The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-07-31

eyentful meeting OF The campaign wa.
8 hold here today. From the point d
view OF peace and good order IL was Q
model gathering; politically it was not
model.
The speaking, which was presided
3 oyor by, County Chairman ketchin,
WAS held from small octagonal band
stand in the northeast corner of the
court house yard, fronting the main
street. The crowd was composed oi
about 100 whites and 300 negroes. Be
tween Tillman and Butler the Govern'
or had a good majority.
The exercises were opened with pray
+ er. The candidates for Railroad Com
missioner had the first say. Then
& came those who want to be Superinten-
dent of Education, and another candi-
date was added to the list, School Com
missioner Keitt announcing that he
q was in the race for u ight % the finish,
Gen. Richbourg was the only aspirant
4 for military glory present. Then came
the Congressional candidates.
Col. ID. =. Duncan led or. Ho got to
Y work by showing what the Democratic
q party has not done and by attacking
Cleveland. He said the South elected
Cleveland and is now being knocked in
che head by him. Free silver has not
Z. been given and nothing has been done.
He said there is little difference be-
tween the Republican party and the
& Democratic party.
Col. Duncan said that the three AL
Hancemen elected to Congress from
this State were treated like they were
dummies in Washington. The people
should elect more Alliancemen to go
there and back up those now in Office.
As the County Chairman told Col.
Duncan that his time was about up.
I A Iaf.c oil 30 f,l
Y politics and his advice to his brother
Alliancemen and made these dramatic
remarks:
brethren, how came the Headlight
I in your homes, marked paid until Sep
= tember IS? How came it scattered
broadcast over this Congressional dis
triot? This man pretends that he is an
and yet he tells false
hoods on me and other Aliiancemon.
Why is it. brethren, that this Georgia
1 buzzard comes over here and vomits
his filth over me? loud and prolonged
applause.) Governor Tillman invited
me to join tho Reform movement in
1888 and joined it. L have been with
him and the movement ever since and
5 he can't doubt it. | believe that when
history is written and prejudice and
passion are over Tillman will be put
+ down as one of the greatest statesman
of the age" (Applausc.)
Again ask. brethren, why this at
tack on me by this Georgia buzzard?"
Voices -"We don't believe him.
Duncan--"Thank God, brethren,
y that you have confidence in me-" Zap
plause.)
After dcnouncing Larry CAN'T round
6 ly; Col. Duncan turned to Senator STAN
iyarne Wilson and said: "You can
carry this message to him. You are
4 the only man who is getting any bene-
fit out of it. | have told him to his
y face that no gentleman would act as he
has. have no organ to support me-"
& Col. Duncan wound up with a strong
appeal to the Alliancemen. If sent to
Congress he would say to the national
Y Legislators there "for Gods sake Civ .
relief in the name of two million
tramps, in the name of six million poor
workingmen and in the name of mil
lions of down trodden farmers" loud
2applause.)
General Farley, who spoke second
was received with cries of =" Brer Rab-
Bit"
General Farley was in good humor
and amused his audience. He said
that he had grown gray in the cause of
& Reform and had really taught Wilson
and Duncan all they know of Reform.
~ Laughter.) He was as old Reformer
as Tillman and had risked as much.
General Farley told story to illus
\ trate the row between Wilson and Dun
Sscan and how he (Farley) would step in
Mand get the cake. (Laughter.) The
South and the West must get together
to protect themselves from the COM
bined money power of the East. The
speaker said he was no Populist or no
& Third Party man.
"These young fellows" said Farley,
"can't do you as much good as / can.
s For ten years / fought against public
sentiment for the interest of tho mass
s es.n
General Farley said that all he asked
in this race was fair play and no trick
ing for the other fellow: no booming,
etc. All kinds of tickling resolutions
have been passed and put in the Head
light.
Senator Stanyarne Wilson said he
had come here to discuss issues and
s measures, but personalities had been
brought into the fight and he could in
8 dulge in them as long as any man, al
though he regretted it. He would not
climb to eminence over the body of any
q man. / am toting my own skillet. You
can tell the chaT from the real stuff and
you can tell when attempts are being
made to blind you and fool you and turn
you from the real issues. What have
got to do with the Headlight? Nc
more than Mr.. Duncan. Larry CAN'T
has entire control of the paper.
have done the best L could to prevent
Can't attacking Duncan. / knew il
was raising him to prominence which
he would never have gotten. Some
men like to be attacked so they car
get to use it,"
Senator Wilson accused Col. Duncan
4 appealing to prejudice and passion
He (Wilson) was not u member OF the
Alliance because he was a lawyer anC
was not allowed to join. He was as
much farmer as Duncan and owned
as much farm land. The best farming
Duncan had ever done was farming ii
the Railroad Commissions Office il
Columbia for twelve years at So, 100 {
year. Was there any cry against mt
two years ago because / was lawyer
when | stumped Spartanburg County
reversed Conservative majority ant
carried the county by 1000 majority.
Senator Wilson denied that there Il
any ring. He had never mentioned
such matter to Governor Tillman o.
the latter to him--that is, about sup
porting each other. He is hands OFF ii
this fight. The most frantic efforts Il
grab coat tail over saw wore mad
hcre this morning.
a Senator Wilson concluded by sayinI
that he thought Colonel Duncan wa
entitled to a rest. He had been work
ing hard for twelve long years in Co
Iumbia and was weary and tired
Laughter and applause.)
The fret OF the candidates Tor Coz