The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-20
CAROLINA'S CAMPAIGN.
GoyERNOK TILLMAY AND sENA1o"
BUTLER on THE s4UHP.
The Bitterest Contest In the State in i'e''"'
Ycars-what Part Senator irby WIZ
PLAY on the Tariff Vote.

| ~
Hill. s. c.. gives this accouh. "
| meeting there Monday between wv
| Tillman and Senator Butler ,,rht
Trains from various directions ,tor-
| 1000 men, countrymen mostly anu 81. -,
! ents Of Senator Butler, to the ope','''a
meeting of the campaign mere
Nearly all had free passes. l"o
| sand persons we're at the meeuns' a''
| # divided I'm Buffers favor, against
ernor T1lna, in the proportion VI
| about five to three. The crown 'Iiced
| derry and the town WAS " candidate
| Strait, the Aliance-Democ'%t - ~ with
for reelection to Congress- Itu CON
a speech denOuncing tteFe.Harn.@us
gress which excited no inteISse' ~oeach
! Governor Tillman them mace u p,,ou.
an hour long. lie declared lnat III" 'u.oi,,yns
| bic with the country was sSa ISe 20 trans
/ act It's business. The senate ne ani
! Is I'm the hands OF bOndhOlderS, "a
! Congress and the President dttT1,,cated a
to by Lombard street. re I'D mat the
| Yankees whipped the south WIN - ntf
money and that IL ought 10 nj, D oIt
enough now 10 keep s09utHeloit, er~ated the
| of the poOrhOuse. lie lois,io,tiv de-
| charge that silver was frauduienlF ,li,,
monetlzed and asserted that dns 'ts ~
! hope for the people was toor17rrls Is
its restoration and Tor q bll,5oe,.siard as
! sue lie characterized MI iir,,so
/ that "ol1 bag of beef in the White II JUS US
| who has violated every p'suCc cou'd
| Democratic platform The people , (ou,o
] only redeem themselves ~ All pr,,sb
| OF the West and SCUM ii''"e
| Cleveland and mon0p0"ts. C..,.orror de-
| 4 northern Democrat, the GoNerhut, -,
| clared was no better than Il ~ ter
| Republican He twtted ,uu@ ~, freo
| hauling men 10 the hieeu"7 VA
Ps Senate Butler replied in a , sPeeGlv
! ,,,,orJod a., f,nrexslon but contempl
| S,s.e,reeet,e lie haunted Tillmah WIZ
! having himself accepted IRE -. ection
challenged him 70 submit democratic
| TO a separate box in the ,na co,,ld
| primary I'm which a popular - which
| be recorded and by the result t,,,."if ~
| each candidate should pm; 1,~uifd Til
! abide. Butler mercHeSsN ,,'d "cet M
| mans assertion that ne Wou.1 n,,erv
| on a n,ountain and throw rocks ~ eseIS
J BODY n elected to the Senate Inc oei"'
| tor said: ia wotild be"
Tillman replied IN a Lite ,en tox on
| Inc ground that it was na.1e' H.
| the state Committee - deoluir ito
| vigorously defended his aniii ,',,eo en-
! Governor Tiliman talleo ~ but he was
Justify chcered all through ths 1911.
| pTticr vas continuously ana iCuny
chnered and his friends were
throughout the meeting. po,o and
aeasrs c.n Gier9e' for ' Governor spoke.
tt,,Srs' snoech was fiery ana plt'e,,
| etroncf,- attended the dispensary, O'sl. =
| ing that the Darlington ito.S rnorlosfon
medtated and instlgaIed o Py wa II the
nrotyd was with him. Pope sall n.s P ~
| Far,n ,rae tho Ocgla demands Withih ~
| Dennocratic party, and then proceeaeeu. ~
| make a vigorous argumehl III lawn
nrofection and McKin eyism. 49,. 81
- Al he candidates and large part VI
| .bn crov.f went to York, WheIr w
| oiG eneak tomorrow. The lndlc1tlon9
| are mat Senator Butler WIN MN ~
| Uveliest campaign ever Known !"
Sl W tsSsurNGTON. June B.-The he Tee5I
,.o,tticaI hattie ever waged In SCUM 49, .ioJ-
| Ina began to-day between 9ena'o' i5,'tier
and Governor Tillman. Send'oc1 Governor
&C. seeking a reelection ana uo eHtlr,,t
| Tilr1an is also an aspirant lot S5he'G 3i IT,
| tnnnrs They have agreed 10 holl Il Joi..tt
di-.,Ie~ion throughout the campalsH, a.
thetr first meeting took place at i'00N
~ sanafor irby. who is Governor Tillm@n 5
| obIest lieutenant and pOhucat frame -
| INST returned from the PalWe 80, 49,
where. as chairman OF the 9td l. 80 Tor
| tee he mapped out the ptotiail"'e - -
the campaign and started the race
| tween Butler and Tillman. lie Is COM"
dent that Tillman will wiz: oo,sn,cr-
| Senator Irby promises 10 ne 4 IvHap'n -
Gus figure in the settlement o. VIZ. rs,,1t a.
| question I'm the Senate for the result VI
| the bin may turn upon his vote. nu'
| far he has voted on al OF the d Iii,'
fn1nfs win Senator hin. Senator lfhy say
he has not ccnilded TO any one H., no" hiit
| win vote on the final passage or the oH''
| a~d he remarked to-day that ms peopi55
| do moi care how he votes, and they ~Ouiu
not find fault with him u ne sioulI W
| against the measure on us ms! 49,, 80 -
| Governor Tillmau belongs 10 the same
uolitical school as Senator 1rby, ana sen
ator Butler represents the administration
faction Of the Democratic party III '"e
| Palmetto state. ..,- ,,o,o-
| lima. who Is one of Governor llllmah )
personal friends IN discussing the sena-
fOrial contest today said the suuSSi7
between Senator Butler and Governor HI-
man will decide the question or WhetheI
tho conservatives or the refOrmeTs VIII
control the state for the next generation
Said ne: .no
Governor THlman has defeated all the
leading conservatives he has encountered,
and Senator Butler IS the last member OF
the old line OF the arist0cracy I'm the state
and when Tnlman gets through with him
| there Will be no other man IN The con-
seryatiye ranks 10 stand in Iilimah $
| way"
There is considerable speculation here
as 10 whether the contest between Sena-
tor Butler and Governor Ttllman win be
confined % a discussion or natonal anu
state issues. or whether they will DRIFT
into personalities There is n bitter per
sonal feeling existing between them ana
sc IS feared that they will md IL dltilcult
! TO control themselves when they meet on
the same platform Both men are gifted
in the art Of stump speaking. and taey
are both We'll equipped with the kind OF
oratorIcal ammunition which H. likely tc
arouse a political gathering 10 the hlshes'
state of enthusiasm.
SO we'll has Senator Butler planned his
campaign that 1t IS said he has secured
transportation for an army OF ms politl-
cal friends 10 attend him at al OF me
coming meetings. and thus offset the III
NANTES. who are reported to be In the
habit Of packing the meetings IN favor