The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12
THE CAMPAIGN MEETING.
REPORTED FOR THE. TINES DY MIR.
HAZEL L. SCAIFE

y.
The state candidates addfcsse ed the people
Of ua;on Ccun'y in Rice Grove, near the
Episcopal church, last Thursday, August the
fourth.
Ii is said that the I'm on meeting has been
one of the largest attended outside OF Char es-
ton. With .hc exception of the boisterous-
ness ota. few intoxicated men who took il
upon themselves to cross examine the
speaker, III, meeting was an orderly one,
and. as it was pred ej, thers was no "howl-
ing down" 1t is claimed that the men who
made The most NOISE, hail from adjoining
counties. Let us hope tbat this is the case,
and let MS hope that Union people will never
disgrace themselves rs some of these men did
Several times chairman Lyles found il peces-
gary to appeal to the audience, but each
time the crowd gave ear tI his CALL and be-
came quiet.
Most of the speakers arrived on Wednes-
day trains, and II large number of citizens
were Ct the depot To witness their arrivals
Governor 1il'man was entertained ly Mr.
Wan. y. Nich, lson, the o,her ndministra-
ton cnnuiiates going to The hotel. All the
conservatives were the guests of private fapi-
lies, Ex.G"v. Sheppard being entertained iy
Judge Wallace, Col. Orr and Col. Youmans
were the guests of the Hon. VIM. Munro.
THE MARCH To THE BATTLE-GROUND
riages containing the speakers, headed by
the Mt. Tabor Brass Band, formed in front
of the Union Hotel, and moved toward Rice s
grove, the ground selected for the fray.
When the carriages Ieached the grove
probably 1000 people had cole cted to listen
to the speaking.
TIE BATTLE BEGINS.
At 1880, a. NJ, the meeting was called
TO order by chairman y. G. Lyles, who re-
quested the Rev. B G. Lampley +, open
the meeting with payer. After prayer had
been otferci. Mr.. Lyles sta ell that he wanted
good meeting, and no bowling downs for
he hsd given the speakers n guarantee Of a
respectable hearing. lie then introduced
Mr. Mayheld, the administration caadi late
for Superintendent of Education.
MR.. MAYriELDs SPEECH.
Mr.. Mayfeld began his speech By saving
that duing the campaign two years ago
Union was about The only meeting he missed.
anu he did not have an opportunity of coming
here then on account of duties which con.
fined him to his office. His interests were
proGaby 'tbsf befrahFs ahs st4ss speakers who were
lie announced that his speech would be ono
OF cola facts and figures, and therefore he
could not Ge eloquent.
speaking of the factional strife, he told his
$500 'ho' tuciT He1HnUOrS had As much
r'gnt to their respect as they TO theirs.
lie defended the three charges preferred
against Tie adminis,ration--incom competency.
eNiaVagance, oppression of the banks and
ariving capital from the State. He said he
uid not intend to discuss the three dollar poll
tax, for it was only enc of Gov. Tillman's
ideas.
lie asked Governor Sheppard if he was in
favor of one dollar poll tax.
Gov. Sheppard replied that he had rather see
!. s'r'cken from the constitution than to
have three-dollar poll tax provision
inserted.
Mr.. Mayfeld used an official record and
from 1t mentioned several departments
wherein the administration had saved money.
anu anu then handed it to Col. Orr, defying
him TO prove them false. When he ended his
speech he received a good deal of applause.
COL. JAS. l.. ORR.
Col. Orr was the next speaker introduced