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Duncan: mo, sir, you did mol"

| Duncan: mo, sir, you did mol"
The crewd began to yell for Evans;
and Dispenser Stevenson, with flushed
face, and shaking his hand at Duncan,
said: II am a personal friend to your
brother, but you must not jump on
Governor Evans"
This was where all the trouble be-.
gan. The half dozen men VINO had
been making most OF the row seemed
to get more boisterous and yelled as If
their throats would break:
Mr.. Duncan continued to try to
sneak but in so much hubbub and dis
order it was impossible to make any
connected remarks. Mr.. Duncan said
that he could tell a great many things,
if Governor Evans would just let tue
crowd listen. -,
A voice: "Put it to m; they don't
want to hear the truth"
Mr.. Duncan continuing was heard
to say above the ruar of yells that he
could tell enough To bury Governor
Evans forever.
Voices: mo you can't"
The GRO wd was not listening at all at
Mr.. Duncan. They were yelling or
making remarks or laug hing at each
others alleged jokes. Two young men
from the start of the meeting had been
most boisterous in their demonstra-
tions and frequently interrupted the
speakers. They made themselves OBJ
nuxiuus TO all of those who wanted TO
hear as we'll as to the speakers. Chair
man Lyles had frequently asked them
to keep quiet but his effort amounted
TO nothlag. They created SO much
disorder that Chief Of Police Gilbert
tried TO make them stop. He couldn't
do anything with them and then at
tempted to arrest them.
Dispenser Stevenson, who was stand
ing by the two men, told the chief
that This was public meeting and
that no one should, be arrested. The
chief naturally resented such interier.
ence with his duties and started to
take the men off,. Mr.. Stevenson at:
t.mpted to prevent him and then the
crowd rushed in to keep the two men
from being carried off. Mr.. Stevenson
was quits excited and several OF his
friends stood by him, swearing that he
should be protected. Tine policeman
Was in the meantime pushed back and
the GRO wd seemed TO grow more desper-
ale.
CHAIRMAN LOSES HIS HEAD.
Curses were hurled at the police
mau and at the town people, the chair
man 80 far forgetting himself as u
Jump ON the stand and say that 1.-The
country people had been Imposed upon
long euough- by the to va people and
that hereafter the meetings would be
held ia the country" Tns but added
fuel to the flames and the crowd grew
more angry and seemed 10 be IN a
mood " tear somebody or any thing to
pieces. Governor Eveans Was sltIng
| ia the crowd but he gotup Immediate.
| ly when the row commenced and did
all in his power TO stop it. He finally
mounted Inc stand and called upon tho
people to keep quiet. Sheriff Ellison
and citizens we'll known TO the people
did the same thing and after Il lew
minutes comparative quiet was re-
stored. While everybody seemed to
be mad there was NO fight for there
was nobody to fight but the Chief OF
Police and he had in the meantime
been ordered not to arrest the men by
the mayor, it is said, who did SO IN Or
der te prevent trouble. There was in
| tenseexcitement during it all but luckl.
llyhnothing serious resulted, because,
as has been said, there was nobody to
tight although it must be admitted
| that the whole thing was one OF the
most digraceful events OF the cam
paign, hardly excepting the exhioi-
| ton at Florence. Although no pis-
tolls were drawn, many of the crowd
skipped in anticipation OF shooting
during the fracas.
Mr.. Duncan continued his speech
while great disorder prevailed. Only
q wcrd or two or q sentence or two
could be heard.
Mr.. Duncan said that he had said to
| Tillman that if his election meant the
disruption of the Reform movent he
would quit.
Cries: "You wouldn't. You are
no good"
Mr. Duncan went on trying TO speak,
but it was q futile effort. He Was
constantly interrupted by howls and
yells and nothing no could say was
connected. He said if Evans wasn't I
afraid of being shown up to he would
get the people TO listen. Though Mr..
Mr.. Duncan was not listened he per,
severed amid cries, ''Get down. "
Times up," etc. He said all. ne
wanted was the people to listen to
him and they could vote for Evans If
they wanted.
Voices: "We'lI do that all right.
WHITMAN DowNED AT THE START.
MIR. Whitman was yelled down be-
fore he uttered a word. After about
two minutes of pandemonium q man
in the audience charged Mr.. Whitman
with having been guilty of an act, the
details of which are unfit for publica-
ton.
Mr.. Whitman, with great indigna-
ton, pronounced the statement an in
famous lie. He said: You are an
infamous liar, sir, and if you were
worth a shuck I would make you an.
sWer for it in the courts"
A voice: "Did you ever live in
IWinnsborof"
| Whiteman: "Yes, and made
a vicarious sacrifice of myself, and I'm
making it now for you.
Mr.. Whitman, finally getting nall
hearing proceeded with his speech.
He made his usual remarks about
Tillman and papauckers, which were
4 IL fo,, M nrnor onn El