The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-12

been making most or the row seemed
to get more boisterOus and yelled as II
their throats would break.
MIR. Duncan continued 10 try to
speak but in so much hubbub aud dis
order il was impossible TO make auy
connected remarks Mr. Duncan sad
that he could tell great many things,
if Governor Evans would just let the
crowd listen.
A voice: Put it to IN; they don'L
want to hear the truth"
Mr.. Duncan continuing was heard
to say above the roar of yelis that he
could tell enough to bury Governor
Evans forever.
Voices: No you can't.
The crowd 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
noxious to all of those who wanted to
hear as well as to the speakers. Chair
man Lyles had frequently asked them
to keep quiet but his effort amounted
to nothing. 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
tnat no one should be- arrested. The
chief naturally resented sucn lnterfer,
ence with his duties and started to
take the men of. Mr.. Stevenson at.
tempted to prevent him and then the
crowd rushed in to keep the two men
from beng carried of. Mr.. Stevenson
was quite excited and several OF his
friends stood by him, swearing that he
should be protected. The policeman
was IN the meantime pushed back and
the crowd seemed to grow more deSper-
ate.
CHAIRMAN LOSES HIS HEAD.
Curses were hurled at the police
mau and at the town people, the chair
man SO far forgetting himself as to
jump on the stand and say tnat the
country people had been imposed upon
long enough by the town people and
that hereafter the meetings would be
held in the country" FMS but added
fuel to the flames and the crowd grew
more angry and seemed to be IN
mood TO tear somebody or anything to
pieces Governor Eveans was slttlng
10 the crowd but he gotup Immediate.
ly when the row commenced and did
all in his power to stop it. He finally
mounted me stand and called upon the
people to keep quiet. Sheriff Ellison
and citizens well known to the people
did the same thing and after 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 to prevent trouble. There was In.
tense eeScitementd during it all but lucki-
lyanothing serious resulted, because,
as has been said, there was nobody To
fight although it must be admitted
that the whole thing was one of the
most digraceful events OF the cam
paign, hardly excepting the exnlol-
ton at Florence. Although no pls-
tols were drawn, many OF The crowd
skipped in anticipation of shooting
during the fracas.
Mr.. Duncan continued his speech
while great disorder prevailed. Only
wcrd or Two Or sentence or two
could be heard,
MIR. Duncan said that he had said to
Tillnan 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 try ing to speak,
but it was futile effort. He was
constantly interrupted by howIs and
yells and nothing he could say was
connected. He said if Evans wasn't
afraid of being shown up to he would
get the people 10 listen. Though Mr..
Mr.. Duncan was not listened he per;
severed amid cries, Get down"
Times up" etc. He said all he
wanted was the people to listen to
him and they could vote for Evans if
they wanted.
Voices: ''We'll do that ali right. "
WHITMAN DoWNED AT THE START.
Mr. Whitman was yelled down be-
fore he uttered 8 word. After about
two minutes of pandemonium man
in the audience charged Mr.. Whitman
with having been guilty of an act, the
details of which are unfit for publica-
tion.
MIR. 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 q shuck would make you an
sWer for it in the courts.
A voice: Did you ever live in
| Winnsboro?"
Whiteman: Yes, and l made
a vicsrious sacrifice OF myself, and I'm
making it now for you. y
Mr.. Whitman, hnally getting nalf
3 hearing proceeded with mis- speech.
He made his usual remarks about
TIIlman and papsuckers, which were
met With cheers for Tlllman and Ell.
lerber.
Mr.. Whitman said that the crowd
was packed With Dispenssry consta-
bIes 10 howl him down.
a voice: Boys, will you stand
thsl?"
| Other voices: No we won't that
amt 50.
Mr.. Whitman had very little echance
to Say anything, Sc constantly was he
interrupted, but he said he would stay
there until November, but what he
was heard. He wasn't listened to,
however, and he said that the people
above Columbia were trying TO choke
him of, but that meant choking the
Reform movement. By their action,