The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-08-14

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ton, which he discussed at some
length.
Mr.. Duncan, the third candidate for
Senatorial honors, addressed the meet
ing in his usual style, paying his re-
| spects to Senator Tillman and saying
that the lawyers got all the good Off
oes. He said Evans was responsible
, for the low plane the campaign was
being conducted on. He also alluded
to the Governors body.gnard wich
Ssiollowed him around the State. At
this point there came near being riot
and Mr.. Duncan continued to try to
speak but in SO mich hubbub and dis.
order it was impossible to make any
connected remarks. Mr.. Duncan said
that he could tell great many tlinSs,
II Governor Evans would just let the
crowd listen.
A voice: Put it TO EN-; they don't
want to hear the truth"
| MIR. Duncan continuing was heard
to say above tho roar of yclls that hc
could tell enough to bury Governor
| Evans forever
Voices: "No you can't"
The crowd was not listening Mt all at
Mr.. Duncan. They were yelling or
making remarks or laughing at each
others alleged jokes. Two young men
! from the start of the meeting had been
| most boisterous in their demonstrations
and frequently interrupted the speak
ers. They made themselves obnoxio;!s
to all of those "ho wanted to hGur as
well as TO the speakers. Chairman
Lylcs had frequently asked them to
keep quiet, but his efforts amounted to
nothing. They created so much disor-
der that Chief Of Police Gilbert tried
to make them stop. He couldn't do
anything with them and he attempted
to arrest them.
Dispenser Stevenson, who was stnnd-
ing by the two men, told the chief that
this was n public meeting and that no
one should be arrested. The chief
naturally resented such interference
! with his duties and started to take the
men off. Mr.. Stevenson attempted to
prevent him and then the crowd rushed
in to keep the two men from being car
ried off. Mr.. Stevenson was quite
excited and several of his friends stood
by him, swearing that ho should be
protected. Tho policeman in the mean
time was pushed back and the crowd
seemed to grow more desperate.
Curses were hurled at the policeman
and at the town people, the chairman
sofar forgetting himself rs to jump on
the stand and say that 1.-The country
people had been imposed upon long
enough by the town people and that
hereafter the meetings would be held
in the country" This but added fuel
to the flames and the crowd grew more
angry snd seemed TO be in mood to
tear somebody or anything to pieces.
Governor Evans was sitting in the
crowd but he got up immediately
when tho row commenced and did all
IN his power to stop it. He finally
mounted the stand and called upon
the people to keep quiet. Sheriff
Ellison and citizens we'll known to the
people did the same thing and after
few minutes comparative quiet was re-
stored. While everybody seemed to
be mad there was no fight for there was
nobody to fight hut Chief of Police
and he had in the meantime been
! ordered not to arrest the men By the
mayor, 1t is said, who did SO in order
to prevent trouble. There was intense
excitement during it all but luckily
nothing serious resulted, because, ns
| has been said. there was nobody to
fight although it must be admitted that
the whole thing was one Of the most
d!sgraceful events of the campaign,
hardly excepting the exhibition at
Florence. Although no pistols were
drawn, many of the crowd skipped in
anticipation OF shooting during the
fracas
MIR. Duncan continued his speech
while great disorder prevailed. Only a
word or two or sentence or two could
be heard.
MIR. Duncan said that he had said to
! TIllmnn that if his election M can't the
disruption of the Reform movement he
would quit.
} Cries: You wouldn't. lou are no
| good"
Mr.. Duncan went on to try to speak,
but it WAS futile effort. He was con-
stantly interrupted by howls and yells
and nothing he could say was connect.
ed. Hc said if Evans wasn't afraid of
being shown up he wonld get the peo-
pie to listen. Though Mr.. Duncan
was not listened to he persevered amid
cries, "Get down." Times up" etc.
He said all he wanted was the people
to listen to him and they would vote
for Evans if they wanted.
Voices eve do that al! right"
MIR. Whitman was yelled down bet
Tor he uttered n word. After abou-
TWO minutes of pnndemonium man
In the audience charged Mr. Whitman
with having been guilty of an act, the
details Of which are unfit for publica-
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