The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-08-09

ueliDeTaLe fraud today. | have CCme
to tell you that these things must be
settled personally aud that will meet
you anywhere"
Tillman answered: "Yon are an old
man and one-leggtd and do not care
TO nave a difficulty with you under
the SO circumstances"
Butler. You are one eyed and need
not mind my inlirmities.
Tillman said his one eye lidn't lessen
his physical abilities The car rocked
along.
Conductor DaWkins did not at first
seem to comprehend what was the mat.
ter and refrained from interferpncs.
Senator Butler said something about
blackguards at the meeting. Tillman
said: eyes, this Is day OF blackguards.
You helped to enact the anti ti-duelling
law about fifteen years ago aud Il gen
tleman can no longer obtain s,tisfac
tion for an insult. You know am
not afraid Of YOU"
Butler: THAT Is all light; but | say
that you have perpetrated Il deliberate
fraud and lie and that | am ready to
settle with you personally"
Cal Caughman became wild at this
point and shouted: "IIe is q liar, Cd
d--n him." and made a motion towards
his hip pocked. Caughman had been
talking boisterously for several min l.
utes and Conductor Dawkins had told
him to cease. When CauRhman broke
loose with his profanity Conductor
Dawkins and General Ellerbee seized
him and hustled him out. lie did not
return until the trouble was over.
Butler continued Dy telling Tillm IN
that he had INDUCED in personalities
and by God he did not propose to stand
any more OF them. Il could tell yon,"
he said, "of what have heard how you
paid Off $4,000 mortgage"
Tlllman: "Then why don't you do it.
You know 1t Is a lie. You cannot sep.
arate my public record from my pri.
vate character for honesty"
Butler: II want TO repeat to you not
TO presume on my age or infrmiles
and tell you that Will meet YOU any
place or any time"
The Governor told Butler that he
was tired of his insinnations that he
had stolen money.
Butler: Il have not insinuated any
such thing. Why don't you deny what
L charged and not 90 into personalities.
When you want to fight. Cd ID IT,
say so and we will have it,"
Governor Tillman acted very pru
1ently during all this. lie talked with
out break and tremor in his voice,
Once or twice he and Butler had their
fingers In each others faces. Senator
Butler repeated his remarks several
times, each time appearing to grow
moro excited. Once he said, "When
you ever have anything pers onal come
to me. Don't put those Cd d-m
hoodlumS on me-"
Til)man: "You know that is not so
and l didn't put anybody on you"
Butler: 81 am going to have free
speech or am going to fight for it."
Tillman: "When ever you insinuaLe
that have been stealing am going to
resent 1t"
Bntler: "There is no uss to talk any
further when you have any thing per-
sonal say it to me-"
Conductor Dawktns had for some
time been trying to put stop to the
row. lie at last said that it must stop
as ladies were complaining. Tie affair
was dropped by Senator Butler walking
out and Governor IilIman who had
been standing up sitting down.
The train rolled into Spartanburg TO-
night without further incident. Every
body Is looking for trouble here tomor-
row. Senator Butler Is getting desper-
ate. Political feeling is running high
of Butler men are expected here from
Columbia and else ewhere to back up
whatever the Senator says and does.
Two thousand people will be here.
lhere were other Incidents at Union
today. Mr.. Minnegerode, the popular
agent for Church & Co., soda men who
has been folio wing the campaign dis.
tributing samples of his house was az
rested for Obstructing the streets and
fined heavily. Mr.. Minnegerode has
never interfered with the speaking or
with anybody and his house will bring
suit for false imprisonment.
TIE SpEAKING
ALI the above occurred after the
speaking was over, and after the party
had left Union for Spartanburg. We
will not report the speeches Of any can .
didates but Tillman and Butler's,as tho
others made about the same speeches
that they have made at other places.
After several candidates for State ofli
ces ara Railroad commissioners had
spoken, Governor Tillman was intro.
dnced.
TILLMAN's SPEECH.
lie said that before he began his dis.
cnssion Of issues he would pay his re.
spects To Senator Butler. He said that
Butler Is allowing his mouth to be
used rs Il sewer through which other
people squirt filth at him (Cillman.) }
lie reviewed Buffers various charges
against him. Now there appears in the
News and Courier part OF what Is al
legged to have been speech of Butler y
at Iaurens. Butler did not deliver any
such speech. The article referred TO Ia
as follows, and was intended to have
been spoken by Butter at I,turens:
l have already during the campaign
referred to the management Of the
State Dispensary and asked Governor
Tillman what had become OF the Z
cents per gallon rebate tho State was
entitled to on his liquor purchasers In
reply he stated that he did not got tins
rebate because he did not cOnlne his
purchases to the trust. ! WAS not
thoroughly posted then but have since
had the benefit Of Commissioners TraX
lers report from July lst, 1893, to Jan.
nary Isl, 1894, and In looking over il
lind that Governor Tillman Is in error
In saying that the State was not cnli
tied TO this rebate as mono of his pur.
chases as published in this report re-
leased the Mil Creek Dlstilling Com
pany from payment of not only of thi.
z cents per gallon, but rs will show
you of much greater amount, ard il
hn Ant