The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-08-01
A GOOD MEETING.
AND GOOD NATUReD CROWD
HEAR THE SPEAKERS.

Governor Tnlman Talks on the Aniance
Demands-Senator Evans Prime Fs
v,-i,e aud Makes Hts Best Speech Of the
Csmpsitp.
| OEANGEBURG, S. c., July 26.-The
campaign party can draw rain better
than circus or term of the Court OF
General Sessions. 1t has rained an
nearly every meeting place except Co.
lumbia and Charleston since the be-
ginning of the campaign. The failure
to include Columbia and Charleston will
have to be explained by the elements
but it rained hard enough and long
enough here today to make up for its
failure in not having carried Out the
programme in those cities. Al inexpli
cable thing is that nobody run from
these rain. Everybody who has an UNI
brella hoists it and everybody who
hasn't an umbrella crawls under that
of his neghbor. The wafer drlps from
the umbrellas and falls on shoulders and
backs. In a packed crowd like that
here hardly a drop of water gets to
the ground. 1t sticks to human clay.
Again despite all the umbrellas nearly
everybody gets thoroughly wet. BESIDES
the rain today there was heavy thunder
accompanied by vivid lightning. The
speaking had to be stopped two or three
times. The speakers Jared toleraoly
well under the canvas covering OF tne
stand. Some water got through to them
but not enough to hurt.
The crowd was the largest since that
at the Carleston meeting and was prob
ably lar7er than that at the Darlington
meeting, which held the belt up to the
time Charleston was reached. AT least
1000 people were here. Considering the
large number the showing made by Sen
ator Butler was surprisingly small. lie
did not appear to have over fifteen or
twenty friends in the big audiences. VI
course the Governor was the man all
had come to hear and see. Senator
John Gary EvanslWas a prime favor.
ite and increased the high opinion held
of him by his hearers by making one OF
the best speeches which has ever Deen
heard from his lips. So far as cheers.
applause and flowers are concerned ne
cot all man could ask or desire.
All the speeches except Evans and
Tillman's were repetitions Of those else
where or tumble of what have PIE
viously been given to the public through
the newspapers. A few good naeured
and somewhat noisy fellows annoyed
some of the candidates who are not
used to that kind of business.
Governor Tillman announced to the
Alliance in terms which cannot be mis-
taken that he will not swallow word
of what he has said in the past, but
at the same time he said he wanted IL
understood that he is not making light
on the Alliance and that be does not
want the Alliance to knuckle to him.
He pointed out what would be the re-
suit of a fight on him by the Ailance
There must have been hundreds OF al
liancemen in the audience. If there were
it looked like the Governor captured
them, as not the slightest opposltloo
was manifested to what be said. He
even carried his points by hand prlma-
ries.
Inthe best humored manner possible
the Governor spanked General Ellerbe
for opposing him 10 the reopenlng OF
tbs Dlspensariesa and said that the State
Board of Control has nothing to do
with it.
Throughout the meeting, which open
ed at 10 o'clock and closed at 3, there
were intermittent rain showers, and 80
| furious Wacs they at time that they
threatened to drown out the whole
business. The people of Orangeburg
showed great hospitality to the cam
paign party and took good care OF them;
The following reception committee dlo
the honors:
DR.. OR. Lowman, John II: Dukes
W. +. Glaze, r. H. Riley, S.P. Fox.
worth. n. n. Hayden. J. W. Stokes
w. O. Tatum, w. X. Crook, L. S. Con
nor. II. H. Brunson, A. F. Fairey, W.
| V. cutler, G. G.. Dantzler, r. NJ. Clatfy
J. w. H. Dukes, S. Dibhle, NJ. .. Dant-
zler. A. A. Dantzler, J. F. North, L. a
Carson, T. ]. D. Fielder, r. =. Tarrant
! /. Rast, W. OFT, J 2. Brooker.
Chairman Oscar R. Lowman held the
meeting down in good shape. MI. J
w. Fairey, of the Orangeburg Hotel
was unusually accommodating TO tne
, visitors. After most beautiful and
; eloquent prayer by the Rev. Thomas
Raysor of the st. Matthews section
State treasurer Bates was introduced
by Chairman O. r. Lowman. ihl:
Was the Doctors first appearance ID the
campaign, and being Oh his native heath
he did not attempt to make speech
He declared that he'had endeaVored tc
manage the States finances 80 as to
commend the respect of everybody IRE
spective of faction. "Hhe cat and the
kit" as Messrs, Mayfeld and keltt arr
dubbed by the other candidate for sup
eriptendent of education, were the mex
two performers. They played az edu
cationai tune in low major, after Whlct
Whitman rushed to the footllghts anc
sang song of He'll Gate, a pocketfu
of bleat. Today he constructed fear
full and wonderful allegory in which
Governor Tillman was patriarch with
J big red apple in his hand in the shape
. of the Governorship. Ellerbe ano
Evans were represented as climbing al
ter the pippin on Alliance and dispen
sarv ladders. Tindal was standing read.
to pick up the pieces after the tall ant
Pope had skipped off to the Peoples I'M
to eat his apples. Whiteman declared
he was ready to grab a pulm, and
wiseacre shouted that he could have
pumpkin.
They accuse me of telling false
: hood" cried Roaring Walt, "and [ wish
| had time to retail them to you"
. Voice-Wholesale EN-.
The four candidates for railraod com
: missioner came next, but did not re
: verse the proposition that there |:
; nothing new under the sun, or ths
rain either. Gen Gray corrected th'
published reports OF his speech in Co
e lumbia as to his beinga graduate o
the South Carolina College. Woffort
} was his alma mater.
Mr. Yeldell had lively seance Will
S the crowd. His facial beatuy tool
!. their eyes and a photographer took
5 snap shot at him.
Mr. Wilhnrn and Mr. Thomas Wer