The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-08
HOWLS FOR PARTY SAKE.
SPEAKERS REFUSED a BEARING
IN CAROLINA.

The Meeting at Rdgeheld Yesterday
One of the Noisiest Of the Campaign.
Col. Lawrence Youmans Greeted
With Insulting Insinuetions-Ihe
Regular Democrats Refuse to Hear
Tillman.
EDGEFIELD, 8. c., July The political
feeling In South Carolina is reaching It's eli
max, and the opposing factions OF the
democracy refuse to listen to each other
The record of intolerance was surpassed
here to-day at the campaign meeting of the
two gubernstorisl candidates The howl
ing down of ex-Gov. Sheppard at Orange
burg last Tuesday was nothing in COMPARE
son. and the meeting was the most dis
graceful that has been held. Lieut.. Gov.
Gary secured good hearing, but when Col.
Lawrence Youmans, who is the special
bette noir Of the Tillmanites, attempted to
speak he was shut off by constant
insults and interruptions that lasted for
all but ten minutes Of his time. This con-
duct aroused the conservatives. When the
Tillmanite county chairman said he would
introduce one who would knock the spots
out Of Col. Youmans they retaliated and
not mortal man could be heard after that.
They sent representative TO the chairman
and told him that il Col Youmaus was not
allowed to continue his speech. Gov. Till
man should not be heard. The two factions
then howled against each other and against
time. At times it was a surging mob and
several belligerent partsans made things
lively. 1t continued for thirty minutes and
the chairman then ad journed the meeting.
A REMARKABLE SCENE.
Then ensued an almost unparalleled
scene. Gov. Tillman's adherents hosted
him in the air and bore him to an adjoining
school house, while the conservatives took
Gov. Sheppard and Col. Youmans on their
shoulders and raced them around the
grounds, after which they put them In a
wagon and with several hundred men pull
ing it, 1t was rushed through the TillRan
crowd The factions again became mixed
and Gov. Tillman, who was getting ready
to speak, said that inasmuch as trouble was
imminent he would, in the interest of har-
mony, refrain from speaking. The gov
ernor's crowd adjourned to the court
house, where they held meeting,
to enter. The crowd had numbered about
800 persons and the Tillmanites mustered
exactly 2S0 in the hall. The impression
prevails that they were In the minority,
though Gov. Tillman claims he had two
thirds. The speeches in the court house
were very bitter. Attorney General Nc
Laurin and Adjt. Gen. Farley said
that Col. Youmans deserved the bowling
down.
FARLEY VERY BITTER.
Gen. Farley was especially bitter against
Gov. Sheppard and Col. Orr, and called
Col. Youmans a vainglorious gas bag. He
declared that any man who voted for Gov.
Tillman two years ago and now
deserted him was a coward and
traitor. Gov. Tillman's speech was very
sensational and bitter. He accused the
press of telling infamous lies about him and
particularized the reporter Of the NetOs and
Courier who was not present. He pitched
into Col. Youmans and declared that he
was beneath the notice Of any gentleman
Referring to the Carnegie trouble, he said
the people had captured the detectives and
he hoped they would hang every last one of
them. Several fights occurred this evening
and the police are flling the jail.