The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-06-27
TIE CAMPAIGN.
PROGRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
STATE CANVASS.


The meeting mt Abbevillc on the
18th inst. was attended by between
1000 and 1,200 people. Good order
and good humorprcvailcd. Speeches
were made by Capt. Tillman, Gen
Bratton and Col Earle. No new
points were developed. Captain Till
man stated that whilo opposed to the
Citadel he would not, if elected Gov,
crnor, recommend the closing of that
institution. General Pope. Colonel
Gary, Colonel Farley and General
Honham also spoke.
An audience numbering bctwcc,
1000 and $500 people assembled t.
hear The speakers. Capt. Tillman' 5,
friends were i'll the majority. They
Wcr" very enthusiastic OF fthcnl
lifting him from the train to the car
rlagc, others drawing the car
riaSc i'll which he rode from tho hotel
to the speaking ground. The candi
Gates Tor Governor went over pretty
nGci! the same ground covered in
Their remarks at previous meetings.
About the close of the speech
Captain Til'man suid nc had some
thing to say which would doubtless
surprise them. When he spoke here
before nc hrd said certain things in
reference to the situation OF Col.
John }. DarGan. 1t had been said
III tho heat of debate and he con
SidCrod 1T his duty to rctract it, He
desired to Withdraw his charges and
apologize to tho people who heard
him and to Colonel Dargnn. bespoke
of Mr.. Lntimrrs letter to Colonel
Dargan and said that gentleman had
Withdrawn what lie had said, and us
Colonel DarGan was present he hoped
the people would hear him and LET
him explain his position.
Colonel Dargan was not on the
stand and said nothing during the
meeting.
Colonel Gary spoke hnlf an hour.
lie defended Capt. TillnmM and OK
pressed the fcarthat somebody would
nssassnatc him. He spoke of luil
roads and banks uot paying .ho
propci amount OF taxes, criticised.
The News and Courier and thc
Twenty-Five Conference and closed
with an appeal to tho fnrmcrs to
watch close or they would lose their,
rights. tan,
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L -. :. --o.-zo conference. He np-
pcalcd to Colonel Tindal to sub3tan-
tiatc what he said in reference to the
cutting down of appropriation by
the Committee of Ways and Means.
There was no need TO discuss reap
portionmcnt and other dead issues.
he said. lie defended the Agricul
tural Department and State Govern
mcnt, making Il worry able speech, and
receiving Il. very quiet. respectful
hearing.
General Pope spoke humorously
for twenty minutes. The greater
part of his speech was directed at
The News and Courier and its editor.
He culogizcd Captain Dawson and
ridiculcd the present editor. He
said General Earlc's explanation of
why he would not accept the nom
nation for Governor in 1888 WAS salts
factory.
"Captain j. T.. Tindal made a speech
announcing himself ~ n candidate for
Secretary of State.
"Dr. Orr announced that General
E0nham was a candidate for rc-olcc-
ton and Colonel Hugh Farley made
the announcement for himself. DR..
Orr also read 4 letter from Edmund
Bacon, announcing his candidacy for
Comptroller General.
AN EPISODE.
"ln the course of his speech Col.
Earle referred to the Gossctt episode
ut the Anderson meeting. Captain
,, Tillman told young GoSsctt, whom lie
was manly enough to disagree with
him, you arc dyed III the wool and
| You will die So Then some one had
said, Hc's,a Radical.
Before Colonel Earle had closed
his lips after this statement, Mr..
Josh Ashley, who up TO that time
had seemingly taken little interest III
the meeting, arose and said ho had
said what nc did on that occasion III
q Joking way Colonel Earle re.
piled that he should never have said
80 even i'll Jest.
Here Colonel Earlo opened % pa
per which ne held in his hand and
proceeded to ask the question of Ash
Icy if he had not said, in the presence
of several gcntlcmcn, that if Tillman
was not elected he would go over tC
the Radicals and he would carry two
hundred woes ut Honca Path with
him.
Mr.. Ashley arose and with the ut
most emphasis characterized tho
statement rs n lie. Suddenly he was
surrounded by n mob, and it was
said that pistols and knives were
ready to resist any efforts TO sup
press him
Colonel Earle, ,Ioftcr waiting, nd
v Il the crowd to let Mr.. Ashley
; ca Il statement This, at first, ht
slmcd determined to do and came
up on the ,tapd. but he seemed to be
persuaded by his friends to say moth
ing. and Dr.Or made II statement tt
that effect to the crowd
During the clamor Captain Till
man advanced to the front Of TIN
stand and said hc was almost tempt