The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-05
THE WHISl.E( REBATE
DUNCAN REPEATS WHAT HE e':l
AT THE BARNWeLL MEETING.

aovernor Evans Says the Statement sS
ra,ss-Mr. MIxson Says 1t Was Unaut!:-
orized but Does Not Say 1t Was False.
AIKEN, July %. 9.-There were no SEN
sational features in yesterday cam
paign meeting here. 1t was Governor
Evans home, snd he had strong
pull" on the boys. Senator Tillman
%as here yesterday and made his ap'
Il pearance in the court house during
4 Gen. Barber's speech. The building
was packed, aud as soon as TIllman
entered the door there was L tremend
GUS cheer. Governor Evans had ell
tered few minutes before and been
welcomed with applause, but the vol
ume of sound was but half that which
filled the building when the senator
came in. Mr.. Duncan again made
his statement as to conversations be-
tween COL Mixson and Governor
Evans on rebates. Col. MlXson was
absent and Governor Evans pronounc
ed the declarations false. Mr.. May,
field publicly repeated message sent
Governor Evans by Mr.. Mixson, say
ing Mr.. Duncan's statements were
unauthorized. Governor Evans seemed
satisfied with such refutation OF Dun
cans statements. At lilo County
Chairman B. F. Ifolley called the
meeting to order. He hoped that
there would be no Interruptions, ana
that when this meeting was concluded
the candidates could say it was one OF
the most orderly that had been held IN
this State.
DrNcANQN LIE STAND.
General Barber was the
first speaker. He was followed by
Duncan. He said he was glad to meet
for the first time time the people OF
Aiken-the home of the governor:
He hoped a generous people would
hear him-he was running on his
merits alone and asked for the peo-
ple's votes. He spoke eulogistlcally y
of Senator Tillman who, he said, he
had introduced to audiences in the
past years in the upper counties OF
South Carolina.
Senator Tillman was praised for his
efforts in the senate, where he had,
against senatorial dignity, stirred up
the corruption and rot. In the Demo
cratic convention Tillman had more
envious darts thrown at him than any
other men there, but he had triumphed
in that he had proved himself greater
than q President-he was maker OF
Presidents. He had great hopes of
Democratic success even in New York
State.
Mr.. Duncan said he would like to
discuss the financial question at length,
but time did not permit and besides
Judge Earle made that theme the sub
iect for his speech. He thought Gen
eral Earle. who was a Conservative
in 1890, had been sufficiently paid by
the Reformers. Judge Earle's state
ment that he was neither Conssrva.
tive nor Reformer, but Democrat.
was an insult to both, because they
were all good Democrats.
A Voice-He was neither one.
AS to himself, Mr.. Duncan said he
took backseat for nobody and could
give as good authority as Ben Tillman
himself as to his reform record. As
to his other competitor, no man who
was a lawyer could know the peoples
needs as he did. He had been farmer
and knew what they needed. Neither
of his lawyer competitors could be in
touch with the people. He has studied
law simply to be able to present the
needs of his people in the most etfec.
tive manner.
Mr.. Duncan produced the house
journal and, as on yesterday, showed
that in 1883 Evans had voted against
Tillman and other Reformers as mem
bers of the board of agriculture. Evans
talked about Earle being recent con-
vert but he should not be in the band
wagon himself according to his own
ruling.
When this young man had been
looking out of his Office door in this
town to see whether the Reform pro-
cession was large enough for him to
join, he Ouncan) was making the
fight, introducing Tillman and advoca-
ting Reform.
Mr.. Duncan then turned to the
bond refunding. Evans had been told
by Tillman, when thel former had
asked for fee for conducting suit
in the bond case, that he should, as a
member of the administration, do the
work for nothing. Governor Evans
should have resigned from the senate
before accepting the position of attor-
ney for Rhind. The people could moi
justify it. They had Evans own state
ment, secondhand that he would re-
ceive fee of SIS, 5,000--altogether too
large for an honest transaction. Why
had he not thrown himself on the
mercy OF Ais friends. owning up his
mistake or sin and ask for forgiveness
instead Of following the course he
had2
Duncan said he had been forced to
call on unwilling witnesses, but some
of them had told the truth. He then
named Editor CAN'T as one of his wit
nesses against Evans. Here there
were cheers for Evans, but quiet was
restored bya gesture from a white
headed constable.
Tompkins and Norton, said Duncan,
when put upon the stand, had contra
dicted Evans statement that they had
delegated him to carry out policy as
as to the dispensary. Yesterday at
Barnwell, without previous notice to
any one, he had brought out matter
when Col. Mixson was on the stand
Neither Evans nor Mixson had word
to say. He asserted. giving Mixson as
his authority, that Evans had ordered
liquor purchased from Hubbell after
the latter had offered Mixson big re-