New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-07

THE CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
EVIDENCES OF BOURBON DESPERATION j. II.
MLANE RELATES HIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE
" RED Shirts AT wINNsBoRoUGH.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.I
WASHING TON, Oct 81. H. McLane, nominee of the
combined opposition to the Bourbon Democracy for
Governor of South Carolina. reached Washington
this morning and surrounded by newspaper
men at once. Mr.. McLanes recent experience with
the red-shirted Democracy has been of quite
thrilling character. The National Vieo will to-
morrow print an interview with him, in which he
said:
made my first speech at summerville, Charleston
County on september IA, and then filled line OF APP
to Columbia September 23 was treated quite hand
somey and had full hearing everywhere. My next sp-
polntnent was at Winnsborough September 20 Ihe
state and Congressional being made to-
gether. arrived at Wnnsborough early hour on
septeenmper 20. accompanied by the Eey. Dr Dur.a'
candidate for superintendent OF Public Education;
thompson, urbon candidate for Governor, had Few
days before while addressing the people at this place,
Taft here in 1ssO Wen when McLane comes here g1ye
hlIn the same kind OF reception or worse one" This
was received with loud shouts Of"We will -
II viii be remembered that Taft, Republican orator.
was mobbed at Wnnsborough in 1850 bis meeting being
broken up and he personally assaulted violently that
ne Mouu ptOodDy nave Deen klIeu II some OF ne Iel
ing men OF the place had not nterfered 10 protect hh
soon after my arrival Colonel Woodward, ch irman or
the Democratic County Committee OF Fairfield County,
called on me at the MOTEL and asked me what my pro
appointment 10 speak which had been advertised some
two weeks and having heard that it was the intention
O MS party TO mob me and prevent the meeting from
Delng neld mad simply to say that should speak or
somebody else should be responsible for
preventing me. He admitted that Thompson had used
the language attributed to him. but said that he thought
he could control his men, II they did not get drunk he
admitted, however. that whskey had been freely gwen
to the redshlrers and thar they using pretty
freely, for which he expressed regret. de SAID
pledge you my honor man that you snail not DC
treated with violence If can help it." He then went
ont and consulted with his party friends, ana on his re-
Colonel Woodward took my right arm, and my little
daughter, who was with me, walked on my LETT SIDE,
having hold OF my hand On reaching The landing on
the second floor OF The hotel we met mob OF redsnIted
Democrats, filling the stairway and corridors One Ot
these men spang forward and caught me By the colaro
NY 5nlrt VITA such violence TO tear II OPEN Colonel
Woodward then threw himself between and the mob
and crowded me back through the hall and into the open
door OF the hotel parOr the mob following closely
upon that OF them kicked most violently THIS
was about IL o'clock nOOn and for seven hours II re-
quired the utmost efforts and vigilance Of several per-
soual Democratic friends TO prevent my being mobbed
and perhaps murdered AT one time the parl0r door,
they only kept back oy my friends holding the door
closed Tom the inside by main strength OF the BOur
bon press only TWO papers In the STATE so M az Hno%'
have openly disapprOved of the conduct OF tue moO
The leading bourbon papers justify H. MY meetings
have been well attended and orderly az most PAGES anu
no d.asCrOus disturbance where rave been. was
posted TO speak at Lancaster but failed to reach th
pace. Ihe Independent cahdioae IoT SoIsLys, cOi i
cash, was there. and spoke after wich riot ehsueu
and several cOOrcd killed. had Az appoint
nent at Chester but being informed ny the Mayor O
telegraph he would be able TO keep the peace,
proceeded TO York County where held three good
meetings.
The chief issues upen which the campaign is being
conducted the establishment OF tree speech pure
ballot and honest count OF all votes cast. On tnls
platform all Nationals, Republicans, lndepend nts ana
many honest Democrats are united ana WORKING earnest
~ and harmOnOusly together. With an untrammeued
ticket by majority or az least OF
10000 Ny opinion nat the BOurbOus have less than
% OOp voters on their rolls They claim, however, all
whose names were on club lsts 1876 IN face oil the
fact that portions of the state we have tWothrs Oh
the white voters enrolled I'm the organization OF our
movement. We preparing for stu more VlS-
orous prosecution OF the campaIgn and for myse
there only way the BOuruOns to stop my can
vass and nati kill disable shall resume Iny
Work by a speech Camden, where Colonel BlAr was
ltlle. o n September.