cent, among men and ? >:; per cont. among womon wero aware of it. This supports the faot that It is unconsciously obeyed. All crowds tond to bear toward the right. Tho left leg being stronger it is moro readily brought into aotlon,and for that reason troops start with tho left foot. It Is tho foot whloh Is placed in tho stirrup of tho saddlo or tho step of the bicycle, in mounting, and it is that upon which a man rests in making a jump. ?National Populist Chairman Mar ion Butler, bus cal'.ed tho National I'opulist committee to moot at Wash ington poxt Tuesday to soloct head quarters and bugln work. ?A whisky truBt has been formed in Dublin. Tbl? will] tond to raise the A GREAT DEMOCRATIC RALLY. UllVAN NOTIFIED. Tho Democratic Candidates Receive a Grand Ovation in New York. William J. Bryan and Arthur Sewall wero formally notified Wednesday night that they wore tho choice of tho Democratic party for the hlghentofllcos in tho gift of tho people of the United States. Whatever might ho tho political In clinations of any person who attended this grand ratification of the Democ racy at tho spacious Mad'son Square garden, ho must have boon permeated with tho blindest prejudice not to have boon thrlllod by tho oxclteinent and tho enthusiasm which prevailed during tho entire timo tho notilicution cere monies lusted. The prcsenco of so stupendous a crowd of human beings was In itself au eloquent tribute t> the importance attached to tho occasion ; and such a crowd it was! Men and women poured Into the vast auditorium through many inlots. They came in droves, In soctions and in orderly marching step. Tho opening of tho doors was followed by a hurrying, scur rying rush of feet, and In they came, shouting, jumping, shoving, pushing, all intent on reaching tho places best availablo to see and bear all that was to bo seen and heard. After a while tho ingress became more ordorly and the eutranco of the audience settled down into a constant inllow of human beings. At 7 o'clock the doors wore thrown open, and despite tho efforts of tho po lice to restrain them tho crowds on every s'.de made desperate rushes for the entrances. In tho struggles many women fainted and had to bo carried away. Tho police finally began to uso their clubs In an effort to restore or de-. Tnere was little decoration In the hall. Tho speaker's rostrum was sim ply covered with tho drapery of an American standard, while tho gallery spaces, Immediately behind U, wore decorated more elaborately, but with . the same material. That was all, with the oxeeption of two gigantic portraits of William J. Bryan and Arthur Sew all, one on each side of them. Soats oa the platform immediately in the rear of tho rostrum had been reserved for members of tho National commit tee, members of the notiilcation com mlttoo and a few distinguished Demo crats. In tho boxes surrounding tho p'atform wore soatod Mrs. Bryan, Ex Congressman and Mrs. Bland, Senator Blackburn of Kentucky, Congressman S'dzor of Now York, General Bond of Maryland, and many others. Richard P. Bland entered tho garden at 7.40. With him was Mrs. Bland, but they came in so quietly and unos tentatiously that no one noticed thoir ontranco. Just prior to that timo the Audienco had been growing impatient. An emotional silverito gave vent to bis . feelings by calling for three cheers for Bryan, and thoy wero given with a will. Tho members of tho notilicatiou com mlttco had entered without exciting any demonsti ation. Then came the j Nation* 1 committee, and with them Arthur Sewall, the Vice-Presidential candidate, who occupied a placo second jnly to tho Nobn'skan in to-night's , proceedings. Ho was recognized by m\y a few, and tho vast majority of , the audience did not understand the sporadic cheers In the audience and the bandclapping on the stand. , Hut It was when the young wlfo of tho young Nebraska nominee entered tho box reserved for tho use of herself and her friends that tho assemblage let , itself loose for the first time. All men are anxious to do honor to a woman , and tho fan-waving beings who throng 3d tho garden were only two willing to follow precedent. Cheer aftor cheer went up from lloor and gallery and platform, and tho dark-skinned little ^nian opened her eyes in surprise, ind then went ahead, calmly settling , herself in her scat iu the box noarost and to tho right of the rostrum. But tho cheering continued and men got , upon their chairs and waved hats and ' fans in their desire to do honor to the ( wife of tho Democratic cunt (date. Wo men, too, rose and joined in the shout ing, aud soon it looked as If tho whole audionco was on its feet yelliug with might and main. Mrs. Bryan roso to bow her thanks. Tho cheering became more intense She bowed again and again, aud Btlll they cheered. Through It all she looked cool and calm, just as she appeared on that exciting day at Chicago whon the Bryan whirlwind swept all beforo It and brought about the circumstances that rnado her so prominent a personage. Finally tho cheering ceased, and Mrs. Bryan bogan wielding a broad palm-leaf and sur veyed the audienco. She was attired simply iu a waist of light grey silk, crossed with black bars, and a dark skirt. A little black jet turban, adorn ed with a wliito aigrette, was on her houd. Mrs. Bryan had entered the hall on the arm of Wm. P. St. John. Mrs. St. John could not attend on account of illness, and tho wifo of Govornor Stone camo in her place. In tho box with Mrs. Bryan were Mr. and Mrs. Bland, Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Macy of Now York, and Clark Howoll, editor of tho Atlan ta Coustitution. It was just 8 o'clock^ whon the prinr cipal actor of tho evening ontorod. Mr. Dryan had reached tho gardon in company with his wife and Mr.St.John, but had remained below Until thoy were seated. They had boon convoyed to the Twenty-seventh street entrance, from which the police had kept back the crowd, and tho arrival of tho can didate was uot known to the struggling massos around the other doorB. But when he stepped on tho stand and was recognized by many In tho audieuco, a groat cheer wont up. ''Bryan, Bryan, Bryan," was tho shout of tboso who knew him, und as others of tho crowd realized that the hero of the'evening hud come tho chcorlng became louder and louder and threatened not to stop. But it did stop and those who timed it said that tho ovation had lasted six min utes. At 8.15 o'clock Senator Jones of Ar kansas, chairman of tho National com mitteo, after Bevoral attempts to call tho audience to order, managed to got onough qulot to announce that ho had been directed by the National com mitttco to nominate as chairman of tho meotlng, Dr. Elliott Dauforth of Now York. Mr. Danforth was ehoorod with hearty good will. Ho told the peoplo thut he know thoy did not want a speech, and he was not going to dlsap golnt thorn. Ho closed Dy presenting lovernor William A. Stono, of Mis souri, chairman of the committee on notifications. Thero wero moro oheors as the tall, spare form of Missouri's i oblof exeoutlvo roso from his placo on the stand and oame forward to givo formal notification to Messrs. Bryan and Kowall of their nomination by tho 1 Democratic convention, Thoro wore biases when ho spoko of tho British gold stand?' 1 In foroo In America and mine hisses when ho spoke of Marcus Awrellus Har.ua. ' Hit bim a,raln," orled a voloo In tho gallory, with refer low^?. Somearflos, seemingly of pro test* followed Gov. Stouo'd reference to MrfpKxfoa, but they wore uot marke I. HoTowhd sympathy iu his audieoco with his reference to tho bond issues of tho administration. Toward the ond of bis spcouh the audience began to grow Impatient and tho spirit of tho as serublago was shown in cries of 1 'Bryan, Bryan." At the outset Governor Stone ex plained that ho was acting as proxy for Souator White of California, upon whom, us chairman of tho couimlttuo, would have dovolvod-the pleasing duty of formally uotifylug tho candidates, but unforeseen circumstaucsu had kept Senator White in California. Gov ernor Stone's spoech was an arraign ment as much of the Cleveland admin istration as of the Republican party and concluded with au eloquent oulo gium of tho Uomocrutic oaudidatc, and a prophecy by him of an administra tion" made illustrious by great achieve ments. Whon Governor Stone concluded witn tho notification of his nomination to Mr. Bryan, a man began to wave a big Amerloan Hag over the hitter's head. I'ooplu jumped to thoir feet and shout ed with a vim. Cheer followed choor, and for a minuto or two pandemonium reigned. The crowd wont wild with enthusiasm, and lung-power was drawn on to au alarming extent. 13ut this demonstration had tys ending in tho dosiro of the poopio to hear the speech to which thoy had been looking for ward so anxiously, and when tho man with tho Hag came down to where Mr. Br an was sitting and fastenod tho standard in tho corner of tho stand, tho cbeorlng ceased, and ovorybody watched with interest while Mr. Bryan helped the banner-waver to fix the stall' in placo. Although tho cheering thousands in the hall woro hot of body and bourse of throat, thoy rose as a man whon Chairman Ban forth stepped forward and Introduced Mr. Bryan. Then came a demonstration that far exceeded those that followed the men tion of Bryan's name previously in the ovening. Tho scene presented was strongly reminiscent of tho tumult that raged In the Coliseum at Chicago when Bryan finished the effort that established his roputation as a great orator. Mon and women roso to their foot and cheered. On the platform, in tho boxes, up in tho galleries, people wero chooring like mad. Mon waved their coats and their bats, while women lluttored funs and hatdkerchlefs as only women can. Nearly cvory person who joined In this noisy tribute to tho Democratic candi date was standing on his chair, waving aud shouting. Tho band struck up a lively air, and added to tho din. Mr. Bryan hold up his hand for silence. It was llko an incentlvo to yell loudor. * Tho crowd would not be thwarted. Mr. Bryan mado an effort to speak. His voice was drowned In a wild howl. Again ho hold up his band, and again the cheering rose in its might. Somebody began to shake tho Hoor by rising and receding quickly on his toes. Others followed his exam pie, and that thunderous rumble which sounds llko the approach of an army of war chariots roso above the cheers of tho multitude. This was too much for tho nominee. He saw that his au dience was bound to havo Its way, and he gavo up his attempt to check the enthusiasm. Ho sat down wearily, but In a second jumped up again with baud upraised for silence. The shout ers wero getting weary by this time, but tho restraining hand inado them tako a last lease in thoir efforts. Sona tor Jones shouted : " I appeal to this crowd to be iu ordor. But he was not listened to and tho crowd did not ceaso until it felt liko it. Mr. Bryan roso and stepped to the front aud centre of the speaker's plat form. In his bane he had a manu script copy of his speech. His faco was pale, but he was cool and calm. Ho began to speak slowly, but was obliged to stop for the demonstration had several renewals beforo It died. Thero wero hisses for quiet before some of tho wildly enthusiastic admir ers of the young candidate could be subdued. Ho began again, and a man In the gallery gavo another ineoutivo to enthusiasm by shouting. "Throo cheers for Bryan." , Then ho bogan in earnest. His voice was firm, but it showed signs of hoarseness. It was plain that the physician who attended him at Mr. St. John's house had not beon able to bring the wonderful voieo to the perfect con dition it was in whon the Chicago Bpeceh was mado. The strain of tho speech-making journey from Chicago to Pittsburg had been too great to al low such a quick recovery of tho use of the vocal organs, and Mr. Bryan could not make himself1 heard so distinctly us in tho Coliseum. But it was only in the galleries In the rear of tho garden that everything he said could not be heard, and after his speech had proceeded a whllo, many in theso points of disad vantage began leaving until thoy be came comparatively empty boforo the effort was concluded. Mr. Bryan road from manuscript, but occasionally ho dropped tho sheets of paper and spoko earnestly and ve hemently without looking at them. During Mr. Bryan's speech ho was frequently interrupted by cheers of approval, loudly cheered. 1 was also his reference to tho sale of bonds. The audlunco also manifested its approval at various stages of his spoech of freo silver argumont. Whon somo of the moro telling points in this discussion wero reached, tho audienco yelled with all it.-, might and tho speaker was compelled to wait until order was rostored. When iu concluding Mr. Bryan said ho expoctod tho co-opora i ion of all present, a voice cried : "You havo It," and the audienco again roared In unison. Tho pororation was spoken without a glance at the manuscript, and for that reason it had greater effect. Tho closing words approached In eloquent fooling somo of tho telling points in the Chicago speech, but it was obvious that tho wonderful delivery was gone tempor arily and thero was nn unmistakable huskiness in Mr. Bryan's tonos. When ho concluded, after speaking an hour and forty minutes, there was another demonstration, but it 'vas brief. Tho far galleries had porcoptl bly dwindled and the crov/d had shout od Itself Into the same condition of volco that Mr. Bryan was. Governor Stono at tho conclusion of tho encoring, turned to Mr. Arthur Sowull, the Vice Presidential candi date and in a few words formally noti fied him of his nomination. Sewall thanked Govornor Stono for tho courteous terms of his message and for his kind expressions and thon, in a brief and dlgntlicd spoech, follow ing tho samo line of argument as his chief, accepted tho nomination and endorsed tho platform, promising to use every effort of which lie waa capa ble In support of tho principles Involv ed. Mr. Sewall flnlsbcd bis spoech at 10:45 When he sat down, the audlonoe sot up a ory for Tillman, but Tillman, although present, did not respond. People began to rush forward as soata in tho foreground woro vacated, and nearly all tho audience was gathered , around tho press seats, which tscparat , cd them from tho rostuni. So groat was the confusion that hardly anybody j heard Chairman Dan forth announeo j that the meeting was adjourned. BILL ARP BANKS ON BRYAN. PURK IN LIF?2 AND POOR IN THIS WORLD'S GOODS. A Muii's Habit* and Pr<judices Con trol Iliiu For the Most Part. Dou Franklin said that man was a bundlo of habits. Somebody else said he WUb a bundle of prejudices. It is fair to say that bis habits outlive his prejudices. Mino have, I kuow. My order of life, my daily routine, my food and clothing, my timo to go to hod and to rise iu the morning, hold mo faster than thoy did thirty years ago. Uabit comos from tbo Latin word " haoheo," to hold ?to hold fast. I can't boo or chop left-handed. Un consciously 1 dross and und roes the same way ovory timo and always put on my left shoo first. When my good friend, Major Foute. lost his right arm in buttle ho was young and soon learn ed to write with his left hand, if I were to lose mine now I do not believe 1 would ever learn to use my left. I am too old aud tho habit lias held me too long, it is hard to teach an pld dog new tricks. Brutes are subject to the same force. I hud an olu mure who contracted a he hit of letting tho bars down to get into unothcr Held, and she would lot them down to got out of a good pasture into a bad one. But 1 feel sure that I have got over some of my prejudices. Daniel Web ster told his peoplo thoy bad conquer ed everything but their prejudices. Nothing but old age and reflection will conquer them. They are hard to give up, for most of them are born with us. Our religion und superstition and politicul faitli as a general rule, are inherited. Like father lilto son, like mother like daughter. If the old man shakes a piece of silver coin at tho now moon or makes a cross mark in tho road when he turns to go back, tho son will do it, too. if the mother will not begin a garment on Friday the daughter will not. And so it is with our religion. 1 am a Presbyte riao because my parents wero. I could have just as easily been a Baptist if they Had boon. Or 1 could have been a Methodist or an Episcopalian. It does not shock mo to b^y so now, and I hope it does not shock anybody else. Sectarianism abounds in prejudice In herited more than acquired from ra tional methods. One Christian faith is about as good as another if it suits the Christian. 1 would hot proselyte any of them If I could. I would not disturb the peace of a Methodist family by seeking to draw away a single member of it to my church. I like my church not becauso I believe it to bo tho best, but from long familiarity with its mode of worship. I feol more at homo there. The Presbyterian habit has got hold of me just like tho Methodist habit ha e . hold of Father Wikle. In fact, 1 . liovo a better service could bo made up by calling out the best things in all the ohurohes. Per Instance, the Methodistuunl Epis copal communion service is more Solemn and impressive than ours, and so is kneeling or bowing in prayer. The Episcopal Church iias too much rising up and sitting down?the other churches have too little. I would like to see tbo Litany adopted in all the Ohurohes and hoar every child join In tho responses. But of all the prejudices the strong est and most uureusonublo arc of a political nature. Political intolerance is not tempered or toned down Chris tian charity. Bitter partisans may appear to be friendly, but at heart arc enemies. When a prominent one dies bis political foes thank tied for that much. Those who covet the olliecs will use all kinds of hypocrisy to get them. What makes the matter so . ridiculous Is tho absolute ignorance of tho masses of these partisans concern ing tho principles of thoir part). When David Bennett Bill straightened up and said, " I am a Democrat !" nls utterance was echoed from a million throats all over this broad land. What did he mean ? I am sure 1 do not know. It has boon nearly fifty years since I cast my first vote and it was for a Democrat. But there were no Buch issues then. Tho great question was whether tho Federal government should make appropriations for inter nal Improvements or not. Up to that time no rivers had been cleaned out and no postolllcc or public but*.dings built in tho interior cities. But now every muddy creek and every two horse town must have an appropria tion. Free trado was oneo an issue but it is not now. Tariff reform and protection havo been occasional issues for fifty years and more, but sometimes the parties compromise on incidental or accidental protection. Tbo Republicans claim to bo for protection, ai:d Mr. McKinley championed a bill through that did protect his party friends and left out thoso who wero not. He took off the duty on manganese and ruined the best ind istry we bad In this region. A company had Invested $300,000 in this county In that bus ness and was paying out $2,000 a week for labor. Everything in Cartcrsville prospered and wo could pay our little debts with alacrity, and even pay our doctors' blils and our preachers their salary. But Carnegie wasn't happy and got tho tariff taken off and then got all J his maganeaso from South America and tho Wost India islands. '''he collapse came here, of course, and the business was abandoned. Thai's the kind of protection wo got. But what is a Democrat now? Some times a consequential gentleman who hankersi after an Office will swell up and excla'm : "1 am a JoffersonlaD Democrat," and tho editors havo a nost egg In JelTersonian Democracy and hatch It frequently. What is that? Ills biographer says tho most material artlolo in h., political creed was that "tho will of the majority must govern. This may sometimes orr, but Its errors aro honest, solitary and short-iived." There is no special Democracy in that All partlos indorso it. Jefferson said that a difference in politics was not a reason for tho removal of competent and faithful officers and he did not romovo but very few while he wus President, and those were for mis conduct. But now tho Democratic dootrino Is to tarn tho rascals out and every office* bolder is presumed to be a rascal. I tried in vain t<N inako thoso modern political garments fit Thomas Jeffer son, but thoy won't do It. In his day thoro was no quarrol over old and sllvor, nor .Slate bank.-), no. income tax. He went Into ollieo In good olr cumstancos and came out lnsolvont. Even his homo at Mont.iee.llo was levied on and would havo been sold but for tbo genoroslty of a few wealthy frlonds. After his second term wan out ho was not sure of bolng allowed to go home without arrest and giving bond. On becoming a public man he resolved or to engage In any kind of rfntor this resolve faithfully for fifty yours, which was as long as ho held ollieo. Uo married a youug und beautiful widow aud could play tho violin ex quisitely, both of which were Demo cratic usages, and sillI uro, though neither pluying the ilddlc nor shooting ducks are put in any nio.loYu plat form. But tho Issuo now is concerning the currency, an abtruso speculative ques tlou about which the average man knows so little that he ought to be ashamed to talk and thereby show his IgnoraDco. And yet thoro uro here and thoro good citizens who profets to know all about it and will talk about " sound mono) " aud JelTorsonian De mocracy as gushingly as a professor of political economy iu u Northern college. 1 wish we could put the X rays upon tlii-. question aud explore it, but as wo eunnot and as the great men of the na tion conscientiously dllTor on it 1 am going to pin my faith to the purest and best man 1 know of In public life. Ho is as pure in private life and as poor a. Jefferson, and could have written the declaration of independence if bo badj lived iu that day, to? Jefferson "w'a's; then only thirty-three yetirs old. My admiration for William J. Bryan is very great aud I shall bank on him with more roliatico than on the plat form. A Republican Cpngress can knock a Democratic platform Into lits, but they can't move Mr. Bryan from bis eonviotionsjnorjhis integrity. When these gold standard pupers assail him and make sport of htm ho can say to them as Job did to his three friends : " No doubt ye are tho peoplo and wis dom will dio with you." Hi Li. A HP. stewart writes to newman. Tlie Nevada Senator Replied to Hie Bishop. The following caustic letter has been addressed by Senator Stewart, of Ne vada, to Bishop Newman, who recent ly gavo vent to a savage attack on the National Democratic ticket and plat form : WASHINGTON, Aug. (5, 1800. Bishop John P. Newman, Methodist Episcopal Church, Phil idelpbia, Pa.: Dear Sir :?I am pained to see in tho public press a statement to the effect that you havo joined tho enemies of your country to oppress and rob the great mass of your fellow citizens. If the published quotations from your speech are correct, you have indorsed tlio clandestine legislation of 1873, whereby one-half of the metallic money of tbo world was destroyed and the value of the other half doubled. You have also indorsed the schemes of the money powers of London and New York to control the gold of the world, advance its purchasing power, reduce the value of property and services, and thereby build up a moneyed obligarcby on the ruins of the Republic There is no excuse for a man of your intelligence to advocate the gold stand ard. You know that the purchasing power of gold bus been advanced by fraudulent legislation and wicked man ipulation fully 100 per cent.; that the rich have been made richer and the poor poorer ; that tho government of the United States i-.> fast becoming a government of plutoornoy. Informer days you mourned over the practices by which the earnings of the masses were transferred to a few. Now you even go so far as to advocate the elec tion of William McKinley, who in dorses the policy of Grovor Cleveland, of John Sherman, of Plorpont Morgan, and of the agents of the Kotbschilds on both sides of the Atlantic. Do you know that William McKinley, or rather Mark Hanua. who controls tho action Of \1". McKinley, contends that the United States has no power to coin money and regulate the value thereof, although tbo constitution expressly confers such power ? I thank you that you have told tho people your evil purposes. This may have been indiscreet on your part, but 1 assure you that it will put honest men on guard against the wicked work you propose, and perhaps your evil boas ling may prove a boomerang and a benefit to the cause of honest money and honest men. Yours truly. ? w.m m. Stewart, twelve points of interest. Rules ami Regulations <>r Importance lo Candidates and Voters. 1. The primary election is to be held on Tuesday, 25th of August. 2. The. Democratic clubs constitute the primary election pr< eincts. R. No person shall b permitted to vote unless bo has boen enrolled on a club list at least live days boforo the primary elcotiou. ?I. Each club shall havo a separate polling place. f>. The club roll shall constitute the registry list and shall bo open to in spection by any momber of the party 0 The eiub lists are to be inspecteil by and certified to by the president and secretary of each club, and turned over to the managers. 7. Bach voter is to deposit two bal lots. One for Governor, U. S. Senator, Congressman. Solicitor, and all State Officers, and the other for all county ofUcoi'B, except magistrates, masters and supervisors of registration. Green ville county does uot vote for Probate .)udge this year. 8. No vote for the House of Repre sentatives is to bo counted unless it contains as many names as tho county is entitled to representatives. 0, Candidates for the General Assem bly and for county officers must lilo a pu dge, in writing, with the chairman of the county 0X< OUtlvo committee, ten days previous to tho primary election, to abide the result of the primary and to support the nominees thereof. 10. The managers at each box shall require every voter to pledge himself to abide the result of t he primary, to support the nominee:of the party, and to take the prescribed oath. 11. A majority of the votes cast shall bo necessary to nominate in every in stance. 12 The polls are to be opon at, o'clock a. m. and close at I o'clock p. ?Alfonsoof Spain Is not the only boy King in the world. Thoro is anoth? in India, but his name Is uopronouncc able and too long to bo written. H< oalled Hah Sunshoro .Ling for abort. He is now 17 yt art) of ago, and already looks worn out with tho weight of b s resnoubibllltlOB. His kingdom is the of Napal, and be rules over some 2,00ii, (MM) people. ?The carcasses from the Chicago dog pound aro bought by a man named Bronlok. Ills wagons haul tbo hod us to tho stock yards, whoro thoy an shipped to Globo Station, just across tho lino in Indiana. Here he has i j plant where tho hides are tanned am sold to glovomakers. Tho carcasses ar rendered and the oils .sold to soai makers! The city pay a him for df posing of tho dead animals. - HAMPTON STOFjH CATTLE A During Adventure of Two Groat Confederate Gonefeltj Tho following anecdote of (Jon. P. M. P. Young is a good illustration of j tho military genius of that dashing officer and his suporior, don. Wado Hampton : Somo years ago the general was re lating some of Iiis experiences in the war. He had beim asked especially to '? tell of the capture of tho corr .l of cat tle, which General Grant had wrought together as a base of supplies of Ills arm, on the Chiekahomlny, In 1S04, says the New York Times. This cap ture was one of tho most brilliant and'H successful raids of the war, in which General YoiTng had played a galluut and conspicuous part: but throughout tho narration a casual listonor would have thought that be was relating the incident to show how mugnillceutly Hampton had couduetcd the affair. The coucoptiou aud plau wero Hamp ton's, it was arranged that a picked 1 body of 500 cavalry, under Hampton, should sweep around to Grant's rear, ? apl lire the corral and drive the cattle into the Confederate lines, while Gen. Young should hold at buy any Fodoral troops that might come to tho support of the corral guards. Tho scouts hud gathered every detail of information needed. Thoy knewthe exact location of the cattle, thoir number aud quality of the troops OU guard, tho relative po sition of tho great army of Grant and how loug it would require for him to dispateli assistance to tho guard when attacked. Hampton relied upon Young to keep back the entire army, if uoeos sary, until he could get the cattlo out of reach. As cattle have to bo driven slowly, and over fairly good country, it was necessary for Hampton to drivQ them quite close to tho enemy's lines, making the risk very much greater. Everything worked j smoothly uatil tho cattle had been captured. Tho negro guards wero soon disposed of and the corral, consisting of 2,?U0 bead of cattle, was shortly beiug driven to ward the Confederate camp. To reach the rear of the lines Hampton and Young and all of their troops had been in the saddle day and night and had ridden fifty miles almost without a halt. Despite the fatigue of horses aud men a forced march to be made by Hampton, while Young and bis weary calvary had to face the entire Federal' lines and " draw their lire" until tho ' raiders were out of harm's way. Gen; Young accomplished this in most bril liant style, lie stretched out his 2,000 troopers iuto so long a line that it seemed as if nothing less than an army division could occupy the space. By rushing from one point to another a eousideraole body of Iiis men and con centrating lire on the Federal advance he succeeded in keeping up tbo decep tion. The Federals expected inomout tarily to engage the Confederates In force, and so advanced cautiously, feeling their way. The dashing cav alry olllcer was playing Napoleonic tactics in miniature. Beforo the army of Grant realized thai, it was putting forth its giant strength against a handful of daring horsemen Hampton was safe, and the special lines of tho grand army of the Confederates closed up and galloped away, having com pleted the most reckless foray of the war. "The. Fedori'.l cattle," added tho General, "formed the bads of our sup plies for the rest of our campaign." Uncle George's Prediction.? lion. Ceo. D. Tillman has given tbo Augusta Chroniola his opinion of tho Democratic nominee, Will. J. Bryan, as follows : During my career in Congress 1 spent sixteen winters in Washington, whore 1 eaino in contact more or less with nearly all the great men of this coun try, and with many from foreign coun tries; ani while serving two years in Congress with Bryan, he always im pressed mo as being the greatest man 1 ever met, and as being just as good as be was great. As an orator I have never beard but three men who could be compared with him. They wero Uon Hill, Blame and Blaokburn. He either knows everything or has such a facility of reference to books that he can quickly got any information be wants. His memory is simply marvel ous, and be has such an intimate knowledge of men that he can read their characters at a glance. He is always at work seeking knowledge, by reading, conversation or reflection, and seems to look upon Idleness as a crime. If be has even any small vice? chewing, smoking, drinking, gaming, cursing, etc., I never discovered it during two years personal and Ollloiul intercourse with him. In fact, tho man always appeared to be conscien tiously inspired with enthusiasm to do good for others. Yet he is a most devoted father, aud acts more like a lover than a husband towards his wifo. lua few words, morally speaking, ho is so well balanced that he could not intentionally do a wrong thing if ho ere to try, and hi.j intellect is bo clear am. strong that be always avoids evil as near as it is human to uo so. There fore, 1 think Bryan will be president? because be ought to bo, because he was born great, and because not even the presidency could confer greatness upon him." Ax Appeal poh Needed Help.-? The Thornwoll Orphanago, located in Clinton, South Carolina, is just now in need of bread to supply its large fam ily of one hundred and llfty. A oarrol of Hour will feed one person for a year. Surely thero are in tho State jfnry many who could alVord to ship toTbat institution one barcel of Hour or rlgoj? or syrup, or at least a saek of meal, provide for at least one child. This institution is most liberal in its dealings with the fatherless, it is in no sense local, only one child from Clinton ever having been in the Or phanage. Its orphans are from every Southern Slate. Though Presbyte rians are in control, more children are in the institution, to-day, of Baptist and Methodist parentage than of Pros* byterian. It was the, pioneer institu tion to refuse legal control over Its orphan-wards, preferring to restrain them by the power of love than of bars and bolts. It educates its pupils liber ally ana sends them out quail Hod to care lor thomsi lv< -. and honoo docs not, and docs not nood, to bind thoili out. It needs aid because it is endowod only with the lovi of a charitable peo ple, because it r< fuses to rooolvi anj orphan abie to pay any part of its own expenses, making the absolute depen dence of the cl.iid a prc-requislte for admission. Two cottages are now going up, both built by Nortborn friends of this Southorn institution, and so the family wiil bo Inoreawed to 1?0 or IliO in tbo earlv fall. Who oan refuse to help? Send gifts to Thorn weL>JT$ ?o^nago. Clinton, S, C, or to It '('?5.'Y/i*J?obs, President.