The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-25
THE CAMPAIGN.
PROGRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
STATE CANVASS.
Proceedings of the Different Meetings, Con-
densed From the Greenville Daily News.

TIE meeting at Abbevllle OF th
18th inst. was attended by betwee
1000 and 1900 people. Good orde
and good humorprevailed. Speeche
| were made by Capt. Tillman, GeI
Bratton and Col. Earle. No ne7
points were developed. Captain Til
| man stated that while opposed to tn
Citadel he would not, if elected Gov
ernor. recommend the closing OF tha
institution. General Pope, Colone
Gary, Colonel Farley and Genera
Bonham also spoke.
An audience numbering between
1000 and $500 people assembled t.
hear the speakers. Capt. Tillman,
friends were in the majority. The,
were very enthusiastic-some ofthen
lifting him from the train to the car
riago, others drawing the car
riage in which he rode from the ,hote
to the Speaking ground The candi
dates for Governor went over pretty
much the same ground covered Il
their remarks at previous meetings
"About the close of the spoecl
Captain TillInan said ne had some
thing to say which would doubtless
surprise them. When he spoke here
before he had said certain things IL
reference to the situation OF Col
John J. Dargan. It had been sale
in the heat Of debate and he con
sidered it his duty to retract il. HI
desired to withdraw his charges an6
apologize to the people who heard
him and to Colonel Dargan. he spoke
of Mr.. Latimer's letter to Colone
Dargan and said that gentleman had
withdrawn what he had said, and as
Colonel Dargan was presenthe hoped
the people would hear him and le;
him explain his position.
;'Colonel Dargan was not on the
stand and said nothing during tie
meeting.
Colonel Gary spoke half an hour
He defended Capt. Tillman and ex-
pressed the fear that somebody would
assassinate him. He spoke Of rail
roads and banks not paying the
proper amount Of taxes, criticised.
The News and Courier and the
Twenty-One Conference and closed
with an appeal to the farmers to
watch close or they would lose their
rights.
''E. G. Graydon followed. He ex-
planned several matters concerning
the Twenty-One Conference. He ap-
pealed to Colonel Tindal to substan-
tiate what he said in reference 10 the
cutting down Of appropriations by
the Committee OF Ways and Means.
There was no need to discuss reap
pcrtieementt end and other 6eesss 6aes ! Issues,
he said. He defended the yasgcul
tural Department and State Co. q,
ment, making very able speecE
receiving a. 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 eulogized Captain Dawson and
ridicrlled the present editor. He
said General Earle's explanation OF
why he would not accept the noml-
nation for Governor in 1888 was salts
factory.
Captain j. Z. Tindal made a speech
announcing himself asa candidate for
Secretary Of State.
.:Dr. Orr announced that General
Bonham was a candidate for re-elec-
tion and Colonel Hugh Farley made
the announcement for himself. DR.:
Orr also read letter from Edmund
Bacon, announcing his candidacytor
Comptroller General.
AN EPISODE.
in the course OF his speech Coll
Earle referred to the Gossett episode
at the Anderson meeting. Captain
Tillman told young Gossett, when he
was manly enough to disagree with
him, YOU are dyed in the wool and
you viii die So Then some one had
said, He's Radical.
Before Colonel Earle had closed
his lips after this statement, Mr..
Josh Ashley, who up to that time
had seemingly taken little interest IN
the meeting, arose and said he had
said what he did on that occasion Ii
d s:joking way" Colonel Earle re-
piled that he should never have said
so even in jest.
"Here Colonel Earle opened saoa-
Der which he held in his hand and
proceeded to ask the question OF Ash
lev if he had not said, in the presence
of several gentlemen, that if Tllman
was not elected he would so over to
the Radicals and he would carry two
hundred votes at Honea Path with
him.
MI. ASQIey SlOSS ault WILL eao ~
most emphasis characterized the
statement as a lie. Suddenly he was
surrounded by q mob, and it was
said that pistols and knives were
ready to resist any efforts to sup
press him.
"Colonel Earle, ,softer waiting, ad-
vised the crowd to let Mr.. Ashley
make a statement. This, at first, he
seemed determined to do and came
up on the stand, buthe seemed to be
persuaded by his friends to say moth
Inc. and DR.. Orr made a statement to
that effect to the crowd
During the clamor Captain III
man advanced to the front OF the
stand and said he was almost tempt
ed to 90 home if the people couldnot
treat each other respectfully and ap,
pealed to them for their decency and
self respect to keep better order.
Oconee.