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.er. He did not know.

DER. dc QlQ not Know.
Earle-Was it not your duty to call
meetings9
Evans-No; not unless there was
something to do.
Governor Evans did not know any,
thing about cancelling of insurance of
State buildings He had not done it,
nor given the insurance to his broth
er. He did not know how many
agents had insurance on State proper
ty when he went in, nor how many
had it now.
Earle-What purpose did you have
in asking the present clerk of the State
board of control for the prices the
board was paying for whiskey2
Evans-Because I heard they were
paying too much and l wanted to find
out about it.
Earle-Did you not cancel the in
surance at l 3.4 per cent. on the An
derson dispensary and give it to your
brother at Q per cent?
Evans-I did not.
Governor Evans said he had not
called the board together in 1895, be.
cause Merton, Tompkins and himself
had agreed on a policy anu he was
left to carry it out.
Voices in the crowd called on Evans
to give them q chance TO vote on the
dispensary next fall.
'sAll right" he said "I'll do it."
Governor Evans felt confident OF
beating both these fellows. 1t was
two to one, and he almost wished it
was 16 to 1. Why had Judge % arle
asked him these questions2 What
was the object OF them9
Earle Because, if it was true that
you had done these things, you were
not fit to be governor. (Chesrs.)
Evans-But you know they are not
true.
Earle-I know nothing of the kind,
sir; I know nothing about you.
asked the questions; they are not mine
but were handed to me. am respon-
sible for asking them. The person
who handed them to me assures me
he can prove what they imply. He
will be responsible for their answer.
(Cries of Earle EarleD
Evans-I will hold you responsible
for the questions and the answerl
Earle-I am always responsible, sir
for anything do. (Cheers.) =.
Gov. Evans was on the platform
shaking his finger and gesticulatine
vehemently, while Gen. Earle was or
the ground, gesturing with his uplift.
ed arm. 1t was by odds the most in
teresting moment of the campaign.
Gov. Evans said he brought the peo
pie tidings, but he did not take time
to tell them, coming back to the CASE
in point and saying he knew this peo
pie were not going to put men in
charge now who had been against
them in 1890. Judge Earle was 6
good man, and, he believed, a goot
Judge. He had been made one by Re
formers, but he had not been with the
people in their demands six years ago
BE says be is not Conservative or Re
former. He stands between, then he
must be half alligator, half horseman.
Earle-I say am a Democrat and
an honest man.
Evans--Yes, there are Democrats
and Democrats.
Earle-And there are Reformers anc
Reformers.
Gov. Evans said Judge Earle was
swinging on Tillman's coattails.
Judge Earle arose quickly and ad
vanced to the stand, addressing Gov
Evans, who kept on talking, turning
his back to Earle.
II can't let that pass" said tne
Judge, in low tone. He again called
to the governor, who asked the judge
not to Interrupt him so often, he could
speak afterwards. (Cries of earle. u,
Judge Earle-You know, sir, l nev
er swung to Gov. Tillman or any 9th
er man. When you say otherwise
you do yourself an injustice.
Gov. Evans went on to say the peo
pie were not going to put men in office
who had been fighting the alliance.
They were not going to turn out the
old veteran and wounded soldier al
this stage of the fighting. 'You are
not going to repudlate men who have
been fighting for you" He wasgoine
to beat both these men, he said, as
badly as Tillman had beat Earle in
1890. (Cheers)
THE OTHER SPEAKERS.
The Senatorial aspirants were fol
lowed by Whitman and Harrison, can
didates for Governor, who put in theil
pleas. These gentlemen were followed
by Major McSweeney, who seems tc
have walk over for Lueitenant Cover
nor. Attorney, General Barber fol
lowed Major McSweeney, and was fol
lowed in turn by Messes
Watts and Richbourg, candi
dates for Adiutant and In
spector General, Watts spoke of the
militia with pride, referring to the i'm
provement he had made fh it in draft
ing the enlistment law. He went on
to say he was making this campaign
on merit. He had right to criticise
his opponent as to his political actions
but would never stoop so low as to 60
into personalities, and no Confederate
soldier or gentleman would stoop to the
law plane his opponent had.
He referred to Gen. Earle as bow.
ing to the will Of the majority when
defeated by Tillman, but Gen. Rich
bourg had run against Gen. Farley,
the nominee of the Democratic party.
He did not mean to criticise any mans
political opinion, so long as he was
honest, but he has changed his poll.
tics three times in the last six years,
and God only knew what step he
would take next, but according to a
gentleman in Sumter he would "go
to the Lily Whites next" As to his
next step, however, he would have
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