Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-30
The State Campaign.
IT HAS NOW COMMENCED To GROW
MORE INTERESTING.

The prediction that the State cam
paign will wax warmer and warmer
as it progresses, gives promise of
yerifcation. There were three meet
irgs last week, and each one of them
developed some stubborn fighting.
1t now begins to look like the battle
is between Tillman and Youmans,
with Farley as reserve for Tillman
to fall back on. Youmans has re-
sorted to the same tactics used by
Tillman two years ago, and the Gov
ernor appears to be1 somewhat rest
less under the lash. Something or
other has developed at each meeting
to prevent decisive battle between
the two candidates, but it has already
become apparent that the people OF
the State-both the followers and
opponents OF Tillman-are going to
see the issue between the two men
satisfactorily settled before they al
low the fight to be called off.
AT CHARLESTON.
The Charleston meeting was held
on Tuesday night in the open air, at
the corner of Broad and Meeting
streets. The crowd was by far the
largest that has yet turned out to
hear the speakers, but it is rather
difficult to get a correct idea of the
number of people present. The
Neacs amd Courier says "nearly
100000" the ,State says "a resistless
throng of 5,O00;" the Register says
"altogether from start to finish,
1000 people heard parts of the
speeches" and the Augusta Chronicle
says "about $500, evenly divided
between each faction"
The meeting was called to order
at o'clock and lasted until II. Mr..
Sheppard was the first speaker.
Upon his introduction he was greeted
with applause. He began his speech
amid comparative quiet, but on pro-
ceeding TO attack the administration
on the various issues that have been
brought up, he was subjected to
numerous interruptions by the crowd,
and most Of his time was taken up
in answering questions. Sheppard
scored several good humored hits on
his questioners, and altogether made
favorable impression on the crowd.
Governor Tillman was the next
speaker. He was also received with
prolonged applause, but there were
50 rany questions from both sides,
ana so much confusion, that he was
unable to make anything like con-
nected speech. He roundly abused
the "Charleston ring," saying It was
largely on account of its existence
that he was originally induced to
undertake the success of the Farmers
movement. He believed that he
could be elected with the unanimous
vote of Charleston against him, and
did not care whether that city voted
! for him or not. He denounced the
Ne,rs and Courier very severely,
asserting that he could have had that
paper on his side after his election
had he wanted it, but would rather
have it against him than for him.
Some one in the crowd charged Till
man with being responsible for the
sale of the South Carolina railroad,
and he replied, angrily, ooh! yes, |
made cotton go down, too, and did
all the rest of it" At the conclusion
of his speech, Tillman took "hand
primary" but the result of it is very
much disputed. The Nesosa'1d coas-
rier says that about seventy-five
hands were raised, and the Registe,
quotes A. B. Williams, of the Green
Vile Ne,cs, as saying that "half the
crowd voted, and two-thirds of them
were for Tillman'
l.. w. Youmans was the next
speaker. AS soon as he commenced,
the crowd commenced to howl, and
he had a rather difficult time of it to
be heard. He attacked Tillman on
his unfulilled promises; said that
Tillman had promised that for a
$500 salary, he would be worth
100000 to the State, but in less
than two years he had cost the State
nearly half million. While You
mans was speaking, Tillman was
called away to the telegraph Office to
send instructions to the sheriff OF
Edgefeld in reference to a pending
lynching. Youmans said he would
not have left the stand at that time
unless he had been informed that his
wife and children were in trouble
When the Governor returned, You
mans said that ".Judas lscariot was
bought for thirty pieces Of silver,
Benedict Arnold had his price, and
Ben Tillman had sold himself for a
free pass
Farely followed Youmans and
made some good points against him
in well applied anecdotes, but You
mans defended himself as well as he
could, and in one instance turned
the laugh against him. Farley