The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-07-31


three thousand people at Young's
Grove on Saturday. There we're many
ladies in the audience, the voters
numbering about twenty-three hun
dred.
There was nothing highly sensa-
tional III Senator Tillman's speech.
1t was vigorous, as Senator Tillman s
speeches always are, and it was inter-
esting. Mr.. Tillman when he speaks
always has something interesting to
say, and he always holds his audience.
The crowd came to hear Tillman
because it was Tillman. A state
campaign meeting or county cam
paign meeting in Newberry county
would not have drawn three thousand
people 1t was Tillman meeting.
Many of the political opponents of
Senator Tillman and of the state dis
pensary and of the dispensary system
were present, but one would be safe
in saying that after Senator TILL
mans speech two-thirds of those pres
ent were with him. He is magnetic
talker. He has that personal magne-
tism which attracts an audience, and
even his bitterest political opponents
can not but admire the manner in
which he handles those to whom he
is talking.
- Senator Tt man defended the state
dispensary. He went for the mvesti-
eating committee with gloves off, tell
ing of the things which they had
done which they ought not to have
done and Of the things which they
ought to have done which they had
left mdone. He criticised the COM
mittee for not making Mr.. Parker
tell the name of Lanahan's agent in
this state, after they had used so
much hear-say testimony. He also
referred 10 the testimony Of Mr.. G..
G. Davis before the committee, and
to Mr.. Evan 5 denial IF the truth Of
that testimony. The piano incident
came ir for It's share of his speech.
Mr.. Tilman saying that it was
strange, that he should be accused of
accepting such a pitiful bribe as il
three hundred dollar piano, as soon
as he was elected governor, after
forty-four years of living which had
mt been questioned. e
Il He dipped into both state and coun-
ty politics. lie wanted clean man
elected governor. and one who was
not afraid to take position and
stand by it. AS TO county politics, he
wanted the people to make the can
didatcs for the legislature state their
po~i,i"ts on the whiskcy question.
, His arraionmont Of the last leGisla-
tulr' was &cyrrc.
Senator Tillman began his speech
al few minutes before eleven 'rloci
and concluded something after twelve,
Spcakin" more than an hour and il
haN. When his address was concud-
ol an adjournment was taken for din
nrr. and after dinner the congrcsSion-
al candidates, Solicitor Julius r..
Boygs and Congressman Wyatt Ak
en-, spoke.
An excellent barbecue dinner was
served. The crowd was immense and
there was rush for the tables, but
those who had the patience to wait
we're satisfied.
County Chairman +. II. DominicI
called the meeting to order and pray
er was offered by Rev. |. S. Caldwell.
Mr.. Dominck then presented DR.. C..
IT, Wychc, who introduced Senator
Tillman.
Senator TiIman's Speech. ..
Senator Tilman began as follows
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Eel
low Citizens: It is customary in the
North, where have done>a good deal
Of speaking for the democratic com
mittees to have all meetings inside of
a house. They never have their meet
ings on their hands in the summer
\ time, because they have nothing like
Aour system of government. The pco-
he therc are practically all white,
N they are divided into two parties.
Sc parties make their fight against
other for the mastery inE the
nber election 50 that that the poliiti-- i