Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-08
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
Disgraceful at Winnsboro; but at Colum-
bia Everything Was Lovely.


bia Everything Was Lovely.
It can hardly be said that there have
been any new developments in the
state campaign meetings. The speeches
are about the same, and as rule the
crowds are about the same. Occasion
ally there is developed a disrepectful
bully who thinks it smart to insult the
opponents of Governor Evans; but
aside from this, the campaign drags
along with unbroken monotony.
Tuesdays meeting was held at
Winnsboro. The dispensary had been
closed for the day on the order of the
county board of control but the roughs
had already laid in a supply Of liquor,
and while the meeting was going on
this liquor was decidedly in evidence.
Governor Evans was the first sena-
torial candidate to speak. He spoke
about the same as heretofore and was
listened to with attention. Whenever
he would pause, individuals in the
crowd would cheer. All along it was
clear that good portion of the crowd
was with him.
Judge Earle next took the stand
and'was received with applause. Be.
fore he got very far, somebody in the
crowd asked him about his black eye.
He paid no attention to the question
at first; but finally it was repeated
and Earle replied: "You cannot give
me black eye, sir. I came here to
discuss issues with gentlemen, and my
remarks are addressed to gentlemen
and to gentlemen only" At this the
black eye man subsidized. Shortly
afterward Dispenser Stevenson asked
Earle:
"Why did you not grant bond to
Constable 8. T. Howie when he killed
blind tiger dealer.
Earle-Because the records were
such that bonds ought not to have
been granted.
stevenson-Do you know Luther
Trammell?
Earle-Yes.
Stevenson-Is he not a, notorious
characterP
Earle-I do not know.
Stevenson-Is not Mr.. Mooney
your partner.
Earle-Yes.
Stevenson-Did not Luther Tram.
NELL tell your partner that he would
give $500 to see the scoundrel hanged?
Earle-I certainly know nothing
of it.
stevenson-Don't you know he
was acquitted?
Earle-I am very glad he was, for
want to see no good man convicted.
At one time during Earle's speech
the crowd got very boisterous and
tried to howl him down. Chairman
Lyle went among the howlers and got
them to keep quiet.
Mr.. Duncan was the next speaker,
and so soon as he took the stand the
crowd commenced bowling. Mr.. Dun.
can, however, continued to rub it into
Evans as vigorously as usual. He
charged that he, Duncan, had wanted
q certain dispensary document to use
against Evans, and when he went for
it he was told that Newbold had al
ready gotten it and taken it to Evans.
Evans asked: Did not give it to your
Duncan replied that Evans had done
nothing of the kind. Duncan began to
wax warmer, and number of young
men in the crowd who had been doing
all the bowling during the day delib-
erately set to work to make him shut
up. But he would not shut. At last
the men began to climb on the stand.
Several drew pistols. The chief of
police tried to arrest the ringleader.
The others swore he should not be ar
rested, and Chairman Lyle raised the
cry of "town against country" 1t
looked for few minutes as if there
would be riot; but finally the tumult
was subsidized little and amid constant
Interruptions, Duncan took up the
balance of his time.
G. Walt Whitman was howled at
from start to finish !; but he held his
ground until his time was up.
John R. Harrison met with but lit
tie hetter success. He started out by