The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-08-09

Verner's departure had been intense.
Calls were made for Col. Dargau, bnt
he had left. Capt. Tillman left imme-
diately after dinner, to spend the night
with friend in the country.
The Meeting at Florence.
The meeting at Florence on the %
inst. WAS very noisy one--the noise be-
ing made chiefly by the followers OF MIR.
Bigham, now a candidate for the Senate
from Marion county. Speeches were
made by Governor Richardson, Lieut.-
Governor Mauldin and Captain Tillman
and Col. B. W.. Edwards. No new
points were developed. Then came
MIR. Bigham, of whose speech and the
subsequent proceedings the News and
Courier contains the following report:
Mr.. Bigham opened by declaring that
he had been grossly misreprsented by
the 'clicks" and rings of Marion couu-
ty.
His subsequent remarks could only be
heard in fragments above the din, but
he secured silence when he turned to the
News and Courier Reporter and de-
manded fair report. The reporter un-
fortunately has not the most patient
temper in the world, and jumping up he
shouted: "You seem to be an internal
ass, and if you don't shut up and attend
to your business you will ethurt. Stick
to your text, and prove if you can that
you are not a slanderer, but leave me
alone"
Mr.. Bigham remarking, 81 know if /
fail to prove it l will deserve whipping
and get one, proceeded with his labori-
Gus task. He first quoted Governor
Richardson's remarks in Greenville as
to him, and said that the Governor this
morning, when he spoke to him at the
hotel Oh the subject had "eaten dirt"
and said he was "wiIling to take it
back" Note Governor Richardson
subsequently, told the reporter that this
was lie out of the whole cloth. No
decent man will doubt which to believe.
Above the disturbance Mr.. Bigham
was heard to say:
"I'm q goin' to whip out the State"
The next thing heard was declara-
ton that the News and Courier had dpub-
lished everything against him and would
not publish his replies. If he sent any
thing to the News and Courier they
would keep it for eight or ten days until
they could consult the "click." Then
turning to the reporter Of the paper he
began to instruct him to note this, that
OF the other thing about the News and
Courier.
The reporter got over the benches and
up TO Mr.. Bigham, and told him that he
could not talk at th. News and Courier
through him. That if he had any COM
plant against the home Office he could
go to Charleston and make it there.
That if he wanted satisfaction in
Charleston he could go down and help
himself, and that if he wanted any here
from the representative OF the paper he
could have it then and there and vel
come. These remarks we're emphasized
by the vigorous shaking of fist within
a few inches of Mr.. Bigham's classic
nose. The widest excitement prevailed.
A party of Blghamites were preparing,
it is stated, for raid on the Reporter,
when counter-movement was made by
the more respectable element; and unex-
pected backing came from many quar-
ters. A number of prominent citizens
expressed their satisfaction at the snub
bing Mr.. Bigham was receiving, and
were apparently desirous of seeing
regular tilt inaugurated, but NJ. Big
ham, having taken the hints returned
without word to other subjects, the
Reporter had no reason to continue the
interruption.
MIR. Bigham was now frequently inter-
rupted by questions. DR.. Weatherly
cornered him about the furniture matter.
Mr.. Bigham declared that he had never
furniture. Dr.. Weatherly insisted on a
yes or no answer as to whether he did
steal it, but Mr.. Bigham lodged the
question. He gave long statement as
to the matter, which, as well as could be
heard, Was simply a rehash of his letter
to the News and Courier upon the sub
iect, and since answered and refuted
conclusively in the News and Courier.
He gave not one new piece of evidence,
simply stating that he did not believe
Col. Sloan's statement or the circunl-
stances reported about the inventory.
He could not find in the Journals of the
House any mention of the resolution
Governor Richardson said he had passed.
Dr. Weatherly: "Why did not yon
fight these furniture appropriations in
the Legislature?"
Bigham: Il had the Marion County
clicks and rings to attend to.
MI. Bigham having commenced SEN
tence as follows: Solomon being the
wisest man that ever lived" was inter
rupted by chorus ofironic ejaculations:
Except Bigbam!' Then Mr.. Bigham
turned on DR.. Weatherly with the ques-
ton: "lf You object to this, why did not
You send other representatives from Ma
rion?"
DR.. Weatherly, (devoutly): "Would to
God we had not sent you, MIR. Bigham!
One of Mr.. BighaM's audible remarks
was that he had expected Governor
Richardson to stay and hear him.
Another was that Col. John G. Haskell,
fixes up figures SO that the farmer can
not understand him them. Then because
SIG 60 had been paid by Governor Rich
ardson for gas consumed at the Mansion
and about its grounds during Governor
Shepard's Administration when no family
lived in the house, the fund for the pur
pose of the fiscal year just closed being
exhausted, Mr.. Bigham g,ayely an
nounced that the Governor had been
guilty OF penal offence, and that he
had proved 1t on him, and that he should
be punished for it as impartially as the