The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-09
Special U the ResiSter.)

YoRKvILLE, July about 1,50C
people were present at the campaign
meeting today General Bratton
was the first speaker, and made a
short but earnest plea for the unity
of the Democratic party, pointing out
the dangers of divisions.
His speech was about the same as
that delivered at other places. He
was loudly cheered and made q good
impression.
Colonel Earle followed and was
vociferously cheered. He demanded
that Tillman prove his charges against
the State government.
He proceeded to dissect the Till
man platform, but whea in the most
interesting part the stand gave way
by too many crowding upon it, and
the speaking had to cease till it could
be repaired.
Resuming, Colonel Earle pinned
Tillman to the wall on his charges,
intelrogating him frequently, and in
each instance Tllman either evasive-
ly OF indirectly replied.
Colonel Earle was listened to with
marked attention and concluded. his
speech amid cheers.
Colonel J. G. Haskell was next In
troduced, but it was fully half an
hour before he could get to speak.
The crowd shouted and yelled that
he should not speak as he was not q
candidate and had no business here.
Colonel Haskell boldly stood his
ground and vowed he would stand
there till the sun went down but
what he would speak Here Captain
Tillman advanced and asked for
Colonel Haskell to have hearing,
but the crowd continued to yell, when
Major Hart, the County chairman,
said that Colonel Haskell should
speak or he would adjourn the meet
ing.
Finally quiet was restored and
Colonel Haskell made br1et but not
speech, scoring Tillman and the
Shell manifesto.
Right here let it be stated that
here was preconcerted plan to
howl Haskell down. But 1t slgnauy
failed.
Captain Tillman was then intro
duced and made a speech, covering
about the same ground as IN hls
speeches elsewhere.
He repeated his charges Of perjury,
and harped on the italicized fertlll-
zers and the tax the farmers had to
pay.
Here Colonel Earle made him
acknowledge that he once said: ''Put
on an additional so cents tax, the
farmers would never know it.
Referring to the charge of perjury,
Colonel Earle asked him if he was
made Governor would he open the
South Carolina College to blacks and
whites alike.
Captain Tillman replied: ''No."
Colonel Earle: ''Would you not be
committing perjury under the Con-
stitution not to do it?
Captain Iillman> I'll stick to the
Constitution as you fellows have been
doing"
Colonel Earle: :sThen you would do
just what you are abusing others for
doing"
Colonel E. B. Gary nest spoke, his
remarks being directed to the farm
ers to rise and assert their rights.
General Y. J. Pope followed In the
same strain.
Hon. E. G. Graydon made a good
speech in defense of the State, and
showed where every dollar OF the
States money went.
Hon. Fl. L. Farley closed the
speaking with humorous speech. :
As the time had arrived for the de-
parture of the train for Lancaster
Messrs. Crawford, Mayfeld and Mar
shall were deprived of speaking.
The crowd seemed to be for I'LL
man, but by close majority.
With the exception of Colonel Has
kell's interruption the crowd was
very orderly.