The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-08-16
THE CANDIDATES IN ANDERSON.
"A large Meeting. Orderly. but not
all OH one Side.


Special: Anderson knows how tu
have an enthusiastic campaign
meeting. 1t can get up as Iarg,
and effective and as good natur-
rd Il crowd as any county III thc
state. They call it the banner
"Rcform> county. 1T deserves
some such namr. To-day there
were $500 men who for over five
long hours squattrd on a platform
and rested by standing to hear
the cloqucncc of Il dozen candidates.
Th" Senatorial candidates came
last and that held the immense
but good naturcd crowd. There
were Il great many trasrrs in the
audience, and they did try hard to
tanglr tn" speakers. Chief among
the "Boys' was that Reform
er, Joshua Ashley. But the crowd
was inclined to listen and was OK
crrdlngly patient.
1t was Il Rcfurm' audience.
1t took the whole dose without
wlnklng. Governor Tillman
aroused the enthusiasm up to fn
v"r heat and got an encouraging
hand primary. Gen. Butlrr's
speech took we'll. The Gubrrna~
torial candidates were all ON their
mrttlc to-day. They arc on the
finish and realized that such Il
plum as Anderson 5 vote was worth
capturing. TN" crowd was drri-
ilrdlv divided between Evans and
Ellrrb". Both sides had their per
slst"nt hurrahcrs, and both sides
kept up Il steady cheering Both
claimed the county.
Th" meeting was opened hv Grn.
Rlchbourg. who went over his
work. and among other things re-
marked that he had made Il mis-
tax" in allowing his name to re-
manned on the Haskell ticket.
Candidate Watts emphasized the
fact that Con Rickbourg should
hav" admitted his error before
this, and that H." had it from the
chairman OF the Haskell commit
tee that Gen. Richhourg solicited
subscriptions and worked for the
success Of the Haskell movement.
Commodore "DoIph' - Jones
read his speech. He had great
many friends in he audience. who
frequently remarked, "Dolph is
all right" Ills speech took we'll.
Col. G. Walton Whitman made
his hit ON the ground that he was
''no kin t" Il lawyer. He was
most fearful and enthusiastic i'm his
speech against the South Carolina
College, but his anti-coIlryr. "Io-
qucnc" seemed to be wasted.
Mr.. kritt said h" wanted Office
on account OF his merit, and not
because ne has Travelled over the
State. lie reviewed his rducutinn-
III work, and seemed to max"
good impression.
M"ssrs. Nrldrll, Wilborn and
Gray are all standing on the plat
form OF 3 cent rate, taxing Pull
man cars and separate coaches,
and cover very much the Same ter
ritory. with some variations, as To
'Rrf"rm" history and the style OF
delivery.
After an intrrmission for music
it was
MIR. JOHN GARY EVANS TURN.
lie was heartily received. He
rcmarkrN that his idea of running
for Governor was after he had
spoken here last summer and was
asked to run. He took up IL writ
ten question whether he did not
say or: r:lntlmatr that hr would up-
s{Er superintendent Meal for re-
lection: He wanted ii rrmrmhcr-
'l that"NcaI for recollection had
eslicd him to lead h is fight and he
lad elected him. But when ne re-
n$rkcd, ANY man that fights mo
III FIGHT and let the consequence
De what they may" there was an
outbreak. Citizen Joshua Ashley
SAID h" ought to return good for evil
and he wanted no such man for
Governor. and "Wr would not give
Col Neal for ten IawyrrS.' Then
things broke loose. Th" ElI"rhr-