The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12
THE CAMPAIGN MEETING.
REPCRrED foRyIHE TIMES BY MR.
HAzELsL. sCAIFBs
The State candidate. adde's, "a N. pea

The State candidates addsessed the peoplc
sof un'cr County 10 Rice GrU,C near The
Episeepal cLU,cl,, lat THURSDAY. Angust the
fourth.
GLlssat,fIha, the IA on meeting las been
one OF the .hISSst Rticu tci ,,, ..He ur Char,es-
tons wan 'hc exception Of the oJ rous-
hess Of few iutoNicued men "hu took il
upon ..y7sruselyCs T. ~tu.,. .yNa.ue the
l>spcAkers, the meeting was an orderly ono,
and, ~ II was pred c eJ, there was no "howl-
Jog Gown. IL is claimed that the men who
made the most noise hail from a1joiuing
counties. Let us hope that this is the case
and let us hope that Union people will ever
disgrace themselves rs some of these m, Iii
Several times chai, man Lyle, found j "cccs.
sary to appeal TO the audience, h; eac.
time the crowd gave ear /, his call .1.I be
came quiet.
Most OF the speakers arrived or WcdnCs-
days trims, aud n large number citizen
were nj the depot to witness iheir .rrivt!s
GoyeInor Tilipnn was entertain % ty NV
VIM. A. Nicholson, the other p. q, DiStta-
tion candidates going to the b ,el 80 the
conservatives were the guests Q Z I1 va'o 'aui-
lies, Ex.Gov. Sheppard being ,ntr"iair''i D.
Jna - Wallace, Col. orr and.
were he guests &C tie li"u. VIM
rms MAarU To s'sr l,srrrGU .r>r
thursday mocHiHe ,hr process on % cur
sSasssS coutIisihg the sreukus. ,G.l by
'hc Mt Iilpr Brass Band formed d front
ot tie Jnlon Hotel. ami moved toward Rice :
groye, the ground selected for the fray.
When the carriages reached the grove
probably 1000 people had collected to listen
tothe speaking.
THE BATTLE BEGINS.
NJ 1870, A. NJ, the meeting was called
to order by chairman a. c. Lyles, who re-
quested the Kew. Z. Lampley t, open
the meeting with payer. After prayer had
been offered, Mr.. Lyles stated that he wanted
good meeting, aud no bowling downs, for
he hsd given the speakers a guarantee of n
respectable hearing. He then introduced
Mr.. May field, the administration candi late
\ for superintendent of Education.
Mr.. MAYFiELD's srEEcu.
Mr.. Mayfeld began his speech by saying
that during the cempaign two years ago
Union was about ;he only meeting he missed
and he did not have an opportunity of coming
mere then on account of duties which con-
hned him TO his office. His interests were
icoked after by other speakers who were
probably better abe TO do that Than himself.
lie announced that hi, speech would be ono
=, Of cold facts and figures, and therefore he
-ycould not be eloquent.
Speaking OF the rucIvna, ,v.,e~, .,a,.
followers that their neighbors had as much
right TO their respect rs they TO theirs.
lie defended the three charges preferred
against the administration--inc = etency,
extravagauce. oppression of the banks and
driving capital from the State. He said he
did not intend to discuss the three dol ar poll
tax, for it was only one of Gov. Tillman' $
ideas.
He asked Governor Sheppard if lie was in
favor of a one dollar poll lax.
Gov. Sheppard replied that lie had rather see
ii stricken frcm The constitution than 10
have ,hrec-dollar poll tax provision
inserted.
~ Mr.. Mayfield used an official record and
from it mentioned several departments
wherein the administrator had saved money