The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-07
"a BLACK LIAR"
Sensational Scene ct the Hampton County
Campaign Meeting-Candidate TiIl,nan
vigorously and Directly Denounced
Nearer a Row Than Ever

| From the News and Courier report Of
the Hampton meeting on Friday
Tilltman was in the midst of his talk
about an aristocracy. He was being
| piled with frequent queries. which, t.
say the least, gave him considerable an.
noyance. He was not in the best OF
moods, and by personal and often abu-
| sive answers showed that he had a
| somewhat high temper. He called his
interlocutors bull yearlings,n sug-
gested to them they had no sense"
| asked that they ''shet up if they had
| no dec,ncy," told some one he was "a
jackass,' and used u number of other
remarks which showed feeling alto
:. gether different from what he has dis
played at other meetings, and it had no
good effect on his auditors. TiIlman
seemed to take umbrage at some Of the
first questions asked him, which, he
said, were directly personal.
He was asked by some one towards
the outer edge OF the crowd: you
have talked about perjured men, how
many OF them have we here::"
Tillman: You know them as well
as l. Why do you ask"
Voice: "Who are they? I want you
to name them"
Chorus of four or five: "Who is the
man? Name him."
them" Reaching to his vest pocket
and drawing out u slip Of paper he said:
Here is where | keep my bullets"
Tillman started to reId the list, and
called out distinctly from his notes:
"Bieman Of Oconee, Buist OF Charles
teon"-
Voice: ave want the name of the
Hampton man, not the Others"
Tiliman: when | get to him you
wont know the difference Tomorrow
Continuing the list, ne read the name
Of Byrd, of williamsburg.
AS soon as he mentioned the name of
front, pushing his way through the
crowd, from al entirely different direc-
ton to the person who had asked the
question. He came with his hat way
ing in one hama and his right hand
clinchcd. Advancing boldly and with
i defiant look came MIR. \. 7. .Youmans.
Looking Captain Tillman in the face
he hurled at him this epithet. as we'll
as could be heard iI the confusion:
"Captain Tillman, you are q liar,
black liar. You can't prove the charge
Of perjury. We rammed the lie down
your dirty throat at Ridgeway. You
lied then and you knew it.
There was rush for Mr.. Ioumans
and the stand.
Mr.. Harrison cried out: "Tillman
you are q liar if you call General Moore
a peljurer."
Men caught hold of each others coats,
trying to pull them away from the
front of the stand. There were hurrahs
for Moore, and pandemonium pre-
vailed. 1t was like a storm ready to
break forth in all its fury.
In the very front of the crowd were
three men who were especially demon
strative. They were the Hamilton
brothers, all Of them rabid Tillmanites.
They waved their hats and frantically
sWore that no one should touch Till
man. One of them weighed about two
hundred pounds and bis cries were
uttered with terrible violence. An
other of the brothers was 50 enraged
thas he was pail with anger. But there
were others who were equally as angry.
Chairman McSweeny rushed to tile
front of the stage and elled out: "Gen-
tlemen, [ beg you, for the honor of
Hampton County, to keep quiet" The
request fell upon deaf ears. Then he ap-
pealed again.
II beg you to keep quiet. For Gods
sake don't let US have a row. Hush
minute. (No response.) For the sake
of the ladies who are here, for the
women whom we all honor, keep
quiet"
TheIcrowd listened to this appeal, and
it had its effect. Friends of Mr.. Harri-
son had caught both of his hands and
led him out Of the crowd. MIR. YOU
mans was pushed back into the crowd.
He had said what he wished. The
Halniltons and others were around the
stand, and the said Tillmonicon yellow
striped legislative candidate was stand
ing beside Tilman.
Captain Tillman had made no reply
to MIR. Ioumans except II can prove
it." AS soon as he could obtain any
thing like quiet he went over the same
ground on which he has based his
charges iof perjury. In addition
he said: But why should these men
take this thing up? General Moore is
my friend. l met him this morning
and shook his hand as a friend. He
said nothing to me about this matter,
and if he did not resent it do not see
why these men should have done so. I
look upon General Moore as a personal
friend. What right has man to say I
took the lie at Ridgeway when he
knows he lies. General Moore is true
man, and | believe he sees hiserrors
now"
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