Manning Meeting Draws Crowd for State and Senatorial Campaign
July 10 Manning crowd hears speeches by Governor Tillman General Richbourg and others as Tindal receives strong ovation. Speakers defend silver, tariff reform and the Reform movement while warning against rings and cliques in politics.
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Mawanina
S. C
Court House
Tillman
Isutler
Richbourg
A. Nettles
H.M
J. Walter Whitman
St. N. Richbourg
W. I. Yeldell
B. Rk
Lillman
M. C. Butler
John Gary Beyans
W. H. Ellerbe
Tindal
G. Walt. Whitman
Columbia Journal
L. N. Richbourg
Reform
John Gary Watts
W. H. Yelden
Edgefield
Yeldell
Manning
Washington
Cleveland
United States
Appleuse
Congress
Col. Elliott
New York
Senate
General Butler
Butler
Ile
Commonwealth of South Carolina
South Carolina
John Gary Evans
Ife
Baltimore
Darlington
Whiskey Trust
Ellerbe
Farmers
James I. Tindal
Clarendon
South Carolina Is More Beloved In His Home County Than Mr. Tindal
Beavers
Fs Tindal
Ugly mob beats and wounds laborer near Abbeville edge
The State reports a brutal assault and shooting of James A. Nelson by a mixed mob of white and colored men after Nelson was summoned to testify in a case involving illicit liquor. He was dragged across the county line toward Abbeville, whipped, shot in the leg and side, and left for dead. his condition is precarious. Cap. Sc. Hi. Youngblood, a U S marshal, provided details from Edgefield. Eight men were identified in the group, five white and one colored among the accused.
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Columbia
S.C
Abbeville
Edgefield
Abbeville County
Youngblood
Cedar Creek
Edgsfield County
Chenegro
Nelsom
Dispensary Hearings Highlight Graft and Allegations
At a July meeting in Sonnea us area focusing on Governor Tillman and the dispensary, speakers accuse Gantt and allies of misrepresentation and ring tactics. Discrepancies in the dispensary accounts are shown by an expert, with Tillman blamed for overspending and questions raised about commissions and patronage.
Confederate Flag Incident Sparks Riot at Caroano
On July 4 Mia Hammond planned to display a Confederate flag from her window. A hostile crowd gathered, police advised against it, and the flag was not delivered. The crowd dispersed after learning this, then she hung a British flag which a boy mistakenly treated as a Confederate banner and tore down. The group later returned and displayed national colors.
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Caroano
Mia. Hammond
Stilt
Mea. Hammond
Isaac 2
Governor defends exam into whiskey trade and bond breach
In a tense exchange Governor defends delaying action on the whiskey business, says he bought on credit and would penalize offenders. He notes offering rewards skewed by race, and claims he would use metropolitan police if Charleston officials fail to enforce the law. The meeting then broke up.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Charleston
Ficken
Assessments raise real estate values across state
The State Board of Equalization completed its 1893 tax reallocation reporting a 7 percent statewide rise in real property values, adding about six million dollars to the assessment total and raising statewide real property values to about 101 million. The board adjourned sine die after reviewing county auditor reports and approving district memos. A memorial to the Legislature was proposed to remit the 1893 taxes due to storm losses, with a committee named to push relief legislation.
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Columbia
8. C
State Board of Qualization
Abbeville
Aiken
Anderson
Barnwell
Beaufort
Berkeley
Charleston
Chester
Chesterfield
Clarendon
Colleton
Darlington
Edgefield
Fairfield
Florence
Georgetown
Greenville
Hampton
Ilorry
Kershaw
Lancaster
Laurens
Lexington
Marion
Marlboro
Newberry
Oconee
Orangeburg
Pickens
Richland
Spartanburg
Sumter
Union
Williamsburg
York
Stokes
Theron Earle
W. D. Scarboro
Vic
Itardee
Meaufort
J. J. Pettigrew
I. Baer
Board of Assensors
County Board of Equalization
Tate
lRegister
Reform Executive Committee Sets August Convention Details
The South Carolina State Reform Executive Committee met in the Senate Chamber with full attendance. They approved regulations for a gubernatorial convention in Columbia on August 16 1804 and county conventions on August 13 1804 to select delegates. Delegates must sign pledges to support the convention nominees and to abide by its decisions, with strict rules for eligibility and voting.
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Coumbria
State Reform Executive Committee
Senate
Sligh
Messrs
Kirkland
Glenn
Iarle
Reform Voters
South Carolina
Reform
Columbia
D. C
General Assembly
Executive Reform
Charleston
State Executive Committee
State Reform Committee
Wirth
Reform Club
J. Tomas Austin
J. M. Glenn
Hla
Deal
J.C
Ots
Louis Appel
Abbeville
McCalla
Aiken
T. Gaston
Anderson
Barnwell
A. IL. Patterson
Berkeley
Morrison
W. Gibbes Whaley
Chester
T. J. Sans Chesterfield
J. N. Redfearn
Colleton
J. Parler
Clarendon
Louis Appell
Darlington
I. Gray
Edgefield
J. M. Gaines
York
J. G. Wilborn
Three Armed Men in Savannah Robbery Attempt
Three men appeared at the Southern Express Company in Savannah at dawn to mail a package. When refused, they drew pistols and fired on the clerk who shot back. They fled toward Whitaker Street. Later, three dynamite fuses were found in the city suburbs matching the assailants’ descriptions.
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Savannah
Southern Express Company
Whitaker Street
Reform rifts in South Carolina governor race split farmers and lawyers
A Columbia SC reform meeting spawns widespread debate over primary changes and which faction, including Ellerbe and Alliances leaders, holds sway. Observers note discontent among farmers over influence by lawyers and officeholders, while others defend the committee’s stance and predict party unity. Aiken hosts a State Farmers Alliance meeting on the 26th to decide endorsements for lawmakers and the U S Senate.
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Columbia
S. C
Reform Executive Committee
Reform Committee
Reform Movement
South Carolina
State Reform Committee
Yens
Ellerbe
Tillman
Evans
Sligh
Etlerbe
Ellerba
Colleton
Ellerbee
Vope
Tindal
Aiken
Mont
Allanceman
State
Farmer's Alliance
United States Senate
Butlermen
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Gantt
Deiedmont
John Gary Iivangs
Buckley
Marion Swamp
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Llebee
Dennis
Alliance
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Vans
Muerbe
Willie
Fuerbee
Pope
Gen. Butler
Traxler
Ducatis
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Lexington County
DA. Tompkins
State of South Carolina
D. A. Tompicina
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Jonren
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Harden
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