The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-18
THE STATE CAMP AlGN.
The Events of the Week.
THE BoNNEAU MEETING.
ENerbe Jumps Hard on the Eeons
Slate-Erans Criticises Euerbe for
Leaning the 4Nionce-He also says
Nc 7uer and lNcGovon acere Drunh;
Special to Augusta Chronicle.

Mcloer and 4NcGo,0an arere Drunk
Special to Augusta Chronicle.
Bonneaus, S. c., July 1.-THE
fun was several stories high at the
campaign meeting here today. Most
of it was furnished by several bump
tious Berkeley braves in the audience,
but Ellerbe and Evans added 10 the
enjoyment by vigorously slashing into
each other. General Ellerbe is fast
realizing that he is gone coon if he
does not smash the slate on which the
public believe is written in large
letters s.For Governor, John Gary
Evans" Ellerbe put on his war
paint and declared that the country
had been packed for Evans and that
if the people did not keep their eyes
skinned the Gary and Evans families
would absorb all the Offices. He
charged that Spartanburg county had
been stolen from him by Larry CAN'T,
who had previously written him
that the county county was for him
and that they could not stomach any
lawyer for Governor
Evans shot back in brief fashion.
He intimated that during the dispen-
sary war in Darlington Ellerbe had
sat in a bomb-proof in Columbia,
drawing his salary. Ellerbe was
rotten" because he mad Joined the
Alliance and then quit Evans made
the astounding remark that, judging
from their decision against the dispen-
sary law, Chief Justice Mc1ver and
Associate Justice McGowan were
drunk.
Gen. Butler read extracts from the
report of the State dispensary. He
said
81 have presented extracts from Mr..
Traxler's report for the quarter end
ing January 3lst, 1894, on former
occasion, but the facts have never
been grouped as l have them now.
If they can be satisfactorily explain.
ed, / would be very glad to have it
done as l do not wish to make an
unjust accusation against any man.
Although Mr. Traxler may be pri-
marily responsible, and Ishaye no rea-
son to doubt his, honesty orsintegrhy,
Governor Tillalan''s name assigned to
to the report. and ofscourae he must
stand by it.
1t will be seen that the column of
assets when added up does not
amount to $2S0.S47 Il, but only to
$3.50, ,634 Is, and therefore the ac-
counts do not balance, the assets
being short by $19,7l3 IL.
"Now Governor Tillman says this
is mistake Of the printer, and that
the $l9,7l3.1I is accounted for on
the opposite page as leash in the
treasury" | must leave the public
printer and Governor Tillman to settle
the question of mistake, but granting
that to be true, I don't see how that
helps him, because the column Of
assets is still short, and does not
balance with the liabilities.
Gov. Tillman admits that he
exceeded the appropriation of $780,
900 made by the Legislature. Sena-
tor Butler submitted a statement
showing this excess to amount to
$48,O0O Continuing he said
Section does not avail him, be-
cause the expenditure of $4,000 or
$63, 900 was made before he had sold
gallon of liquor. How can he
justify his action, which is pa!pable
in violation of the Constitution and
laws of the State. Ifhe can exceed the
appropriation by $4S,000 he may by
a million of dollars, so you can readily
see where such loose administration
will lead. There is one other phase
of the administration which | cannot
understand A friend has handed ME
commissions given by Gov. Tillman
to R. Y. CAN'T of Lexington county
l. is dated the 9Th of January, 1894,
and appoints him special constable
under the Dispensary Act. How
many of these special constables have
been thus commissioned we do not
know. Gov. Tillman alone can inform
us, if he will In transmitting his
commission to Mr. Can't, Mr.. D. a.
Thompkins, private Secretary Of the
Governor, writes the following letter !:
! State of South Carolina,
Executive Chamber.
Columbia, Sc, January 8, 1891.
r. V. Can't, Esq Grace, S. G.
Dear Sir: Governor Tillman directs
me to send you the inclosed com.
mission as State Constable, and to
say that you will receive as pay S25