The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-26

hiSV iAelnpeTS Ol mo Alliance In his
county. lie was then farming. lie had
afterwards gone into the mprcsntile
business aud under the rules of tie AL.
The Alliance, however, had endorsed
his business and he had saved tho farm
ers 1000 a year.
When this explanation was made Ey.
ans turned and said:
~ Oh see, fellow citizens, he quit the
Alliance to make money out Of it,"
Voice-"You want to make some too
don't your"
The audience laughed heartily at this
and there were mingled cries for Eller.
be and Evans.
Senator Evans said that before he
would get up here and appeal to the
prejudices of the people and try to ar.
ray class against class l would quit the
race Tor Governor. l would not at
tempt to put the Reform movement on
bad taste for any man to try and get up
such a feeling. 1t Is absurd to talk
about shutting man out because he
~ not farmer. Any man can be 10y
a. to the Reform cause no matter what
his profession or calling. You are fight
ing Tor measures and not mon. You
Will vote for the man who will do you
the most good.
Voice-"We arc 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 q
lawyer to a position except when one
was needed. Evans proceeded to tell
his "tater" story on IIllerbe and said
EllerDe IS now trying to get the whole
bank Of potatoes.
Voice-"I'Il bet he will get later"
Evans asserted that no class of ~ en-
have been truer to the Reform move.
ment than the lawyers who belong to it.
nave no apologies TO make because
am a lawyer.
Evans said that E!lerbe had shown
Dad taste in jumping on him at the
Charleston meeting.
Ellerbe: "Oh, just touched you up
lightly" f
Evans told of the insults showered
on him at the Charleston meeting and
or 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 thathe Qiyans) had
not been loyal to the Reform move.
1nent.
Voice: "You will be Governor"
EVans said he had been drawn into
this personal controversy against his
Will. The people do not want 1t and dc
not care snap about 1t. They want
10 near measures discussed.
Senator Evans concluded with g
warm and strong talk on the Dispensa
ry, 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: eyes and we are going to
have them." (Applause
Tho crowd was universally for the
Dispensary, and hacked Evans up in
every way.
Secretary Tindal's speech was not out
OF che ordinary. twas Il conservative
talk, full OF good advice. One thing
can be said Of Mr.. Tindal: He never
leaves an audience without making
friends. MIR. Tindal nntroated his
friends not TO depart from Reform
principles. lie said that he had rather
SEQ the people united than to be Gov
ernor. lleadvlsed the tanners to hold
On 10 Ilelr organization, The Alliance.
TILLMAN SrEAk5.
Two thirds of the crowd did not want
to hear anybody except Til!Man, and
when he was introduced perfect
WhlriWlnd 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 sec 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 madn Butler tired
Of throwing bricks.
Governor Til)man 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 no was In deli
cate position. lie was somewhat in
the position of man with two wives.
each one claiming to be the right wife.
lie was glad that he possessed two such
strong friends as Evans and Ellerbe,
but neither could say that he was his
CElllman's) candidate for Governor.
"Y on have got your eyes open," said
the Governor, "and after they 90 round
yon can decide between them"
The Governor continued: "Ellerbe
says that L was in favor OF an early
convention. He Is mistaken. | was IN
favor OF a convention, but not in favor
or an carly 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 tho enemy.
Ihe Governor said that he had moth
ing TO DO with the caucus which had
decided on the convention and was not
present at It. "I will exOnerate Eller-
be" said the Governor, "ffom being
present at any caucuses in Columbia
80 far as | know"
"As to bringing out q candidate for
Governor, | will simply state this:
Since last fall there has been a demand
for Il farmer for Governor. | never
have claimed that this Is q class move.
ment. When Ellerbe mentioned this
matter to me, | asked him to name the
farmers who were proposed for Cover