The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-06-27
RANDOM NOTES.
The Senatorial Candidates Indulge
in Personalities.

The campaign has now been In progress
for week. AS yet nearly all interest seems
10 nave centered In the ability of the chiel
gladiators who endeavor to say OF each OF h
er The most bitter and the most CALLING
things.
The meetings. 1t seems to us, have beer
slimly attended, and at this distance 1t seems
that the interest is growing less. We mean
that we think there is less desire at Able
first.
There Is more or less of disgust at the low
plane on which the battle has been pitched
and we have heard numbers Of men say
that they hoped that the meeting advertised
for Abbeville would not be held.
AS far as we can gather from the daily re-
ports Of the meetings. but little attempt has
appeal 10 anybody's reason. The chief stock
In trade Is the max ing OF charges and the de-
malls (which follow. A little variety was
given BY the calling Of names, namely
To Rock Hill 1t Is estimated that some
eight hundred adherents of Butler were car
ried from various parts OF the State and
North CAROLINA on free passes over the rail.
roads. Til man in referring TO the TACT made
charges or insinuations that there was q cor
ruption fund somewhere TO be used In But
ler's behalf and cited the fact of the eight
hundred adherents OF Butler being at Rock
Hill as his ground for making the charge.
Butler denounced this assertion and said
that anybody who said there was a corrup-
ton fund TO be, used In his behalf was an
Infamous liar.'
The appearance however of eight hundred
men at Rock Hill on free passes In Interest
of Butler has not been explained, and this
fact gave Tlllman the pretext for calling that
crowd Buffers Coxeyites, and finally calling
The fact that Tillman had employed Tex
as detective named Newbold to ferret out
wrong perpetrated on the dispensary, togeth-
er with the fact that Newbold had been at
n 90 N IN ad 10 md
which Butler rebaptized Tillman as New
bold Tillman."
Butler charged Tillman with mystery In
that there Was sisSo shSrtsge TIppsn re
piled that The apparent indecrepancy was
due to misteke Of the printer, which fact
Senator Butler could have seen on the next
page.
Butler referred to Tillman's share In the
Hamburg riot, and spoke of his failure TO 20
into the war; In reply to the war matter
Tillman merely repeated the old explana-
tion OF his youth and his severe personal
Affections at the time.
Butler al various times attempted to make
capital out of the fact that Tiliman did not
go TO Darlington. Tlllman replied that Lin
coin and Davis did not go To the front or
post Of danger. That really there was as
much danger in Columbia AS ut Darlington
Butler said that Tillman was historically
Incorrect as TO the war incident and said
that Davis went 10 the field.
large purt OF the reports OF the meetings
Is taken up Interruptions and responses BY
tn Q tpeople and the speakers-Butler always
making home thrust at those who Ques-
toned him.
Butler talks of "warming Tillman's back )"
and he must take 1t like man, and not as
cry baby. Tillnan talks OF raising Buffers
hide and putting pepper and salt under 1t.
Butler sometimes tells what he has done
In the Senate. appropriated money for rivers
and harbors; defeated the force bill, etc.
Tillman says the congress-, like his own
Legislature, Is largely made up Of "dwift-
wood.'
If the people send him 10 the Senate he
will be sound hard piece OF timber. He
fork, when he goes wrong. The Governor
says he has had hard time Of 1t for years,
and now wants an easier Job.
Tillman and Butler have each had much TO
say about private records. Sometimes one
will dare the other 10 comparison, and then
sacred.
Without effort at reporting the exact words
In any case. we have jotted down some OF
the Impressions left after reading the various
accounts OF the speeches of the Senatorial
candidates.
Not much interest has developed In the
race. John Gary Evans, 1t
seems to us, will be an easy winner against
the field.
The result of the speaking so far as we can
learn has not been to change single man.
For this reason IL seems that the whole cam.
paign Is little better than force. Buffers
course has solidified the Tillmanites against
him, and weakened the zeal of those who
would naturally vote for anybody against
Tillman.
Senator Butler expresses himself as satisfied
With the weeks work. He thinks Tillman's
men shout while his supporters are not say.
ing anything.