Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-07

NSP MURPHY, ConSoryatiye, tot..S%%sd
and the waves ren high during the who'll
Of mis- oneech. He delivered heaYyll
bioWs for tho Conservatives. Ho made
rcsSsrence TO GOV Martin. Gssys and. the
crowd went Mild oYer tho name, Till
n,anitea mainlyE ehearing&ga Coy. Gary,s
name to the echo.
Gen, Farley made %oxanaes and left
l.sasssssat..::yJ to catch Il traih.S Fl stirred
the largo Conservative and Yonmans'
feelings before he leit by making it APP
pear that Youmsns was whipped and
was afraid to speak.
speech; notdeliyered, however, without
great excitement from the crowd. He
ridiculed Tmmonsrg.:lle and its standard
bearers. He attacked Youmans.
A 2.15 Gov. Tillman began to speak.
There was almost Immediately trouble.
Coy, Sheppard had been introduced in
Gov. 1fllman's place by mistake, and re-
ceiyed oheers, but when, Gov. Tillman
appeared Immediately thereafter, tho
Tillman faction was seen, by the extent
of tho cheering, to be in the majority.
Gov. Tillman spoke without reserve.
He jumped upon the people of Florence
and abused them to their teeth, referring
to his reception there tho might before
by q lot Of "bullies," whom no was the
guest of the town. Ho slung his axe. and
tho chips flied tho air, amidst the
cheers of his friends and the curses of
tho opposition in the audience, while the
| Governors face wore a look of extreme
bitterness. Ho spoke Of Gon. Earle, his
opponent of two yenrs ago, 50 man moro
truthful aud honorable than. anyts of
these"
Col. Youmans sprang up. +,
p ynM mean TO say that Earle is
more honorable than l amp @
Gov. Tillman: ~ do, SIR"
The noise from tho crowd almost
| drowned the voices. Friends crowded
together.
Col. Youmans: "rhon 1 will 500 YOU,
| sir."- .... ,..>+. 81. .
Gov. Tillman proceeded and said to
tho audience that Con. carlo had con
ductod tho campaign ON u high and hon
orable plan. ,. H..
Col, Youmans: 'Thon do you moan to
qualify what you said just nuwP"
Gov. Tillman wheeled quick and
lorcoly like q flash and as quick rs light
ming said: "NOt q damn bit, SIR"
The words rang like a pistol shot.
Gov. Tillman stood and scowlcd at Col.
Youmans Mmoment. 49,.
Tho crowd went wild.
Nobody knew what would happen the
noxt moment.
Mon, frioads, ants crowded around
the Governor.
Tillmanites ard antis drew noar Col.
'Youmaps.
Col. Youmans: "Well 1 will SEQ you,
sir"
Gov. Tillman proceeded with his
speech.
If II pistol had appeared fifty would
have leaped out. The mon around had
them.
Col. Youmans remained standing. A
Tillmanite (ono of n number who had
cotton near Col. Youmans)--"You had
just as woll keep still, Col. Youmans;
we've got IL eye on YOU"
, Col. Youmans throw tho remark aside
saying ho did not purpose to hurt Gov.
Tillman.
Before Gov. Tillman concluded, trou-
hlo arose over the Timmonsville banner.
One of tho three brothers Lee cursed Nc
Bride, tho bearer of tho banner.
Something widespread and disturbing
had been approhonded from this source.
Mcbride cried, "Pn whip you,' and
started toward Loo. Ono of the brothers,
who had n nook on tho platform, filed
tho air with curses, and cried to BIO let
down, that he would kill Mcbride.
IIo sprang into tho crowd and made
DIOR tho Nay. Tho meeting broke ND.
$rhe father and another brotherGpf Leo
FLASHED for,r.ssa. onairs woro seized and
raised in tho air. Tho audience moved
of, following tho bolligorents. Dcafen-
ing cries flllod the air. Men pulled their
coats OFF and stamped tho ground in their
anger and excitement. Tho leaders cried,
"Kcop cool, keep COOL"
Tho Timmonsville banner was soized
and borne away. A 1illmanito sont his
stick through the banner, tearing it's
face. The police broke up tho fight.
Mcbride ran back, took a party and res
cued his banner and bore it back and
planted it upon its former place.
Gov. Tillman proceeded with and con-
cludod his speech.
Gov. Sheppard followed, a Il which
the meeting adjourned, not, however,
before IN anti HAL mounted " chair ii
announced that Col. Youmans would
speak from the balcony Of tho hotel
within two hours.
Col Youmans delivered this speech,
which contained nothing now TO the pub
lie.
Col. Youmans explained to The CHrOn-
icle reporter aftor .tre meeting that he
intended to expross no intention of por-
sonal violence toward Gov. TilIman. He
meant that he would answer him on tho
stand. He would not attack Gov. Till
man violently or any other man without
giving him fair notice.
Tho Darlington meeting, which was to
have boon hold tomorrow, Is postponod
until further notice.
The next meeting will take place at
Columbia on July 9TH.
TiUau G.. MIDDLETON.
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