Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-23
i TIlLMAN VICTORY.
THECHARLEsToN MEETING
A GREAT SURPRISE.

.5s THE W MEEIlNS
A GREAT SURPRISE.
s s The Dutch Have Lost Holland-A
Hand Primary Shows Three
to One for Tillman in
Charleston.
s. CHARLEsroN, S. c., June 14.-Il
Charleston, the supposed heae
centre of opposition to Tllmar
and the reform administration
Ben Tillman, the farmer Governor
! Won the greatest victory of his life
tonight by his matchless stu mI
speaking, helped by the violent
abusive editorial which appeared
( in this mornings paper, saying ne ne
was no gentleman. This editorial
was regarded BY The conservative
citizens Of Charleston as all out
srageous disgrace, q breach OF every
law of courtesy and hospitality.
By it many votes we're turned to
Tillmah. The general opinion is
# such los warfare is kept up by
the News and Courier Tillman will
carry Charleston BY a huge major
ity. The meeting was an utter
surprise to the opponents of Till
man.
The Governor called for a hand
primary and it went overwhelm-
ingly for Tillman. A. B. Williams,
editor of the Greenville News, and
one of the signers who called the
thirteen convention. made the fol-
lowing estimate of the primary:
aTillman had three hands to Shep-
pard's one, and only about one
half of the crowd voted. Such is
the testimony of the opposition.
The meeting was called for Z
o'clock, but did not start till 7:30.
The space at the intersection of
Meeting and Broad streets was
packed, the crowd at the time Of
Tillman's speech being between
I 5000 and 5000. He was the man
the crowd wanted to hear. 1t was
the greatest mass meeting ever
held in Charleston. Altogether,
from the start to the finish, for the
cl!z7.s' 5-:5lllT==ssEt' a9.76iiI. @5ons 5,j.si
peopa sseara Iaar's 9 .es:-s.
The gea r,i apinion IS saat fils-
( man, h.5 the majority oE the
crowd. s:.e Meeting vas eyeeet-
heard Il fthouF much interrup ption,
sbilt; oumans, by his biting sar-
q casm, aroused the sleeping demon
and from then, on until Attorney
Geueral McLanrin's conservative
speech the crowd howled, yelled
and carried on fearfully-
Farley made. the speech of his
life. Though the crowd treated
him very roughly he stood his
= ground and with asmile on his
face poured hot shot back in an
swer to the rough questions of the
crowd.
Dixon made his maiden cam
paign speech and made a small
Suppression. This attempt of the
Sheep to catch the young vote OF
tile State is a failure, for few peo-
pie would vote for beardless
youth against gallant Farley.
The speakers addressed from the
porfico of the city hall. On the
portico were the following: Chair
man G. D.s3ryaa, MaYor John F.
Fioken, Duke Delitta, of Milan
Governor Tillman, Lieutenant
Governor Gary, Adjutant Genera
Farley, Attorney General Nc
Laurin, Ex-Governor Sheppard
Rev. ID. w. Hiott, Col. L. w. You
mans, w. w. Dixon, Senator G
Lamb Buist, Alderman l.. D
Mahlstedt, G.. w. Williams, Jr.
j. II. Steinmeyer and others.
The Sheep claim that many o
the Tillman howlers were from
Berkeley, but this is not borne out
only a few prominent gentlemen
from Berkeley were present. Th
s.-howling was as bad on one side a
the other; neither seemed. incline
to give hearing TO the speakers
From the meeting it appears Till
man will carry Charleston Count
for reform at the primary.
Chairman G. D. Bryan Gale
the meeting to order. He bespok
respectful hearing for the speak