The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-04
TILE STATE CAMPAIGN,
The BIG MEETING AT COLUMBIA.

Mars the Fay
Jhe campaign mcetin" for Richland
came OF in Columbia ON the 2ith inst.
The Grccnville News gives the fol-
lowing report:
When the parade arrived at the fair
grounds the speakers were greeted
with round after round of cheers At
first only about thousand people
were oSl6hc grounds, but steady adj
ditions swclled the number to near
1000. Before the hour had arrived
the speakers stand, which had been
erected III the exhibition ring facing
the main exposition building, Was
occupied by about fifty people, nearly
al being representative men of the
State.
Chairman John L. Sloan, Jr., called
the meeting to order and announced
that the proceedings would be opened
with prayer by the Rev. Ellison
Capcrs. That reverend gentleman
invoked most earnestly and eloquent
ly the guidance and sanction of the
Divine power ON all the proceedings
o4 the day. Chairman Sloan then
rose and made IN appeal to the audi
cnce for order and for respectful at
tcntion for each speaker. He then
presented Senator Wade Hampton,
the grand and great hero who in
peace and waI' had had the prospcri-
ty Of his State at heart and had tray
clled four days to reach Columbia to
dis"UaS iSsucS which haVca tendency
to the disintogrntion of the party and
to soil the name of the grand old
State.
Whom Senator Hampton rose he
WAS chcered TO the echo. Hats went
OIL Hni haudkcrchiefS were waving.
whsle from every throat went up some
c1y Of applause. The band on the
balcony Of the main building struck
up Dixie and {, rebel yell rent the
ar. the SoiI stirring air and harmon
LING cheers blending iii il chorus of
welcome TO the States great leader
and patriot.
Senator Hampton stood erect while
the cheering was going on and when
1t had sufficiently moderated to allow
him to 90 @h"ad commenced his
speech. He said: Nh. Chairman
an Fellow Citizens of South Carroll
lMl: \ cur cordial greeting has touched
my heart SO dearly that can scarcely
iiui words with which TO thank you.
have come here III obedience to the
call OF the executive committee ofmy
own cOunty--thr county whose peo-
PIE have given me every honor within
their power and whom have tried
to scTVe-to speak on the gravcst is
sues which have touched the State
since 1G. l have come to consult
What is best to promote the prosperi-
~ Of the State. | have come to see
what the survivors of rs, whose cour-
age redeemed the State from the
most ruinouS rule under which civ
ilizcd people ever existed, say we
shnll 10.
Senator Hampton said before he
began 10 discuss the issues he wan
ted 10 say he concurred heartily IN
what the chairman had said in open
ing the meeting. He was ashamed
to hear that it had not been done IN
some of the meetings. He never cx-
pected 10 see the day when a Solifh
Carolina audience could insult John
Bratton, who had led South Ca&o-
Gnijns into the jaws of death. Had
the people forgotten the services. of.
such lNcn to the State? f
Senator Hampton urged aganIA
division III his most earnest ,mannef
lie considered the high tariff = the
banc Of the farmers and the sub
treasury bill humbug. He said he
dreaded TO hear of divisions 3ow
when Oh the calendar of Congt Jess
there were already iniquitous eec-
ton laws which BODIED incalculable
evil to the State. If the people had
not had self government they were
themselves to blame for it, They
had not done their duty to the party
and State in clecting delegates to the
conventions. -
While Senator Hampton was speak'
ing Colonel Earle arrived on the
ground and was greete d with Il
wild demonstration, interrupting
Hampton remarks for some min
uteS.
General BrattOn was presented
amid wild cheering and gave his warn
ing to the people i'll no uncertain
terms He was heard with earnest
attention and occasionally interrup-
ted with vocifcrous applause.
When Tillman was introduced
there was a wild huzzah from the
crowd in front of the stand, which
was largely made up of the Edgeield
contingent of Tillmanites. Kisses
mingled with the cheers indicated
the opposition sentiment, which
Chairman Sloan soon quieted by de-
tcrmined action.
During his speech all sorts of jeers
we're thrown out at the agitator, but
his pluck seemed to make an impress
sion on the crowd, and such demon
strations grew less frequent as he
proceeded.
Captain Tillman spoke Oh the same
questions which have been the body
of his other speeches and alluded to
he defeats which farmers conven-
ions had met for three successive
years. His speech was interrupted