The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-04-07
TILLMAN IN CHARLESTON.
Accorded One Of The Greatest 0YatiOns
III the History Of His Public
Career.

News and Courier, 3D..
In all the years he has been before
tho people of South Carolina Senator
Benjamin Ryan Tillman never re-
ceived a more enthusiastic ovation
than that accorded him at the Aoad
envy of Music last night, whom he de
livered the address to the graduating
class of the Medical College. The
moment the curtain was lifted there
was mighty shout from the largest
audience ever assembled in the Acad
emy. Cries for "Tillman!" came
from the crowded orchestra and bal
cony, where men and women occu-
pied less space than they will when
the young doctors get through with
them. They were repeated from thu
top of the house, where the fashiona
bic element stood on tip too to hear
tho words of the distinguished
speaker
1t was the first opportunity that
many of the audience had had of
hearing Senator Tillman make an
address. lie commented on this
fact and declared that he WAS glad
to talk to the women, for, as he laugh
ingly added, if he had talked to them
years ago things might have been
different in Charleston. 1t was his
blunt, characteristic way of speaking
that captured his hearers. He apollo
gized for not having carefully pre-
pared Il speech, but the women, as
we'll rs the men, we're glad he fol
lowed his custom. They merely
wanted Tillman talk and they got
what they wanted.
The lady friends Of the graduates
may have felt that the stalwart
youngsters who are doctors this morn
ing we're entitled to the lions share
of applause, but they did not get it.
An ordinary commencement, free %
it WIS, could not have drawn such
crowd. The theatre WAS filed an
hour before 8 o'clock. Hundreds
went to the Academy expecting to
get seats, but the rush WAS 80 great
that they went back home. There
was such a crowd that the walls look.
ed as if they might give way before
the load of human beings that press
cd against them.
On the stage alone there was an
audience larger than some public
speakers might have drawn in Char
lesion. DIR Francis l.. Parker, dean
of the faculty, with the mon who have
trained the young physicians for their
life work, the graduates and prom
inent citizens were present as invited
guests, and they joined in the demon
stration.
RECEIVED ANOTHER OVATION.
News and Courier, 4th.
Senator Tillman tore the bark off
in speech delivered last night at
the banquet rendered him by the
business men Of the city at the Char
lesion Hotel. He went back into
recent political history and told Of
the conditions, which he considered
80 grave that it was necessary to
organize farmers movement so that
mon who paid the expenses Of the
State should operate It, And then he
turned to his experiences, political
and otherwise, with the people Of
Charleston. Expressing great love
and admiration for the town, he said
it was necessary for the younger clo
ment to pull together TO regain the
tfcommerce which Is now going to other
ports. lie took off the gloves in
speaking of the selfworship Of tn,
city and declared that if Charles, or
ever advanced it would be through
the efforts Of the men with whom b,
was dining last night. Touching or
the Crum appointment no said that
it had been made, that tho negro
was put into one of the most i'm
portant Federal Offices and that it
was best to keep harping on the
matter and wait until the next 400
sion Of the Senate, when every pow
or would be used to have him ro
| moved.
Senator Tillman received a tre
mendous ovation. He was enter
tanned mt one Of the most elaborate
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