The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-07-10
TIE STATE CAMPAIGN.
THE CANDIDATES CONTINUE TOAD
DRESS TIE PEOPLE.

a Large Meeting at Winnsboro In General
Bratton's C0unty-Snmc Account of the
Procc cdings.
Grecnville News
About l.500 people were prcoy....
including many ncgIoCs. The meet
ing was called 10 order by County
Chairman II. \. Gaillard, who made
an appeal for order and respectful
hearing for all the speakers. AS
soon as he finished there was gen
eral cheering for Bratton and Till
man.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by the Rev. Herbert Jones.
General Bratton was the first
speak kcr Of the day. He spoke very
briefly, but his remarks were punctu-
atcd all through with vocirerous ap-
plausc. He repeated his former warn
lngs and emphasized them. Hc also
renewed his attack on the present
federal administration, as oppressive
to the Farming interests. He begged
OF hlS people Il courteous hearing for
other speakers $, saying they only main
tanned their sclf-rcspcct by being
courteous to others.
Colonel Earle. who was the noyt
speaker, was greeted with loud cheers
and throughout lis speech was lis
tened to with respect and attention
except one OF two attempted inter
ruptions.
His speech was very aggressive.
lie said the State Government had
been charged with extravaganza and
corruption He said the report was
that Capt, Tillman only paid $13 in
taxes on 800 acres Of land and other
property.
Tillman said that was State taxes
Earle said the report said all.
Tillman said it was a lie.
Colonel Earle said the railroads in
Ldgciirli county were returned ut Il
low valuation and Tillman was a
member of the board of equalization.
The railroads were compelled to omakc
returns under oath, though Gary
said they did not.
Tillman said he didn't think the
county board of equalization had
anything TO do with railroad re
turns. Earle said under the law they
had.
Colonel Earle defended the agri-
cultural bureau and cited the benefits
arising from the establishment. He
mentioned the Abbevillc proposition,
to have experts to cXaRlinc the affairs
OF the department. Tillman had
said he believed Butler was an hon
est man. He thanked God he had
made him acknowledge the honesty
OF one man against whom he had
made charges and if that was all
he accomplished he felt his canvass
OF the State had not been i'll vain.
Earle accused Tillman of SANDER
ing the State and read from an ar
ticlc published in The Cotton Plant.
Tillman had in this slandcrcd every
officer the State has had since IS.
He went through the institutions of
the Shell manifesto and platform
and assailcd the Objectionable points.
He asked Gary how he got on the
ticket.
Gary said he was rendered the
nomination by She'll
Colonel Earle spoke Of the pri-
mary and alluded to the rejected
proposition at Union. He closed amid
rousing cheers.
When Captain Tillman was pre-
scntcd there WAS perfect pandcmon-
lum. Tillman said it was the most
impartial crowd he had soon except
III Columbia. All the candidates, had
been received SO warmly. He said it
was the fourteenth county he had
been in and there were more Brat
ton and Earle men here than all the
others put together.
Tlllman was.continually interrupted
by the noisy wranglmg of the crowd.
The spirit OF the anti>s seemed to
be to listen, but the two sides wran-
glcd so among themselves that it was
almost impossible to hear.
Finally Tillmap said he had twenty
two more speeches to make and ne
would not be howlcd down by a,,mob.
a voice cried out, get down.
Tillman said, "All right, sir, I'll get
down, and took his scat.
The intcnscst excitement folloYcd
this incident and anything like order
was impossible. One man walked
up on the stand, shook hands with
Iillman and said he was Bratton
man at first but now he was a Till
mantle ''fom hell to breakfast"
A prominent Bratton man said it
was on ly righteous Indignation for
the treatment of Bratton at Laurcns.
Alter five minutes of confusion
thrice confounded Tillman again
procceded and was heard with re
spcctiul attention till the close of his
speech.
He rchcarscd the charges of the
campaign and cndcavorcd to defend
tn" ac,lon OF the March Convention.
lie said he was the head of the ticket
and the only man suggested by the
organization and if he was elected it
would be one time the head would
wag the dog. He would not allow
the lawyers Oh his ticket to dictate his
policy.