The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-21
HOT CAROLINA POLITICS
Bitterness Enters Into the Sena-
torial Campaign.
SENATOR SCORES THE GOVERNOR.

nIr. Butler Denounoss South CaroiIna's
Chief Executive. who Is After Buffers
Seat In the National Senate. as q Liar
and q siandsrer of Honsst Mon. -
CHARLESTON, S. c.. June 2i-The peace
which thus far has reigned over the sena-
torial campaign in South Carolina was
abruptly dspelled yesterday. A bitter
speech was made by Senator Butler, which
created the greatest excitement. The
cause OF the eruption dates back to the
first meeting at Rocky Hill on Monday.
At this meeting Mr., Buffers supporters
were apparently In large majority. The
1illman forces charged that the Butler
contingent was composed of aliens carried
there by the superintendent of the Rich
mond and Danville railroad. In his speech
at Yorkville, on Tuesday, Governor Till
man referred to utler's Rocky Hill sup
porters as "Coxey army men," and saidi
POSSIBLY some of General Buffers over
jealous friends may have engineered this,
II the superintendent of the Richmond
and Danville railroad is prostituting his
authority by hauling people free we ought
to know it, If there is n corru ption fund
raised In New York then you ought to
know it, for 1t is talked about"
Yesterday the campaign meeting was
held at Chester, S. G., and Senator But
Ter made Governor Tillman's statement
the text of his speech He was excited
and aggressive, and started out by saying:
'At Rock Hill announced that would
do nothing to provoke trouble Governor
Tllman said he wanted the issues dis.
cussed aud yet at Yorkville he had the
reply put as an insult on my character
that permit no man living to do with
out rcsenting"
There was great confusion at this point
and indications OF storm. Senator But
Ter walked across the platform, and rails
ing his voice snid: "lIe must take his
punishment like man. lie said yesterday,
or If he did not say so he adopted a
meaner form by insinuating and suggest
ing. that / had corruption fund from
Wall street or elsewhere with which to
buy my seat in the senate"
Then turning around towards Governor
Tilman he said:
Isay in reply that IL Governor Tillman
or any one else makes that charge against
me he is an infamous liur"
The crowd was dumfounded. II looked
at Senator Butler and Senator Butler
looked at Governor Tiilman, and every.
thing was as quiet ms the calmest sen
"utu an u Suuutu Iutre was an out
burst of applause, with mingled cheers for
Butler aud Tillman. After order had
been restored Senator Butler continued:
when he has charges to make against
me let him make them like man of cour-
age and truth Let him specify and not
indulge in the inuendo of a blackguar
and bully. The man has never lived aud
never will live who imputes dishonesty to
me.
~ hope I have not some defects of his
character whereby he accuses a man be-
hind his back and the next day denies
that he said it. He talks of my friends at
Rock Hill being Coxeyites. There is one
OF my gallant friends from Edgefield
(pointing to man in the crowd, as true
man as ever lived, He would no more
undertake to tell that man he was u tramp,
II he were on equal terms with him than
he would attempt to fly. These men sim.
ply did not get the permission to do as
they pleased from 'Marse Ben
II did not provide these men with trans.
portation. and had nothing to do with
their coming. ! could have nothing to do
with them, Governor Tillman perhaps
thought he had been bossing this state
long enough to think he had right, title
aud interest to it. The governor saws
was elected because of the Ham burg riots
and that he too was there. Maybe he was
but was there and did not see Tillman
and have been told that when the shoot,
! Ing began he could not be found"
lie then took up Tillman's charge that
congress is bought and the senate is con
| trolled by Wall street "He charges men
at distance with corruption. He is per
petrating deliberate slander when he is
continually talking OF bribery and cor.
| Iuption in the senate. l don't believe an
| OF them can be bought half as easy as the
man who stigmatizes them
Senator Butler criticized Governor Till
mans administration in plain terms aud
made very effective speech What It's
effect will be no one can tell There is
| general thankfulness that there was nc
| disturbance at the meeting yesterday, aud
| efforts will be made by conservative meu
on both sides to keep the peace