The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-09-30
TILLMAN IN READING,
He Waa Not Howled d WI as Some
Papers Reported.

He Was Given an Enthusiastic Re
ception-ASeries OF Questions Pro
pounded 10 Him-H. Came
Home on the 25th inst.
Senator Tillnan. who has been coz
Quoting a vigorous Bryan campaign
in Pennsylvania, returned to Sub
Carolina on the 25th inst, to rest
awhile. On the Is inst, be sp' ke al
Reading, Pa, and the papers opp S
ing have made much of an alleged
bowling down to which he was treat
ed there. Concerning this treatment
in Reading, the Reading Eagle says;
A number of citizens said to the
Eagle; 1T is a mistake to say that
the people onthe fair grounds hol,
lored and booted at Senator Tillm'n
because of hi, political ideas They
went there to see the races. 1t was
a mistake for Mr.. Tillman to have
been directed to the grand stand at
at that time. Thepeople there wanted
the races to go on. When the crowd
rushed on to the track the race had
to stop, and that is why the crowd
yelled. It was through discoartsy
to Senator Tillman. TIE people OF
Reading and Berks county are just
and polite and courteous to strangers
as any other people. Had the Sena
tor begun speaking elsewhere on the
fair grounds nothing would have been
said The small temporary stand
erected near the grand sand was too
sbaky. Had a special hour been set
apart for the Senator to speak, which
would have not interfer,ed with the
races, no doubt the visiting Senator
from South Carolina would have re-
spectful hearing here as anywhere
else in the world"
The Eagle makes the following re-
port of Senator Tillmans's visit to
Reading:
Senator Tillman's silver speech on
the fair grounds, Friday afternoon,
was listened to by 1900 people.
He arrived at the park, in company
with Jesse G. Hawley and John ".
Raucb, at 2:45 and, after several in
Productions, was conducted to the
Judges stand on the track. On the
stand, besides the above mentioned,
were President MCGOWAN, cf the Ag-
rieultural Society; DR.. E. NJ. Herb>t t
and others. The race course Was
crowded and the grand stand packed,
Five thousand were in the assembl-
age. The Senator was presented by
DR.. Herbst. Before the multitude
was one of the most talked of mon
in this country and he was given a
cordial greeting.
MIR. Tillman relied his one eye
around for a moment and then began
to speak. His voice was strong, nat
ural and district. He spoke few
words and then puckered up his
mouth, which has been described as
a scrowl but more an indication Of
determination and faith in what be
expounds.
The Senator pitched right into his
subject. Before he had spoken ten
words there were many cheers and
some jeers, for his audience was COM
posed of gold and silver disciples.
He said that Mckinley said Open
the mills and not the miuts. The
Democratic party says Open tie
mints to silver and factories will open
The audience rather like d the expires
sion. The Senator sarcastlcally re-
ferred to the invectivcs which
he said the newspapers piled on
on him and which have indu-
ced people before seeing him that he
was q wild man from Borneo He
was glad that he Il ad no horns.
This was signal for laughter. Many
in the crowd we're by this time try
mo fo rattle the Senator by asking