The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-01
CROWDS ATTEND
asuaion of Survivors OF Rec
Shirt Wearsrs In the

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HAMPTON CRMPAl
pseteen thousand Visitors At Andee'
sos wednesday to Witness anc
Participate in the First State Re
un;on OF Men Who led Desnoc'
..cy to Victory in 20.
A special dispatch to The News
and Courier says fifteen thousand
men. women and children eaahs 10
20 Andersen today. some 70 take part
n and the others to witness the
great Red Shirt parade. and to oeG!
.hs orators OF the day. The line OF
march was formed shortly after .
o'clock Wednesday morning. and At
IL o'clock the parade moved under
counsade. J. c. .St-:bl:ng. pass
ing n review. and witnessed o5
thousands On the street. Sidewalks
:, +he windows, balconies, etc.
Boa. thousand men and ladies
wearing red shirts. some mounted
ana the Others on foot. formed the
parade. which was more than mile
long. After the review the line
marched to Bueoa Vista Park. weber.
ps6sr the large and shady trees.
Ex-Governor John c. Sheppard. OF
Easeae!d. and Senator Tt!inan spoke
70 Svs thousand persons Col. K
". Simpson presided over the meet
ing.
Governor Sheppard was the asst
speaker, and his remarks were en-
sirely OF matters pertaining to the
Rad Shirt men. He recited personal
exoeriesees during the campaign OF
1875, and mos. interestingly told OF
the deeds Of the brave men who wore
the shirts OF red. Ee rec!ted their
history and explained to the young
soIks in the audience why the Rec
Shirts organized and told what 'ney
accomplished. ITS remarks. last
Ing nearly two hours. were oEimte:
OF interesting facts OF the campaign
made necessary TO take the rule OF
TIA State from the negroes and car
pet-baggsca
Senator Tl.lmSa was the ned and
last speaker. He opened BY hurting
compliments at the newspapers and
-.d!euled their editorials about his
leaving Washington during the saEia
sessso. a.d going oa. West to MAKE
addresses. Ee sareestteslly rsked
tao newspapers over tie country
about ttei- barking at my heels just
because have made arrangements
90 leave my !eetu-ins tour to come
70 South Carolina 10 make Eve or
ak speeches"
Ee declared that President Tan
ts 'sthe tool Of a great political ma
chine" and that the president, :,
appointment OF census eaumeraso.s
In the South Is but tc.theracce OF
his eso-ts to break the SOLID
South" he said the machine" is
preventing Mr.. Taft from carrying
out his intentions as expressed in e'>
Atlanta speech. Senator Ti.!n.a
warned the people Of the State
against compulsory education. say,as
that it would prepare the negroes
for the ballot and might IN time re-
su!e IA their controlling ~.ections IL
South Carolina
Ee told how be blocked the Sen
ate IA the crum matte and sal.
that nothing plea.ed hila letter than
getting money from the eo?uol!cans
70. making two-hour lectures. IN
which be would tell them :hey were
fools and idiots r., slapped TIE
News and Coutie- and tn? State. He
said that Deacon Hempa:!. was ad-
voeating the organization OF COM
nsrctAl party. which is nothing sho''
Of Republican. he then spoke a'
the days o: IS. His speech IN sus:
on this subject is printed elsewhere.
Read It.
Senator Tiliuan was given an ova-
ton when introduced. and through
out his speech there was consider
ssle appaluse. The audience was
with lin from start to finish. and
every utterance, especially wher
sarcasm wss used or when an attack
was made. brought forth ye!ls upon
yells. He spoke for nearly twc
hours
when Senator Ti,lman concluded
q picnic dinner was served - tht
grove to the immense crowd. The
day passed OF pleasantly. Goos
weather prevailed and few arrest
resulted. There were no appcecia
Bile delays in carrying ont the pro
gran Of events and the Arst Rex