The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-06-27
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ClCeS. 1udC IlSut.
The candidates yesterday told US that
we ought to revise the order, 80 l made
this suggestion to let us come last.
While my friend has not pitched rocks
today he threatened to throw some. He
is holding it possibly for Charleston, for
see be has bundle of papers. When
he shoots you will just hear me timber
up. Everybody ackno Wedges his ability
and his character II l have been on
any bed OF roses | am sorry for my sue.
cessor. l want 20 60 to Washington
because you want me to 90 there.
Voice: "Cnat'S so," "Hurrah for
Tillmanw
Tillman: The General has told you
about Coxey's army being out to re.
press disorder among the laboring
classes. Yesterday we saw spectacle
that was a disgrace to anyone.
To Gen. Butler: Are you or are you
not conducting your campaign? see
by the papers you are. mean are you
bosslng it?
Gen. Butler: l don't boss anybody. l
leave that to you.
TiIlman: Now what did you see yes
terday in Rock Hill? When I got tc
Rock Hill l saw crowo of strangers.
There were at least eight hundred who
were brought there on free passes.
"Hurrah for Tillman, Put it to him."
from the crowd
Now you have heard Gen. Butler say
that he is running his own campaign,
get cut of the 800 people here 800 were
hauled on free passes to hurrah for
Butler. taurrahsl Keep quiet gen.
tleman, l don't want to arouse your
passions. 1t was kind of CoXey's
army that is to be feared. l shall not
attempt to locate the responsibility.
They did not holler much, L tell you.
Hurrahs for Tillman. "We'lI vote for
you."l Ihave been through good
many hills and l have always counted
on the freemen to help me. j know
where you are. l know how you look
upon Ben Tillman. Possibly some of
Gen. Buffers over-Zealous friends may
have engineered this. If Bunch Nc.
Bee, as uperiltendent Of the Richmond
and Danville Railroad, Is prossituting
his authority by hauling people free,
we ought to know it. If there is
corruption fund raised in New York
then we ought to know it, for it is
talked about.
''No, no." Hurrabs for Butler and
Tillman.
We can't be bought. Mr.. McBee and
| are good personal friends. I took his
free pass and rode. on 1t. It was mighty
nice riding. have never been plcay-
unish about such things. Several OF
those "bcomers" came to my room and
told me they came on free passes and
were for me. When l went on to
Washington, I ever slept in one Of Mr..
McBee'S berths, although had oae in
the sleeping car. | have taken all the
cussng, and if there is anyone entitled
to soft place l ought to get it, but
expect to work. If weat to the SEN
ate, though, I would be the first Simon
pure farmer there.
Then Tillman reviewed the railroad
tax cases and attacked Judge Simon
ton. We are still fighting the receiver
ships, and our bill to limit their au.
thority was unanimously favorably re-
ported by the committee and we will
get the redress for which we fought.
Judge Simonton seeing what Congress
would likely do, said nc had no right
to consider the matter. l put dyna-
mite and mustard on his brck for ne
outstretched his authority.
Voice: "We North Carolinians read
it."
Now I promised not to talk long, as
every one else has covered the ground.
Voices: $50 on, let's talk
Governor Tillman: What would
do? Why 1 would vote against a
Judge that usurps his power. Gen.
Butler is not in Sympathy with you. He
has been In Washington so long that
he has lost touch with the people
or he never would have had the Coxey
army at Rock Hill. Hurrah.l You
never SAW your candidates face TO face
until you saw me. When the oldtime
leaders, Gen. Butler and Gen. Hampton
were asked to work for the regular
nominees In 1890, Gen. Butler gave out
an interview. l quote from The News
and Courier, which was his friend ana
l believe it is now. Look here, II it
comes over to me, don't think I've
changed. God knows have not.
He read from the interview. In 1872
Butler said he thought Sheppard would
be elected, while today the ConserVa.
tives are at outs with him because of
the patronage, and The News and Cou-
rier and The State and the Greenvllle
News are indifferent; be is not with
you and never has been. You want
some one who will fight for you and
work for you and that's my
work. Hurrah for Tillman.l The
primary is none of my business. 1t Is
the business of the Democratic execu.
tive committee of the people. He
never had any belief In your capacity
to rule. L don't know what he wants
with the separate box. We have had
al experience with the prohibition
boxes. What will becomo of that cor
ruption fund about which l hear?
Voices: "Tney can't buy me, and
me-"
Tillman: 81 want you to show him
where you stand"
Up to this time Governor Tillman
had in his brief talk been working his
audience up to good pitch of enthu-
siasm. He himself was much worked
up. Show him where you stand, he
cried out. Show him who has this
crowd. Now, up with your hands, and
then 10 went about two thirds OF the
hands in the audience, amidst wild
hurrahs for Tillman. Tillman had
the crowd. He saw 1t. His friends
saw that. Then to add to the victory
he said: Now those of you for Butler
raise your hands. A few did so, others
perhaps did not care to participate at
all, and others were not inclined to DO
Governor TllIman's bidding.
That about broke up the meeting
The candidates for other offices were
announced-for Attorney General, o:
w. Buchanan; for Superintendent OF
Education, W. D. Mryfisld and 4.
Walls Whitman; for railroad commits.
sioner, J. G. Wilborn and J. Walter
Gray; Secretary of State, J. r. Harri.
son. About half-past 3 o'clock every
one went to dinner.
Murder in Darlington.
CHARLESTON, June ia special
from Darlington says: An atroclous
murder was committed last night at
Mandgille, on the Charles ton, Sumter
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