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

Two years ago he was against El!eroe.
He went to the Legislature John
Gary Evans man. To-day he had
chan ged views. Governor Evans has
said that he would not refer again to
the matter brought up yesterday un-
less assailed. HIS remark IS were then
substantially as follows:
Tillmau has answered IN a previous
campaign. He answers again Tor
himself, admitting that he and DR.;
Bates failed in the attempt to refund
and, of course, had no opportunity to
divide the six months interest. Mr..
Rhind, on the recommendation OF
Governor Evans, then member OF
the Legislature, was employed as
broker in the refunding, not with,
standing the fact that other brokers
were previously engaged in the bust,
ness. From Mr.. Rhind's testimony
we see that "he (Evans) has been
working with me from the start on
this thing" Now, the question for
Governor Evans 10 answer is: 1sthis
true? Did you have contract, agree.
ment or understanding with Rhind
from the beginning, and what part Of
the spoils were you to receive.
The admission on your part tthat IN
1898, while Senator, sou were engaged
by Mr.. Rhind to conduct this case in
Maryland Court, for the division, 1t
seems of a small remainder, amount
ing, believe, to fifteen or seventeen
thousand dollars was clearly given
Yesterday. viii you tell US what
part of this amount you are to receivei
Furthermore, can you tell US what
became of the main sum, amounting,
in round numbers, to little more than
seventy-6ve thousand dollars? This
being the ! per cent which Rhlnd
was to receive.
What part Of this amount, If any,
have you received.
Governor Evans, this being ques'
ton in which every South Carollulan
is interested, would it not be possible
for YOU to procure full account, or
the check book or original memoran'
dun from your friend and client, Mr..
Rhind2 This would settle the ques
ton, aud do you not owe as much to
your people2 ,.n
That you occupy au entirely differ
ent position to either Senator Tillman
or Dr.. Bates is evident to- all. This Is
evidenced by Senator Tillman's state
mentin the newspapers of yesterday,
being the same as given by him in the
campaign of 1894 as to his relation to
the matter. He leaves you to do, II
you can, just what he has done IN
showing his innocence. Let US ask
you this question, Mr.. Evans: Is II
not fair for US to presume from your
admission on yesterday that you asked
OF Governor Tillman pay for conduct
ing an agreed case, that you would
ask Mr.. Rhind when securing for him
this undertaking proportionate fee tc
the size of the undertaking2
Tllman said 10 you you owed these
services to the State and were entitled
to no pay, but that he paid you S5C
for expenses. Has your expense &C
count been presented to Mr.. Rnlndf
Governor Evans: Who is youl
authority for that?
Mr.. Duncan: Governor Illlman Is
my authority.
All your explanation about the re
funding of the debt aud the beneht re
ceived thereby for the State is inter
esting, but Irrelevant to the point al
hand.
Now, I reiterate my statement that
Mr.. Evans's management OF affairs
has been failure. The pickering:
and strife engendered thereby can only
be undone by his passing from the
scene of action as a politician 10 thl;
State.
In my inadvertant statement of yes
terday that you did not have thefriend
ship, confidence or support OF the Other
mem bers of the Administration, l may
have created wrong impression.
do not mean to say that the other
mem bers OF the Administration art
fighting you; indeed, [ am assured
they are not; but each ma n is conduct
ing his own campaign as he sees pro
per and will not interfere or take SIDE!
IN the issue between ourselves. Tha,
yonr Administration has been ter RI
ole failure l shall prove.
Mr.. Duncan alluded to the circular
letter to State dispensers requiring
them to give surety bonds, and thai
the Governors brother was the agen
of the surety company.
"A voice: That's lie. )"
Mr.. Duncan: is the dispense
here9 Is that not fact?"
dispenser Suits: Yes. got th'
circular"
Mr.. Duncan also alluded to the re
ouirement of the dispensers to insur'
| with companies represented by Barney
Evans.
GOV. EVANS SPEAKS.
Governor John Gary Evans fol
lowed Mr.. Duncan. He said that thl
was the first time that the people hat
ever had right to select by their IN
dividual votes their Unlred State
Senator. He said that Mr.. Duncan
had not put forth one reason why h
should be Senator, but had only salt
that he should not be. 1t seems a
though l was running on my goo<
character, and that Mr. Duncan wa
running on my bad character: 10
Gods sake, let me take my good charac
ter in the Senate with me. Governo
Evans said he knew he had tread OF
some toes during his Administration
but it was only for the good of tn
people in general. Tillman, he SAID
had never seen his statement IN regart
to the bond matter, Heidi not know
that Mr.. Duncan was candidate TO
the Senate until yesterday: He de
MED hatly that TilIman had ever sal
any such thing as that ''he should d.
that much for the State. The New
and Courier and allof the Anti paper
had slandered his Administration, od
he did not hope to please them.
When I was first elected went t
Charleston, and they made the deao
est set you ever saw against me. II