The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-10
A STUDENT DEMONSTRATION
Unfortunate oOccurence-What the Students
Say---Action of tho University Council.

| c"'ortuhatc coccurence-Whatt the Student
Say--Action of tho University Council.
COLUMBIA, S. c., March 29.-Th
following letter appears in today
Register:
CDR. McBrydc, President of TIN
South Carolina University: Dear Sir-
During the farmers convention
here numbers of the students of tn,
University were present, and dui'in,
the progress of the proceedings
speakers who were in favor of nom
nations were hisscd and treated il
a rough manner. After the proceed
lngs were over a large crowd of stu
dents was M organized mob, Singing
vile songs and applying all manner
OF opprObrious epithets to the leaders
OF tins movement, and followed Capt
Tlllman around, even to his hotel
and msulted him by applying ali
manner of disgraceful terms to him
and threatening to do personal vio
lence to his person.
"We desire respectfully to call youl
attention to these proceedings A
public expression of opinion from YOU
concerning this will obligc us. Y cry
respectfully.
81. FL. Counts, l.. e. Parker, j. T.
M. Hby, w. p. Snelgrove, A. G. Lat
timer, Geo. B. Dean"
ACTION OF THE STUDENTS.
The Register of the 3Oth gives tho
following:
The University students held ,
meeting ut $50 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon to consider the charges re
Gently made as to the action of Ger
tain of their number during and af
ter the adjournment of the Farmers
Convention. A committee of nine
WAS was appointed to draft resolu
tlOns Interference to the matter.
This committee made Il report to ,
second meeting of the students helC
at eleven o'clock last night, after the
public debate of the Euphradian So
clety. The resolutions reported b,
the committee were adopted by tho
meeting with certain amendments
and were submitted to President Nc
Bryde, who consented to their pub
llcation. The resolutions are a,
follows:
Whereas ithas been brought to the
notice of the students of the Soutl
Carolina University that certain dam
aging statements have been circulatet
In regard to the. actions of some 0
the students on the night of the 27tl
instant, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the following state
ments are false: (a) that q body O
students followed Captain Tillman t
his hotel; (b) that they sang "vile
songs; (c) that they threatened ct,
do personal violence to his person.
That immediately after the conven
ton adjourned q number of student!
were in crowd together, with dele
gates and others, and indulged in {
demonstration more boisterous thar
polite; that the students intended
no dlsrespect whatever to the con
vcntiOn.
That the account published in Tho
News and Courier of March 29th is
complete and true in every detail.
That these resolutions be published
i'll the leading papers of the State.
j. w. Simpson, f.. f.. Aycock, j.
II. Coggesall, Geo. S. Legarc, Sam,
uel MCGOWAN, G. Nj. Pinckney, H. L.
Elliott, Jr., S. p. Werner, O. r..
Withers, committee.
The University council met at noon
yesterday and remained in session
two hours investigating the matter
referred to above. The council met
again at six o'clock last evening but
adjourned without taking action, its
sessions thus far having been devoted
to investigating the matter with a
view OF ascertaining what portion OF
current reports were correct andwhat
exaggerated OF false.
The names of number of Students
said to be about forty, have been
submitted to the council as having
been participants i'll the demonstra
ton. On Monday separate cases will
be investigated, to arrive at the indi
vldual responsibility of the students
concerned.
President McBrydc has never re
celved any communication on the
subject from Captain Tillmm and
those who signed the open letter
but will communicate with them aftc'
the council takes action.
WHAT WAS DONE WITH THE STUDENTS.
After being III session three DAYS
and hearing fifty witnesses on the
anti-Tillmm demonstration the Uni
versity council yesterday summoned
and individually reprimanded each OF
the twenty three students involved
Fifteen of the twenty-three stu
dents are from the country, eleven
being sons Of farmers.
lowing to the crowded state OF
our columns this week. apologies a
Texan editor, I'VE are compelled
either to obri1ro o,Ir FurO,,oon III,