The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
TIE BIG MEETING AT COLUMBIA.

Speeches by Senator Hampton, Captain
Tillmap and Othcrs-A Horrible Accident
Mars the Eay.
The campaign meetingfo for Richland
came off in Columbia on the 24thinst.
The Greenville News gives the fol-
lowing report:
When the parade arrived at the far
grounds the speakers were greeted
with round after round Of cheers. At
first only about a thousand people
were on the grounds, but steady sd
d;tions sweNed the number to near
1000. Before the hour had arrived
the speakers stand, which had been
erected in the exhibition ring facing
the main exposition building, was
occupied by about fifty people, nearly
all being representative men OF the
State.
Chairman join t. Sloan, Jr., called
the meeting to order and announced
that the proceedings would be opened
with prayer by the Rev. Ellison
Capers. That/reverend gentleman
invoked most earnestly and eloquent
ly the guidance and sanction Of the
Divine power on all the proceedings
of the day. Chairman Sloan then
rose and made an appeal to the audi
ence for ordef and for respectful at
tention for each speaker. He then
presented Senator Wade Hampton,
the grand and great hero who IN
peace and war had had the prosper
ty OF his State at heart and had .trav
ened four days to reach Columbia to
discuss issues which havea tendency
to the disintegration of the party and
to soil the name Of the grand old
State.
When Senator Hampton rose re
was cheered to the echo. Hats went
of and handkerchiefs We're waving,
while from every throat wentup some
cry of applause. The band on the
balcony Of the main building struck
up Dixie and 6 rebel yell rent the
all, the soul stirring air and harmon
uing cheers blending III a chorus OF
welcome to the States great leader
and patriot
Senator Hampton stood erect while
the cheering was going on and when
it had sufficiently moderated to allow
him to go ahead commenced his
speech. He said: '.Mr. Chairman
and Fellow Citizens Of South Carroll
na: Your cordial greeting has touched
my heart so dearly thatI can scarcely
find words with which to thank you.
I have come here in obedience to the
call of the executive committee ofmy
owa cou1My-the county whose peo-
pie have given me every honor within
their power and whom I have tried
to sefve-to speak On the grayest IS
sues which have touched the State
since '76. I have come to consult
what is best to promote the prosperl-
ty Of the State. I have come to see
what the survivors of rs, whose copr
age redeemed the State from the
most ruinous rule under which a civ
lized people ever existed, say we
shall do
Senator Hampton said before he
began to discuss the issues he wan
ted to say he concu1red heartily IN,
what the chairman had said in open
s ing the meeting. He was ashamed
to hear that it had not been done III
some of the meetings. He never ex-
peete& 10 see the day when a South
Csacsi& sssGea azula insult John
Braftcn, who had led South Cno-
Enians into the Jaws Of death. Had
I the people forgotten the services OF
such men 10 the State?
Senator Hampton urged against
division in his most earnest manner
He considered the high tariff the
bane Of the farmers and tie sub
treasury bill humbug. He said he
to hear of divisions now
when on the csllcrrdar of Congress
there were already miquitous cleo
>jion laSs which boded incalculable
eM 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 electing delegates to the
conventions.
While Senator Hampton was speak
ing Colonel Earle arrived on the
ground and was greeted with a
Wild demonstration, interrupting
Hampton's remarks for sone min
utes.
General BrattQn was presented
amid wild cheering and gave his warn
ing to the people in no uncertain
terms. He was heard with earnest
attention and occasionally interrupt
ted with vociferous applause.
When Tillman was introduced
there was 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 quoted by de-
termined action.
During his speech all sorts of jeers
were thrown out atthe agitator, but
his pluck seemed to make an impress
sion on the crowd, and such demon
strations grew less frequent as he
proceeded.
Captain Tiln1an spoke on the sane
questions which have been the body
of his other speeches and alluded to
the defeats which farmers conven-
tons had met for three successive
years. His speech was interrupted
by sheaTf shower which drove the
people to the main building and
most efectuaAy dsmpened those on
the stand, where umbrellas were