The sun., 1896-08-24
MUD.SLIEGING CAMPAIGN.
TTGLMANITB BPITHBrs ON TEE
SOUTH CAROLINA BTUMP.
Buddeu Appearance or = NePsrtneut Cierh
ss . CAndidste for Untted states Senator
Aesinst Evsns and EHis Charges or Mall
fSannnoo - Nomo Uutv Nanou Called.


ab . Candidate for Untted states Senator
Against Evsns and nzis Charges or Mai-
feasnnee - sono Ugly Names Called.
COLUMBIA, y. O.. Aug. 23.-The most oxtraor-
dinary political primary campaign in the his
tory Of South Carolina politics has just come 70
close. and on Tuesday those mon who have
their names on Democratic club rolls will vote
for every officer from United States Senator to
County School Commissioner. For two months
candidates for the United States Senate and
State offices have been stumping the State, and
such an exhibition Of mud singing and un-
checked abuse has never before been witnessed
in this Commonwealth.
This year tho Anti-Tillmanites made no oppo-
sition to the powers that be. and . slate WAS
prepared which was expected to have walk
over. This slate was all powerful as to ive Of
the nine offlces. but aspirants for four places
refused to bow TO the slate, and have made .
vigorous attemot to break It. These mon as
pired 20 bo United States Senator. Governor.
Adtutant-Gencral, and Superintendent of Edu-
cation.
Tho constitution OF the party made provision
for n primary on Aug. 90. at which all candi-
dates including those for United States Sena-
tor, should 10 voted for. Each candidate. in
cluding those for the Legislature, is pledged
to support the primary nominees. so that tho
candidate for the Senate receiving the majority
OF the votos cast will have tho unanimous sup
port Of the Democratic mem bers OF the General
Assembly. The successor of Senator John L.
NJ. lrby will be elected by tho popular Demo-
cratic vote OF this State.
BY the rules governing this primary, all en-
tries had to bo made by June 22. After that
date all were barred from entering the race.
Gov. John Gary Evans. who succeeded Tillman
as Governor. was considered the logical candi-
date for the Senate Senator Irhy. having op-
posed Senator Tillman's "16 to l or bust" pro-
gramme for the Chicago Convention. was noti-
fed by his friends over the State that II he ran
his defeat would be certain, as II was known
Tilman was backing Evans- So the man who
conducted Tillman's campaign in 1890. who
turned the tide In the Convention and had him
nominated. bowed TO the inevitable and stopped
aside to witness the triumph of his bitterest
enemy.
The campaign opened on June %, tho day set
for the close OF entries- Gov. Evans was the
last speaker on the list. He had been accused
Of an Improper transaction over the refpndinE
statement he was receiving the conEratula-
tions OF friends over having no opposition when
in tSs oee Of Who's.
duty 1t had been, as Evans remarks, Ito
take, to the Governor commissions TO
ing the Chairman on the arm. showed him
documentary evidence that he had deposited
lie announced himself as a candidate for tho
United States Senate. That was John T. Dun
can, who, In two months, has met Evans In
thirty nine Joint debates. and has made charges
aRainst pu bile man on the stump In this state
even in the daSs of good stealing"
One OF the biggest sensations Duncan had to
spring. was that Evans while State Senator and
leader of the Administration forces. recon-
mended an obscure broker named Golden Rhind
of Augusta, Ga. 20 Gov. Tillman for appoint
ment as the States agent to refund S5,250,000
in state bonds at Az per cent, the agent 10
before making this recomme alton, made q
deal with Rhind for part of the commissions.
and had or would receive q very large slice of
the S11s.000 Evans has denied that there WAS
and Rhind, but admits that he was Rhind's
attorney. His fee, he says, has never been fixed.
Duncan duplicates Evans in scoop" of
liquor rebates while Chairman OF the Board of
Evans accused Ben filman to the Liquor Com
mission OF filing his pockets out of the dis
pensary while he was Governor. He also
charged Evans with paying his private tray
lowed him for public expenses. He has called
Evans " a dirty puppy" n slanderer. liar, ras-
cal. migrate. scoundrel." and other names.
drsy hss aed
Duncan started to strike him once. but aSherif
Judge Joseph H. Earle telegraphed his entry
M A. the nd S ao
sensations. At Florence, when the Governor
alluded to him as O dog with It's tail cut"
Earle slapped Evans's face. and blows were eK-
changed. At the last meeting he denounced as
which was pu blished.
Evans 10 confident OF election. II there 10 O
large vote there will have to be q second pri-
mary, probably between Evans and Earle.