The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-08-08
TIE CAMPAIGN MEETING.

two thousand people gathered around the
stand on Tuesday and quietly listened to
the speeches, Notwithstanding the fact
that the most of them we're not seated
and the heat was terrific in such COM
pact mass Of humanity.
The crowd was not so large as that OF
two years ago, nor was it as demonstra-
tive, though it seemed to be largely for
Gov. Tlllman wished.
The campaign party reached here on
the Ills train, having come down from
Walhalla, where they spoke the day be-
fore. The committee of reception met
them with carriages and drove them to
the Hotel Chiquola. There was consid-
erable crowd st the train, and there was
some yelling for John Gary Evans and
Gov. Tillman. but when The party reach
ed the Square, where the big crowd was,
they were received as mutely as If they
were just everyday kind of folks.
At IL o'clock the party was driven to
the big cotton platform near DR.. Mar
din's, where a comfortable stand had
been erected. The Clemson College band
was present and furnished good music.
: County Chairman Breazeale called the
meeting to order and presided. The
.slittle guns'' were put forward first.
Gen. Rlchbourg opened, and was follow
ed by John Gary Watts. Each has been
trying to talk himself into the Office Of
Adjutant and Inspector General. Watts
received some cheers. Then followed the
candidates for other minor State Offices,
but each one spoke but short time, and
the crowd was glad, for they were anx-
ious to hear the candidates for Governor
and Senator.
Senator John Gary Evans lead on IN
the race for Governor. He made very
much the same speech he made here a
few weeks ago. He claimed to be dyed
.in-the-wool Reformer, was head-over-
heels in favor Of the dispensary and had
done more to refund the State debt than
anybody. He was well received and had
many friends in the crowd, who cheered
him q good deal.
i DR.. Sampson Pope made an interesting
speech, and some said It wan the best of
the day. he is a Reformer, but will not
abide reform primary, as he Is opposed
to ring methods. He thought 1T unwise
to reopen the dispensary and don't care
who knows it.
Secretary OF State Tiradall followed IN
what would be moro generally conceded
TO be the best speech Of the day. he is a
sReformer and thinks the Reiormers have
done great deal for The State. He efavors
"a constitutional convention as being one
;ofths original demands ofthe Reformers.
he made q good impression on the
crowd. -
Comptroller General Ellerbe came
next. he was q Reformer. He doubted
whether his cousin, John Gary Evans,
had always been Reiorner. He
s(Evansy haa.Yoted with John Q. Haskell
and other Antis against Gov. Tillman
for q position on the State Board Of Agri-
culture, but that was long before the
Governor had ever held Office, for he
seems TO love him Q great deal now. He
said that Gov. Tillman had said at Winns-
:boro that John Gary Evans had nothing
to dc with reiunding the State debt. He
said be had been reliably informed that
my ssdistiDguished little lawyer cousin" ]"
John Gary Evans had been working for
the capitalists in that refunding matter,
and while he claimed he had done 30
much for the State for nothing, he was
told the capitalists had agreed to pay
him several thousand dollars for what he
had done for,them. When Ellerbe was
stsspankipg'' his cousin Evans so unmer-
:cifnl,y, some Evans men seemed to try
to howl him down, but they met with so
little eassistarce they hushed. The speaker
thought the dispensary law good one,
and would enforcei 1t if the Courts didn''s
declare it unconstitutional. He evidently
had many friends in the crowd, and by
the time he finished amajority of 1t was
for him.
& Senator Butler followed in an excellent
speech and was given good attention. He
made Some appropriate references to the
dark days Of war times and to the event
full days CT '76. he reviewed his work
l., the Senate and showed how he had la
bored for his constituents. The Southern
members in Congress had been unable
to do all for their people they desired be-
cause there were prejudices against them
because Of the war. He and they had
accomplished much. he thought he
could yet do good in the Senate, though
his happiness nor Lying didn't depend
on his getting back. Senator Butler was
closely followed, and doubtless had more
friends In the crowd than he thought.
Gov. Tillman was the last speaker. He
wanted the dispensary enforced at any
hazards. He had reopened the dispense
ries because the last law hadn't been
touched by the Supreme Courts decision.
He had taken to the bushes with that law
to keep the Court from it. BE talked q
great deal in justification Of the law, say
ing SIT was q compromise between COM
mon sense and fanaticism," and he
claimed he had done right in enforcing
1t. He then branched off to his race for
the Senate. Els speech from this time
was purely a third party one. He de-
nounced the present national Democratic
administration as being faithless to the
people, and said Cleveland called the ex-
ira session of Congress 10 pay his pledges
TO Wall Street. These sentiments did
not receive one cheer, and perhaps Till
man appreciated the keen rebuke. He
said he could "cuss those fellows out' up
there when he got there, and beat some
common sense into them. BE denoun-
ced the sub-treasury plan, and told can
didates for the Legislature not to endorse
it and told the people not to elect any
man who did. He told them to pledge
every Legislative candidate they voted
for to vote for him for Senator. He took
q hand primary to find out how many
"would follow me to the West when I
said the time had come for such an alli-
auce,n (meaning to leave the Democratic
party and join the Populists), and large
onnohar of hands went nm He was