The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-01
: SIGNS OF A BREAK.
Pope and EIlerbe Oppose Governor Till
mans Wishes and Plsns-Alliance-
men Are After the Governor Too.

COLUMBIA, S. G. July 25.-The Rich
land county campaign meeting to-day
was held at the Shandon pavilion just
outside the city limits and the eastern
terminus of the electric railroad. Seven
hundred people, at least five hundred
Of whom were countrymen and Till
NANTES, were present. The city peo-
pie took absolutely no interest in the
affair and stayed at home. The meet
ing was lively and eventful. 1t was one
of the drunkest and noisiest crowds
ever seen in these parts, but not DAN
gerous one. It is a question whether
there was disposition to bowl down
the Governor. His opponents insist
that the noise at the commencement of
his speech was made by bis own
! drunken friends, who intended the
demonstration as compliment, but
were too drunk to know when to quit
and that Tillman seized upon the in
cident to use as political capital in the
country hereafter. The first cheer
which greeted the Governor when he
arose was from his adherents, but it is
certain that slight hiss1Dg followed it..
| Then the howls became general and it
! is probable that the lung power of Doth
sides was exerted to its utmost for five
! minutes. Butler undoubtedly made
friends by the determined way in which
be reduced the turmoil to quiet.
Ellerbe showed up again in great
shape as rebel. No man could spank
him with impunity, be said, referring
to Tillman's remark of yesterday and
he intimated very plainly that the
Governor should mind his own busi-
ness.
DR.. Pope was even more recalcitrant.
| His declaration that he would carry his
candidacy before the whole people of
the State is construed as amounting to
a kick clear out of the reform organiZa-
! ton. Both be and EIlerbe trounced
Tillman roupdly for his proposed re-
opening of the dispensaries. Altogether,
| it now appears that the Reform move
| ment has been torn asnnder and there
seems little hope of closing the breach.
Tillman and Evans are arrayed upon
one side and EIlerbe, Pope and Tindal
are allied powers unfriendly to them.
But so far the former com bination is
without doubt far in the lead.
TlLI.MAN SAT DOWN.
When the Governor arose he was
greeted with prolonged cheers, followed
by two or three hisses. When be COM
meDced to speak hisses continued and
at the same moment there were more
cheers. Tillman lntimated that there
was Zig reception committee and no
tody to keep order. This Chairman Ray
Indignantly resented. The cheers be-
came steady howl and the Governor
! declared unless be was listened to he
would sit down. The uproar went on.
Il don't care three straws to speak" "
said Governor Tillman crabbedly, and
| then sat down.
Senator Butler came forward and the
! bowling was redoubled. Above the
din the Senator commanded quiet.
The chairman again tried to quell the
disturbance. Then General Butler be-
! came aroused. he denounced the
howlers as acting ike damned savages.' v
"It's an outrage" he exclaimed, ''for
you mean to act in this way give you
notice now that unless you hear Till
man I won't speak," The shriekers
apparently were cowed by the senator's
s;ern rebuke and slowly the tumult
slbsided.