The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-23

and Charley Hammond were the first to
mount the stand.
Townes turned on the accuser, Atkinson.
and cried OUT ut is a lie, and that man
knows it!'
General Butler tapped him on the shout
der and said: 'Henry, I'll take care Of my
self; get down from the stand.
And in South Carolina, Too.
''But the lie has been given, replied
Townes.
'.That's all right. For Gods sake, let's
have no trouble" said General Butler.
Mr.. Cogburn and some got into LOUD
dispute. Then Mr.. Hardee, friend OF
Governor Tillman's, had some words. Said
one to the other: Now, look here, put up
that pistol, for you amt the only one with
a pistol. Wien l draw mine I'm going to
it,
Governor Tillman was asked to have his
friend accede. Cogburn pocketed his pls-
toll Jack Bladen, lion in determinations
forged to the front and had TIT WIN
Cogburn But these are mere incidents.
Add 4 dozen or more of them and there
may be something like picture OF the
situation. General Butler urged his frIendS
to get off the stand. He pleaded LOT
"ouiet.''
Governor TiIlman, perfectly cool, asked
all who were really his friends to be quiet
and after a oeal of persuasion things quiet
ed down and General Butler continued
with his speech From then on every one
was on the qui vive, but fortunately all
passed off quietly. AS soon as Butler re-
stunned his speech he took occasion to say:
"Whocver states at a,y time or on any
ccces sion that [ denied my participation in
what done in Hamburg tells-l won
say lie because there are ladies here
but that which is not true.
Butler Is Scornful.
General Butler also took occasion after
| the serious incident to say, in o decidedly
ylgt rous way when | blistered him,
lis myrmidons, braying like meaningless
dopkeys, tried to drown my vC:ce with
their wild talk and yelling. Common jack
asses can bray, but it takes a man OF
sci Sc and prudence to convince the Judg
nIent and not arouse the passions of the
| people. That sort of treatment don't III
| tinidate me- ] have seen too much of the
| real dangers to be throtted N my free
| speech by lot of blatant, wild jackasses.
| l love free speech and will fight for it,
The Hamburg aftidavts produced
| and read and We're received with dread.
| Governor Tilman on this line took occasion
! to say that he would meet any one who
| told him personally that he was not at
| Hamburg and wanted to make an issue
| Of it.
TindaIrs Proposition.
Perhaps the next most important hap
| peulHS was the position ana proposition
| of tie secretary of state. Tindall. He bold
| ly prophesied that the reform party would
| be irrepardbly injured if it declined to give
| all candidates a fair showing before the
| people. He made the proposition that the
| delegates to the nominating convention
| be proportionately divided upon the actual
| vote received by each of the candidates
| in the clubs and aggregated at the county
| convention. How the suggestion will take
remains to be seen. Anyway he thinks
! il the true safety valve for the movement.
| EIerbe and John Gary Evans did some
| lively basting of each other and their per-
| sonaHties seemed to please the crowd OF
| about a thousand. Mr. Evans was in his
| element and spoke to advantage. Mr. Ell
lerbe's friends claim the county to be about
equally divided.