The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-08-28
he, foS which he was in no wsy re-.
sponsiblc, but. however that may be,

4 bc, lOA "utCu Wu5 III no WY re-.
sponsible, but. however that may be.
he certainly Was in good company. He
praised the Reform movement for
having abolished barrooms, the only
party that had the courage to do $50.
Senator Harrison being next intro
duccd expatiuted on the fact that the
fertilizer tax was too much money for
Clemson us it was not needed. He
gave detail, Il statement showing that
his county Dispcnsary idea would have
all the benefits OF the present plan and
mt the same time be much cheaper.
Local option, which he favors, would
enable people to say whether profits
should he made. That is II fine point,
he said, hut he could sec no reason
why Jtit should not be made.
| MIR. Duncan WIS the first Senatorial
aspiraut to bs introduced. He used
o portion of his time discussing the
financial problem, holding that while
free silver was necessary for the bene-
TT of the people, still ho felt it unnec.
essury to talk at length of n matter upon
which all are agreed. He said that
Judge Earle's candidacy was unfortu-
nate in that it brought ont factional
politics again and thus prevent in
measure the people selecting tho best
man. AS a connection Of his wife he
regretted to have to show mp his other
opponent. He said he had never said
one word against him that he hasn't
proven from the records or from living
witnesses. He read the record
of Governor Evans's vote on the
agricultural board when Ti!lman,
Sligh, and others were candidates.
He accused Governor Evans with hold
ing conference on juno 81 with
Wehmann, Kroeg. Roessler and Stell-
ing of Charleston in order to get Con-
seryative votes. Ho needs them, vet
he tries to make Reformers believe
that it is his opponents who are trying
to get Conservative votes. He jumped
on Governor Evans for receiving money
from the bond syndicate. That may
be fee, but the people had to pay it
to tho syndicate and he should have
saved that much to the State He said
that Evans was trying to make it ap-
pear that the speaker was Irby's
legatee. Irby whipped himself and
this man deserves n whipping. He
understands, however, that Senator
Irby was now sorry he had not made
the race. He claimed that Governo.
Evans's action at Barnwell was an evil
dence of guilt, when the rebate busi-
ness was brought up in Mixson's
presence.
Governor Evans being next intro
duced said that he wished to preface
his remarks with personal statement.
He said: eat Florence I stated in re-
ference to certain insurance in Ander-
son, that if the agent, Mr.. Maxwell,
after he received notice that lower
rate could be obtained on Dispensary
business, and didn't so inform the
authorities, that he had robbed tho
State. Mr.. Maxwell assures me that
the business had been taken from him
when the reduced rate went into effect,
and that it was not in his power to
give the State the benefit of the reduc-
ton. desire to state here, in his
own town and among his own people,
that any words Of injustice uttered by
me against him I retract them like an
honest man will do. (Cheers). I never
did any man q wrong but what I had
the manhood to apologize for"
He went on to say that Mr.. Duncan
was his personal enemy, but had not
the manhood to soy 80, but actually
slept In the same room, the night be
fore he publicly announce d himself
my enemy. Processing to be my friend
he might have stabbed me in the back
A voice: "He's nothing but Ju-
das." (Cheers.)
Governor Evans said that the vilest
being could blacken the character of
any man by insinuations. An idolator
might throw mud at the Virgin Mary,
but that would not injure her blessed
character.
He then took mp the bond matter
and said that ms T.hmnu'I lctt"r had
never been published in this county
and because rumors had been circulat-
cd about him in connection with 1t, he
would read lit.
Where is the cvidc Ice that I am to
! get SSiJ, 900? RhinNs sworn testimony
is that the amount has not been agreed
upon. He hoped he would get that
amount. Naughter.) If he did, he
would come to Anderson and spend
some of it and divide it among the
boys. AS to the conference, one of the
parties has already stated in the pub
lie prints that there was no such con-
ference rs charged. If / could bring
mp the whole audience al disprove HIS
statements h , would go to Abbeville to-
morrow and repeat them with the same
bold face.
Judge Earle announced that he was
| II candidate of no man or no newspn-
per. He wa brought out by no man
and wasn't running or any mans in
tluencc. In 1892 he wrote letter to