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


TilIman had always been true to him.
He had seen Tillman u few days ago
aud he (riIlman) had said things
which ne would report to them # the
race was 10 be made for the Senate
with only one maa IN the field II
would produce bad feeling and ID ir-
reparable harm 10 the movement. lie
did not come there to make charges,
but he was there to make some fur
ther inquiries into an important mat
ter. He had asked Ti!Iman did he
(Tillman) kno. IN 1894 that Evans
had any kind OF q contract with
Rhindl Tillman said he did not
Nllman's hands were clean. Bates had
made possible error of Judgment,
but Evans occupied different posi-
ton.
Tillman had promised him to be
hands off in this race and he was go
ing 10 make it. He knew that Tillman
had seen the statement that Evans had
iust made ana he had said God,
that does not reach the case; he had
better get down to the facts" He
took up some OF the statements made
by Evans and commented on them.
The argument was not made concise
ly or consecutively, however, and it
was hard TO keep the connection. Ey,
ans admitted to having asked for pay
for one transaction. Might he not also
have asked Rhind for favors?
He then attacked the Evans Admin.
ishation. As Governor what had he
done that entitled him to the promo
ton to the Senate? His Administra-
ton had been a terrible failure.
Slight applause) lie had caused
more pickering and strife than any
man who had ever been IN the State
House. He did not have the friend,
ship, confidence or support Of any of
the men in the State House. lie had
spoken to Tillman about the dispen-
sary and be had said that his advice to
Evans had been to get away from It
by placing it in the hands oil board
outside the State House. Over this
some misunderstanding arose and there
were some words between Evans and
the speaker. Mr.. Duncan sat down
after pledging himself to keep up his
investigation of the bond transaction.
There were Immediately loud calls
for Evans. The Governor said, when
ne took the stand, that he was some
what surpriaed at the statements that
had been made Many of them were
mere insinuations, and he had said
that he would take no more notice OF
dirty insinuations. 4 reference was
made to the connection between Mr..
Duncan and Secretary OF State Tomp'
kins.
Mr.. Duncan: "Mr. Tompkins knew
nothing OF my intention to make this
fight until the very last minute y
Governor Evans: Il believe you,
for if he had you would never have
entered the race.
Governor Evans went on to say that
it had been charged that he had nc
frieuds in the State House. There
were all of the men from the State
House; let them speak for themselves
He referred to the assertion that DC
had been advised to take the dispen-
sary out of the State House. h
claimed the idea as his own and an
other wrangle ensued.
Mr.. Duncan again interrupted th5
Governor by saying something aboul
Governor Evans being the "logica
candidate for the Senate. The speaker
made an effective retort by saying he
was not the logical candidate, and be
was proud of it. The people alone
could say who should be a successful
candidate. They were the only mas
ters he recognized. The complaint
against him seemed to be, he said, tha
he had not consulted Mr.. Duncan anc
other parties in the State House. The
people alone were his masters, and he
said, To hell with the politicians.
The question of the control Of The
dispensary was brought up again anc
Senator S. G.. May6eld was appealed
to for decision, both sides seeming
to be content with his reply.
The discussion finally grew so warn
that for a minute it looked as though
troable might grow out of it. Cover
nor Evans SAID something which
seemed to reflect upon some Of the
State employees and Mr.. Duncan
jumped up and demanded whether il
was personal reflection. Governor
Evans said it was not, adding with
laugh that ne had not hard feeling
against Mr.. Duncan. He went on tt
say that he was glad to get a chance
to fight. He liked to fight; he wished
they would come Ii to l. The game
cock never finched when he felt the
gait.
Governor Evans sat down amit
much cheering. In the discussion
with Mr.. Duncan he not only had the
crowd with him from start to finish
but he had the best of the argument a:
we'll. He turned every interruption
to the best advantage, and caught th'
shouts of the people. He appeared tt
better advantage in the debate than
have ever before seen him do.