The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-24
TILLMAN HITS A TARTAR.
A Sumter County Farmer Tries to
Whip the Governor.

Men in the Crowd Pull Him Back Be-
fore He Can Climb on to the Stand to
Get at the Chief Magistrate-A Sem
sational Incident at Lancaster in
Which Supt. MoBee Figured and Was
Applauded.
Charleston, S. c., June 23.-The cam-
paign meeting at Sumter to-day was
without special incident. Senator Butler
made a general and mild toned speech,
while Gov TIllman again was on the de-
fensive and undertook to reply TO the
charges made by Gen. Butler Gov Till
man has, during his previous campaigns,
resorted to hand primaries to test the
strength of the crowds. To-day he made
a new use of that custom. He had the
crowd to indorse, in that way, the attack
he had made upon Gen. Butler, the lam
guage he had used about there being a
corruption fund, the reopening of the dis
pensary, and almost everything on which
he wanted support.
AT one time during the meeting it looked
squally. A farmer in the crowd asked
Gov. Tillman question, and Gov. Till
man said that the fellow must be drunk.
This excited the farmer and he said that
he would whip Gov. Tillman if he would
come outside.
THE ASSAULT REPEATED.
To this invitation Gov. Tillman replied
that it was peculiar on the part of the
man to ask him to stop his speech and go
out and fight with him, and that he must
be crazy or drunk.
Then the farmer made for the stand.
He caught hold of the railing, and in at
tempting to climb over, broke the strip of
board. By this time mum ber OF men
caught the excited man around the arms
and carried him out of the crowd amidst
the most enthusiastic yelling.
Gov. Tillman charged Gen. Butler with
being followed around by two paid detec-
tives of the Richmond and Danville road.
He said that he had no fear of being
killed, for whoever entertained such a
thought realized that If he fired a shot it
was only question of a few seconds be-
fore he would be a target for others.
He made vigorous defense of the dis
pensary law and said that if the people
wanted it again that they could have it
as they were mightier than courts or con-
stitutiOns The crowd was for Gov.
Tillman, but was not over 800 strong, 200
being colored.
Supt. McBee of the Richmond and DAN
vile, one of the most popular railroad
men in the south, figured in the meeting
at Lancaster yesterday. During his
speech Gov. Tillman said: Col. McBee is
here, and l will repeat what | said about
his wife at Yorkville | simply said that
his wife ought to leave him because he
had allowed me to go to sleep in his room
in his private car going to Washington
when President Cleveland was inaugu-
rated. Turning to Col. McBee, he
stated that he had made this
remark in perfect good hdmor,
and inquired if he considered
it insulting Col McBee arose and said:
This is political campaign in which
have no interest. ] have not attended
these meetings and do not expect to at
tend them, except where may have some
business. and Gov. Tillman, say to you
now that so far as Mrs. McBee's name is
concerned, you must keep it out of this
campaign"
Col McBee uttered these words in a
determined manner and with emphasis,
and he raised torrent of applause. Gov.
Tillman started to say something, but
Col. McBee told him he did not want any
explanation. The governor, however,
said: II will discuss you some yet"
Gov. Tillman then said all right if Col.
McBee considered he had used his (Mc-
Bees wife's name unwarrantably he
would apologize for it. He went on to
say something about Gen. Butler having
made reference to his wife, aud Gen.
Butler Immediately replied Il apologize
for that