Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-10-10
Southern BulidOZing.

WAsHtSGroS, Oct. 9Th. J. II McLane,
nominee of the combined opposition to the
bourbon democracy for Governor of South
Carolina, reached Washington this morning
and was surrounded by newspaper men at
once. Mr.. McLane's recent experience with
the red-shirted democracy has been of quite
thrilling character. The National View will
tomorrow print an interview with him, in
which he said
made my first speech at Summcrviile,
Charleston county. on September l4th. and
then filled line of appointments in the
southern part Of the State, returning to Co
lumbia on September PSI. ! was treated
quite handsomely and had a full hearing ev-
crywherc. My next appointment was at
Winnsborough September 2jth. The State
and Congressional canvasses are being made
together. ! arrived at Winnsbornugh ut an
early hour on September 25ih, accompanied
BY the Rev. DR. Durham, candidate for Sap
erntendent of Public Education. Soon after
our arrival we were informed that Colonel
Thompson, bourbon candidate for Governor,
had few DAYS before, while addressing the
people at this place, publicly said: You re-
member the reception YOU gave Taft here in
1880? Well, when McLanc comes here give
one This was received with loud shouts of
I'VE willt'
IL will be remembered that Taft, a repGh-
lican orator, was mohbed at Wmnsborough
in 1880. his meeting being broken mp aud he
personally assaulted so violently that he
would probably have been killed it some pf
the leading men of the place had NOT inter
fered to protect him. Soon after my arrival
Colonel Woodward, chairman of the demo
cratic county committee of Fairfield county,
called on me at the hotel and asked me what
my programme was. told him that / had
come there to fill an appointment to speak,
which had been advertised some two weeks.
and having heard that it was the intention of
his party to mob me and prevent the meeting
from being held. | had simply to say that
should speak. or somebody else should be re
sponsihle for preventing me. lie admitted
that Thompson had used the language at
tributed to him. but said that he thought he
could control his men, if they did not get
drunk. He admitted, however that whiskey
had been freely given to the red shirters, and
that they were using it pretty freely, for
which he expressed regret. He said Il
pledge you my honor as man that you shall
not be treated with violence il can help il ''
He then went out and consulted with his
party friends. and on his return with assur-
anccs that should be allowed 10 speak, |
started for the Court House.
Colonel Woodward took my right arm. and
nv little daughter. who was with me. walked
ON my left side. having hold of my hand. on
reaching the landing on the second hpor OF
the hotel, we met a mob of red shirted dem
ocrats. filling the stairway and corridors
One OF these men sprang forward aud caught
me by the collar OF NV shirt with such vro-
lence as to tear ii open. Colonel Woodward
then threw himself between me aud the mob
and crowded me back through the hail and
into the open door of the hotel parlor. the
mob following closely upon Us that one OF
them kicked me most violently. This WIS
about II O'Clock, noon. and for seven hours
IL required the utmost efforts and vigilance
of several personal democratic friends to pre-
vent my being mobbed aud perhaps murdered
AT one time the parlor door, which was
locked. was broken open by the mob, and
they were only kept back hy NV friends hold
ing the door closed from the inside by main
strength. OF the bourbon press. only TIVE
papers in the State, So far ss ! know. have
openly disapproved of the conduct of the mob
The leading bourbon papers Justify it. NJ,
meetings have been well attended aud orieri,
at most places. and no disastrous disturhanct
where | have been. was posted 20 speak
Lancaster. but failed TO reach the place. In,
independent candidate for Congress, Colonel
Cash. was there, and spoke. after which
riot ensued and several celored men wert
killed. had an appointment st Chester, bui
being informed by the Mayor by telegraph
that he would not be sole to keep the peace.
proceeded on to York county, where held
three rood meetings.