The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-30

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the change was to be-. After we had
agreed on Il plan Colonel Tompk ms
objected. Governor Evans won't to src
Colonel Tompkins and afterwards told
me to draft another bill"
Mr.. Duncan was satisfied. He know
now that Governor Evans would admit
what he had been cvading. When Il
good witness is put up he owns up.
| ltut when man fights such n one as
this there are some things he must cX-
pect.
Governor Evans (sotto voce): He
| must expect to catch hell if he don't
tell tho truth"
Duncan, continuing said that u GER
| tain editor, after seeing Evans at
| Manning, wrote an article saying he
had bought 10000 acres Of land near
Columbia, and intimated that dispcn-
sary rebates had been used. Land
| around Columbia was worth $500 an
acre. This deal would have required
three millions. II Evans, as chairman
OF the board, permitted a steal like
that he was poor man to have charge
OF the States interests. He had pur.
chased q small pioce Of land on which
he had paid $500. Thoro were calls for
Evans.
When the Governor was introduced
he said he looked on Benncttsville az
the Mecca of RefOrmcrs, for it was in
that old court house that Ben llmun
first made his complaint against State
| officials and told them there was some
thing wrong with national affairs. He
regretted that the campaign had been
pitched on so low q plane; he regret
ted that skunks had been brought in
TO make their perfume in the air. He
did not mind lighting an honorable
man, but one of the meanest OF men,
one Of the dirtiest of towards, was he
who makes accusations or insinup ito -
without proof He had welcomed
Earle into the campaign because he
thought him an honorable man, but ut
the meeting at lancaster Earle had
read Questions winch we're inSlnuatIons
that he had given dispcnsary insurance
| to his brother, taking it from Scibles.
Who had started the campaign on this
plane
Earle: Who started it? You, sir.
Yesterday in tho presence Of ladies
you made statements and used langu-
age no Governor Of South Carolina
should he guilty Of and will tell YOU,
sir, you must not DO it again" (Cheers
| for Earle and Evansi.
Evans You can't blum me. | viii
| say w hat please" (Chcers).
Earle drawing Il step ncarcr') - GU
| shall not be allowed to speak us you
did Yesterday" (Chcers and counter
| chacrs.)
Evans (excitcdly): 81 shall bc al
lowed to speak Us | please ((!hecrs,
for Earle and Evans.)
| earle: DO it at your peril. "
(Cheers and confusion)
Evans proceeded to talk OF The uucs.
tions propounded at Lancaster about
giving insurance to his brother.
Earle: "'Do you deny it 2"
Evans: e. do"
Earle: '"Thcn I'll furnish proof"
Evans: "Furnish it. That's what
have asked for"
Earle: Tho man who gave me those
questions guaranteed his ability tt
| provo them"
| Governor Evans then read q letter
| from e. Nj. MiXsOn to Attorney Gencr
al Barber asking him to state at the
Chester meeting that he alone was re.
sponsible for taking the insurance
away from Seibels and giving it to Is
B. Evans.
Earle; "Don't you countcrsign all
| checks ?"
Evans: ST don't know"
| Eprle: Didn't you then ?"
Evans: "Yes." .
Earle: " Didn't you know that the
rate of Insurance. on the property was
| higher tlan when it was insured in
! the old agcncy?'
Evans: mo, | didn't. There was
no separate fund provided, and [ some
times had to sign checks for as much
as SO, 600. That was why | ask ed tho
legislature to take the responsibility
Off me-"
Earle: 81 am not referring to the
new board, but to the old one"
Evans: "fou can make your speech
later. Sit down. | never finch when
| | am struck, boys, and no one can bull.
dOZc NO."
AS TO his other opponent he did not
care about him. Governor Evans pro-
cecded to say something about the en-
nifty OF Dan TOmpkins making him
oppose the reconstruction of the State
board OF control, repeating somcth ing
he alleged Duncan had said. There
| was too much noise to get his exact
| language.
| Duncan denied saying what Evans
attributed to him, and proceeded to
make statement.
| Evans: "Sit down.
| Sit down." said q dozen voices in
| the crowd.
Duncan "Listen, men; | have got
him c0rnered at last
Evans: MIR, Chairman, please make
| him sit down"
| Duncan took his seat
Governor Evans said that Duncan
| had been going around the State saying
that Iillmhn was going TO drop him,
but he had not mentioned TillInans
name here today. Judge Earle had
said Tillman would not have appointed
| Rhind If he had known OF his conncc-
ton with him.
Earle 81 say 80 STILL"
Evans - All right, Judge; | will
read Bcn's own words.
Earle: say il he had known YOU
were copartner Of thind he would
not have appointed him hs financial
| agent
Evans (scrcaming): "You know
was not his copartner, sir. bavo dc
nicd it,"
Earle: - You were nothing else. Yor
divided the profits"
Evans: 'Jf that's all you know abou,
law you had better resign from the
bench"
Earle: You know as well as an,
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