The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-10

| he had been as good Reformer as any
other man. What ne objected 10 was
intemperance in the head of the militia.
When he went to Atlanta General
Watts disgrsced himself and the militia
of the State and he had letter from q
Lieutenant Colonel stantiating the
fact. He concluded by saying that he
ran on his record as q soldier and o
military man and if the people OF
Berkeley preferred Watts to him it was
all right, but he felt confident that he
would beat him two to one in the State.
Mr.. J. 7. Duncan spoke next on
the bond matter. He said that the
Governor should have resigned from
the Senate before going in with Rhiud.
He . id Governor Evans had made
two statements. He said at Manning
that he didn't have anything to do
with Rhind until the bond transaction
was over. At Conway he admitted
that he was connected with the trans
action from the beginning He should
make manly statement and stick to
it. He has stopped to the low level
of making the matter personal.
Governor Evans was received with
AAuSa ShSShihS. 1o epohO ~
upon tho bond matter, and denied
that he had called Mr.. Duncan liar.
Mr.. Duncan made statements which
he had denounced as false. He con-
tinued to repeat them and then he (the
Governor) stated that if the remark
was repeated by Mr.. Duncan without
proof he would be making himself out
liar. Governor Evans, continuing,
said Mr.. Duncan knew that the bid
was recommended by Tillman in n
message to the Legislature and Mr..
Duncan knows that he (Evans) had
nothing to do with it, The Governor
called for hand primary as to
whether he had done any wrong.
Nearly every hand went up. At the
request of listener he proceeded to
explain what Is to l meant and made
some remarks on the monetary ques-
tion. He said if the Chicago conven-
tion did not declare for free silver he
would walk ont Of it.
DR.. Stokes, candidate for re-nomi-
nation to Congress, spoke at length,
explaining how he came to be unseuted
by the last Congress, and also gave a
review Of his record as n Reformer.
He contended that the paramount issue
Is the silver question.
Mr.. Moses followed exCongressman
Stokes BY way of introduction he
said he had been in the Legislature for
ten years and in the Senate two years.
His record during that time was open
to the public. If elected 80 Congress
he would vote for free silver ut the
ratio of lG to |. He would vote against
and work against trusts end monopoI-
les of all kinds. If free silver did not
prevail this year, he believed that the
monetary stringency had not more than
begun. If he went to Congress he
there, and do his whole duty.
Col. Stanland said that probably his
competitors might be his superiors in
tellectually, because they had had more
advantages than he He was running
on his merits. He was not opposing
Mr.. Moses. but Mr.. Moses and him
self were opposing DR.. Stokes. He
:laimed to have been the first RefOrmer
in Berkeley county. He concluded by
saying that he was not opposing DR..
Stokes for the uuexpired term, but for
the term beginning next March, Mr..
Moses has, however, filed his pledge
for both the uneypired and long term.
AT CHARLESTON.
There were about 500 present,
large proportion of whom were negroes.
Chief of Police Martin and three lieu
tenants were present with squad to
preserve order, but their services we're
not needed. Chairman Barnwell called
tho meeting to order.
Mr.. Harrison being the first speaker,
be took up the discussion of the liquor
question. He employed the same line
of thought as Mt Monck's Corner and
repeated his arguments in favor of the
abolishment of the bottling institution
at Columbia and the direct shipment
OF liquors to the several county dispen-
saries. He reiterated his view that the
constabulary appointing power should
not be placed in the hands Of one man.
Hi gb2!e speseA Vas !iy2:ed to the
dlscussion Of the dispcnsary law.
Gen. Ellerbe was received with con-
siderable applause. He said that if he
had consulted his own personal inter
ests he would not have been a candi-
date. However, he yielded to the 80.
licitation of his friends Of both factions
and was now a candidate. He dis
cussed the Dispcnsary first. 1t is here
to stay and no honest man will say
that it is not an improvement on the
old bar-room system. He did not be.
lieve the abolition of the bottling es-
tablishment would prove wise The
whiskey has to be bottled and why not
give employment to native white pco-
pie in doing it? The county scheme
as advocated by MIR. Harrison wouid
open the way to fraud and corruption
and that is what we want to avoid.
County constables would be known to
yiolntors of the law. 1t was not in.