The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-13

hpiNILS NNiS'
Ioumans-Whcrc is yours:
Eoice-In my pocket! in my pocket
Where is yours?n And the speaker
shook his iuger at Col. Youmans.
The disturbance here became so great
that the speaker could not be heard. a
number of means were tried to being
order. Dr.. Devore an aged and honored
gentlemar came out OF the crowd and
mounted the stand and got hearing.
He said he was seventy-siX years old
and would never he at another cam
paign meeting. He had cCme to hear
campaign speaking once more. Let
NE hear for the sac Of Al old man.
But the cheerlng went on.
\ Noice-We Will hear sou Doctor,
but we Will not hear Goumans.
Directly Col. Goumans was enabled
OF proceed.
Voice (Tillmanisel-Where is your
pistol? Use your pistol whenever You
get ready.
4 Tilmanite said something about
using his pistol when the time came.
y Sheppardite aprang up and said,
"If you want TO use your pistol use it
on me ~ and started toward the first
speaker.
He was interrupted with difficulty.
Personal difficulties were on the brink
of precipitation in many quarters.
Arrests we're being made every two or
three minutes, or friends were quieting
their violent companions.
Col. Noumans secured a hearing
agaiN, bat within few moments had
to close at the expiration Of his time.
Maj. Ernest Gary, county Demo-
cratic chairman, arose to introduce
Governor Tillman.
The noise that began at theappearance
Of Gary was mistaken al first for en-
tirely Tillman cheers. But the true
nature Of the demonstration wes soon
apparent. The Sheppard men were
joining in the demonstration but with
another name upon their lips. It was
'Ioumans
"If Ioumans is not allowed to speak
here will be no speaking done" a voice
cried. Now began 1oumans and
Sheppard cries which were to continue
over thirty minutes, obstructing fur
ther speaking and resulting in the ad-
journment of the meeting.
Mr.. Mark Toney, one the leaders Of
the conservatives, said that nobody
should speak if 1ouHans did not.
Col. Oscar Cheatham declared the
same thing.
The imminent, constant and grow
ing danger Of great bloodshed in the
audience was the final reason for the
adjournment Of the meeting.
Governor Tillman was being "howl-
ed down." The Sheppard faction was
triumphant in spirit. The situation
was growing more CALLING to the Till
NANTES every moment. AS theihalf
hour approached there were ominous
signs in the crowd as shadows cast
before. Arrests were more frequent,
and IN few moments it was plain
that a difficulty would be started of a
large and serious nature, The meeting
was hastily adjourned. That is the
chairman announced as loud as he
could 70 the speakers on The stand that
it was adjourned. The speakers moved
off the stand. The crowd rushed for
ward and in the moment forgot their
personal differences. Governor Till
man was seized and lifted 20 the shoul-
ders of his men.
The Tillmanites collected and swarm
ed around their Governor and went
wild with enthusiasm around lin as he
was slowly borne OFT. In another di-
rection a similar demonstration W. 5
going on around Governor Sheppard.
The two factions for a few moments
wondered aimlessly with their cham
pions. Then Ioumaus and Orr We're
elevated. All the time the professions,
wild with excitement moved about.
Several times they cane near 10 col
lisiors, which it was feared would pre-
cipitate a great difficulty. Looking
from the stand the scene resembled
the action Of 4 swarm Of bees, undeter-
mined what to do or where to go. Now
tie faction, would nearly settle in one
place aud then move 20 better van
tage point. All the time the cheering
was d2afening. Each procession moved
in an anlnistakable spirit Of menace to
the other and the sight OF each 10 the
other with their large followincs was
like the spectacle of two infuriatcd an
inlals angered at the sight of each other
upon the same field. Finally the Till
man faction settled sixty yards away
in front Of the town high school build
ing and Installed Gov. Tillman in the
piazza. About the same time forty
yards away from the building the
Sheppard or antifactiOn had come TO 4
stand and had Gov. Sheppard upon
his feet in a buggy.
The cheers did not cease. They had
been going twenty minutes with the
moving professions. Governor TIL
man began to speak to his friends fr1n
the school house piazza. 1T is matter
Of regret" he said, "to me TO see men
Who are neighhoTs, friends and kinS-
men acting in This uns"emlv and vio-
lent manner"
vi this point Il party Of Sheppar1i,eS
ran up and cried, "Shcppard! Shep-
pard.' at the tops OF their voices. Now
4 serious riot seemed Imminent. Gov
ernor Ti!lman ceased Speaking. The