The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-28

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Earle-Did you not tell Can't yor
, expected a fee
4 Evans--I have said that In the pres
ence OF about every one in the State
4 Certainly | expect to get fee. Now,
s think, General Earle should answer
the questions of MIR. Kollock.
Il Earle--l am not ashamed to answer
any question about myself.
Evans-No; / don't believe you are
ashamed 10 say that you were an anti;
i that you fought Tillman; that you said
the She'll manifesto was u lie from be-
ginning to end. He really did not
think Earle expected to get this office.
He was studying geography and would
come and ask the people for something
six years from now when they would
give it to him.
Earle-Not IL you can help 1t.
Governor Evans closed by making
an appeal for the people to stand to
their guns; not to be persuaded to de-
sert their cause and not to swap off
votes. He was cheered and applauded.
General Earle was applauded, the
ladies in the audience leading. He
Immediately alluded toGovernor Evans
speech as q remarkable harangue, the
like of which he did not suppose had
ever been made by any Governor OF any
/
Evans-These are record breaking
times.
Earle-In this campaign when the
people are supposed to be instructed on
important questions, they come here
and listen to TRADE. All he can say
about me is: Don't vote for him; he
ran against Tillman in 90" Yes, l
did run for Governor in 1890. but ran
| against Tillman, and in all that cam
paign l never heard such little, mean,
contemplate filings as l, have heard
Evans-What DO you mean by con-
temptible?
Earle Il always mean just what say
mean, contemplate things.
Evans-Why, if there was nothing
charged against you in 1890 did you
havo to take the stump as u candidate
to explain?
Earle-Because it had gotten into
the minds Of the people that something
was wrong, sir; just as it has gotten
into their minds there Is something
wrong about you and you'll be fortui.
nate If you clear yourself before them
as did.
Evans-I guess SO.
Earle-At the Kingstree meeting
the Governor of the State, occupying
that position Of dignity, said of me:
"I'll rip him up the back" he being
the Aiken game cock.
Evans-Well, haven't /?
General Earle said that without max
Ing charges of his own, and just ac-
cepting Evans statement, he would say
that If Tillman had known of Evans
connection with Rhind when he sug-
gested him for appointment as finan-
cial agent he would not have appointed
him.
Evans-I had no connection with him,
sir, at that time. Tillman knew nav
relations with him.
Earle-You have said so, and say it
Is SO.
Evans-I did not, sir.
Earle-Your own statements place
that as the only logical inference and
it is SO.
Governor Evans had arisen, and
Judge Earle turned his back on the
audience and advanced toward Evans.
Both were shaking their fingers and
they did 80 until the index finger of
the right hand of each came within
foot OF the others. Judge Earle ap-
peared more angry than / have ever
seen him. His face was white, while
that OF Evans was red.
Earle have the floor, sir, and Ill
stay hure. You stand convicted by
struction can be put upon it. When
State Senator you recommended Rhind,
and IL Tillman had known you were
friend in the sense of an attorney he
would never have appointed him.
Evans repeat | was not his attor-
ney, then.
Earle-If Tillman had known he was
your co-partner he never would have
appointed him.
Evans-He was not my co-partner;
I've said it's not 80.
was he selected by Rhind? Was it be-
cause of his extraordinary ability, be-
cause of his brilliancy al the bar ?
Were there not men sufficiently capa-
Bile of doing the work in Baltimore and
elsewhere Why was Rhind recon-
mended-a broker of no national repu-
tatiOn, with no standing in the great
financial world
Turning to Detective Newbold, Judge
Earle said {: "As to this gentleman, IL
do him an injustice, beg his pardon,
but it is asserted that he has been APP
pointed to follow this campaign around
to protect Governor Evans"
Evans He went around with Tillmap.
A VOice-There is no need for him
to come here.
Just here one eide of the stand could
not bear the weight of humanity that
had crowded upon 1t and went down
with tremendous crash. The speak
ers were on the other side and escaped.
AS 1t was going down Governor Evans
was heard denying that Newbold was
here to protect him. II don't need
any one to protect me-" said Evans.
Earle-And il you did, detective
would not stay in the waJ.
Eyans-ND. II I did / would ba he-
fore him.
Earle, scornfully-Oh! you would
But all this is child's play, gentlemen
There are more important subjects to
discuss" The Judge then discussed
the financial question. BeforeAhe con-
cluded there was diversion, General
| Earle having drifted to the dispensary
question. Seeing Secretary Tompkins,
| he asked him il it was 80, as stated by
Evans at Lancaster, that the board OF
control had agreed on - certain policy
| for Evans to carry out.
Colonel Tompkins--I know OF no such
| agreement.
| Evans-Did you not tell me you
would back me up In carrying out Tills'
mans policy?
Tompkins-I remember no such un-
derstanding.
Evans Well, you did. ITO General
Earle) Is there any evidence the State
lost by the board having no meetings
Earle--l asked to find out what Mr..