The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-08-14
STATE CAMPAIGN.
Continued from Bird pa ge.)

to Washington and foru n peoples
ring and kick out the money changers.
Great cheering.)
Mr.. Duncan seeing the temper of
the crowd did not go much into his
usual charges against Gov. Evans. In
fact ho said nothing about commits
sions, rebates and several other things
but talked mostly on national politics
and the achievements OF the Reform
party.
Mr.. Mnyfcld contined his remarks
to giving detailed statement of the
progress made in South Carolina since
1890. He repeated the charge made
against Mr.. Robinson at Columbia that
his report rs School Commissioners of
Pickens county was incomplete and de-
fcctive in several particulars, whereby
the report of the Superintendent of
Education was thrown out OF balance;
no report as to the number of school
houses or their condition or the enroll
mcnt Of scholars; ho was III error in
several amounts of money eypended;
he did not report until the third day
of October, when he should have made
it on tho first.
Mr.. Robinson said there was no
issue between him and mis- opponent
except the office. As to his report, if
it was incorrect, he should have sent it
back for correction. But lie wanted
to use it in the campaign, which was
unfair and unkind. There is nothing
criminally wrong in that report. I
demanded that he read it because in
situations should not be made. He
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statistics are the hardest kind to get
correct. School commissioners have
TO depend upon trustees and if their
reports are not correct and comes in
late there must necessarily be errors
in the Commissioners report. For
their neglect we are often forced to go
Ito Il teachers report which Accompanies
their claims. \ great many never
come in until the taxes are collected
and that is why | was forced to say
that my report was as nearly correct
rs possible.
. Mr.. Tntam announced that Mr.. FL
lerbe could not be present, and in
troduccd Mr.. Whitman, with cheers
for Ellcrbee. He said that he was sick.
and if he was interrupted like he had
been Mt other places by people drunk
on Dispcnsary liquor, he would leave
the stand and go of and see if there
were not enough Christian and sober
men in the crowd who would listen to
him. He said that he was Reformcr
two years before the movement began,
but while he had the people OF this
county with him, the candidates com.
.bined against him aud defeated Kim ly
twenty votes.
:, He read his letter from Tillman, in
which he expressed the belief that Mr.
Whitman should have some good plncc.
Mr.. Whitman went on to talk
about the pap-suckers, and how Till
man had not carried out his promises
by reason OF being bound down by tho
pap-suckers. There were cheers fer
Tillmnn and Ellcrbe, when Mr.. Whit
man said he never said Tilman was II
liar, as Ellerbc has. He said
he believed the Dislcnsnry the
greatest humpug Gods sun ever shone
ion. He closed by talking about taxes
mot being reduced.
Mr.. Harrison received respectful
hearing while he explained his Dispen-
sary We've, and his ideas about the dis
position or the privilege tax.
MIR. Cooper, candidate for Lienten-
ant Governor, made short address,
in which he said that his opponent. by
his absence, practically conceded Or
an2eburg to him, and had gone on II
missionary work in Spnrtanburg.
/ Congressman Stokes and candidate
Moses spoke on national issues, and
the meeting closed.