The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-18
A STORMY MEETING.
THE CROWD IN CHARLESTON JEERS
AND HOWLS AT TIE SPEAKERS.

AND HOWLS At TIE SPEAKERS.
for Them-Tuppsr and Evans Gnt Info
spat-Scm, D'ssraceful Scents En-
acted.
CHARLESTON, S. C., July II The
meeting here tonight Was a very
stormy one, and indicated very plainly
that Charleston has no use for Cover
nor Tillman, who, in turn showed that
his love for Charleston had not in
creased to any alarming degree. The
meeting was in front Of the City Hall.
the speaking being done from the por-
tico of that building. There Wera in
all about four thousand persons pres
ent, and during the meeting a continu'
GUS hubbub was kept up. About half
past 7 o'clock County Chairman J M.
Klnloch introduced G. Walt Whitman
as the first speaker. He was told by
the crowd that he was a chestnut, and
gave him lot OF pet names. Repre-.
sentative Yeldell, of Edgefield, was the
second speaker, and ran the gauntlet of
insults and jokes, and was followed by
DR.. Zimmerman, candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor. The good natured
doctor didn't have a picnic, but the
crowd thought it did. They compared
his face to all the things in this world
and the next.
Up to this time, however, there had
been no confusion and little excite
ment. It commenced when Governor
Tillman was introduced. His intro
duction was the signal for rumpus
and an uproar. 1t was like Haunting
red rag in bulls face. The Cover
nor's few friends cheered for him IN,
til hoarse, but hundreds Kissed him,
hundreds hoWled at him and Jeered
their disapprobation Of his appearance.
Chairman Kinloch made an appeal
for order but 1t was as inefectual as II
he had been talking to the moon.
After waiting good while Cover
nor Tillman began by saying 1t was
the fifth time he had spoken to the
people Of Charleston and each time
had tried to beat some common sense
into their heads.
This was followed by confusion
worse than confounded. Above the
uproar and the Kisses Governor Till
mans voice rang out that one time
while here a drum had beat and tie
crowd had run away like towards:
A running fire of questions was kept
up at the Governor. He told the
crowd that he knew they didn't like
him and he didn't care snap OF his
finger for their love. Charleston, be
said, was cut of from the BALANCE OF
the State in progress and sympathy and
could 20 to the devil IN its own way.
but that it should not take the State
along with 1t.
Another boisterous uproar ensued
and the crowd howled like CO votes. OF
course, the Governsr couldn't make a
speech and didn't try. The gang yelled
for something about the Dlspensary
and the Governor gave them all they
wanted on this subject. Amid min
gled groans and hlsses and Jeers ne
said the Legislature had passed the
Dispensary law and by all that was
good and holy he intended to enforce It.
He said the law was coming back. lie
was going to enforceit and the crowd
could not help themselves. This bold
defiance was met by curses and every
conceivable noise.
The Governor took a hand primary
on the Dispensary and there were some
votes each way, about evenly DIVIDED,
but the vast maj ority did not vote. Inc
Governor next took a primary as to the
Senatorship aud the votes, net over
fifteen in number, were about evenly
divided.
Another uproar and storm Ct yejls
and Kisses ensued when the Governor
said he was going to enforce the Dis
pensary law by metropolitan police.
The confusion was intensified.
When the Governor replied to the
question Of a man about the Darling
ton war by saying: 81 guess you are
ons of the militia that perjured itself
by not going to Darlington" Cover
nor Tillman said a drum could be
started and would scare all the fools
away. (Violent uproar,) Above the
noise Governor Tillman was heard ask
ing how 1t was going TO sound when
the News and Courier had to announce
that Tillman had been hoWled down in
Charleston where the people boasted OF
their chivalry and courtesy.
The crowd continued It's hoWllng AID
the Governor said he would give them
a parting shot. The parting shot was
the announcement that "We are going
to have the Dispensary whether you
want it or not and in spite of you, and
am going to enforce It," ::
The crowd had disgraced itself and
made nothing off Governor Tillman.
Gop, Butler was next introduced. 81
would say" said he, "if didn't know
the Governor so well, that he has had
some Of his dispensa1y whiskey."
At this juncture the first stampede
ensued. 1t was caused by a police
mans collaring man in the crowd.
In an instant ali was confusion. The
crowd swarmed everywhere and yelled
like madmen.
Gen. Butler said he had stood where
the shots fell thick and fast, and there
were not enough men in Charleston to
frighten him. He was going to talk to
the people if he had to remain Till mid
night.
aI have never been able to under
stand 20 vernon Tillman's intense ha-
tired of the people of Charleston or the
bitterness of his resentment against the
city. So long asit is personal, 20 great
harm can come of it, but when be uses
the erest powers of his office, which he
should exercise impartially and justly,
to Cypress, harry and iDjure Charleston,
be commits an objectionable and grlev-
Gus wrong.
"About the only offense of which
Charleston appears to have been guilty
is a determination to protect her rights
of local self lf-goyernmert and her own
rights and interests. She may also have
been guilty of the uuforgiVeable sin Of
DENYING to Governor Tillman the quail
ty of moral, social and political lntalll-
bility, and taking him down from the
sublimated heights where his dislnter-
ested followers had placed him and re-
curing him 10 live and have his being
on the same plane with ordinary NOR