The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-29

tory, Of which | am proud. Richard
son had canvassed the State. Two
weeks before the convention he said
to me he had 2 letter, and from the
reading OF the contents, he said to me:
You are the man have to fear"
Il told him to dismiss the idea. l
would not run. I was Attorney Gen
eral and had no reason to expec. to
run for Governor. | wanted an en-
dorsement as Attorney General. but
declined to 60 to Columbia to work
for it. That night | received a tele-
gram from Mr. Wannamaker, of Or
angeburg, leader Of the farmers move
ment asking me to become candl-
date for Governor. | replied that un-
der the circumstances | could not ac-
cept | saw DR.. Bates in Columbia
next day, and he congratulated me,
sayiug: "We are going to run you
for Governor. told him the circum-
stances and again said | could not &C.
cept. Mr. James and Mr.. Thomas
came as committee next day from
the farmers and urged me to run, and
| told them my personal honor and
duty would compel me to decline, as I
had promised Governor Richardson
not to run. l didn't know the farmers
wanted me for Governor, and an hon
orable man could not run, having
promised Richardson not to run. Ill
opposed him it would look like was
false. Notwithstanding I had twenty
votes over Richardson and was ambi-
tious, felt that | would not be true
TO myselfif accepted the nomination.
In spite of what said, l found that
my name would be proposed. said
to Philip Gilliard if my name is pre-
sented | could not run. Notwith-
standing this, my mama was presented,
and sent to my brother, DR.. Earle,
to say l could not accept. Who
would say man should accept office
at the sacrifice of his personal honor?
He asked Mr.. Kollock that question,
and the latter replied that no man
! would.
''Who brought you out in 1890 af-
ter "2l" conference had brought out
Bratton as candidate against Till
man?'
WHO was the Lwenty-one confer
ence9 Twenty.one men who arrogat-
ed to themselves to eject man Gov
ernor. They had perfect right 10
meet. came out afterwards because
| was not subject to the order OF the
twentvone conference"
Will you be kind enough to tell
the people how General Bratton was
treated in your own county, Sumter,
when he was running with you max
| ing common cause against Tillman
| and your committee was in charge OF
all arrangements for the campaign
meeting2"
II hope and believe he was treated
| kindly. had the greatest respect for
him. If the committee did not treat
him with, 1 know nothing about it. :"
Mr.. Kollock: Didn't you ride up
in carriage driven by four horses3"
| Judge Earle: II was not RESPONSE
bic for that, if my friends got car
riage for me. ] have been out with
Tillman not only when he rode, but
his carriage was pulled by his admir-
ers while l had to walk" (Laughter.) }
Are you willing to say now, as you
often said in 1890 on the stump, that
the Shell manifesto, which Tillman
himself wrote, begins and ends with q
lie and is lie from beginning to end2
If you have changed your mind about
this manifesto will you kindly tell
the people upon what ground and
what newly discovered facts have
brought such wonderful change of
view in so short time?"
''Yes, so far as corruption in Office
is concerned. He did not charge the
officers personally with dishonesty" ;"
Mr.. Kollock: Has he retracted
that2"
Judge Earle: He has said on the
stump again and again that he charg-
ed no personal corruption.
l discussed charges against State
officers and said they were lies.
Tillman has frequently said of my
administration that it was honest and
honorable.
But some times we find men so
bound up by prejudice and envy that
they can not be kept down. lie hop
ed that as we came nearer together we
could be more like brothers.
Mr.. Kollock: 1--WE are not making
any big fight on you Judge, but are
just having little fun"
"Judge Earle: Il know why it is.
It is not because you love Tillman
more, but Earle less. Cheers and
cries "That's rightly
Mr.. Dargan kept on trying 10 inter
rupt Judge Earle butthe latter paid no
attention to him. At last Mr. Dargan
, said he only wanted about ten min
utes.
Judge Earle: 81 have n thing to
do with you and nothing 10 do with
this meeting" (Cheers)
Mr.. Kollock published some more
questions on the same order in this
mornings News and handed them
along with the other. Judge Earle
overlooked them an Mr.. Kollock called
his attention to the fact but added that
he thought it hardly necessary for
him to answer them. Judge Earle ex-
pressed willingness to answer them
but the crowd yelled that they had
enough and didn't want to hear any
more.
Mr.. Dargan on his buggy wanted
. ten minutes time, but the crowd
wouldn't hear 10 it and beguan TO yell
for Earle. MIR. Kollock and Col.
Dargan made an amusing if not pitt
full spectacle of themselves and were
so badly demolished that they let
the Judge alone.-Register.
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