The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-22
He did not know

Governor Evans did not know auy-
thing about cancelling of Insurance OF
State buildings He had not doue it,
nor given the Insurance to his broth
er He did not know how many
agents had insurance on State proper
~ when he went i'll, nor how many
had it now
Earle-WhaL purpose did you have
10 asking the present CLERK of the State
board OF control for tie prices the
board was paying for whiskey
E7ans-Because | heard they We're
paying too much and I wanted to lind
out about it.
Earle--Did you not cancel the in
surance at 3.4 percent. on the An
derson dispeasary and give it to your
brother at 2 per cent?
Egans-I did not.
Governor Evans said be had not
calle1 the board together in 1895, be-
cause Merton, Tompkins and himself
had agreed on policy aud he was
left to carry it out
Voices in the crowd called on Evans
TO give them chanc9 to vote on tae
dispensary next fall.
"All rig ght, he said I'll do it. "
Governor Evans felt confident Of
beating both these fellows It was
two to one, and be ALMOST wished it
was It to l. Why had Judge Earle
asked him these questions: WHAT
wa4 the object OF then;
EArle-Because, if It was true that
you had done these things. you We're
not tit to be governor. Cheers
Eyans-Rut you know they are rot
true.
EArle-I know nothing of the klud,
sir; know nothing about you l
asked the questions; they are not mlne
but were handed to me- am respon-
sible for asking them. The person
who handed them to me assures me
he can prove what. they imp[y. He
will DO responsible for their answer.
(Cries of Earle! Esrley
EVans-I will hold you responsible
for the questions and the answer.
Earle-I am always responsible, sir,
for anything [ do. (Cheers)
Gov. Evans was on the platform
shaking his finger and gesticuiating
gehemently, while Gen. Earle was on
the ground, gesturing with lis uplift-
ed arm. 1t was by odds the most in
teresting moment of the can paign
Gov. Evans said he brought the peo
pie tidings, but he did not take time
to tell them, coming back to the case
in point and saying he knew this.peo.
pie were not going to put men in
charge now who had baen against
them il 1890. Judge E4rle was 4
good man, and, he believed, a good
Judge. He had been made one by RI.
formers, but be had not been with the
people in their demands six years ago.
He says he is not Conservative or Re
former. He stands between, then he
must be half alligator, half horsem.:'
EArle-L say am 4 Democrat auu
an honest man.
Evans-Yes, there are Democrats
and Democrats.
Earle And there are Reformers and
Reformers.
Gov. Evans said Judge Earle was
swinging on Tillman's coattAlls.
Judge Earle arose quickly and ad
vanced to the stand, addressing Gov
Evans, who kept on talking, turning
his back to Earle.
II can't let that pass" said the
Judge, in a low tone. He again called
to toe governor, who asked the judge
not to interrupt him so often, he could
speak afterwards. (Cries of Earle. y
Judge Earle-You know, sir, l new
er swung to Gov. Tillman Or any 9th
er man. When you say otherwise
you dc yourself an injustice.
Gov. Evans went on to say the peo-
pie were not going to put men in office
who had been fighting the alliance.
They were not going to tarn out the
old veteran and wounded soldier at
this stage of the fighting. You are
not going to repudIate men who have
been fighting for you" He wasgoing
to beat both these men, he said, as
badly as TiIlman had beat Earle in
1890 (Cheers.)
THE OTHER SPEAKERS.
The Senatorial aspirants were fol,
loved by Whitman and Harrison, can.
didates for Governor, who pat in their
pleas. These gentlemen were followed
by Major Mc59eeneg, who seems to
have a walk over for Lueitenant Cover
nor. Attorney, General Barber fol
lowed Major McSweeney, and was fol.
lowed in turn by Messes.
Watts and Richbourg, candi-
dates for Adjutant and In
spector General, Watts spoke of the
militia with pride, referring to the i'm
pro7ement he had made in it in draft
Ing the enlistment law. He went on
to say he was making this campaign
on merit. He had right'to crlticise
his opponent as to his political actions
but would never stoop SO low as 10 go
into personalities, and no Confederate
soldier or gentleman would stoop to The
law plane his opponent had.
He referred to Gen. Earle as bow
ing to the will CT the majority when
defeated by TIlIman, but Gen. Rich
bourg had run against Gen Farley,
the nominee of the Democratic party.
He did not mean to criticise any mans
political opinion, SO long as be was
honest, but be has changed his poll
ties thres times in the last six years,
and God only knew what step be
| would take next, but according to a
gentleman III Samter. he would go
to the Lilly Whites next As to his
next step, however, he would have
nothing 10 say.
Gen. Richbolrg made his usual
speech, at the conclusion Of which he
said that as Gen. Watts had gone into
the mire he would hSve TO follow him.
He would ask Gen. Watts to say whe
ther or not he had not at the Grand
Central hotel, during fair week, gam
bled and lost all his moneJ; whether
he mad not demanded that the winner
return it TO him, and on the mans re.
fuSa poDH into the Street GOT police