The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-07-19
THE SENIOR SENATOR SPOKE TO LARGE
CROWD LAST FRIDAY.


CROWD LAST FRIDAY.
He Takes Almost His Entire Time in Railing
Against the Newspapers Who Arc Not
Doing to Suit Him.
(M. W. BRABHAM)
A much larger crowd was here last Fri
day to hear Senator Tillman and the can.
di' ates for congress than was here on the
regular campaign. The crowd number
ed about 600, many ladies being present.
The court house was occupied by the
audience until the congressional candi-
dates had had their say, then Chairman
81. C. Folk adjourned the meeting to the
front of the court house on account Of 3
large number of voters who were not ab.
lie to obtain places in the court room.
Senator Tillman went away disap-
pointed man. He came here to feel the
pulse of the people, and after all Of his
say, he could not bring the crowd to
agree with his dispensary policy, this be-
ing clearly evidenced by the marked pau
city of applause when he referred to his
pet.
The reason that Tillman is stumping
the State was the first point which he
sought to explain, and this reason he said
is because he believes that he has right
to let the people know the truth about
this dispensary business.
Senator Tillman used The Bamberg
Herald to illustrate the fact that Bamberg
is an up-to-date town. He paid the editor
of this paper several compliments by dis.
agreeing with some of the editors edito~,
rials; he also used refined words, such as
"lies, lying I'll swear and such other
words and phrases as seem to fit his mouth
better than the audience, which was large
ly composed of ladies, when speaking of
The State, The News and Courier and the
Greenville News.
Mr.. Tillman gave an explanation Of
the affair concerning his treatment of
Gen. Hampton. He said that Hampton
had meddled in State politics, and had
thrown his influence for Earle, and that
was the action which he had resented.
However, nothing was mentioned by Mr..
Tillman concerning his throwing his in
fuence against one of the candidates for
attorney general in the present campaign.
Mr.. Tillman is tired of fence straddling
candidates. he believes that the real
fight is between the State dispensary and
the county dispensary. "Let US" cried
the senator with an air of appeal to the
people, "clean and reorganize the dispen-
sary, then elect governor who is not
afraid of his shadow"
There were frequent cheers for the SEN
ator, and Tillman, the senator, was well
received, but Tillman, the father Of the
dispensary, was rather looked upon as
the father of wayward child, and the
child not yet being returned as the prod
igal of the scripture, the people naturally
did not kill the fatted calf.
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS.
The candidates for Congress in the
second district preceded Senator Tillman,
and there were some lively tits by the
trio. Mr.. Butler B. Hare was the first
speaker and he stated his views on public
questions and attacked the record of Mr..
Patterson in congress. Mr.. j. O. Patter-
son followed MI. Hare and stated the
position which he has taken on all ques-
tions and narrated different bills which
he has advocated in the lower house of
congress- Mr. G.. L. Toole was occupied
for the most part with disproving any
act of importance worked through by
Mr.. Patterson. These two gentlemen
had it lively for several minutes and they
each promise that when next they meet
on the stump they will finish the spat of
arguments which their limited time here
would not allow them them to complete.
The entire day passed off very quietly,
and nothing occurred to mar the pleasure
of the day