The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-13
A DAY OF EXCITEMENT IN EDGE
FIELD.
The Crowd About Evenly Divided and
Neither Side Allows the Candidates OF
the Other to Speak-Kival Factions
.~- March and Remarch With Their
- Candidates on Their
- -~@SSN-'-' Shoulders.
Especial to Augusta Chronicle.J

South CarOllna campalSu IS c4o94IS Ill
.s.switha dim sunset glory around this
beautiful little town as write. The
echoes yet, reverberate. The gallant,
passionate, jealous men Of this great
county have been riding like lords oat
of town all day, by the different routes,
and some of their cheers come back
from over the hills now and are caught
up or answered in town. The scenes that
have transpired here to-day are hard to
describe. If thz waves were lasAed TO
foam in FlcSance, this has been sec
ond tempesp-day:
Edgefield~ HAS the distinction Of being
strikingly original in everything she
does. She therefore adds novelty to
campaign history to-day. The streets
were full of men at IN early hour. The
men came wearing their badges upon
their coats, red badge for Tillman and
q blue badge for Sheppard and Orr.
the South Carolina campaign has this
marked trait: On political days there
isvery little love lost between men of
opposite political faiths. So there was
enough trouble in the crowds to keep
them moving. At II O'Clock everything
surged to the speakers stand in
pretty school house grove at the edge
OF the town. Seven hundred men were
present. From the very instant the
stand was surrounded and affairs be-
gan toassume business attitude the
rival cheering began. This Immediately
demonstrated that the sides were near
-ls evenly divided, which promptly put
au energy into the demonstrations of
leach side that made matters leap into
absolute interest at bound. The cries
were sheppard" and "Tillman." In
the peighborhood of $50 lungs were
crying the names CT each at one time.
The cries rise in "'o great composite
mass that, it seer, would not end. The
factions were ,.ying to demonstrate
superiority of Numbers, pluck and en-
durance. The first speaker introduced
was Lieutenant Governor Eugene 8.
Gary, Of Abbeville. Edgelield is the
home of the Garys. They have always
been the champion Of the masses Of the
people, or middle class. The name of
Gen. Mart Gary, long since dead, can
awaken an enthusiasm in any part of
Edgefeld County not accomp!shable
by any other name.
The name of Lieutenant Governor
Gary, who is nephew of Gen. Gary,
was received with that enthusiasm
which in Edgefsld is always accorded
the name. He spoke we'll, But he did
not proceed without interruption. The
audience could not control their over
saweaning desneto cheer and counter
cheer: However, there appeared to be
10 intention on the part of tie con-
SsesVative, to obstruct the speech.
But there came. q change. And that
change was the cause of she insur-
mountable trouble III camp. Col. L. w.
Youmans was introduced to. speak.
Like lash, meant to leap out and
sting, the TilIman faction arose totheir
!feesan@,eEiedsfer the champion at the
4opofshem voices. This drowned all
other speech.
There was 40 mistaking the meaning
OF the, demonstration. - The 'Tillman
factienirthe audience were determined
that Col: YoumanS should not speak,
and equally determined that this fact
should be established with emphasis.
IEs conservative faction took up the
c:y,' 'Ioumansw The Tillmauites cried
"Tillman." The chairman, Hon. W.
H. Zimmerman, eXhorted but his
voice was.much like straw in hurri-
cane. The band played. The cheering
ceased till the band stopped and then
it began again. Various Tillman leaders
e1horted. But their words could not
nor would not be heard The band
plaoied again aud the result was the
same. During tbis time dozen fights
in various parts of the audience We're
inAdinent, taking all the power of cool
heads and friends to prevent or hold in
abeyance.
4 hundred fingers were shaking at
Col. Goumans from the crowd con-
tinually, and lips were discharging
execrations at him which neither he
nor anybody else could bear. Governor
Tillman attempted to quiet the crowd;
but his efforts We're futile. He stood
motioaing his hand for quiet, like 4
boy by the sea. Col. Youmaus went
close to Governor Tiiiman and de-
manded that he take his seat. Cover
nor iTliman did not move or cease to
lift and drop his hand. Col. Ioumans
went to find the chairman. He found
him upon the ground, working person.
ally with the audience. The chairman
came>back upon the stand. Gel. You
mans called into his ear, IL demand
that Governor Tillman take his seat. |
appeal to you to make Governor Till
man take his seat" Govern II Tillman
sat down.
BY some miracle, never understood.
after twelve minutes OF cheering the
audience Quieted down, and Col.
Ioumans proceeded with his speech.
The announcement came from the
Tillmantes il the audience. "We'li
hear you, Well hear you" He was net
heard, however, without Interruption
which was much in excess Of that given
Col. Gary. IN fact the obStructionist
cheering was very great. Besides fire.
quent stages Of 'howliug down" there
WAS constant fire OF questions from
the audience directed AZ tie speaker.
voice ask aS anrr;lv nNhr-a X vOu.