The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-09
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
THE CANDIDATES CONTINUE TOAD
DRESS Toe PEOPLE.

THE CANDIDATES CONTINUE TO AD
DRESS Toe PEOPLE.
A Large Meeting { N;nnsbo-o in Genera
Bratton's Coun:y Some Account of th'
proce ding.
Gie:.v.l:e *exS
about 1900 people were present
including many neg,Ioes. The meet
ing was called to order by County
Chairman II. 4. Gaillard, who made
al appeal foE order and a respectful
hearing for al the speakers. As
soon as he finished there was gen
e,al cheering for Bratton and TIL
man.
The exercises We're 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 courteous hearing for
saother speakers S, saying they only main
y tanned their sef-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 or two attempted inter-
Iuptions.
His speech was very aggres slve.
He said the State Government had
been charged with extravaganza and
corruption. He said the report was
that Capt, Tllman only paid S43 in
taxes on 1900 acres Of land and other
property.
Tlllman said that was State taxes.
Earle said the report said all.
Tllman said it was lie.
Colonel Earle said the railroads IN
Edsefeld county were returned at a
low valuation and Tilman was a
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,
to have experts to examine the affairs
of the department. Tillman had
said he believed Butler was On hon.
est man. He thanked God he had
made him acknowledge the honesty
of one man against whom he had
made charges and if that was ali
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 pm
mary and alluded to the rejected
proposition at Union. He closed amid
rousing cheers.
When Captain Tiilman was pre-
sented there was perfect pandemon-
ium. Tillman said it was the most
impartial crowd he had seen except
in Columbia. All the candidates,had
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 ofthe 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 amob:
A voice cried out, ':get down. .
Tillman said, 'sall 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 Bratton
man at first but now he was a I'LL,
mantle ssfrom hell to breakfast"
A prominent Bratton man said II
was only righteous indignation fol
the treatment of Bratton at Laurens
After FIVE minutes of confusion
thrice confounded Tillman agai1
proceeded and was heard with re
spectful attention till the close OF his
speech.
He rehearsed the charges of thu
campaign and endeavored to defen(
the ac.ion of the March Convention
He said he was the head ofthe ticke
and the only man suggested by tn
organization and if he was elected i
would be one time the head woult
was the dog. He would not ALLOW
the lawyers on his ticket to dictate hi