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Governor Evans said that the

Governor Evans said that the
CHANCES recommended in the dispen
sary law, change in the board, were
in the best Of his judgment.
G ,vernor Evans then asked Mr.. l..
R. Cooper to read the recommends
tions in these matters to the last Leg.
islature.
In the matter of the circulars to the
dispensaries Governor Evans denied
any knowledge of them. 1t was true
that his brother was agent for an in
surnce company. Why not? He was
free to carry on what business he
chose. But he (Evans) had nothing
to do with the matter.
The Administration has been at
ia :ked by Duncan and called failure.
l have convicted violators of the dis.
pensary law in Charleston, and put
them under a metropolitan police sys.
tenn, and will keep them there until
they leran to enforce the dispeusary
law. I have given them honest juries,
and seven blind tigers pleaded guilty
yesterday. The dispensary law is GER
tainly not failure.
The statement read at the Manning
meeting was read, with explanations
and interpretations. He spoke or read
for over two hours, and had the clos,
est attention. His remarks we're often
very personal. calling Mr.. Duncan
"Johhnie" and making great sport OF
the side remarks made by several en-
thusiastic and possibly not too sober
listeners. His remarks we're often
punctuated with applause and laugh
ter.
After Governor Evans sat down Mr..
Duncan was allowed few minutes for
reply to q new matter brought out.
He said that there was much in reserve
but that there were many other meet.
ings, and they should be told yet. The
Governor had hedged and avoided the
questions propounded and had accred-
tied all the good that had been done
to his own personal efforts. There
was not time now to answer the Gov.
ernor aud show wherein he avoided
the issues brought up-but at another
time he would say more. Mr.. Duncan
was only allowed ten minutes and had
hardly gotten started when time was
called upon him.
The Hon. John L. McLlurin, can
didate for Congress from the 9th dis
trict was introduced and made a short
and humorous talk.
OTHER SPEECHES.
Following Mr.. McLaurin were
Comptroller General Norton, Lieuten
ant Governor Zimmerman, Superln-
tendent of Education May6eld, Mr.. L:
G. Robinson, Mr.. M. r. Cooper and
the Hon. M. B. McSweeney, made
ive.minute talks. The time allowed
gave only a chance for few pleasant
words. Comptroller General Norton
is a candidate for reelection. Tne
Hon. w. Fl. Zimmerman Is a candl
date for State Treasurer. Superintend
ent of Education May6eld is candidate
for reelection. Mr.. Robinson IS a
candidate for superintendent OF Edu-
cation. Mr.. Cooper is a candidate for
Lieutenant Governor.
Col. M. B. McSweeney, candidate
for Lieutenant Governor, made q
pointed and we'll connected talk. which
was carefully and attentively listened
to. He said that South Carollnas
condition today was greatly in advance
of the past in both commercial and ed
ucational advantages. and that pro,
gress was to be seen on every hand.
He believed in presenting these facts,
and not insinuating as to the failures
of the Administration, and said that
if he was elected to the office OF Lieu
tenant Governor he would impartial
ly discharge the duties devolving upon
him. He hoped when the primary
was ended and the ticket nominated
that the white people of South Carroll.
ma would be united, and that good
feeling would exist.
Adt. Gen. Watts, a candidate Tor
re election, said that he desired to
thank the people for the handsome
vote given in the last election. The
militia of South Carolina was second
to none in the country. He had taken
charge of the militia when seriously
disordered, just after the Darlington
war, but he had brought it up to its
present high standard and meant to
keep it so If the people will let him
There had been some signs of mud
singing, but he had no idea of doing
any of that kind of work. He had
been charged with being young"
He was proud of it, and he would re-
call to the youths present that their
fathers were no older than he when
they went in the war for Southern
rights. =.
Gen. R. N. Richbourg, also candi.
date for Adjutant and Inspector Gen.
eral, spoke next. He said he had
been long in service, in war and peace.
His remarks were about Identical with
those made at Manning yesterday.
Question by Gen. Watts: Didn't
you in 1890 run on the Haskellite tick
et2"
Gen. Richbourg: eyes, but didn't
you vote for Bratton2"
Gen. Watts: mo, sir; l did not"
Gen. Richbourg said that he had
heard Gen Watts say so.
Gen Watts denied this in toto.
Gen. Richbourg returned to the au-
dience and said it was very hard to be
interrupted by a boy. Gen. Watts,
he said, had received his education at
the hands of the taxpayers. He had
obligated himself to teach two years
in the public schools and had not done
so.
Gen. Watts produced document
with red seal and asked Gen. Rich
bourg to read it, but this he declined
to do. He continued saying that he
was annoyed By the impertinence of