The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-27
END OF THE CAMPAIGN.
ihc Closing Meeting at AbbcvilIe--
Il Hot Time Between Duncan aud

The Closing Meeting at AbbcvilIe--
Il Hot Time Between Duncan and
Evans.
Special to Atlanta Constitution:
The campaign in this State came to
Il close at Abbcville to-day.
!'hcrc have been thirty-cight meet
lnGs hcid, and tho meeting where some
one has not hren called liar, thief,
rascal on slandcrer caunot be named.
Cand!datcs for tho United States
senate, one Of whom is tho Governor
OF tho State, havo led in this kind OF
debate. General Earle said yesterday
That had he anticipated the campaign
| nclHE such II dirty one, he would not
| nave entered it FOR Il commission to the
| Senate.
The only personal encounter has been
| that between Grucral Earle and Gov
| crnor Evans, AZ FLORENCE. The contest
between General Watts and General
ltchhourg, for Adjutant General, al
most reached the fighting stage at one
time. The latter was accused of de-
trauuing creditors, failing rich and
stealing. lie engaged pistols for Two,
but the tone OF their discussion was
changed next day and the guns were
| not used
The climax W rs reached to-day whom
Duncan spoke Of the Governor as q
| -
candidates for Governor had consumed
| too much OF the products OF the dispen.
| Sary to be able to road his speech.
Governor Evans said he had been
doEgcd around this State by his 0ppo-
menus, attacked when his hands we're
tied, but thanked God Il day OF reckon
ny would come. He thought the trou-
bic about his taking Il fec while Soma
tor was that he had not offered TO di-
letter, which Duncan claimed is his
only "rcd~ntiul TO the Senate. Tic said
That he vas 4 Tillman candidate.
Evans was satisfied tho charges about
Il bono commission was Il cooked up lob
by those who know he was a friend Of
the fhrmcr. The Governors statements
thhI cleveland WAS Il worse Republican
thnn AlcNi"'"y, and that Tiilman was
the biggest man vt the Chicago conycn-
banded Il telegram.
WAIT IL minute, boys,' he said, 81
may have TO respite 4 niggcr."
Ihc telegram announced that Tho
Evening POST Of Charleston, had de-
clarcd for Mckinley in preference to
Bryan. Evans said Charleston had
been Republican for eight years. He
! ndT!acd th" farmers not to read The
Grccnvi!lc News or News and Courier,
aa they were stabbing them in the
| back. The Federal ccarts, he said,
were owned body and soul by the cor
| porations and Judge S.mOntOn was in
| TIC pockets Of these roads. One OF tho
Judges who voted for the income tax
put his hand behind his back, got it
iul' OF doodle, and the next day ro-
vrr&"d himself. Governor Evans was
propoundcd this question by tho chair
man:
II you are elected to the Senate,
will you ever work for IL corporation ?''
dont think ! would, boys" ho
replied, am sure | won't. When |
20 to the Grnatc will quit tho prac-
ticr OF law"
Dancan charged Evans with slandcr-
, my IilEmnn. a man near tho stand
called Duncan Il liar.
| Duncan said he had been looking up
records and found.in ninc months that
Evans had paid for 1854 miles OF travel
| ou%oi'!is contingent fund. His private
jaunts were paid 70" at pablo expense.
When you place such men as this"
| he asked, I'm Il wider field, what will
DC the result and what your redress 4?
| What are we coming to when this man
can so into the public treasury for
| private expenses ? When no can act
rs lawyer for II Charleston brewery
| while he is State Senator? Whom he
for tho State
Evans has said there would be a
day OF reckoning. Let it come quickly.
Evans was backed and whOopcd up by
constablcs ut the meetings and attempt
cd TO DO by blustcr what his courage
would not permit.
" n his apology at Anderson, for his
slandcr OF Maxwell, Evans" said Dun
can, STATED the case falsely. The
dirty puppy has spoken about my
brother being in the States employ
mcnt. What is Evans's record ? He
had written IL message to the Lcgisla-
turc, recommending trouble against the
Southern railway. Just then Evans's
brother went to Washington to get q
JOB rs counsel, and all action against
the road ceased. What was the shak-
ing up OF the Southern donc for except
to give his brother u chance to get q
JOb II there were Evans b 'others
enough, all State Offices wonld be filled
with Them