The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17
THE OTHER SIDE.
STATEMENTS ABOUT THE
DARGAN AFFAIR.

DARGAN AFFAIR.
per--Nyhat the Sheriff Says of the Action
of the Committee of Citizens.
(From the Fdgefeld Advertiser)
On Tuesday last pursuant to notice,
Col J. j. Dargan of Sumter came to
Edgefield to speak, to promulgate his
latest ISM He spent the night in our
town. On Wednesday morning lie
made his appearance on our streets.
About 10 a. m.. number of our
citizens. from the county and the
town. assembled in the law office Of
J. Wm. Thrmond, Esq. and the
matter discussed. decently and quietly,
as to whether he should be allowed to
discuss subject that would be in the
opinion of many people in Edgefeld
county precipltate a very bad state of
affairs and perhaps bring about riot
and possibly blood shed. After due
deliberation it was agreed that COM
mittee be selected to wait on Col.
I,what ba advocated and what he
~ wr,o,,IJ COW r nerm;tted 70 cav anv.
tb;nn G co 81 ibat a. thera could ha No donht
in the minds of any In accordance
with this programme, the following
gentlemen were selected on the COM
mittee: Sheriff w. II. OUTS. Treasur-
er T :" y u; p I1eTens, IG11 ~ w. DuitsoS' utsoS
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neafu in EonJlos,o nil ne go. s : Ill
stA nie VIZ .t asn Ii0 y WIZ Re''N tl,;s 10
aa,;+tao Ian tne ,aft 7t2 T1aT Dardan @ - Tas es.
oo.t.oV oorted ~ tbe Id de,,ot @ and 1aft town
wi '0' " Surp1rT Tlre go oT-Tzs re- pEpTrTs 1T
Harina nNrs raaa ~ tbe - account cor ~ Given bv
Col Darean in the daily papers of the
treatment he received in Edeefeld
and the comments of that paper there
upon, feel it my duty to make the
following statement of facts, in jus
tice to myself and the committee ap-
pointed by the citizens of the town
and county to act with me in inter
viewing Col. Dargan, notice having
been given by the Edgeield Chronicle
that he would deliver an address in
Edgefeld.
The people had heard and read of
Col. Dargan's utterances elsewhere,
such as: II for one have gone to the
negro, THAT I am neither ashamed
nor afraid. nor in any degree reluct-
ant, but rather glory in going to the
negro. II favor placing negro rep
resentatives. according to competency,
on each county ticket. This will give
minority representation to that race
and thus enable us to make a consti-
tuition by all the people for all the peo-
ple." "-''Universal suffrage for women
and men, rich and poor, black and
white now and always" The CON-
mittee submitted the above quoted re-
marks to Col. Darean and desired to
know of him through the committee
if these utterances embodied his views.
and if il was on that line he proposed
TO sneak in Edeefeld.
The committee in the discharge of
the duty imposed Immediately repair-
ed to the Chronicle office where we
met Col. Darean alone except the
emploves of the Chronicle office
7 introdnced myself and the COM
mittao ~ Coi Daroan Who sa;d he
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e1.n, Oe ,Ppo;ie So IA ~ an~,o i ni aoi'a .sno
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