The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-01

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ing up the boys to see Ben Tiilman
and himself. Mr. Duncan made in
situations against him and told them
to their teeth that he had no proof
By that he admits that he is a SANDER
er.
But the milk in the cocoanut,"
said Governor Evans, was about the
dispensary. Somehow and for some
reason there had been opposition to
putting the dispensary on an honest
plane. Another matter that troubled
some people was that he had been
watching tooclose.
It was an Internal lie that he had
ever cancelled one dollars worth of
insurance on any dispansary. There
had been some complaint about his
brother having some insurance, and
they said they were going to take it
away from him. He had asked them
why, and The reply was that he had
been talking about them so much. lie
told them that his brother had as much
right to talk of them as anyone else,
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As to that circular requiring dis
pensers to give bonds, it was sent out
by the new board three months after
his connection with the dispensary
had ceased. He knew knothing Of it
The circular and the recall to which
Mr.. Duncan referred were read. They
were signed by Col. Willie Jones,
chairman and the recall stated that
dispensers would not be required to
give bonds until July.
Referring to the bond matter Gov
ernor Evans said he had been Rhind's
counselor from first to last, and never
had there been mentioned a fixed fee
or commission. All that Duncan had
TO say against him was that he should
not have taken a fee in the case Oe-
cause he was State senator. II law
yers in the legislature did not take
such cases they would starve. do
you think Mr.. Duncan would have
taken it if he had had the chance2 He
would have grabbed it like redbelly
perch takes wasp"
Governor Evans then read from the
State, where. when Mr.. Duncan was
in the legislature, he had, in a debate
with Col. Haskell, said the commits
sions proposed to be allowed for bonds
should not be hampered.
Mr.. Duncan, said Governor Evans,
laid stress on his asking Governor Till
man for a fee. Now, if he expected
to get a commission from Rhind or
anyone would he have asked Tillman
for a fee, or even for his expenses
Mr.. Duncan had asked where the
other part of the commission had
gone. He had read the papers the last
week and must have seen that a
New York broker got S25, 900, another
broker had gotten $4,000, and Mr..
Rhind himself $4,000 three years ago.
Referring to the candidacy of Judge
Earle, Governor Evans said it was
not fair for him to ask them to vote
for him and not come here, meet him
and talk to them. He should resign
his judgeship, or let him appoint some
one to sit in his stead while he was on
the stump.
Mr.. Duncan, in reply, said that in
round numbers the commissions al
lowed for retunding the bonds were
$l1S,000; of this amount $4,000 had
been accounted for as disposed Of.
There was said to be S4S, 900 locked up
in court; where was the diference2
Governor Evans-Don't you know
the syndicate got the balance
Mr.. Duncan replied that he was glad
to know that much had been account
&c for. Turning to Mr.. B. B. Evans,
Mr.. Duncan said:
"Mr. Evans, you have heretofore
insured the dispensares3"
Mr.. E7ans-I have.
Mr.. Duncan-Did you enclose appli'
cation blanks of your companies IN
those letters containing that circular
10 the dispensers
Mr.. E7ans-I did not.
Mr.. Duncan-Did you have them
enclosed2
Mr.. E7ans-I did not.
Mr.. Duncan Mr.. Dispenser; IS he
in the halll
Mr.. Evans The blanks were sent
by the dispensary The clerk asked
me for them. as l am repseating the
only surety company doing business
in the State.
Mr.. Duncan-Who was it asked you
for them2
Mr.. Egans-The clerk, Mr.. Scruggs.
Mr.. Duncan said he would prove by
Mr.. E6rd that Governor Evans want
ed to get back on the board OF control
Of the dispensary.
Gen. Watts, the next speaker, said
he was willing to leave his fortu ines
in the hands OF old Confederate SOL
diers.
Gen. Watts was followed by the
candidates for superintendent OF edu,
cation--Mr. May6eld and Mr.. Robin
son. They both appealed to the 10
habitants of the ''Independent Repub
lie" for their votes. Congressman Nc
Laurin ext spoke and the meeting
adjourned.