The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-08

was a pretty bout, and both Senators
displayed great earnestness in what
they said And then followed the
long looked Tor speech of Senator Till
man Oh The suffrage problem. He
spoke for over two hours and half,
and presented the situation in South
Carolina in the greatest detail. He
never spoke in his life with more de-
liberation and vigor.
The hall was filed with spectators.
Irby precipitated ths fight by NOV
ing to take mp the report of the edu-
cational committee out of its order,
pcstponing the suffrage matter.
Tillmun in hot speech announced
this ns flank movement to keep him
from speaking tonight. Irhy told him
he mad not devoted that much thought
to him. Tillman moved to table his
motion and Irby denounced it as gag
law which he would not submit to. A
roll call was demanded on Irby's mo-
ton. and it was killed by vote of SO
to Sc.
Then Tillman spoke. He made the
speech of his life. The first hour and
half of It was u review of the gro
tesIue satUrnalin of crime and rob
berry liz this State under the RepubE.
can rule. Ho gave mass of facts and
figures which he said be intended to
so to tie world as Justification of
w, WHAT 'N'S "h'eu'i'ri was "oo',' 10 no
That government, while largely COM
posed Q. native and carpet bag whites,
YVES based on The black vote and sus-
tanned by it, and the purpose of this
body was 10 eliminate that vote as far
IN tho fourteenth and fifteenth amend
mcnts wcull allow.
When he hernn to reply to the SEN
sntiounl spccch his fc.!ow.United States
senator. !rlv. of Lnurens. delivered
this morning. fireworks bcnan. Till
man was ,ny;ur that jrhv bad chnrneJ
that Governor Evans hnd fled the State
in 4 political emergency, and that on
aa ,,:.cu>inn of moment when the very
cxn.,,ncc OF this convention was
Threatened ly fierce opposition, Trby
hal failed 20 appear.
,ihv started ND from his scat and
cxi aimed :hn. on the occasion referred
to :. WI, C,;uiued nj home bv family
rrn, ns and .hcn went on to charge
;hui ~ the crisis Of the last campaign,
Goyorncr Cvons hal 5;sonoesred no.
yDpI nf trl,C-uhb nr mail nn1
had reunre,rc1 w}.,t The fpht was
nv,, v;ti, ~. ,t,.r .:,,. I,. bn,i h..p
- 5000 ~, u;,l orl r,,+ -, ,s afraid
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''.-''"3N 49,. PATTON hANH hoCr'
mere "ES another sensational scene
WHOM i!.'r."n tnruru = Mr.. Patton,
on, -! t!.c j.; ling Conservative dele
gates from N,,am"io, and accused him
II Hln"!se"i'u. and uf having drawn
b. ".onk E"Iocritignilv around him
III az" i..A-5 ~" sHi1Hw-a plan sIGCc&-
ted ~ The ",mmit;"c If which Tillman
rs nairlnaL
South Ga u!lu@ Legislative bodies fol-
low the precedent of IL" British ParlIn-
mcnt, by allowing iaelnhers to sit
hattCd. Mr.. patton was Just behind
Illimon with his hat on his head. He
sprang To his feet, barring his head as
he o;0 SO, anot challenged the Senator
to MAKE good or rct:act his words.
Advancing - within arms reach Of
the Senator, Patton, icv"ling his finger
straight at his antagonists face, de
clared that whatever might be said
against him, no man could charge him
with hypocrisy, and that no man should
do II. Whatever sins had been com
STATE 80 uD> WILLING tn hear his shoro