Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-07
Gov. TfIman Again Shows his Temper
The People in an Ugly Humor-
Offensive Banners Cause Trouble and
Almost q Riot-Y0umans Cut Short
and Refuses to Speak-The Governor
Damns Some More.

1 Will see dDOuL IL.
Gov. Tillman, after a pause: 81 will
apologize to the audience COR using an
expression which well expressed my
meaning"
The Rev. S. M. Richardson advanced
toward the Governor and, pausing, said:
"Gov. Tillman, do you believe in a God?"
Gov. Tillman: lido, and trust in him."
Mr.. Richardson: "Then you should
apologize for your expression"
Gov. Tillman: 81 have already apollo
gized."
Mr.. Richardson: 81 wish to rebuke
before this audience any such language.
1t shall not 60 unrebukcd."
From the Chronicle.
From the time the campaign party ar
rived at the Florence depot last night at
10 O'clock until the campaign meeting
ended to-day at 4 o'clock the atmosphere
in Florence was unearthly hot.
Gov. Sheppard and the Conservative
party were met at the depot by a brass
band and received with loud demonstra-
tons, not unmixed with resentment to-
wards the administration, by a large
body of men and youths of the town and
escorted to the principal hotel of the
beautiful and progressive little city.
Gov. Tillman and party were accorded
a quiet reception by friends. Gov. Till
mar went Immediately to his after
arrival at the hotel and did not reappear
until this morning.
A crowd of 300 people, composed Of
Conservatives (Florence is by a large
majority a Conservative city, assembled
on the street, cheered Justify for the Con-
servatives, and were addressed by Col.
Youmans and Gov. Sheppard. Half a
dozen transparencies with spirited
legends manifested the temper and pre-
dilictions of the crowd.
After the speaking, a long series OF
cheers for the Conservatives, ana con-
tinued groans for Tillman, were given,
while the crowd stood half an hour. 1t
was after II O'Clock before the crowd
dispersed, and they went off singing
Hang Ben Ii, man on a SOU apple 'iee'
Two years a % the Governor was hooted
ona oroorcd It here in a like tanner.
The crowds began arriving early this
n,orn;rn 70 ettend the meeting and men
said there would be trouble. 1t always
required the utmost effc-t that could be
put forth to carry the Florence meeting
over peaceably.
At II o'clock the crowd, numbering
about 600, assembled at the stand. They
stood upon their feet in a determined
way. 1t was plain that the hosts were
almost evenly divided, ratleast thought
themselves so, though it was suisse
%quently made evident that the Tillman
faction was in the majority.
The crowd pressed close to the stand.
They seemed jealous of the ground.
Pushed up out of the crowd were Che
transparencies of the night before. The
opposition eyed the transparencies and
wished them down.
The legends were: Save the Credit
of the State" Sheppard and Orr"
"Save the State" "We will build the
College," Bingham for Congress- eve
VIII Whip Sheppard and His Orrful
Flock "Youmans and Truth"
The legends acted more to infiame the
crowds and to keep them infiamed than
every speech delivered. They were red
flags constantly Haunting and strife STIR
ring amongst the factions and putt prac-
teal end to patient listening by them to
any of the speeches.
The first speech was made by Lieut.
Gov. Gary. Hardly had he begun before
the first excitement arose. The audi
ence surged and exclaimed wildly and
pointed to the wall back of the speakers
stand. Here two men stood bearing
aloft at the back of Gov. Tillman a huge
banner held taut bearing the running
figure of a man surrounded by tie fol
lowing inscription in flaming characters
''The great Bamboozler running away
from Youmans: compliments of Tim
monsville."
The meeting was thrown into confu-
sion. Hundreds of voices were crying al
their highest pitch, at shan't stay up
there st shall" Tear it down."
"tear it down." pull it of" "Tillman is
solid"
The principal bearer, a large, burly
Timmonsonian, cried, II brought it up
here, and by Cd it shall stay"
The stand was almost instantly filled
with Tillmanites and Conservatives, the
first to remove the banner, the second to
support it.
Col. Toumans arose and said, Remove
it. am Youmans; remove it, take il
off the stand"
There were cries of fight LET EN-
fight"
The chairman, a Tillmanite, exclaimed,
They've been bothering US long enough
If they want blood, we will give it to
them. By God am ready to die now
The banner was removed to the crowd
and planted in front of the stand, where
it stood through the meeting, a source o.
irritation.
Everybody was mad. Men stood
around the Objectionable banner to sup
port it and others stood around ito leve.
it at the first opportunity.
The speaking proceeded under difficult
ties. The crowd interrupted all speakers
by hot questions or cries and counter
cries and disturbances.
Lieut.. Gov. Gary made a statement. A
man cried, "He is a lie." Lieut.. Gary
said clearly, eff anybody wants to insult
me to-day, if he will wait until after this
meeting. he can have all the chance he
wants"
Many voices: "a good many more OF
us"
The chairman: YES"
Col. Gary spoke thirty minutes.
Col. Youmans was introduced. BE
had had a difference with the County
Chairman about a division of time. he
had zone to Gov. Tillman, who had re-
ferred him back to the Chairman. Col.