The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-22

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about aim, who by quiet laughing ex'
pressed approval of his escellency s
wit.
Evans had done some boastlng, said
Dun All, about this bond business. and
now be was probably sorry he had
talked SO much, but he would not dare
deny that in the very recent past he
had tried 10 persuade friend be was
mistaken AZ TO an Impression he had
about statement Evans made to him
"a regard 10 his connection with the
bonds OF Ehind.
Evana--Who Is the man:
puncan-Larry Can't
4ivans-That is lie | never said
ANY suc'i thing to him.
D'tncsu--That Is his only defense.
That lie, " is all be can say. s.y
no brave man would take advantage
of q nsa on the staud like that, par.
ticularlp wheu he is protected by paid
meD, here to do his bidding. Men
hired t. 90 around with him to pro
tect hI.:cuwardly bones. Shouts and
cheers.)
This reference to paid men was di,
rected to the presence OF Detective
Newbold, who has followed the cam
paign from the beginning. There
have been one Or two other hangers
on, but they are not known to have
the job OF protecting Governor Evans.
Tue truth, said Duncan, was hard to
take sometimes, add when he told It,
Evans tried to- blow ink over him.
See hin come with the lie AGAIN, .
said he La Charleston, III 1894, But,
Ter had charged Evans and Tllman
with having huger III the b )nd pie.
At Walterboro, the next day, Elllman
swore no man IN South C4rolina had
gotten one cent. Evans had not told
him Of his connection with Rhind
He don I dare deny that.
Evans l do deny it; TIllnan will,
too.
Duncan--Do you dare charge Sena-
ator Tillman with knowing your guilt
and trying To hide it.
EVans-No, Idou't say was guilty;
you do
Duncan You don't dare say Till
man would try to aide any mans
guilt.
AS to the dispensAry the law was all
right
a Vo.es The whiskey is not,
though.
DuncAn--No, but don't hold the law
responsible for the bad management.
That's what | want to talk to you
about. After the Darlington riot, said
Duncan, all the insurance on dispen-
sarias were cancelled. Mr.. Seibels, an
insurance agent. went to Governor
Tillman aud offered 10 insure all the
dispensaries. Governor Tillman told
him TO do SO. SeibelS vent TO- New
York, made arrangements with all his
companies and placedall the insurance.
TINS man, pointing to Governor
Evans, took it way from him when
he got to be governor and gave 1t all
to his brother" Governor Evans will
tell you am clerk in the State house
and that havea brother in the. States
employ 3. +. Tillman appointed
linn.
Evans Did yoa not ask me to ap
point him?
Duncan-No, for l advised him not
to take the job.
Evans You. have short memory
about some things.
Evans, said Duncan. had singled
out three railroads in South Carolina
10 attack IN his annual message. He
shook the Southern road severel y to
please the boys. Just after that his
brother, George, lawyerin Edge6eld
came through Columbia On his way to
Washington to get employed BY the
Southern road. He returned from
Washington in the private Car OF the
general counsel of the road.
Evans says he was watching some
one in the dispensary closely, yet he
only called one meeting of the board
OF control in - months. That was a
fine way to keep watch. AS to the
bonding of dispensers, he reasserted
that after the new board had taken
charge, blank forms of the company
represented by the governors brother.
had been enclosed IN official commu-
nications. TIE premiums from this
amounted to, about 81, ,000
GOVERNOR EVANS.
Governor Evans was received with
few hand claps. He was glad, he
said, to see General Earle here. Re was
dignifed gentleman, a judge who
had but just laid aside the ermine.
Governor Evans was tired of going
around this State shooting at carrlon
crows and sparrows. He had. been
endol sed at Hampton. They said he
was not guilty of any wrong, He
could rot put brains II numpskulls S
head so be could understand. He had
not made Duncan and was not respon
sible for him. Cod. Almighty made
him and be sometimes wondered why
he had. He had decided to pay no
characterization to him and unless he
was asked questions be would make
nc answer 10 the charges. He had
letters from friends all over the State
;elling him to pay no attention to Dun
can 1t was not possible TO satisfy his
enemies. and Duncan WAS his enemy.
He had slept 10 his room at Manning
and be now realized that he might
have had cold dagger plunged IN MS
heart. Why did this man keep on
III this way.
Duncan I have asked q tse stions and
YOU have not answered them. Did
you have an understanding with Rhlnd
10 get a fee before you recommended
him to Governor Tlllmau for appoint
ment2
Evans-I can't give you brains to
understand. You must take my an
swers as 1 give them. Cheers You
cent preach yourself III the United
States senate Dy abusing me to these
boys. You must show you have abll-
ity and not only say This man is not
worthy and Ben Tlllman is the great
est man that ever lived. p" lie WAS not
his hrnI hrs keauer said the GOVERNOR