Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-07
4 FURY AT FLORENC
GOV. Tllman Again shows hts lemlSt
THE People In an Ugly Hu&Os
Offensive Banners Cause Trouble &
Almost q Ri0t-Y0uinans Ont Sasfi
and Refuses to SpeakAIEhe Govert5r
DamnB Some More

EL-tHLN LvNFl1 E.E ErFIh 80 .ENFrNIfN3EE- II F.
ME following account Of tths caaspagn
mseting at Florence Thursday ID finn
the Augusta Chronicle. The Chronicle,
however,, omits this incident rs ttoid{by
the NeWs and Courier and other nneBst
papers:
aHGoy. Tillman proceeded TO explain
that tho campaign meetings were hot
conducted on 50 high aud honorable a
plane.nn
Col. YouI5nanss "Do you mean 10
qualify what You saidP"
Gov. Tillman, fiorcely: 'f9ota damned
bit, sir.n
Col. Youmans, very c%oo1ly: "veryw a!;
I will see about it,"
Gov. Tillman, after q pause: IT wll
apologize to the audience for using y,
expression which we'll Expressed by
meaning"
The Rev. s.. M. Richardson advanced
toward tho Governor and, pausing, sail;
"Goy. Tllman, do you believe I'M God!!'
Gov. Tllman: lido, and trust in HimAV
Mr.. Richardson: "Then you Should
apologize for your expresSion.n
Gov, Tllman. 81 have already apole
gizod."
Mr.. Richardson's: III wish to robaSSte
before this audience any such language.
It shall not go mrebuked."
From tue Chronicle.
FROM tho -ti.ao eho campaign party &C.
! rived at the Florence depot last night 4
10 O'Clock until tho campaign meetiRs
onded to-day ut 4 o'clock tho a~tmosphhe
In Florence was umearthly hot.
Gov. Sheppard and the Consoryatfe
party wore mot at the depot by q b1iss
band and received with loud demonsba-
tions, not unmixcd with resentment o,
wards tho administration, by a lago
bot " of mon and youths of tho town hid
escorted to the principal hotel of Inc
beautiful and progressive little city.
Gov. Tillman and party were ACCORDED
q quiet reception by friends. Gov. ri.
man went Immediately to his room afpl
arrival at the hotel and did not roappal
until this morning. 49,,
A crowd of 800 people, composed OF
Conservatives (Florence is by u large
majority a Conservative city, assombbd
on tho street, cheored Justify for tho Gm.
sorvativos, and woro addressed by C9l.
Youmans and Gov. Sheppard. Half a
dozon transparencies with spirited
legends manifested the temper and pre-.
dilictions of tho crowd.
Aftor tho speaking, n long series OF
| pt,on,,o Gov f1,n I,,,oeun{s,,o n-1 -,
tinued groans for Tillman, wore giyen,
while tho crowd stood half an hour. II
was aftor II O'clock before tho crowd
dispersed, and they went of singing
"Hang Bon Tillman OF sour apple tree
Two yearsag tho Governor was hootod
and groaned at hero in q like manner
Tho crowds began arriving early this
morning to attend the meeting and men
said there would be trouble. 1t always
required the utmost effort that could b,
put forth to carry the Florence meeting
over p%caceably.
At II o'clock the crowd, numbering
about coo, assembled at tho stand. The,
stood upon their feet in q determined
way. II WAS plain that tho hosts were
almost evonly divided, Or at least thought
themselves SO, though it was subse
quently made evident that tho Tillmar
faction was in tho majority,
The crowd pressed close to tho stand
They seemed jealous of tho ground
Pushed up out of tho crowd woro tn,
! -S tTp2pHSsRlssl65sRBG Ssssd # lib il" tfahsphhs sfors C.. X!
wished them down.
The legends were: "Sayo tho Credi
of tho State" sheppard and ORR
"Savo the State" "Wo will build tit
College," bingham for Congress-" "W,
Will Whip Sheppard and His OrFtp
Flock" "Youmans and Truth"
The legends acted moro to inflame tn,
crowds and to keep them intlamod thar
cvcry speech delivered. They wore ret
flags constantly Haunting and strife stir
ring amongst the factions and put a prac
tical end to patient listening by thom t,
any of the speeches.
The first speech was made by Liout
Gov. Gary. Hardly had he begun bofori
tho first excitement arose. Tho audi
once surged and exclaimed wildly and
pointed to tho wall back of tho speaker.
stand. Here two mon stood bearing
aloft at the back of Gov. Gilman n huge
banner held taut bearing tho running
figure of a man surrounded by tho fol
lowing inscription in flaming characters
'"Tho great BambOozlor running ava,
from yo";mams; compliments of Tin.
mOnsvillo."
Tho meeting was thrown into cOnfu,
sion. Hundreds of voices we're crying al
their highest pitch, at shan't stay ur
there" cit shall" "Tenr it down,''
"tcar it down." "pull it Off" "Tillmanis
solid"
The principal bearer, a large, bully
Timmonsonian, cried, II brought it ur
here, and by Cd it shall stay"
The stand was almost instantly filled
with Tillmanites and Conservatives, the
first to remove tho banner, tho second tc
support it.
Col 9oumans arose and said, "Romoyc
1t. am Youmans; remove it, take il
off the stand"
There woro cries of flight" "I.ot EN-
fight"
The chairman, n Tillmanito, exclaimed,
'Thoy'vo been bothoring us long enough.
If they want blood, VIC will give it tc
thom. by God I am ready to die now.'
The banner was removed to tho crowd
and planted in front of tho stand, where
it stood through tho meeting, n source oi
irritation. .....,. :
Everybody was mad. Mon stood
around tho Objectionable banner to sup.
port it and others stood around it to level
it Mt tho first opportunity. Na
Tho speaking proceeded under di6lcul-
ties. The crowd interrupted all speakers
by hot questions or cries and counter.
cries and disturbances.
Lieut. Gov. Gary made Il statement. A
man cried, Gle is q lio." Liout. Gary