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and the waves ran high during the whole
of his speech. He delivered heavy
blows for the Conservatives. he made
reference to Gov. Mart W. Gary, and the
crowd went wild over the name, Till
NANTES mainly cheering Gov. Gary's
name to the echo.
Gen. Farley made excuses and left
hurriedly to catch a train. BE stirred
the large Conservative and Youmans'
feelings before he left by making it ap-
pear that Youmans was whipped and
was afraid to speak.
Gen. McLaurin followed with a great
speech; not delivered, however, without
great excitement from the crowd. he
ridiculed T~immonsville and it's standard
bearers. he attacked Younans.
at 2.15 Gov. Tillman began 20 speak.
There was almost Immediately trouble.
Gov. Sheppard had been introduced in
Gov. Tillman'S place by mistake, and re-
ceived cheers, but when Gov. Tillman
appeared Immediately thereafter, the
Tillman faction was seen, by the extent
of the 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 the night before
by a lot of "bullies," when lie was the
guest of the town. He slung his axe, and
the chips filed the air, amidst the
cheers of his friends and the curses of
the opposition in the audience, while the
Governors face wore a look of extreme
bitterness. He spoke of Gen. Earle, his
opponent of two years ago, "a man o
truthful and honorable than any OF
these"
Col. Youmans sprang up.
"Do you mean to say that Earle is
more honorable than I amp"
Gov. Tillman: 81 do, SIR"
The noise from the crowd almost
drowned the voices. Friends crowded
together.
Col. Youmans: "Then will see you,
sir"
Gov. Tillman proceeded and said to
the audience that Gen. Earle had n
Quoted the campaign on a high and hon
orable plan.
Col. Youmans: "Then do you mean to
qualify what you said just now:?"
Gov. Tillman wheeled quick and
fiercely like a flash and as quick as light
ming said: "Not a damn bit, sir"
The words rang like a pistol shot.
Gov. Tillman stood and scowled at Col.
| Youmans a moment.
The crowd went wild.
Nobody knew what would happen the
next moment.
Men, friends, ants crowded around
the Governor.
Tillmanites and ants drew near Col.
Youmans.
Col. Youmans: "Well will see you,
SIR"
Gov. Tillman proceeded with his
speech.
If n pistol had appeared fifty would
have leaped out The men around had
them.
Col. Youmans remained standing. =
Tillmanite Zone of a number who had
gotten near Col. Youmans)-"You had
just as we'll keep still, Col. Youmans;
we've got our eye on YOU"
Col. YGumans threw the remark aside
saying he did not purpose TO hurt Gov.
Tillman.
Before Gov. Tillman concluded, trou-
! ble arose over the T~immonsville banner.
| One of the three brothers Lee cursed Nc
Bride, the bearer of the banner.
Something widespread and disturbing
had been apprehcnded from this source.
Mcbride cried, "rll whip you," and
started toward Lee. One of the brothers,
who had a nook on the platform, filled
the air with curses, and cried to be let
down, that he would kill Mcbride.
He sprang iato the crowd and made
for the fray. The meeting broke up.
The father anu another brother Of Lee
dashed forward. Chairs were seized and
raised in the air. The audience moved
off, following the belligerents. Deafen-
ing cries filled the air. Men pulled their
coats off and stamped the ground in their
anger and excitement. The leaders cried,
"Keep cool, keep cool"
The Timmonsville banner was seized
and borne away. A Tillmanite sent his
stick through the banner, tearing its
face. The police broke up the fight.
Mcbride ran back, took a party and res
cued his banner and bore it back and
planted it upon it's former place.
Gov. Tillman proceeded with and con-
! cluded his speech.
Gov. Sheppard followed, after which
the meeting adjourned, not, however,
before an anti had mounted a chair and
announced that Col. Youmans would
speak from the balcony of the hotel
within two hours.
Col. Youmans delivered this speech,
which contained nothing new to the pub
lie.
Col. Youmans explained to The Chron-
| icle reporter after the meeting that he
intended to express no intention OF per-
sonal violence toward Gov. Tillman. He
meant that he would answer him on the
stand. He would not attack Gov. Till
man violently or any other man without
giving him fair notice.
The Darlington meeting, which was to
have been held tomorrow, is postponed
until further notice.
The next meeting will take place at
Columbia on July 4th.
HUGH c. MIDDLETON.
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