The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-11
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
THE CANDIDATES CONTINUE TO AD-
DRESS TIE PEOPLE.


Proce1dings.
0reenville News.
About 1900 people were present,
including many negIoes. The mlc.
ing was called to order by County
Chairman III. A. 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
speaker Of the day. He spoke very
briefly, but his remarks were punctu-
ated all through with vociferous ap-
plause. He repeated his former warn
ings and emphasized them. He also
renewed his attack on the present
federal administration, as oppressive
to the farming interests. He begged
OF his people n courteous hearing for
other speakers, saying they only main
tanned their self-respect by being
courteous to others.
Colonel Earle, who was the next
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.
He said the State Government had
been charged with extravaganza and
1sp @easna saia tg9 pas faossE1ts s1s wfa rs
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 lie.
Colonel Earle said tho railroads in
Edgefield county were returned Mt n
low valuation and Tillmon was q
member of the board of equalization.
The railroads were compelled to make
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 Abbeville proposition,
tRhfHe nysEiInfman :ss!
said he believed Butler was an II
I est man. He thanked God he. ha0
made him acknowledge the hphesty
OF one man against whom had
made charges and if that wts all
he accomplished he felt his canvass
of the State had not been in vain.
Earle accused Tillman of SANDER
ing the State and read from an ar
ticle published in The Cotton Plant.
Tillman had in this slandered every
officer the State has had since rs.
He went through the institutions of
the Shell manifesto and platform
and assailed the Objectionable points
He asked Gary how he got on the
ticket.
Gary said he was rendered the
nomination by Shell.
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-
sented there was perfect pandemon-
lum. Tillman said it was the most
impartial crowd he had seen except
in Columbia. All the candidateshad
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.
Tillman was.continually interrupted
by the noisy wrangling of the crowd.
The spirit of the anti's seemed to
be to listen, but the two sides wran-
gled so among themselves that it was
almost impossible to hear.
Finally Tillmap said he had twenty.
two more speeches TO make and he
would not be howled down by a,,mob.
A voice cried out, "get down."
Tillman said, "all right, sir, I'll get
down" and took his seat
The intensest excitement followed
this incident and anything like order
was impossible. One man walked
up on the stand, shook hands with
TIllman and said he was q Bratton
man at first but now he was O Till
mantle "from hell to breakfast"
A prominent Bratton man said it
was only righteous Indignation for
the treatment of Bratton at Laurens.
After five minutes of confusion
thrice confounded Tillman again
proceeded and was heard with re
spectful attention till the close of his
speech.
He rehearsed the charges of the
campaign and endeavored to defend
the action of the March Convention.
He 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 on his. ticket to dictate his
policy.
He said he would carry all the
counties in the State except five or
six, and the people were going to have
a Governor Tillman in spite of them
selves, In alluding to his prospects,
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