The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-09
EDGEFIELD MEETING.
Tillman and Talbert Factions Test
Lungs.
THE LADIES WITHDRAW.

Tillman ShouterS Drowned! the voice
OF Taibert and Talbert'S Fac
tion Prevented Tii.!nan
Fcoin AIakiaw His
Speech.
The State of last Wednesday says
the campaigners have left the
State Of South Carolina as it were,
and are now in the State Of Edge,
field" They are likewise no longer
''On the fence'-if sensitive ones will
pardon this expression, which only
means that they are now on The
Ridge This is 4 famous fruit and
peach ridge, the fame of which has
spread far beyond the borders o. the
State. rs has the patriotic and some
times startling record contributed to
the universe in general by historic old
Edgefeld. The candidates are not
seeking peaches on this peach ridge
they are earnestly seeking that Other
juicy and delicious fruit for which this
centre-thiS vineyard-thi orchard,
is equally famous political plumS. :
The tree this season has only about
ten plumS-even the fertile soil OF ola
Edgeheld can do no more.
Plum seekers and plum dispensers
gathered in the old court house here
the scene OF much Edgetield history
at IL o'clock to hear discussions on
fruit harvesting, with especial ref
erence to securing plums. Promptly
at IL o'clock County Chairman Rains
ford called the meeting to order, ap-
propriate prayer being made by the
Rev. G. w. Davis. Ice water and
fans were among numerous evidences
of the thoughtful reception extended
here.
Some Of Col. Talbert'S friends met
him at the station and made pleasant
cries for their particular fayorite.
Liberal cheers in the audience at the
mention Of john G. Sheppard,S name.
Mention Of old soldiers was always a
signal for cheers. Plums were eagerly
sought-sume Of the brethren shin
nying around" at lively rate: Others
placing a patent-eXtension step ladder
at the foot OF the tree-a tree which
stretched in the wrong direction
even as fast as grew the tree OF Jack
the Giant Killer.
County Chairman Thomas II. Rains.
ford, with MeSsrS. J. S. Sheppard. \.
G. Fans, w. W. Adams, J. T. Ba'
con, }. P. QUITS, +. W. P. Butler and
several others, met the party at the
station and gave them another gener-
Gus Edgeteld specimen Of South Caro-,
lima hospitality. The court house
was full when the meeting began
many Edgetleld's famous beauties be,
ing present. The listeners heard witt
that interest always shown on thl!
subject by an Edgefeld audience.
THE GEORGIA THING LOOSE.
1t was expected by knowing one.
that this Edgeield meeting would not.
except in its reflex action, be solemn
occasion. In genuine Edgetl6 spirit
long confined and non-riven aSSunder
it surpassed, so the old campaigner
affirm, anything ever seen even Ii
South Carolina. This was occasionet
6y the mouthy and most vociferou
tempest war Of mouths and Of nois
between the rival factions Of Ialber
and Tillman. For exactly 43 minu
tes after Col. Tillman was introduced
this bowling and yelling was so per
sistently maintained as to etfectuall
stop even attempts atSpeaking. Man
times when the roar of bowling voice
were at the utmost extreme of frenzle'
shrieking it was perfectly patent tha
what was once popularity supposed t
have broke loose in Georgia" ha
permanently established headquarter
in Edgefeld court house, South Care
lima. The yelling began immediatel
at the close of Ansel's speech and 70
some time cheers and counter cheer
for Talbert and Tillman prevente
Heyward, who was to follow, iron
speaking. He did speak and when h
stopped and said, My honored frien
Talbert come to my town and spoke
so did my distinguished friend Til
man, and no one yelled .for Hayward
the cheers Of the house greeted hin
Col. Talbert was received with mos
cordial enthusiasm but the counte
cheering for Talbert and Tillman gre
so turbulent and confusing that nc
one word could be heard before h
stopped speaking.
YELLED 43 MINUTES.
Lieut.. Gov. Tiliman was receive
with long continued cheering and az
plause. b. this time, however, tn
rival factions were wrought TO sue
frenzy that Chairman RainSford, Ia
bert and Tillman could do abSolutel
nothing. No appeal had any etfec
The noise grew louder at frenzied II
tervals and then decreased whe
threats could no longer bear the strai
to veil again when renewed strengt
came. For exactly 43 minutes Go
Tillnan faced the crowd and on
stopped when it became easily a.
parent that the rival factions had T
idea of stopping their hooting az
Yelling. There were few drunke
men in the crowd but not much ang;
was visible. the reporters chair ar
table were upset when Col. Iillman
friends rushed up with a crown
flowers. put it on his head and bO
hn
THE rivalry was 50 great that IN a re
= minutes Talbert's friends came |
- and bore him out in similar manne
Your correspondent knows nothing
the men who made the disturbanc
each side claims that the other pac
ed the house, both sides claim VI
tory. Your correspondent saw mt
of red. perspiring faces and wild
swinging arms; yelling mouths We