The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-23
THE BUTLER. .TILLMAN War.
The Senator and the Governor Meet and
Pound Each Other Bgain.
LATTER MAKES ANOTHER PEACE PLEA
Butler Attacks the Dispenssrv Business TO
the Detriment OF His Opponent
No Trouble Yet.

was held at Camden to-day. The crowd
was small and reasonably we'll behaved
The interest Of the campaign centered
in the senatorial race. Senator Butler
and Governor Tillman were the CHIEF at
fractions of the circus.
/ Tillman had the opening and Butter
the closing Tillman was very tame ana
| Sunday school like in his introduction.
! but warmed up as he went along. lie
! spoke of his unusual experience in this
campaign. and protested against the poll
cy Of conducting the meetings on the
| line Of personal abuse. Speaking of the
way he had responded at Lancaster to the
! attack made upon him by Senator Butter
| he said: When / got TO Lancaster
| pulled off his shirt and lifted the hlde
| and put some salt and pepper under H.
| We Edgeheld fellows know how to use
| pepper. He may have some more pep
| per. and I'll give him all the time ne
| wants, as / will only take twenty minutes.
| Buffers charges that l am liar and
| thief and coward do no good lie was
willing TO discuss public issues If permitted
TO do So or II 1t were preferred that ne
| should pitch rocks. he promised 10 pllch
two rocks to Buffers one.
HIS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE.
There was nothing TO hide in his public
| record. His private life was open TO the
/ most careful scrutiny. He had lived LOT
| the last five years under calcium ight;
| and If anything could have been fOunl
against him it would have been detected
| by this time. Here there was a NBoaOuS
! OutOurst OF applause for Governor M M
| man, and in response to this ne crled oIt, o
| "ihey burnt the woods AMI Sited the
! ashes, and have not found a louise.
| Tillman challenged Senator Butler 10
! bring out anything he had against ms
| private or public record. lie intimated
| that there might be something IN General
! Buffers record, but that he did not nsht
| that way. but if Butler wanted II that
way he could give him more than ne
| sent, ten to one.
| Ger eraI Butler had been asking for
| primary FOR senatorship at every point,
| IL made no difference to him, because
| he was sure 10 get the senatorsblp, put
! he saw no necessity for a primary when
| the members Of the Legislature VINO
| elected the senator We're directly CHOSEN
| by the people. He charged ms tolioWeLs
| to be very careful who they elected.
| Butler was the friend of the corporauohs5
| and the candidates. Cleveland Wouiu
| rather see Butler I'm the Senate tnan TO
| have Ben Tillman go there. II go
there. / promise ! will use that pltchtorK
| in his old fat ribs" He intended 10
| call Butler "Coxey" Butler from this
time on. and would plaster that name
| on his forehead at every meeting III the
| state 1flman spoke for only ABOUT
hfteen minutes. and wound up with an
appeal for peace.
''The people of the state need peace,
sense OF the word
In his peroration he declared that he
wanted to go TO the Senate 10 see Wnat IA,
| he could do against the Wall street IN
| huepces Wall street owned Congress
and owned the Senate, and the President.
! and all the rest Of them were under the
| influence Of Wall street
SENATOR BUTLEE's REPLY.
| Senator Butler was received with great
| applause, and made telling sPeech. II
| no other good had been done by MS IAN
basting OF Tillman, it had at least taught
| him a lesson in decency. When Governor
| Tfiiman made the proposition 70 discuss
/ public issues he willingly met him more
| than half way, but at the first opportu-
| nifty Tillman had INDUCED in n line OF
| speaking which reduced the campaign %
| the line Of a dog fight almost. He again
| denounced as untrue any statement that
| he had or knew OF a campaign fund IN
his interest. He made a telling point
| against Tillman by clubbing him New
| bold" Tilman. i'm honor of the Texas de-
tective by that name who has been em-
| plOyed by Governor Tillman.
Il don't send 20 Texas for detectives.
! and ! do not pay hundred and hfty
| dollars every month out Of taxes OF the
| people TO import detective TO follow me
| around and guard me-.
Butler then devoted some time 70 the
| idle talk about the assassination Of Gov
| ernor Tlllman. and walking up 10 him
| with out-stretched arms, said: "Ill guard
him myself, and in Heavens name let
| him stop that penny game OF demagOgy.
| What Is he doing il for but 70 excite
| your sympathy? / think that by the
| time | get through with him, that is, If
| have strength TO get through, he won't
be worth killing Its all nonsense about
| his being killed. lt Is all buncOmb. He
has played that card for the last time.
and | promise IN guard him all the
time. II ne will just quit talking about
being killed"
General Butler then talked about the
nd agf ri
dlculous idea on the Governors part 10
| sneak OF being wanted I'm Darlington so
that he might be killed. What had he
| done? Think Of it. The idea Of the
| Governor OF Commonwealth being
afraid to go among his people for fear
| OF being killed. What had he done for
anybody to Kill him?
THAT HoWLISG DOWN BUSINESS.
There was some attempt at this point
| by Governor Tillman's friends 10 inter-
| rupt Senator Buffers speech but the
| Senator said TO the chairman OF the
| meetlng that these men must shut their
| mouths: that there were not enough men
| i'm the county 20 intimidate him, and they
need not think they could frighten him.
| and they Kept quiet.
| General Butler said he had heard Of
| this bowling down business that had 50
disgraced the state In recent years
| and he noticed that when a man blister
| ed TilIman's back his friends began TO
howl him down. He did not propose 10
be howled down
In reply TO Governor Tillman he said:
| "He is Inclined 10 attack my record, about
| which he keeps talking, and I'd have
| much more respect for him II he came
| out and said what he wanted 10 and dld
not keep on intimating things He SAID
| something about what 1t meant so give
| the lie over In Edgehed. What he said
| is so, but Til tell you they don't come
| back and say you are another. They act
| Now, | commend him for not resenting
what he regarded as an insult because
he Is Governor but because ne IS Cow
| ernor Is no reason why he should oHer
| insults and then hide behind that TACT;
| That's his way. Now, If he hides behind
| his being Governor he has no right 10
| whine That's the baby act. ana II don't
| do him any good L want him and every
| one 10 understand that he IS at absolute
| liberty 10 attack my character private
| and public when he and ! get TO COM
| narinR records, and IL he does not come
out behind I'm the most mistaken man
| alive"
| detectives had been sent 10 Washington
| TO hunt up his record and play the SPY
| on him. but they had come back with
| fingers in their mouths.
General Butler made determined at
| tack on the dlspensary; characterized II
| az a political machine built up In Till
| mans interest: said IL had not been con-
| Quoted according TO law. and generally
/ rIdiled IL with holes. His speech made
I a lasting impression. and was received
| with much enthusiasm by the Butler
| followers, OF whom there were many In
The day passed off without trouble. The
| meeting tomorrow will be held at Sum
| ter.