The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-08-08

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UNION, July 3l.-Stroog men and
brave men locked fer serious trouble
at Union this afternoon and early to-
night and held their breaths until it
was over. Well, its over. and there
was no personal difficulty between
Butler and Tillman. There were hot
words, however, and the two men shook
their forefiogerS at each other and
talked hard and fast while the train on
which they were dashed noisily along
and everybody breathlessly awaited
the outcome. It's long story how 1t
all came about, but the public Will de-
vour every word with esgerness and
will not then be satisfied.
HOW IT CAME ABOUT.
Here's the story, although some OF
the same facts appear elsewhere IN
this report. On Saturday at Laurens
Senator Butler gave 70 the newspaper
; men a part of speech which he in
tended to make there. This was given
for the purpose of getting it to their pa
pers BY mail. The sDtire matter related
to the Dispensary. Each correspondent
mailed the matter to his paper. Sena.
tor Butler did not use the matter IN
his speech and the newspaper men te!e'
graphed their papers not to use II. For
some reason the News and Courier saw
fit to publish it on Monday morning
with statement thst it was q part OF
the proceedings OF the Laurens meet
ipg. How it made the mistake Is not
known. Governor Tlllman was mad.
The matter again insinnated that there
was something wrong in the Dlspen-
sary. When the Governor spoke today
he Jumped on the article and on Butler,
using some strong language to the
senior Senator. When the Senator re
Piled he was severe on Tillman and the
crowd got mad. Butler got mad and
for while things were squally.
BUTLER GETS HOTTER.
Soon after the speaking Governor
Tillman went to the private house OF
Judge Townsend, where be was stop
ping, and was not seen again until the
train came by Union for Spartanburg.
Senator Butler was stopping at the
Union Hotel but he and nearly all OF
the others took dinner at the railroad
eating house. The Senator appears to
have brooded over what Tillmsn said
about Thin and the way crowd
treated him. AS the afternoon
wore on he did not cool OF, but
got hotter I have never known
him so mad. At the dinner
table, at which over dozen men were
seated, Senator Butler publicly stated
that Tillman had not treated him fair
" and that as soon as be saw him ne
proposed to denounce him to his face
as "a damn dog, scoundrel and vandal."
He was also bitter in speaking of some
of the men whom he considered lead
ers in yelling for TillmaD, one being
man named Mobley snd another named
Evans. The Senator said he might as
well settle all this thing now; that ne
had only a few more years to live and
it would not make much difference II
he had to go now. There was some
thing TO admire in the old solo1or as
his syes flashed and he talked dihsntly.
Every man present knew that he would
keep his word. They presumed that
he might cool off and not use sucn
severe language to Tilman. He dla
not use the same language but IL was
strong enough. Senator Butler went
to his hotel after dinner and renamed
there. While there he saw Mobley and
denounced him in the presence OF
MANY people. When he turned from
Mobley the story is that Mobley said
something derogatory to Butler. A.
W. Harris, postmaster at Union, heard
it and started to attack Mobley, reach
log for bis pistol it is said. Later Cal
Caughman had a difficulty in a room
Of the hotel with man and pulled his
pistol. Friends lnterfered and stopped
this trouble. All over town roWs were
brewing and were avoided only by the
presence of cool headed men. Senator
Butler himself assisted IL stopping
some of these. Liquor got in its Work
on all sides and it Is wonder that the
Coroner does rot have to work tomor-
row.
THE GIANTS MEET.
The train from Columbia rolled into
Union tonight about 80 O'Clock.
Twenty minutes were allowed for sup
per. Senator Butler sat for some time
on the portico of the eating house.
The train stopped at the STATEN fifty
yards from the eating house. Governor
Tillman ate supper at Judge Town
seno's and was driven to the depot.
He got on the train and took seat IN
the Pullman sleeper which was In
charge of Conductor Dawkins. The
train was in charge of Conductor Car
son. Senator StanyarDe Wilson sat IN
the same seat with Governor Tillman.
No others of the campaign party were
in the sleeper. Senator Butler got on
the first class coach with several
friends. AS soon as the train pulled
out he appeared to begin search for
Tillman. Not seeing him in the first
class coach he went into the second
class. A few people followed him. lie
even looked into the baggage car: Not
dozen people on the train suspected
his mission, but reporters had their
eyes open. Senator Butler retraced his
steps through the secoEd and first
class coaches and entered the sleeper.
Close at bis heels were newspaper me.:.
his brother, who lives in Union, Gen.
eral Richbourg, w. Fl. Yeldeli, General
Ellerbe. Col. John Gary Evans and
Cal Caughman. They crawled around
little aisles. In a front seat on the
right band side sat Tlllmau and Will
son. Senator Butler walked ap to
where they were sitting.
THE ROW.
1t was impossible because OF the
noise of the train to catch all that was
said, but the substance of it was that
Coootor Rrtlor uoOreS 10 know IF Cow
ernor Tillman knew that the publica-
tion of that article was premature.
Governsc TIllman admitted that he
knew so through kohD, correspondent
for the News and Courier. Butlef
then wanted to know why Tillman had
made use of it. Tillman answered be-
cause he did not think that kohn had
anything to do with it and that Butler
ought to have Informed him (Flllmap)
that the publication Of it was an acci-