The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-26
DISPENSARIES COMING,
GOVERNOR TILLMAN'S EMPHATIC
STATEMENT CONCERNING THEM.

They WI b, Opened on August Eirst-
The Attendance Quito I.arge-saupor
Butler Int.rrupted by Cheers tor Cover
ror Tillmau
AIKEN, July 18.-The feature Of to.
days. campaign meeting were Cover
nor Tillman's declaration that tho dis
peDsaries will be reopened on the first
Of August and tho attempt to howl
down General Butler. The Governors
announcement that he would reopen
the dispensaries was In reply to a ques.
tlOn from some one in the crowd.
There was an effort on the part OF
few to howl down Senator Butler, but
1t did not work. One thousand white
men surrounded the stand to hear the
speaking. The stand was erected i'm.
mediatelY In front of the PARK Avenue
Hotel, near the depot Of the South
Carolina Road, and the speaking be.
gan at IL o'clock sharp, County Chair.
man John L. Castor presiding. The
broad piaZzas Of the hotel were filled
with ladies. The attendance Of the
fair sex was larger than at any pre-
v1ous meeting, and the ladies showed a
lively interest in the proceedings,
There were Butlerite and Tillmanite
ladies. While they could not shout
like the opposite sex they clapped their
hands and made noise with their
dainty feet whenever they felt that
they were called upon to do so.
The arrangements for the meeting
were satisfactory. A rope ran around
the stand and policemen and special
officers stood within the ropes to keeD
the crowd back. / believe that Sena. or
Evans received more joyous welcome
from his friends than Governor Till
man, and that Is saying a good deal. 1t
is not saying, however, that there has
been any falling off in the love and re-
spect OF Aiken county people for the
Governor. The very voices Of the peo.
pie told louder than words that Till
| mans hold on the masses has not re.
laxed one iota. County Chairman
CASTOR has the happy faculty Of saving
introducing him. In doing this he does
not make determinations, and It could
not be told from his words who were
his favorites for the different Offices.
The first speaker was Mr.. j w. Will
born Of YOrkville, candidate for rail,
road commissioner. His was q three
minutes speech, IN which he announced
that he was sturdy Reformer and
that he would look out for the people
If elected. He was followed by Vel
dell, Whitman, Mayiield. Watts and
lStchDourg, who said in 1890 he was as
much in favor Of tho movement as any
man, but he had been dissatisfied ai
some counties being ruled out. lie
declared he was q better ISefOrmer
than Watts. He denounced as false
the rumors that he had hesitated to re-
spond to Governor Tillman's call in
the Darlington trouble and that he had
| teleRraphed to the mayor OF Darling
ton before going to know if it, was
| agreeable for him to come. The gen
eral was listened to closely and at the
| conclusion of his speech some fellows
yelled out for Watts.
TIE HERO or WAR;
Chairman CASTOR introduced Senator
| Butler as the hero OF many battles.
The men In the audience yelled for
Tillman and the pretty women on the
piazza clapped their hands and waved
| their fans for Butler. Senator Butler
began by saying That he had been re-
| quested by the chairman not to indulge
| In personalities and would not do 80.
Tlllman would follow him, but If Till
man indulged in personalities today he
(ButleD would see that he (rillman)
caught bricks tho next time.
a tremendous hurrah for Tillman
| began at this point and was continued
for some time. Butler remained calm
and cool while this was going on.
When 1T partially ceased, he said: do
not propose to be hoWIed down by that
little crowd. | saw this morning that
they were preparing to DO this
This was greeted with renewed
cheers for Tillman.
| Butler next pointed to q man named
| doc" Kennedy and charged him with
being a leader Of the crowd and told
him he was a fine man to be wearing
the badge Of committeeman and act
ing as he was.
There was some cOmmotiOn in the
crowd, and Chairman CASTOR arose to
quell affairs.
Butler said If anybody had anything
personal against him they could meet
him after his speech and he would give
them satisfaction. 81 Go not propose
to be bulldoZed by anybody and will
stay here all night or speak," said But.
| Ter.
a mixture Of shouts followed.
a man named Pope COurteny grew
q little obstreperous, but quiet was
finally restored.
General Butler began a discussion OF
national issues but was interrupted by
man who asked:
| Geheral, won't you shake my hand
on the square and say that the Senate
Is owned by Wall street?"
General Butler answered: :"No, | VIII
not, because Wall street has not bought
the Senate. 1t doesn't own me, and
GOD knows no man or street can or
ever will own me-" General Butler
spoke tragicaily and eloquently. He
said that he wouldn't SANDER and lie
on the United States Senate for all the
offices In the world. lie didn't believe
IN the wholesale slander Of the officers
OF the government and Of the Federal
Courts.
Butler said that he would never stir
up strife for every position in the
world. lie said that Tillman had first
insulted the peoplo of Charleston before
he was h0wled down. He had put the
devil In the crowd and turned 1t over
to him (Butler) to handle.
The lrrepressible Pore Courtenay
shot off his lip systematically. Butler
talked to him good naturedly AMI prom
ised to take drink with him after the
speaking. COurtenay said he did not