The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-25

Voice-"We are going to vote for
you"
AS to Ellerbe's charge that the law.
yers are eating all the pap, Evans said
that the legislature had not elected a
lawyer to position except when one
was needed. Evans proceeded to tel!
his "tater" story on Ellerbe and said
Ellerbe is now trying to get the whole
bank Of potatoes.
Voice-"I'Il bet he will get tater.
Evans asserted that no class Of men
have been truer to the Reform move
ment than the lawyers who belong to ir
have no apologies to make because
am lawyer.
Evans said that Eilerbe had shown
bad taste in jumping on him at the
Charleston meeting.
Ellerbe: ooh, just touched you up
lightly"
Evans told of the insults showered
on him at the Charleston meeting and
of how he had acted. The audience
cheered him Justify, and one man
shouted:
"You ought to have had some of us
wool hats down there to clean out that
d-n gang.
Evans said that it ill-becomes any
man to try to show that he (Evans) had
not been loyal to the Reform move
Inent.
Voice: "You will be Governor.
Evans said he had been drawn into
this personal controversy against his
will. The people do not want it and dc
not care snap about it. They want
to hear measures discussed.
Senator Evans concluded with a
warm and strong talk on the Dispense
~, in line with what he has said else
where. Commenting on the constable
feature Evans said these officers were
called "Tillman spies"
Voice: "They will be Evans spies
next" (Cheers.)
Evans: "Yes and we are going to
have them" (Applause.)
The crowd was universally for the
Dispensary, and backed Evans up IN
every way.
Secretary Tindal's speech was not out
of the ordinary. Itwas conservative
talk, full OF good advice. One thing
can be said of Mr.. Tindal: He never
leaves an audience without making
friends. Mr.. Tindal entreated his
friends not to depart from Reform
principles. He said that he had rather
SEE the people united than to be Gov
ernor. Headvlsed the fal mers to hold
on to their organization, the Alliance
TILLMAN SPEAKS.
Two thirds Of the crowd did not want
to hear anybody except TillmaD, and
when he was introduced perfect
whirlWlnd of cheers and applause burst
on the air. The shower which had
threatened to distribute itself earlier IN
the day got itself in shape about time
the Governor got ready and there was
race between them to see which
would get there first. The shower won
and the Governor finished with the rain
coming down hard. The Governor was
bareheaded and an umbrella was held
over him.
Somebody yelled to the Governor to
give Butler bricks. The Governor an
swered thas he had made Butler tired
of throwing bricks.
Governor Tillman said that before he
began he would have to touch on some
questions raised by Evans and Ellerbe.
Voice: Evans will be Governor"
The Governor said he was in deli
cate position. He was somewhat IN
the position of man with two wives,
each one claiming to be the light wife.
He was glad that he possessed two such
strong friends as Evans and Ellerbe,
but neither could say that he was his
(Tillman's) candidate for Governor.
"You have got your eyes open, SAID
the Governor, "and after they go round
you can decide between them"
The Governor continued: "Ellerbe
SAYS that | was in favor of an early
convention. He is mistaken. l was In
favor of a convention, but not in favor
of an early convention"
The Governor told why he was in
favor of a convention. lie said that
an effort was made last week to put
that convention off but it had failed.
1t would not have been right to have
changed front in the face of the enemy.
The Governor said that he had moth
ing to do with the caucus which had
decided on the convention and was not
present at it. 81 will eXonerate Eller-
be-" said the Governor, from being
present at any caucuses in Columbia
80 far as | know"
GAS to bringing out a candidate for
Governor, | will simply state this:
Since last fall there has been demand
for farmer for Governor. l never
have claimed that this is a class move.
ment. When Ellerbe mentioned this
matter to me, | asked him to name the
farmers who were proposed for Cover
nor. He named several. told him
none of them would do. | asked:
why don't you run?' He said his
health was bad. | told him if he ran
would hold hands off"
Voice: 81 am going 10 vote for
Evans"
TillmaD: "Well, if you are it is all
right, but don't say he is my candidate
or that Ellerbe is mine. Vote for which
ever you think is the best man. | will
be satisfied with either"
Tillman guyed Butler about his new
name {Uncles) for the Reformers. He
was now claiming kin with them to
get their votes"
Voice: ave are Tlllman's uncles."
(Laughter)
The Governor then proceeded to tell
who the ants were. The anCls had
dressed in silks and satins before 1890
and had Disseminated against some of
their nephews. These nepheWs had
finally kicked against the way their
ants were dividing out the property
and rebelled. Now the poor ants have
no silks and are in bad fix. This
humorous story OF the Governor was
met with shouts Of applause.
The Governor did not forget to say
something about Butler. He Jumped
on Butler for spending last night at
Allendale-"that nest" as the Cover
nor calls it-instead Of coming to
BarnWell.
During the last ten minutes of the
Governors speech it had been raining
hard. The crowd, however, like those
which had stood in the rain elsewhere,
would have stood there until not a dry
shred was left on man to hear Till
man steak.
BUTLER SPEAKS.
Senator Butler was introduced with
the water falling in torrents. Colonel
Mixson held an umbrella over him.
DDIorcfon6 that thc Senator had