St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-01
BUTLER WANTED GORE.
SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR AND Gov
ERROR CLASH.
CHALLENGE FOR a DUEL
Which the Executive Declined to
Accept - Sensational Episode
in q Sleeping Car Growing
Ont OF Troubles at a Campaign
Meeting-sequei Of the Famous
Whisky War of Last Year.

CHARLESTON, >. e., July Sl.-After
the campaign meeting at Union today,
Gov. Tlllman and Senator Butler met
on the train going to Spartanbnrg, and
wordy alteration took place concern
ing the publication of an article on the
dlspensary question, to which refer
ence had been made by the gov
ernor in his speech, so that
when Senator Butler followed an at
tempt was made by Tillman's sup
porters to howl him down. TIE SEN
ator sought out the governor in the Pull
man car and upbraided him for bad
faith. The governor showed no in
clination 20 adjust the matter, where
upon Senator Butler exclaimed:
81 want to say that you perpetrated
deliberate fraud today. l have come
to tell you that these matters must be
settled personally, and Pll meet you
anywhere. You know where to find
me-"
Gov. Tillman-I know.
Senator Butler-You know you put
those h0odlums up to bowling me, and
you know that you perpetrated -
lie when you did so.
Cal Caughman interjected: Eyes. he
is liar, e. d him." and with this
made
MOVE TOWARD HIS HIP POCKET.
He was crowded to one SIDE in the
commotion.
Gov. Tillman at this juncture arose
and said: NOW, Gen. Butler, you are
old and one-legged."
Gen. Butler-And you're one-eyed.
Gov. Tillman-That don't hurt my
physical power. You know Pm not
afraid of you.
Gen. Butler I don't suppose you are,
but you can find me at any time.
Gen. Butler made some reference to
blackguards bowling him.
Gov. Tiilman promptly replied, shak-
ing his finger in Gen. Buffers face.
"Yes, blackguards have full sway in this
state now. and you are one of those who
helped to enact the anti-duelling law
about fifteen years ago, and gentle
man can no longer obtain satisfaction
for an insult. Pm not afraid"
Gen. ButIer-That don't make any
difference.
I'LL MEET YOU ANYWHERE
and i'll any way.
The two principals kept up fire for
minuteor so, when Gen. Butler said
he did not intend to stand any more in
suits about not paying his debts, and
when Gov. Tillman had anything to
say he knew where to find him. You
made reference to my debts" said But
Ter, land l will say that PYe heard you
paid S16,00 mortgage"
Gov. Tillman- Why did not you state
that on the stand?
Gen. Butler-Because did not choose
to.
Gov. Tillman-You know it is not so.
It's lie.
Gen. Butler-I just want 10 repeat to
you not to presume on my age or in
firmities, and to tell you that will meet
you at any place or at any time.
Gov. Tillman-I'm simply defending
myself. You've been making insinua-
tons in the papers and Pm tired of your
attacks. {
Gen. Butler-I want you to UNDER
stand my position. L have not iasinu-
ated anything about you. Why don't
you deny what | charged and not go
into personalities? ..9 I
WHEN YOU WANT To FIGHT SAY so.
Gov. Tillman-I don't want to fight
you.
Gen. Butler-WeIl, refrain from max
ing any personal remarks about me.
Gov. Tillman-You have no right to
make any insinuations as to my public
life. You can't separate my public rec
ord from my public character for hon
esty.
Gen. Butler-I don't make any insin-
uations. There's no use i'm talking any
mole. When you have anything to say
come to me first.
Gen. Butler again referred to the
bowling which occurred at the meeting.
whereupon Gov. Tillman replied:
You know | had no more to do with
that than you did,"
Gen. Butler-I want IL understood
that I'm going to have my free speech
If have to fight for it. But don't put
those G. d hoodlums on me.
Gen. Butler and Tillman kept UP
their fire for few minutes longer, and
Gen. Butler repeated that he did not
want his one leg considered, and that
he did not want any innocent people
brought into any trouble. Gov. Till
man said he had no right to make his
inSinuations.
BY this time Conductor Hawkins had
worked his way back into the car and
peremptorilY ordered the discussion to
stop.
He appealed to the participants to be
quiet, as he would lose his job if he per-
mltted such things in his car. There
upon the alteration ceased