Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-04-28
OLD EDGEFIELD STANDS BY HER
FIRST LOVE.
Not in Anger, Not in Wrath, The
ssBlinker" Came That Day
And Took the Sheep,
Tie Sheppard's Sheep
And Carried 'Em
All Away.

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dates for Governor were from
Edgefeld it was expected that
large concourse would assemble
but such an outpouring was en-.
tirely unlocked for.
The speaking was in the Acad'
emy grove, amidst whose historic
shades in the past, Calhoun, Nc
Dufie, Toombs, Pickens, Gary ane
the Buffers have addressed Edge
fields assembled hosts.
The stand was occupied by Gov
Tillman, Gov. Sheppard, Col. Jas
L. Orr, Rev. A. B. Watson, Attor
ney General McLaurin, Farley
Dixon, Youmans, Zimmerman
County Chairman Gary, anc
others.
The following account we clll
from the Columbia Register:
eff the meeting at Greenville las
Saturday was a success, it would
be difficult to know how to charac'
terize the meeting at Edgefeld to.
day. 1t had been expected tha+
as botl candidates for Governor
are from this place the meeting
would be much more evenly
divided than was the one at Green
vile, but the results showed tha
it was even stronger for thu
Governor than was the crowd which
assembled in the Piedmont sec
tion.
The meeting was held on the Ole
grounds near the academy which
has witnessed so many politica
discussions. The crowd numbered
from 1000 to $500 people, a gooe
number of ladies appearing among
them. The ladies seem to be, tax,
ing an interest in the politicafd dis
cussion witch is going on. Among
the banners carried on the occa
sion were two executed by a young
lady which were the objects of {
great amount of attention. On
was a picture of a man with al
uplifted hammer and a broker
ring at his feet. "Tillman smashet
the ring" The other showed I
somewhat belligerent goat stand
ling on chair from which he hat
Just knocked a sheep and warning
him that he can't get in Ben
chair.
Although there was a grea
amount of enthusiasm quietnes
and order characterized the meet
ing to marked degree. There
Twas no attempt at bowling dow
and the speakers were listened t
with close attention. 1t was
crowd which appeared to desir
argument. They got plenty of il
and since the argument in thi
campaign is all on the side of tn
administration the crowd afte
hearing it was on that side too, a
the hand primary taken at tn
close of Governor Tillman's speec.
showed,
The Piedmont Shanghai" say
) that his opponents are welcom
to all the feathers they can pluck
but if meetings of this sort ar
kept up he and his consorts vii
, before long be calling on tn
executive committee to withdra'
them from any further join
discussions. When both the crow
and the argument are against
man he has little to hope for i
, the way of discussion.
The meeting was called to orde
f at II o'clock and prayer We
offered by Rev. A. B. Watson
In opening the meeting Chairma
/ Gray said:
When a small band of farmer
: two years ago last March met an
: expressed their demands and the:
3 purpose to reform the Offices
D South Carolina, little did the PEI
a pie think that one in the humb.
9 walks Of life, an honest farme
e from Edgefeld County, would Fl
s the highest office in the gift of tt
l
e people, but such is the fac
: Popular government is realit.
: The majority does and must rul
a We have to-day two of the brighel
e jewels of Edgefeld aspiring to I'll
: highest office in the State. Civ
: them both a fair hearing. W
: cannot make flesh of one and fis
: of the other. Without furtht
8 comment introduce to you Go
; ernor B. B, Tillman