The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-22
Who They Are.

It will be remembered that soon al
ter Senator Tillman and Governor
Evans spoke in Atlanta on Carolina
Day the Exhibitors Association took
up the matter and passed resolutions
severely censuring the speakers for
the only inharmonious note struck
during the great Exposition. There has
been a good deal said in the newspa-
pers about the Association and the pol
lev of the Exposition Company in al
lowing such a statement to go out IN
relation to the orators Erom South
Carolina. The Columbia correspon-
dent of the News and Courier says
Governor Evans had some curiosity
to know something about the men
whose names appeared attached to the
series of resolutions, and whether it
was matter of political capital and the
like, so he wrote to trustworthy Car
Gilman, who was in Atlanta, and from
him has received reply. The writ
er says that he delayed replying until
he was able to get definite information
as to the parties in regard to whom the
inquiry was made. Then the letter
goes on to say: "Mr. Filcher, who
halls from California and is here rep
resenting that State, or claims to doso,
is Democrat. w. F. Anthony, who
is here selling suspenders and goods Of
this kind is man OF no reputation
and is Republican in politics. Mr..
Esennet, who halls from Tennessee,
and claims to be a Democrat, repre-
sents the Winchester Repeating Rifle
Company. j. w. Ports who signs
himself from Maryland, is a resident
of Pittsburg, Pa, and a Republican.
He is here in the interests OF the HEINZ
Pickle Company. G. R. Robbins, OF
Boston, is representing leather con-
Germ and is Republican in politics.
None Of these men are here in their
cwn interest, but all are employed by
others who are exhibiting their wares
and have employed these people as
their agents for the time being. Sofar
as have been able to learn none OF
them is man of prominence at home,
and they do not seem to attract any
special attention here | think the
matter was instigated by the bad tenl-
pered editorial in the Atlanta Evening
Journal. which I think was piece OF
spite against Senator Tillman," and
then the writer goes on to say that he
thinks that there is no need to worry
about the Exhibitors Association, and
that the people there have acout for
gotten the incident. Governor Evans
saws that he does not care at all about
the matter, and the contents of the
letter are merely published as a mat
ter of interesting history. Both Sena-
tor TilIman and Governor Evans have
received letters from prominent cltl-
zens thanking them for having told
the people at the Exposition what they
thought about the pension North, that
the South was helping itself and
that the Northern investors came here
after they found this profitable held
for their money. Governor Evans
proposes to let the matter drop and IN
his annual message to the Legislature
will call attention to the Chicago,
Nashville and Baltimore Exposltlons
and ask the General Assembly to CO.
operate with the undertaking as tar as
possible. Governor Evans is specially
interested in the success Of the South
Carolina end of the line for the Chlca-
20 Cotton Exposition.