The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-28

/ for Earle and Evans).
Evans: You can't bluff me. I will
/ say what ], please" (Cheers).
| Earle drawing a step nearer') "Yo,
shall not be allowed to speak as yo,
did yesterday tCheers and counter
cheers.)
/ Evans texcitedly): "I shall be al
lowed to speak as please" (Cheers
for Earle and Evans.)
EarieI DO 1t at your peril
(Cheers and confusion.)
/ Evans proceeded to talk of the dues
tions propounded at Lancaster about
giving insurance to his brother.
Earle: "Do you deny it?"
| Evans: II do"
Earle: "Then I'll furnish proof"
Evans: Furnish it. That's what
have asked for"
Earle: '"The man who gave me those
questions guaranteed his ability to
prove themn
Governor Evans then read q letter
from f.. M. MixsOn to Attorney Gener.
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 b.
Earle; Don't you countersign all
| checks ?"
Evans: "I don't know"
earle: Didn't you then ?"
Earle: Didn't you know that the
rate OF insurance on the property was
higher than when it was insured in
the old agency ?'
Evans: mo, l didn't, There was
no separate fund provided, and some
times had to sign checks for as much
not mn Il, II ~.
Legislature to take the responsibility
off me-"
Earle: am not referring to the
new board, but to the old one."
Evans: "You can make your speech
later. Sit down. L never finch when
am struck, boys, and NO one can bull.
doze me-"
AS to his other opponent he did not
care about him. Governor Evans pro-
ceeded to say something about the en-
nifty OF Dan Tompkins making him
oppose the reconstruction of the State
board OF control, repeating something
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 a dozen voices in
the crowd.
Duncan: Listen, men l have got
him cornered at last"
Evans: "Mr Chairman, please make
him sit down."
Duncan took his seat
Governor Evans said that Duncan
had been going around the State saving
that Iil!man was going to drop him,
but he had not mentioned Tillman's
name here today. Judge Earle had
said Illlman would not have appointed
Rhind II he had known of his connec-
tion with him.
Earle: 81 say so still"
Evans: All right, Judge; I will
read Ben's own words.
Earle: " 1 say If he had known you
were copartner of Phind he would
not have appointed him as financial
agent"
Evans (screaming): "You know |
was not his copartner, sir. have de-
MED it,"
Earle: "You were nothing else. You
divided the profits"
Evans: "If that's all you know about
law you had better resign from the
Earle: "You know as we'll as any
one that your connection with that
case made you q copartner."
Evans (waying his handy "Sit
down, sonny; sit down, judgie; 1 will
read you something"
Governor Evans said that Duncan
had been Dragging of an interview
that he had with Tillman, making it
appear that Tillman was against him,
or at least hands off. He had written
Tillman a letter hoping to get some
comfort, but he had been disappointed.
Tlllman had answered, and enclosed
copy OF his answer to him (Evans) with
q brief note, the last line of which was
wishing you success, ETC." Governor
Evans, with many gesticulations and
signs OF qualification, read Senator
Tillman's reply to Duncan as follows:
TRENTON, S. c., July 20, 1896.
10 Hon. Jno. II. Duncan, Columbia,
s. c.
My Dear Sir: Your letter of July
5th, addressed to me at Chicago, reach
ed me in the midst Of the hurly burly
attending the national convention, and
OF course there was neither time nor
inclination to answer it.
l reached home on the 14th, but had
not recovered from the fatigue and ex-
element before the shocking tragedy
occurred which snatched from me my
first born. | mention these things by
way OF explanation OF the delay In re-
plying to your letter.
Frankly, must say that am sorry
you wrote any letter, for as / am drag
ged reluctantly into this matter, must
speak with my usual bluntness. have
always regarded you as my personal
and political friend and as q good and
true Reformer; and for personal rea-
sons | would be glad to help you in any
way. You have q perfect right to as
pire to any ofhce in the gift of the peo-
pie and to use all honest and honorable
efforts to secure votes. must say,
however, that you had noright to make
use OF the private conversation which
you had with me in manner calculat-
ed to deceive the public. There was
nothing in the nature OF consultation
about 1t. You did not breathe word,
or intimate even your purpose of be-
coming candidate, and the tenor of
our entire talk was, as you know, one
OF malignant criticism on your part of
Governor Evans, while defended him
or asked for proof OF your accusations.
did tell you that l expected to take
no part In the election OF Senator be-
cause [ believed the people of South
Carolina, to be competent to Judge for
themselves, and that have no right
In any wise to attempt TO direct or die
tate their decision. You did me q
wrong, when, as you are reported to
have said In one of ourrecent speeches,
you claimed Icould make whom