The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-28
OUT IN THE WILD WOODS.
THE CAMPAIGN NIEETING-IND OAR
LINGTON COUNTY.
Duncan Makes Another Lungc at
Evans-The Governor Reads Till
mans Letter-Earle Answers the
KolIock Questions.

The campaign meeting for Darling
fifteen miles from the town of Darling
ton, and the most interesting feature
as usual was the discussion between
the candidates for United States Scna-
tor, which is reported as follows:
John T. Duncan came here as man
to man; he knew this people were
here to hear the truth. Senator Till
man had written him letter COM
planning that he should not have used
on tho stump what was said in private
conversation. But it had not been
denied that Tillman had said what he
reported. Duncan said he stood closer
to the people; he knew their needs !;
he spoke to them as u brother Alliance
man; he knew that running off into
third party would weaken their
strength and had advised against it,
Tillman was to-day more the idol of
his people than any man since Calhoun.
In his magnificent speech in the Senate
when he trampled senatorial dignity
under foot he had struck telling
blow for the people. Mr.. Duncan pre-
dicted Bryan's success and the success
of the silver cause and made few
oUhcr nufrlcu rSlSFouCeS w ndUlOndl
affairs.
Coming back to State affairs he said
Judge Earle had lost the respect of
Conservatives by his change Of politics
and 9he Reformers had paid him
enough. There was not room for u
man who took neither side. The line
In State politics had been too clear cut.
If Earle had not run the line would
have come together, but his candidacy
would again drawt he factions apart.
AS to Evans, he had told the truth
about him, and would continue to tell it
from day to day until the people UNDER
stood it, If it took till the end OF the
campaign. BY the use of u letter
written by Senator Tillman when not
conversant with the facts IL would be
| misstated certain circumstances.
Evan had been selected as their
governor by q majority OF the Re-
| formers, in clubs assembled the State
convention had so expressed the peo-
pies wish. He was stronger on that
| day than he had ever been since. He
had made hundreds of foes to where
he had made one friend and Mr.. Dun.
can honestly believed ii this race had
not been complicated by the entry OF
Judge Earle, Evans would have drawn
| out. AS 1T was his only hope was that
b. II. Tillman would say something in
his behalf. Mr.. Duncan had said B
I II. Tillman declared he would be hands
off in this race and he believed yet he
would be fair to all parties.
| In his letter Senator Tillman did
not say any statement of his was false
but that 1t was misleading Tillmar
from that distance could not Judge
accurately; newspaper accounts were
necessarily only partial, and he die
not think dllman would have writer
as he did il he had not been visited a.
his homo by Evans and induced II
write 1T.
He had written Senator Tillman 9
letter and he now called on him Z,
give that letter to the world. Sine,
4 Evans had gotten Tillman's reply tt
his tDuncan,s) letter he had made /,
!, great hurrah about ii, meglecting i'm
portant questions tibet SHOULD be dis
y chsseG. Evans knew that letter wa
his only salvation. Yet, Tlllma
!, simply said Duncan, don'l let pre-;
lndice or envy run away with You.
'tNhsn he'd he shown preiudice? II