The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-08-16

Iorm lawyers were for lawyer Gov
ernor. On this he took hand primary
and none of the one, two or three
thousand Reform lawyers present
wanted a farmer Governor. Continu
ing on this line he aroused q sleepy lit
tie yell, and another when he desired to
come back and meet Gen. Bob Hemp.
MI on the new county question. He
favored the new county. AIe was in
favor Of all the Alliance demands and
"lll stick to them," he shouted, as he
waltzed off the platform to carriage.
Eilerbe obtained just enough applause
TO show that the crowd was not unani-
nous against him.
Mr.. Tindal referred to a speech he
made last year and talked IN his usual
vein.
you've got more votes in this coun.
ty than you think" said mar.
II doubt that Ohm" said another.
Col. Tlndal declared that when your
own newspapers and leaders begin to
slander and abuse each other the unity
OF the Reform party Is in danger. He
spoke vigorously for party harmony
ana magnanimity towards the con-
quered Antis."
Your friend, Mr.. Hemphill," he
said, "made the insinuation, a mean
insinustion, that from my speech at
| tiiP.o'A NC poAloVou IilaI nAQ 8Q
understanding with the Ants. said
no such thing" Favorable comments
from one portion Of the crowd were
several times interjected. COL Tindal
made his dispensary argument.
Voice-lf you are Governor, and l
believe you will be, will you enforce
the dispensary lawp
II will to the letter." replied the
speaker. (Cheers.) IL believe am the
only man who can enforce It," he said,
because [ can unite more Of the moral
forces of the State in its support than
any other man." (Cheers)
"Trot out little John" was the cho-
rus from the colonels. Mr.. Evans
came forward and was welcomed with
twice or three times as much applause
as any other gubernatorlal candidate
tor Governor, but not nearly equal to
Tillman's.
Evans said this race started out with
four horses.
Voice: "We have 'em yet"
Evans; "No we haven't. Pope bolte6
the track, Tindal sees spookB and ELL
erbe Is sprung In the knees" Uaugh-
ter) He shot good deal Of his ammu-
milton at Ellerbe for attacking him and
at Pope and Iindal for trying to do
away with the Reform con vention. He
asserted that the Conservatives were
playing 'possum and showed where
they are still alive and scheming tc
Kill the Reform movement. lie refer
red to llaskelps letter of few day,
ago. Senator Evans said that the peo
pie pay merchants more money thar
they do lawyers and took hand pri
mary on it.
Voice: "Now ask all who haven't
paid merchants what they owed tC
n n hn 11 ~
hate him. The News and Courier
won't even publish bis speeches
The correspondent of 1t told him
that 1t does not print what he
sends down. lie said that no matter
whether the Conservatives like the
DlspensaIy law or not 1t Is going to be
enforced II 1t takes the whole State of
South Carolina to do 1t. (Applause. }
lie said II there iB any back down on
the Dispensary it is goodbye to Re.
form. lie aaid the Darlington war
was premeditated and asserted that
zoo rifles we're shipped to Darlington
from Charleston on the day before the
constables went to Darlington. This
was plain evidence of generalization.
lie said, In response to remark, that
he Is going to "step into Tlllman's
SHOES as sure as there is God In heaY-
en-" notwithstanding the newspapers
OF both sides have been stabbing him
, in the back.
RICHBOuRG, WATTS, ETC.
, The small tirecrackers entertained
, the people who remained to see their
, gyratlOns. There was spat between
General Richbourg and Colonel Watts
, a man In the audience asked Colonel
Watts If he had always been q Tillman-
ite. lie answered that in 1890 he voted
for General Bratton for Governor.
Colonel Watts made the usual charges
against General Richbourg.
The latter answered that Colonel
Watts was not at the Executive Man.
sion when Governor Tillman was In
danger and asked why did Governor
Illlman relieve Watts Of the command
or the troops at the Penitentiary and
put him QSlchbourg) in command /
The Governor, he said, had more conf
dence In hlm because he was an ole
soldier.
This ended the speaking and the cam
paign OF 1894 passed into history, this
being the last meeting to be held.