The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07

| 'ss1filmam Crowd." Tillman and
Tlllmanism had done more to dc
prive the colored people from vot-
ing than anything in this country
and II there was u man on Gods
green earth that he bsgrudged
breathing room, it was y. r. Till
man. That he did from the
depths Of his heart begrudge it to
him. He stated he always fought
Tillman and his crowd and that
Hendricks had always done every
thing in his power to promote
Tlllman and his crowd"
What l did say was that | had
always thought that everybody
had a right to vote. Twelve y ars
ago when | had voted tho demo-
cratic ticket, I had obtained reg
istratlon tiokcts for oolored men
when thoy could not get them
themselves; that | had advised
them as to the best manner of
voting them; that did not carry
thoir votes in my vest pocket
either. ! say now that | did not
charge them ton and twenty-five
cents for obtaining their rogistra-
ton tickets. That when Tlllman
refused to let the colorod people
voto in tho primary, 1t was wrong;
that lie had done moro to deprive
the colorcd people and poor white
too, from voting than any man in
the State that had always fought
Ti!lmon. ] thought he had caused
moro trouble than any man in it
and that believe he was tho
mcanest man IN tho State, For
my part ! all but begrudge him
broathing room on Gods green
earth; That lIondrioks while pre-
tending to be u republican had
always done all he could to pro-
mote Tillman's interest in this
country.
As for my saying the "lTllman
CrowtF was rotten. that is a lie.
Wo have good men and u heap of
my best friends arc Tillman mon,
while We talk about it and differ
it is always friendly, rs they will
state if asked to do SO. ! have nc
hard words to say about any mans
politics. Let it be what 1T may,
hnvo frient.s with mo in my effort
that differ with me politically
That is all right, their arc honos
in their views, | in mine. We vii
, be frlonds regardless of false state
mcnts.
AS to Mr.. Jenkins, he is perfoc
l. gentleman, as far as l know. I
! can beat him and be honos
8 about it, all right, if he boats m
: and is honest about it, good ant
s we'll.
@ The following is VIM. Bowen )
@ resolution9
d "Willlam Bowen then mado q
n motion, seconded hy Richard Rosa
"a mond, thnt their chairman g.. II
[. Miller, be instructed to vote in Il
g committed meeting to convene or
80 tho 24th inst at the Union Cam
Ie ground to take action on this mat.
'S ter, for men who had only been
Z. known Republicans since Garfield.
II election This brought up som,
,r discussion and it, WAS evident tina
,r it would carry by Il large vote
II Miller being opposed to the mo
n ti"n, at once ad inurnrd tho meet
H. ing, IIrndricks asked tho crow,
y to romnin, and thirty Of thnm did
q. There being about forty or forty
w. livc at the beginning. Thoy r,-or
m ganizcd with Jesse Davis in tn
H. char, the regular secretary re
Mt naming in the meeting, was Gallo,
k, rs secretary.
ot The resolution, as formerly in
20 troduccd, unanimously carried
Id with Il request to the entire boar,
lc of cnuurscrs to endorse IIrndrick
If for pnstmastcr'
IN VIM. Bowen did make the motiol
ID for tho resolution, seconded b,
10 Rich Rusnmond, and it brough
N up some discussion and Ucndrick
Is and Henry Lawrence began n yer,
rd warm discussion, whom some O
j. llcrdrick' S party jumped up, han,
TO on hip pocket. Miller seeing tn
a. hand on tho hip pocket and hein.
10 unable to control order, did ad
l journ tho meeting, picked up th
le lamp and went homo. About 81
~ or 80 going homo at Same time
There were SO or G5 at the mcolin!
VI. at tho start. Not 40 or .I5. Mil
IT, Ter did not ad journ the meeting bo
cause thcro was danger Of Wm
t.. Bowon's resolution passing, a
II stated by your correspondent
IL. Hendricks called Miller aud tn
tv rest to como back. They or Hen
as bricks oloctod n Temporary charmal
IS. and proceeded to have tho Wm
Mt Bowen resolution rushed through
u. some l3 or I5 voting his way, tn
Il hnlnnc", Is or II refusing to vot