The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-07-31

/ Governor Tillman down and was SO re.
| garded by nearly all present, but after
developments, noise and confusion
leads to the belief that il there was any
attempt at bowling it was by only o
| few.
1t at last began to dawn on the
drunkards and the howlers and the
hissers and everybody that there was
misunderstanding all around; that
| Governor Tillman was not to be howled
down; and that Senator Butler was not
trying to make u speech.
SO soon as Senator Buffers voice
could be heard he pronounced the ac-
tion of the crowd an outrage. He said
they lad not acted like men but like
savagcs and he was ashamed OF them
tie said that Governor Tiliman should
speak II bic lButicrl mad to stay there
all night aul If they did not let Till
man speak he (Butlcr) would not
speak. Tho Old General was mad u(l
over. lie again told tho audience
that taey were lot ot On suvugeS.
and before he got through made it 4.
little more emphatic than this.
Order was gradually restored. Chair
man Nay said that ne would not let
anybody say that he had packed tho
committee of reception.
Governor Tillman dIsclaincl any in
tention of charging un'airness to
Chairman Ray, but said that 1T was
not much fun trying to talk to u lot of
fools and drunkards.
Governor Tillman began with every
thing as dead quiet as in q graveyard.
he said. 4" am candidate for the
United States Senate"
The Governor resumed his financial
remarks, but there was u row on the
south end of the portico and good
deal OF cursing. A drunken fellow
was dofying everybody. He was
pulled Off by friends while every ybody
tried to sec how it was done.
The Governor started again by say
ing that he was hated by nearly every
body in Columbia. Ho did not know
why. He had walked the streets
quietly and had tried to be courteous
TO every body. He had no hatred to
tho people of Columbia. It was i'm
material to MIN whether they voted
Senate regardless of Richland's vote.
Columbia had acted so badly in tho
past that she had aroused the anger
of the farmers of her own county and
OF surrounding counties. Her streets
are full of beggars and hundreds of
men are hunting work. If the city
continues her bessotted opposition she
will dry up and her people will be solely
to blame for it.
This concluded the Governors
speech and his friends and admirers
gave him thunderous applause.
Senator Butler began with beautiful
language. He said it was shame and
disgrace the way some people are
acting at these campaign meetings. 1t
was sad to him to sec it. He did not
want any cheering or hurrahing. He
simply wanted the calm Judgment of
the people. The very men who hurrah
Tor man today may hate him next
year and so it is.
Senator Butler said that there is q
feeling. against him in this city because
of the matter of appointments. He
had had but one appointment at his
command. That would not go round
the State.
A few Of General Buffers opponents
occasionally interrupted him with
questions, to few of which he paid any
attention.
1t was a most conservative speech
which Senator Butler made-not q
word of bitterness in it.
A drunken man said some insulting
things to Butler, who denounced him
as u blatant jackass.
The cheering for Butler was not as
hearty or vOluminous, when he con-
cluded, us for Tillman.
drunken man in the rear who had
been trying to run things for long
time broke loose Us Senator Stanyarne
Wilson WAS introduced.
Mr.. Wilson said he believed he can
get legislation through Congress.
which will open up the CongareG River
to navigation. There was no reason
why the demands of the city shall not
be met.
He discussed national issues during
the last part of his speech. Money
must be issued to the people by the
government, he said.
Brer Rabbit" Farley followed. He
came boldly out for a primary to pre-
tuted by individuals. Columbia would
mover have anything to fear if he was
elected to Congress.
General Farley made q few passes at
Duncan, saying that he also is a late
convert to Reform. Wilson and Dun
can are going to cut each others
throat, and he (Farley) will get the
cake.
Col. ID. T.. Duncan was the third Con-
gressional aspirant to speak. He pro-
claimed himself q simple corr-stalk
farmer, standing for the farmers and
. laboring men. He attacked the Demo-
cratic party for its utter failure to do
anything for the people.
In the last three minutes of his
speech Colonel Duncan spoke of the
Headlight as being forced into the
homes of the people without their
wanting, It,. 1t floods homes with filth
and slush about him. Colonel Duncan
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