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candidate for United States Senator
was introduced and made few intro
ductory remarks. He said he bad en-
tered the race from sense of duty.
Two wears ago he was against Ellerbe
He went to the Legislature John
Gary Evans man. To-day he had
chan ged views. Governor Evans has
said that he would not refer again tc
the matter brought up yesterday un.
less assailed. His remarks were then
substantially as follows:
Tillman has answered in a previous
campaign. He answers again for
himself, admitting that he and DR.:
Bates failed in the attempt 10 refund
and, of course, had no opportunity to
divide the six months interest. Mr..
Rhind, on the recommendation OF
Governor Evans, then member OF
the Legislature, was employed as
broker in the refunding, not with
standing the fact that other brokers
were previously engaged in the bust
ness. From Mr.. Rhind's testimony
we see that ''he (Evans) has been
working with me from the start on
this thing" Now, the question for
Governor Evans 10 answer is: Is this
truey Did you have contract, agree
ment or understanding with Rhind
from the beginning, and what part oil
the spoils were you to receive.
The admission on your part THAT IN
1893, while Senator, you were engaged
by Mr.. Rhind to conduct this case in q
Maryland Court, for the division, it
SC ems of a small remainder, amount
ing, | believe, to fifteen or seventeen
thousand dollars was clearly given
Yesterday. Will you tell US what
part of this amount you are to receive
Furthermore, can you tell US what
became of the main sum, amounting,
in round numbers, to little more than
seventy.fve thousand dollars9 This
being the II per cent which Rhind
was to receive.
What part of this amount, if any,
have you received2.
Governor Evans, this being ques
ton in which every South Carollnian
is interested, would it not be possible
for you to procure full account, or
the check book or original memoran'
dunn from your friend and client, Mr..
Rhind2 This would settle the ques
ton, and do you not owe as much to
your people2 -
That you occupy an entirely differ
emf pOsitiOn to either Senator Tillman
or DIR. Bates is evident to all. This is
evidenced by Senator Tillmans state
ment in the newspapers Of yesterday,
being the same as given by him in the
campaign of 1894 as to his relation to
the matter. He leaves you To do, il
you can, just what he has done In
showing his innocence. Let us ask
you this question, Mr.. Evaus: Is ii
not fair for us to presume from your
admission on yesterday that you asked
OF Governor Tillman pay for conduct
ing an agreed case, that you would
ask Mr.. Rhind when securing for him
this undertaking proportionate fee to
the size of the undertaking2
Tlllman said 10 you you owed these
services to the State and were entitled
to no pay, but that he paid you $5O
for expenses. Has your expense ac'
count been presented to Mr.. Rnindl
Governor Evans: Who is your
authority for that2
Mr.. Duncan: Governor Tillman is
my authority.
All your explanation about the re-
funding of the debt and the benefit re-
eeived thereby for the State is inter
esting, but irrelevant To the point at
hand.
Now, reiterate my statement that
Mr.. Evans's management of affairs
has been a failure. The chickering's
and strife engendered thereby can only
be undone by his passing from the
scene of action as politician III this
State.
In my inad7ertant statement Of yes
terday that you did not have the friend
ship, confidence or support of the other
members of the Administration, may
have created wrong impression.
do not mean to say that the other
members of the Administration are
fighting you; indeed, am assured
they are not; but each ma is conduct
ing his own campaign as he sees pro.
per and will not interfere or take sides
in the issue between ourselves. That
your Administration has been terri
BILE failure shall prove.
Mr.. Duncan alluded to the circular
letter to State dispensers requiring
them to give surety bonds, and that
the Governors brother was the agent
of the surety company.
"A voice: That's lie"
Mr.. Duncan: rs the dispenser
heres Is that not a factz"
dispenser Suits: "Yes. | got the
circular"
Mr.. Duncan also alluded to the re-
quirement of the dispensers to insure
with companies represented by Barney
Evans.
GOV. EVANS SPEAKS.
Governor John Gary Evans fol-
lowed Mr.. Duncan. He said that this
was the first time that the people had
ever had a right to select by their in
dividual votes their United States
Senator. He said that Mr.. Duncan
had not put forth one reason why he
should be Senator, but had only said
that he should not be. 1t seems as
though I was running on my good
character, and that Mr.. Duncan was
running on my bad character. For
Gods sake. let me take my good charac
ter in the Senate with me. Governor
Evans said he knew he had tread on
some toes during his Administration,
but it was only for the good Of the
people in general. Tillman, he said.