The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-07-24
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'-' -'"SiS >"iioiuy EctWccn Captain TIL =
man and Mr.. Hughson oi the News and
Courier.
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MARION, $. c., July 17.-All of
Marion county turned out at the
campaign meeting today.
There were about two thousand
people i'll attendance, among whom
were a large number Of negroes.
With thc exception Of one incident
1t was one OF the quietcst and best
ordered meetings yet held. This in
cldcnt occurred during Capt. TIL
mans speech and came near prccipi-
tatlng blOOdShcu For several min
utcs the situation was thrilling in the
extreme.
1t has been thc custom Of Capt.
Illtm0n Ill all Of his speeches to re.
llcct severely on The Charleston News
and Courier. III til" course of his
remarks today hrpaiI his usual COM
pimcHto 10 that journal. referring to
1t as That 'nfamuus lying sheet which
continually miHrCNrrSrut ~u linn by
iy!n.; hp;lt III, : and otherwise. Fol
iuWiHS u >tt;clnrI; .. this kind today
tc (Oli luo Hutirmvv - watch tliis
meeting ani ti!c rrpur! OF il in The
News and Courier uli,l observe the
difference
Thc nlcctinS was being reported
Tor The News and Courier by Mr..
Shirley HrGhaon, one OF the staff
members OF that paper. lie was
sealed at tn" same table with The
Gtruni"l" correspondent, and as soon
i, Capt. Iilllaan made the remark.
Nj. liu%ilaCM Sprung 70 his feet and
~inI: "tapt. Tillmm, il you mean
20 say, III, thai have ever misreprc-
,pn!rd you, YOU are un internal liar
AnN The truth is not III you
AIir two men were within five feet
OF each other, and the eyes of both
1p@rEirl with anger and resentment.
IHpt: Iillman turned around and
Faced the newspaper man, maxim"
some remark which was drowned bv
the nol&u.
They stood glaring at each other
lor moment or more and in the
meantime the audience began to sway
with excitement. \ chorus OF voices
SAID: Put him of the stand. put
lnm uh the stand, and there was u
WILT ruSh nNIc for the platform.
H"n. t.HrIc, Cen Buuham and other
Ut"""l> on the platform advanced and
l',Arrb themselves ii thc side OF Mr..
i.uGheon. white Il score or moro Of
am! ll'llnan mcn crowded on the
S'@G" "ltn open knives and othc,
weapons oE defense.
A%H.n and AGAIN the cry rang oui:
"pu, him OF, pat him oi1. put him
"i'. IN obedience to the command
,nr,' HE iOur p"licrmcM with drawn
rinhS cliNrhct on the banistcrs of the
plat !OI1n AMI started towards Mr.,
ltu"hsnn, who stood with one hand
ON tuS hlN pocket and dctieu them to
put thcT innds on him. Mr.. Hugh.
son III the meantime was comnletClv
surrounded by his friends and tho
rol!rcmcn were forced back to tn
%rou'I. Tue platform literally trcm
Died imlcr thc weight and strain
amt every moment threatened ,
h@rI-to HHNd struggle bctwrc1
twenty Or tAirty m~M.
NHpH' Llllman appealed to hi.
| friends to keep quiet, but the onl,
'n'HS that prevented y row Of tn,
mos, serious hntlr" was that tho
candlNrtcS and others blocked the
entrance TO the stand and thcrcb,
prcTrmcd the friends. If Capt. Till
''''iit W. rom mounting 1t.
w nch inc excitement was ut it,
hx,t, rl,t Il
llrlsil1 SG'cr2l OF the candidates ap
lio"GllGI '.I VII, l1ushsOn and com
lheh'lcu l'l,! ms action, while he received
w. ~ oN'tloi 1T inc l2nds OF the anti
AMMAN men @,n"rally. Large mum
'efS c@lird on nm at the motel dur
'llS ttie Hltcrhooll 10 otter thcr con
5f"'t'latiohS. Many OF Capt. Fill
man 1r!"hd", nOWcycr, regarded the
,'nI. n,'iI l. Ivy 'i'i'il tlla' Cnpt III!
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