The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-27

Gen. Butler had declared in an inter-
view be gave out to the Associated
Press after the Darlington row that he
wanted the campaign conducted on a
high plane, yet he charged me with
being braggart and bully in that
interview.
Gen. Butler, who was sitting near:
And I stand by it yet.
Yet when l opened at Rock Hill I
tried to address myself solely 10 The
issues, continued Governor TilIman,
and his speech was full of innuendoes
and personal suggestions. At Yorkville
be spoke Of issues, and then I exposed
his Coxey business, and what is more,
1 expect to keep it to his back at every
meeting as a mustard plaster until I
get some kind of an explanation. Then
turning around to Gen. Butler he said:
And benceforth I shall call him
"Coxey" Butler.
Gen. Butler: That's all right; don't
care, with a1augh.
Then Governor Tillman turned
around and went on to say: We Edge
field men have too much pride to talk
by bullyrags. I thought until yester-
day, when the General disgraced him
self by calling the Governor bully and
a coward and braggart and thief by
indirection, that he had too much State
pride for such. I was mistaken, for be
outdoes innuendoes if such thing be
possible. Laughter and applause.l I
said had bitter tongue, and he said
he had one as bitter, but when be put
it out it only sank from the foul
words.
Then Governor Tillman gave little
bit of personal history. and said he
defeated Sheppard by fifteen hundred
votes in EdgefieId, and that he would
beat NJ. G. Butler, who was from the
same county, by twenty-five hundred
votes. Then there were wild hurrahs
for Tillman, and Buffers friends tried
to counteract it.
lam not afraid, cried out Governor
Tillman, to compare records, personal
or public, with him. I can afford it,
but then I won't talk about things IN
private life thatare notoriously current.
I don't fight that way. There is the
Chadwick lottery in Charleston, in
which it is charged be got some Of your
money, but believe him honest, and
we forgive him for it and sent him to
the Senate and said nothing about it.
Then turning around to Gen. Butler,
who was in an arms length of him: I
defy him, the world, the flesh and the
devil to bring out anything against my
private record. S,andering other men
does not make one clean, and don't
want to 60 into his personal affairs.
The young man who says that 81 took
it at Chester" Isl fair sample of those
on the stand at Chester who culsed and
abused me, and I did not resent it be-
cause did not want to have any row.
I supposed they were Coxeyites.
ANOTHER SYMPTOM OF RIOT.
Then for while the power magazine
was in jeopardy, orjust about this time
Mr.. John DunnovaEt. Of Chester, got
upoR the rear of the stand and called
out: "Governor, I want to ask you
question" ut was thought he wanted
to ask whether he intended to include
him in those who had gotten on the
stand at Chester and abused him, and
whom Governor Tillman had called
"puppies.")
The Governor turned round and
looked at Dunnovant. He said nothing.
The crowd recognized the man and his
determination, and then there was a
cry of "Pull him DOWN. '"Take him
awayw
Then Dunnovant cried out: "No you
won't. I just want to ask question" "
But the crowd had bulged out towards
the stand; they were massed behind
the stand to take charge of Dunnovant
or to help him.
Governor Tillman called out for the
crowd to sit down, but without avail.
The marsbals wanted to arrest Dunno
want. Some one caught hold of Dunno
wants leg and ever pulled bis shoe OF,
and that seemed to make him all the
more determined to remain there, and
he cried out: "PlI be quiet; know how
to behave myself" But no one seemed
to be satisfied until he got down and
went away. Speaking was suspended
and then things were much in fer
ment. Gen. Butler went out into the
crowd and finally Dunnovant walked
away, but before leaving, turning to-
wards Governor TillmaD, he said: "lt
Governor Tillman tells me to move
will not do So"
Some one called for Gen. Butler. The
response came: Hes right in the crowd
right where be always is when there is
trouble" And then Governor Tjllman
yelled in reply to Dunnovant: "He
had better be put in the guard house,
if there is any law in Lancaster Coun-
ty:" and, as Dunnovant moved away;
1T amt the barking dog that bites"
Turning around to the crowd, be
said: II never carried man with me
in 1890 and 1852, and we passed through
some mighty dangerous times"
After things had settled themselves
and everyone had promised to keep
quiet Governor Tillman said: Gen.
Butler may as we'll understand that
any disorderly conduct like this won't
phase me in the least. 1t seems to be a
part of his plan, and it must be because
be is beat. I am not beat and am
not going to be beat and l am
not going to be intimidated. So far as
killing me is concerned. they have
been talking about that Lord knows
how long, but I am getting to believe
T am not going till the good God wants
me.
He then said he was going to take
up another of Gen. Buffers mIsstate-
ments. He says that be was not
invited to participate in the campaign
of 1890, but the records will prove 1t
that an invitation was ordered to be
sent to him. can't prove it here be-
cause have not the records. If be did
not get it it was not my fault, and his
statement that I was in the plot to
keep him from speaking was unworthy
of him.
Speaking of the alleged assistance OF
John Gary Evans and Strait be said
the man who has handled Earle and
Sheppard and all the others should not
need any help to handle another law
yer, and he thought that be was as
good lawyer as any Of them.
TILLMAN TAUGHT A LESSON IN MAN
NERS.
Then he said that be wished to ex-
plain what he had said about Mrs. Nc
Bee. He said be did not know Capt.
McBee's wife, and as Capt. McBee was