The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-27

TilimAn made frequent abusive references
to the State and he editor On the stump.
For several weeks the paper took no notice
Of him, and then began . vigorous cam
paign. At Carney. 8. G.. Editor DsCamp
Of the Ledger. q local paper, resented TIL
mans criticism Of an editorial article
In which he called Tillman "a liar, gambler
and tirunkard DeCAmp made this charge,
which has frequently been attributed to
Mr.. Gonzales. DeCamp told Tillman he
could prove him liar over his own Gig
nature, and, going to his ONCE. returned
with correspondence, which he read. He
said he had convicted Tillman Of his charges
and was responsible at all times.
Tillman did not resent this, and the Stole
commented on Il In . sarcastic manner.
From that time to the end Of the campaign
the State reproduced tho editorial articles
from newspapers in the State affecting Till
man. Not one paper Endorsed his can.
didacy. Several condemned him IN much
moro severe terms than were ever used IN
the editorial columns Of Mr.. Gonsales's
paper.
Just before the close Of tho campaign.
about the last week in August, Mr.. Con-
sales wrote q leading editorial article OK
planning that he had made the Fight against
Tillman solely - matter Of duty; that
II happened that the 6tdls possessed moro
information - to his character than any
other paper In the State, and Il was neces-
sary for some one to take the initiative
and show Tillman up. - he had literally
lied himself into ofaoe two years ago
It was unpleasant, he said, to expose him.
self to verbal attacks, but his course was
prompted by . sense Of duty to South
Carolina.
On Sept. 8, more than ono hundred days
before he was shot, Mr.. Gonzales made
his last reference to Tillman. This was
in reply to 4 statement In another paper
that Tillman said II Gonzales would call
him Q liar. gambler and drunkard to his
face no would resign the Office he held IN
order to resent It. To this Editor Gonzales
said he had no desire for the melodramatic;
that It would be nat and stale to repeat tho
DeCamp performance; that he was very
we'll satisfed with the result OF the election,
and that certainly he had no grievance.
Those were tho Stoss's last words.
1t has been reported that Mr.. Gonzales
accused Tfllman Of Incorporating funds
belonging to the Confederate monument
at Edgefeld. This is IN error. The woman
president Of the association wrote letter
TO tho Stole for publication. saying that
Tillman had collected money from several
persons, including go from William G.
Whitney, for the fund and would not hand
1t over. Mr.. Gonzales declined to publish
the letter, because the woman didn't wish
to sign her name. The president of the
association then went TO the Stole ONCE
and repeated tho story IN person, saying
abe had been To TllmAn several ttmes and
he had put her OF. subsequently, ahe re-
signed her Office without collecting tho
money. The 0a6nsy Ledger. having heard
tho current rumors, made The charge against
Tillman. Tho Stdts, In commenting on
tho matter. which was than mentioned for
the first time, asked II the money from
Whitney had been paid. Tillman produced
kilograms on tho stump from tho new
president, saying he had paid her go for
Whitney and S2S for himself, but not giving
dates Of payment.
There are several condolences In con-
nection with the trial. Tho father OF tho
father Of che defendant, Col. George D.
Tillman, killed q man IN 4 gambling room
before The war, and for this he served q
term In jail Former Congressman George
Johnstone, VINO Ia one Of the counsel for
TYIlman, killed fellow lawyer In the court
room In Newberry several years ago. He
was acquitted. Solicitor Thurmond, who,
a . State officer, win prosecute this case.
killed q young merchant tn Saluda several
wears ago. He was tried for murder and
was defended by James II. T1llman and
Col. George Croft. Tillrnsn is now prose-
cuted by Thurmond and has TOR his chief
counsel Col. Croft, who helped him secure
Thur,nond's acquittal.
The solicitor Is assisted BY Duncan G.
Bellinger, who was Attorney General Of
the State while Tillman was Lieutenant
Governor, and by Judge Andrew Craw.
ford. Bellinger attained distinction when
he vas solicitor by vigorous prosecution
Of the sBroxton Bridge lynchsrs. These
were white mon who killed negro. Tho
case WA pushed despite the fact that the
solicitors life was In danger.
Judge Crawford Is q criminal lawyer Of
exceptionally high ability Tllman will
be represented by FIVE lawyers. Senator
Tillman has twice visited his nephew in
jail and Is expected to attend the trial and
give counsel the benefit Of his ideas. he
has not been on good terms with his nephew
for many years, but il sticking by him be-
cause OF the name and because Mr.. Con-
zales was always his open political OPP
ponent. Tho Senator. it Is believed. has
had to furnish some Of the funds necessary
for the management Of the case.
VERY OLD MISSOURI.
A Writer VINO Asserts That tho Ozarks
Ara the (Dldeat Land on Earth.