The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-09


the stand and greeted the name with .
: yell Of derision.
! Cen. Richbourg coming back to tn,
+: front said: do you deny that vo,
were drunk at Cleveland's first inaugu
ration and that you fell from YOU,
morse to the streets and had to be car
fl,d 10 your room in a hack ?"
Gen. Watts: "Any man who SAYS
Ihat lies and the truth is not In him. ,
zen ltichbourg " [ say SO, for
saw II. You fell to the streets, being
your room you could not recognize any
one until your stupor had been slept
or. Other gentlemen saw it, and were
they hero could substantiate it. There
was silence for once, when all this was
gong on, but after it was over there
were cries: He never got drunk in
Berkeley"
Gen. Rchbourg concluded by saying
that he ran on his record as a soldier
and a military man and if the people
or Berkeley preferred Watts to him it
was all right, but he felt confident thai
he would beat him two to one in the
State.
Chairman Stanland started to read
""oSC i'oi 10 IcGCCt. mere was Il
great deal Of confusion resulting.
| There were loud cries: Don't read it,
I'VE don't want to hear it, Let him
come before u.s." Others were yelling:
'Read it.' Finally a citzen jumped
In front of the crowd and said with
great emphasis LET us have fair
play. This sort Of thing is what is
hurting our county and State now"
quiet was thus restored and the letter
was read.
Mr.. ). II. Duncan spoke next on the
Dond matter. He said that the Gov
ernor should have resigned from the
Senate before going in~with Rhind.
Mr.. Duncan said Governor Evans had
made two statements. He said at Man
ming that he didn't have anything to do
with Rhind until the bond transaction
was over At Conway he admitted
that he was connected with the trans
action from the beginning. He should
make Il manly statement and stick to
1t. he has stoopad to the low level Of
making the matter personal He uses
the word "lie' and bandies other
cplthets about. | will not stoop so low
as to do that.
Governor Evans vas received with
much cheering and after some pleasant
remarks about his former visits to
Berkeley and the cordial reception
rendered him and the splendid time
he had had, he jumped Immediate
~ into the bond deal matter. Be
denied that he had called Mr.
Duncan u liar. Mr.. Duncan made
statements which he had denounced rs
false. He continued to repeat them
and then he (the Governor) stated that
II the remark was repeated by MIR.
Duncan without proof he would be
making himself out a liar.
| Governor Evans said that as State
Senator no man made living by his
salary. Must man quit practicing
law then ior money and take it up for
love :" (Cries: mo. No.O But If
as Senator | devised, worked for and
pushed through tho bill in order to ge
the fee, then | would be cu,pa6ie
c'That's right.w
Governor Evans, continuing, said My
Duncan knew that the bid was recon
mcnded by IIllman in message to tht
Legislature and Mr.. Duncan knows
that he (Evans) had nothing to do will
| it.
The Governor might as we'll have
stopped, for it was so evident that the
crowd was with him. He started t<
read part OF his bond explanation
but the crowd yelled: "Wo don't want
to hear it. You need no defense. >
All through the speech he was inter-
rupted by such side remarks. The
Governor, however, went over q short
explanation OF various phases Of the
bone matter.
Governor Evans at the request Of a
listener proceeded to explain what IL
to meant and made some remarks on
the monetary question. He said if the
Chicago convention did not declare for
fres silver he would walk out Of it.
(Chccrs.)
Earle, there was q derisive murmur
however, that the Judge shOuld have
fair play, but if he wanted to be Sena,
tor he should como out before the pco,
pie.
Senator Dennis D." He's got enough
we made him judge
Governor Evans thanked the crowd
for their very cordial reception and
endorsement. The crowd cheered
wildly.
Mr.. Duncan made the reply. He said
that mems enthusiasm might carry
their Judgment away. In 1894 Tillman
was charged with being in this bond
transaction yet Evans kept quiet until
now. Why has he lodged this ques-
tion and only to-day brings it out in a
crowd OF his friends?
Just about this time threatening
clouds from the east came up and a
heavy shower fell breaking up the
meeting.