Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-07-25
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1894.
THE CAMPAIGN MEETING
OUR POINT OF VIEW.

Edgefeld people took to him at
once and as naturally as falling off
g. log. He made friends by his
speech, his wittlcisms,and reparre'
Mr.. Ellerbe, Notwithstanding his
youth and gayety, is whatwe would
call a solid chunk.
John Gary Evans:-Had the
crowd, at least it seemed so to a
man up tree and to the men on
the ground. Of course this was
the natural thing to expect, as
John Gary is almost, if not alto
gether, an Edgefeld man. He
probably had more votes in the
audience than both the other gu
bernatorial aspirants put together.
if we may judge by the demonstra-
ton. John Gary's speech was
spicy, racy, and aggressive, and
our report OF it does not do him
justice.
Tindal:-Made the best speech,
the most logical, cohesive, and
scholarly of the day, and yet he
didn't seem to be in it, so far as
this meeting was concerned. Mr..
Tindal's appeal to the Edgefield
County Executive Committee to
apportion the delegation from
Edgefeld to the August nominating
convention between the guberna-
to-ial candidates in proportion to
the vote received by each, was just
eminently so, and should be grant
ed.
Richbourg and Watts:-The
contrast between Gen. Richbourg
and Gen. Watts was stupendous.
Richbourg is a Marshal Ney in
stature and physique, while Watts
is but little more than Tom
Thumb in physical proportions,
vet a. handsome little fellow. Both
claimed to have "it" all through
the Darlington war, and wanted
only one more chance to clean up
creation.
Pony Yeldell Was cute, and
made ringing little speech that
captured everybody, but being IN
his own bungalow generously gave
the best of his time to his compet-
itors. And really there was no use
for Mr.. Yeldell to speak at all for
everybody is going to vote for him.
Mr.. Mayfeld:-Is candidate
for reelection to the office of Su-
perintendent of Education. He
made a solid, good from every
pointaof view speech and vii
pfs aeaai1 & Y
delegation
G.. Walt. Whitman Was an
entirely new face to Edgeheld
county, and we have no duplicate
of it in our borders. He made q
good and witty speech.
Il. R. Thomas Next to Mr..
Tindal, this gentleman made the
best speech, from a nero literary
point of view, and most cogently
presented the reasons why ne
should be reelected railroad COM
missioner.
Gov. Tillman:-Has rounded
out considerably since 1892. de
fastens his belly band with a hook
now-buttons won't hold him. His
facial features have improved, there
is more Of dignity, more OF mas
siveness than before. The habitual
sneer is being gradually eliminated
by adipose tissue. AS one lady
remarked at the stand, Tillman's
face would be Romanesque in
bronze statue. His speech was as
usual vigorous and pointed, but
dearth of issues tanned it down
considerably, and it was cut short
by q generous allowance of his
time to Senator Butler, who had
been speaking in the rain for three
days and did not care to repeat
the experience. The Governor bore
himself as though he already had
won the light, and we tnlnk ne mas,
and that he would honor the State
iu the United States Senate goes
without saying.
Gen. Butler:-It may have been
Buffers magnificent courage on
the stand, or it may have been the
old love revealing up in their
hearts for the old battle-scarred
hero, or it may have been some
thing else, but there were many
wild-eyed ramrackers yelling for
Butler, not enough, perhaps, to