The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-08-01
THE STATE CAMP PAIeN.
The Events of the Week.
THE RIcHLAND MEETING.

Disorderly Crowd---The Speakers
Heard With Difficulty 80 The
Crowd About Evenly Divided.
The Richland county meeting was
held at Shandon, the new suburb OF
Columbia at the terminus of the elec-
trio car line. The crowd numbered
about 800, and was nearly evenly divid.
ed between Butler and Tillman. There
we're number of drunken men present.
who kept up continual disturbance and
at one time almost succeeded in breaking
up the meeting.
The candidates for Superintendent Of
Education. r R. Commissioners and
Adju,apt and Inspector General led of
They had nothing new to say.
Gov. Tillman spoke next The
States report of Tillman's and Buffers
speeches is as follows:
When Mr.. Ben Tillman, candidate
for the United States Senate. was intro
duced, three-fourtbs of the crowd
raised ekg-pieroing yell calculated to
loosen the joints of the solar system.
Il lasted for a minute. and as it died
away half dozen Kisses we're heard.
At the same moment the Governor be-
gan to speak. aud somebody yelled
Another spasmodic yell or two fol-
flowed.
The Governors stern face hardened.
..The chairman appointed fifty menu
bers Of reception committee to do the
courtesies Of this OCCASION" be snap
ped. sand not one marshal to keep the
peace and put down trouble" CHEERS.
The Governor, deliberately: 1'Uoless
/ can speak and be listened to, I'll
stop right here. Cheers sed variety
Of ferocious sounds.
Chai.man Ray. in the midst Of the
confusion. indignantly denied any res
possibility for the uproar and declared
that he had doae his best to preserve
order.
Governor Tillman turned his face
from the music with che parting shot
..has he didn'e care three straws
whether he spoke or not, . and sat down
in a chair and also in disgust.
The music proceeded, and Senator
Butler advanced to the front aud
stretched his hand in deprecating
gesture.
The storm at onee increased in vio-
lence. Senator Butler persevered iu
irving to be heard. Then the lion in
the soldier Of Trevillian's awoke His
voice could be heard, bat it vas unie-
telligible in the din.
Chairman Ray again attempted to
ouell the disturbance. A drunken man
tried to climb on the stand. The chair.
man firmly pushed him back A little
bow came forward with a bouquet for
the Senator, but the Senator was not
in fowery mood aud waved him back.
The air vibrated With the yells. but
they sooa sabeided slightly.
Tillman advanced and stood by But
Ter, whose voice could now be heard
exe!aiming in tones that rang and rang
again: '.Tbis is an outrage? 1t is a
shame for you men to behave like this.
You are acting like Id sayages.
Let Governor Tillman speak! Let
him speak! I shall not attack him un-
less be speaks! I give you fair notice
that unless he speaks I'll not appear
before you!.' Slowly, as if cowed by
Buffers denunciation, the maudlin
howlers ceased and the noise sank
away.
Chairman Ray exclaimed Il shall
allow no man to charge me with unfair,
ness. l shall give every man fai,
showing.
I give you notice that unless the
Governor speaks | shall allow no Other
man to attempt to speak" /"
Governor Tillman, who all the time
had remained perfectly cool aud self
possessed. began his second heat. He
explained that he had merely said thai
no marsbals had been appointed to keep
order-that vas all.
The Governor spurred himself and
spraDg forward to che charge on Cleve.
land and Congress. 1t appeared to the
reporter that he was employing the
tactics Of the Israelites around Jericho
against Wall Street. He blazed, ful-
minated and catapulsed great sounding
epihets. Congressmeo and Senators.
be said, had been bought and sold. He
uaded through twenty sentences Of
scorching invective and sarcasm.
governor, what are you going to dc
when you get there.
..Do just like I've done as Governor.
Run over all such fellows as you
{Loug and load applause.
The Governor denounced the "treach'
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