The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-08-07

bates aud went overhis dispensary bill
charges again.
Mr.. Muller, candidate for Solicitor
annour ced himself, and taken his seat.
Mr.. Thurmond, another candidate
for the solicitorship, made quite o
lengthy speech touching on the issued
before the people.
Congressman Talbert wound up tho
meeting in short, but pointed speech
on national issues.
THE BARNwELL MEETING.
Chairman Bellinger called the meet.
ing to order, and said that any inter
ruptions from the audience would be
counted up on the time of the speakers,
and conseqently each and every speak
er received a respectful hearing. The
first speaker was Gen. Watts, and in
beginning he referred to the "mud-
singing" 'and hoped that it would
cease. He referred to his political
record, saying he had always been a
Reformer and was not recent con-
vert, and had never been an Indepen-
dent. In conclusion he also gave
, short statement of his stewardship as
Adjutant General.
Gen. Richbourg being the next to
| address the audience, he referred to
his military record and qualifications
for filling the duties of the Adjutant
Generals Office. He next referred to
his politics of 1890 and the Darlington
insurrection. He had been ordered
by the Governor to take charge Of the
torops at the penitentiary to succeed
Gen. Watts
torial candidate to speak. He said:
In 1890 Judge Earle had called "the
Shell manifesto-the document MAX
ing charges against the old admins
tration and calling tho convention
which nominated Tillman-a lie. He
said to the audience "lf it was lie
then it's lie uow," and they should
not give Office to men who had worked
against the cause.
He was asked to explain the bond
| question. but he said that subject was
worn out. In his closing remarks he
| spoke upon national affairs and read
the Tillman letter, which was produced
| at Bennettsville.
| After the Governor finished the let
ter Mr.. JOHN L. Duncan wes intro
duced, and he devoted much of his
time in attacking the Governors char
| acter. He spoke of his latest inter-
view with Tillman and said Tillman
would not have written o letter for
Evans, but would have condemned
him if he had known Evans had made
| deal with Rhind to divide commits
sions on the State bonds. He was as
sured if Earle was out of this race that
he would defea. Evans.
He was asked to tell about the
whiskey rebates, which he did, and it
caused quite sensation. The Gov
ernor and Col. Mixson, the State
liquor commissioner, never opened
their mouth in reply. He concluded
by calling attention to the fact that
Nixon had taken the State insurance
from other agents and given it to Gov.
Evans brother ut higher rate.
Judge Earle, in opening his speech,
! aaid thst before discussing the great
which he wisneef, tie PETER to Q matter
TO know, and through the press ,he
people OF the State, in reference to q
transaction at q political meeting at
Florence. My action at that place
must be considered in two aspects. AS
to the first no one regrets the occur
renee more than I. A Circuit Judge
should obey the law. AS to the second,
as u man l have no az ologies to make.
When became Circuit Judge did not
lay aside my manhood, and as long as
am man, and as long as God lets me
i've, will never insult fellow man
nor Perml6 him to insult me. (Cheers.)
That's all have to say about that.
Ihe rest of Judge Earle's speech was
devoted to a discussion of national is
sues. He made cIear and interesting
address on the money question and
was loudly applauded as he took his
seat
Solicitor Bellinger was received with
cheers, and was not howled down as it
was expected. He discussed at length
the duties of solicitor and referred
to the Broxton Bridge case. He also
read that section of the Constitution
winch refers to Il county being held
liable for any lynchings occurring in
their counties, that it was subject to a
damage suit 1t was very evident that
the solicitor had the crowd on his side
MIR. Carroll Simms, Solicitor Bel
hnger's opponent, next addressed the
meeting. He said he tried every ef-
fort to keep tho crowd from bowling
down MIR. Bellinger at the Hampton
meeting, but he could not control
them, and that it was an insult to say
that he could. MIR. Simms closed by
paying his respects to the newspapers,
saying that they seemed to subordi-
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