Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-07-25

Governors supporters vince and
try to drown out his voice by
cheering.
Butler said that he had been
riding only one horse since 1876
and that horse was the deliverance
IF the people. He told what he
had done in 1876 and Of his par
ticipation in the Hamburg riot.
THE ROW BEGINS.
While speaking of the Ham
burg riot H. H. Townes asked
Butler if his (Butler's) house had
not been burned by negroes be-
cause be had took part in the riot,
eyes," answered Butler.
J. O. Atkinson, a Tillmanite,
who was standing on the stand to
the right of Butler, said;
"Yes, but you denied it in
Washington"
Butler turned like a panther
and quick as lightning said:
"That is q lie; an Internal lie"
If he had stopped at this their
might not have been aay trouble
at that time, but he repeated what
he said two or three times.
Men began to surge toward the
stand while Butler continued his
derunciation. In an instant
Charles Hammond jumped upon
the stand, followed by H. H.
Townes. 1t was then that the des-
perate men of both sides jumped
upon the stand end those of less
courage moved off.
Hammond and Townes got be-
hind Butler, and Tillman's frlepds
crowded around him. The an
tagonists began to glare at each
other and to talk in strong language
to each other. Pistols were chang
ed from one pocket to another to
be covenient for quick use.
1t was a squally time. The ex-
citement was beyond description.
Atkinson did not move one inch
where he had been standing. He
was surrounded by excited men.
General Butler worked master
fully to check the riot which
seemed imminent. Tillman did
likewise. Each appealed to men
of both sides to stop joweringas
They begged those trying to set
on the Erand to stay off and thosea
who were already on to get off. !
Among some of the men toying
with their pistols were several
known to have been in thrilling
afrays and noted for GOODNESS and
recklessness.
The uproar continued for what
appeared to be ten minutes. Dur
ing this time the hundreds of men
who had remained on the stand had
gotten ready for action.
I know it to be a fact that al
most every man had singled out a
target for his pistol and merely
awaited the signal to turn loose.
The excitement gradually sub
sided, but was really oppressed.
Butler resumed his speech to try
to get the audiences back in its
former disposition. He gradually
grew salty again and there was an
other outbreak of cheering for
Tillman, Butler got mad again
and said there was an attempt to
drown his voice with their braying.
"Any common jackass, he said
vchemently, "may bray, but I do
not propose to be stopped in free
speech by a lot of blatant jackasses.
I cannot be frightened. I have
seen too much OF real danger to be
intimidated.
"Governor Tillman says | am
not in this race. He says he will
beat me. say if be will leave out
his rings and give me a separate
box I will beat him three to one.
| I will beat him three to one IN
Meriwether Township, where both
of us live"
Butler charged Tillman with be-
ing a ring and caucus man and
said it was charged that there is
ring controlling the Gubernatorlal
race. Tillman, he said, has not
denied this charge.
Turning to Ti}lman, Butler ex
claimed 81 dare you-I dare you,
sir, to give me primary. You
will never do it, because you are
afraid. Even rings won't save
Won