The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-23

Here Judge Earle asked leave to pro.
pound lew questions.
AS chairman OF the State Board of
Control, how many meetings did You
call in 1895 ?"
Governor Evans could not remember.
Hc did not know.
Earle-Was it not your duty to call
meetings?
Evans-No; not unless there was
something to do.
Governor Evans did not know any,
thlng about cancelling OF insurance Of
State buildings. He had not done it.
nor given the insurance to his brother
he did not know how many agents had
insurance on State property when he
went In. nor how many had 1t now.
Earle-What purpose did you have
In asking the present clerk of the State
Board of Control for the prices the
board was paying for whiskey?
Evans--Because | heard they wore
paying too much and wanted to find
out about it.
Earle-Did you not cancel the insur-
ance 1T 1t per cent. on the Anderson
dtspe nsary and give it to your brother
at por cent?
Evans-I did not.
Governor Evans said he had not
called the board together in 1895 be-
cause Norton, Tompkins and himself
had agreed on policy and he was left
to carry it out.
to give them q chance to vote on the
dlsDensary next fall.
All right" he said, "I'll do it,"
Governor Evans felt confident of beat
Ing both these fellows. 1t was two to
one, and he almost wished it was 16 to
!. Why had Judge Earle asked him
these questions What was the object
of them?
Earle-Becausc II it was true that
you had done these things, you were
not iii to be Governor. (Checrs.)
Evans-But you know they are not
true.
Earlc-I know nothing OF the kind,
sir; | know nothing about you. | asked
the questions; they arc not mine but
were handed to mo. am responsible
for asking them. The person who
handed them to me assures me he can
prove what they imply. He will be
responsible for their answer. (Cries
Of Earle! Earle!)
Evans-l will hold you responsible
for the questions and answersl
Earle am always responsible, sir,
for anything do. (Cheers.)
Governor Evans was on the platform
shaking his finger and gesticulatins
vohemently, while General Earle was
on tho ground, gcsturiug with his up
lifted arm. 1t was by odds the most
interesting moment Of the campaign.
Governor Evans said he brought the
people tidings, but 'he did not take
time to tell them, coming back to the
case in point and saying he knew the
people were not going to put men in
charge now who had been against thom
IN 1871. Judge Earle was d good man.
He was a judge, and, he believed, a
by Reformers, but he had not been with
the people in their demands six years
ago. He says he Is not Conservative
or Reformer. He stands between, then
he must be half alligator, half horse
man.
Earle-I say I am Democrat and an
honest man.
Evans-Yes, there are Democrats
and Democrats.
Earle-And there are Reformers and
E}efOrmers.
Governor Evans said Judge Earle was
swinging on Tillman's coattails.
Juoge Earlc arose quickly and adj
yanced to the stand, addressing Gov.
Evans, who kept on talking, turning
his back to Earle.
81 can't let that pass" said the Judge,
In a low tone. He again called to the
Governor, who asked the Judge not to
interrupt him 80 often, he could speak
afterwards. (Cries of "Earle.")
Judge Earle-You know, sir, l never
swung to Governor Tillman m any
other man. When you say otherwise
you do yourself an injustice.
Governor Evans went on to say the
people were not going to turn out the
old veteran and the wounded soldier at
this stage of the fighting. "You are
not going to repudiate the mon who
have been fighting for you." He was
going to beat both these men, he said,
as BADLY as Tillman had beat Earle in
1890. (Cheers.)