The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-10-08

was IN Splentlu tune. lncn borrowed
Maj. Zeiglc,'s company Of owe three
hundred men. The Major showed that
he was emincntly the man for the place,
and vindicatcd the wisdom Of the choice
Of the two clubs at the Court House,
who elected him Captain. He had a
splendidly mounted and equipped COM
mand and carried the day. Then fol-
lowed in ''magnifccntly stern array
the following most excellent commands :
The Antrcvillc mounted club and the
Antreville Artillery, commanded by
Capt. John +. Brownlce, $50 men.
THE LINE OF MARCH.
The Lowndesville Club, Capt. J. B..
Mosclcy, 40 men.
The Due West Club, Capt. j. w.
Widcman, 40 men,
Tho Long Cane Club, Capt. Ncut.
Nickles, 80 men.
The Troy Club, Capt. r. j. Robinson,
GO men.
The Calhoun's Mills Club, Capt. C. A..
White, 40 men,.
The Bellevicw Mounted Club, Capt.
John IL. Morrah, 35 men.
The Magnolia Club, Capt. j. s. Nor
wood, 80 men.
The Lebanon and ,sGcdar Springs
Clubs combined. Capt Samuel Evans, IS
men.
The Greenwood Club, Capt. J. w.
Payne, 80 men.
The Hodges Club, Capt. w. Il. Nc
Ghcc, 80 men.
The Bradley Club, Capt. John r.
Carwilc, 40 men.
The Phoenix Club, Capt. S. ?. Brooks,
25 men.
Thc.Cokcsbury Club, Capt. David All
ken, 2O:men.
The carriages containing the distin-
guiShcd speakers. were interspcrscd in
the procession.
his Guard Of Honor, ''TEe Governors
Guard"-a juvenile command under
Captain HEREFORD Parks. This command
looked neutrality-suspicious. in red
shirts and fully up to the enthusiasm Of
the day.
l.. Down Main street the column moved,
enthusiastically slow until they reached
the intersection Of Main and Magazine
streets. Turning down Magazine street
the red shirts moved OH the Bands in
the mean time playing inspiring pieces.
A short line Of march down Depot
street then brought the column to the
Fair Ground, where arrangements were
made for thesspeaking.
At the Fair Grounds.
The exercises Mt: the Fair Grounds
we're opened with prayer by the Rev.
DR.. II. Il. Sloan. =
After DR.. Sloan's prayer, Mr.. Benet,
the County Chairman, came forward aid
said: j. ~.
Ladies and Gentlemen: ] do not know
how to express the sentiments UPPER
most in my mind as I stand looking at
this vast assemblage of tho red shirt
Democracy, from the uttermost parts of
Abbcville County. You arc an honor
to your county and the Who'll, State Of
South Carolina jSsproud Of you. II is
not my purpose, however, to make you
q speech on this occasion, but ] have the
high privilege and honor of introducing
to you one whom youh have honored for
eight years-six years MS Supcrintcn-
dent Of Education and two years as
Governor Of the State-and who has
never proved recrcant to any trust. l
refer to your distinguished Chief Exec
utive. Governor Hugh S. Thompson.
Governor Thompson was received
with tremendous applause, and after its
abatement, spoke in substance as fol-
lows:
GOVERNOR THoMpsoN's SPEECH. .
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Confederate General, Forrest, when
asked the best way Of winning battles,
replied "By getting the most men on the
field first Abbevillc County seemed
A.. l~~, .ox.l o.rkts- o1u.o, Co. ,I,o 1,J
moro men here than he had seen any
where in the State during this cam
paign. He was confident from the nag
%nificent demonstration Of welcome given
the canvassers last night, that the Dem
ocracy were in earnest. and that tho en-
thusiasm would remain undated until
the 4th Of November should roll up q
magnificent majority for the Democracy
and for Cleveland and Hendricks. Moth.
ing, though, had pleased him more than
the attention he had received from that
band Of boys, the Governors Guards
and he desired to thank them for. it. and
doubted not hut that the material OIL
which great men are formed were in its
ranks, and who would grow up to mako
Abbcvillc az famous in the future as hcl
Calhoun, McDufic, Wardlaw, Perrin
and Burt had done in the past. , He hat
come here, though, to give .an account
Of his stewardship, and "A glad to bt
able to say that every pledge had, beer
redeemed. He compared the condition
Of the State with the ten years preyioy.
to '76. and showed up thefgoodIesnit.
Of Democratic government Hrthr YdK .
low taxes. impartial administration o
the laws and security to life and proper
ty. He regretted the absence, of it'll,
State Treasurer, who was much bette,
prepared to show Up these facts, ;. H.
then referred to the ticket recently nom
mated by. the Republicans, but fearet
them not, end if the people Of. South
Carolina expressed at tho baliot:bo.
their desire to retain the Dem ocracy il
power, nothing short Of the bayonets c
the United States army could place
scalawag in the g~ubernatoriaI chair. HI
regretted the indifference manifested j,
a good many places to- the Federal cleo