The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-08-29
A YARN NAILED.
Gary's chaTgs Against Governor
McSwaeney
DENIED sY cONsTA6LEs.
4 soicy Wind Up # the State
Campaign. Vsraer ard
Col 3 b. Aldrich.
Col. 8 b. Alcr!ch

A campaign meeti-g was held or
Monday q last week at Batesburg
The meeting was featuyeless excep; 70!
the sharp controversy between Gov
McSweeney and Mir Frank 3. Gary.
Gov. McSseency spoke first, ano IL
the course of his speech said that inc
only thing that was brought up against
him was the alleged uon enforcement
Of the dispensary law, and ne dared
and defsd anyone TO bring Up any
cbarrc to shcw dereic:ion q DUTY Oh
his part or v here he had done anything
that he should rot have done.
Mr.. Gary followed imuecistely aTtel
and said that he would take up the
chall, n e and that he alleged that Gov
McSweeney had not been doing what
be should in Columbia
-Ibess ae vent on to say that here
was Gov. McSweency bossiiog Of doing
as much as could be done and while IN
Columbia he had been tolG that there
had not been constable IN Columbia
in three weeks AID that 10 raids had
been made in Columbia IN weeks and
that it vas stated that 40 constable had
been in Columbia in weeks. except to
PASS through, although twas notorious
there were blind tigers in Columbia
Then Mr.. Gary went on tc say he un-
derstood the oonstab!es were out work.
irg for McSEee1ey.
Gov. McSEeepey arose and said:
''Mr. Gary, that statement IS not cor
rect"
Mr.. Gary went on to say that he had
positive information tia. his statements
was correct.
Gov. McSEeepey said that the state
ments were not correct and demanded
the proof.
Mr.. Ga-y-I can give you the proof.
(. Gov. McSReeney-1 demand the
proof.
MIR. Gary-Col. John T. CASTOR told
me so.
Gov. McSweeDey-I say there is not
one word of truth in the statement
Mr.. Gazy-Mr. W. j. Shelton told
me SO also.
Gov McSweerey-Is is not so, not a
word of it.
Mr.. Gary then went ou to ask il
thipgs were to be allowed to rus riot
IN Columbia in this way aGd if the con
stables, as be hso been iuformc d. were
70 be sent of to DO work fo- Gov. Nc
Sweeney.
When Mr.. Gary bad concluded his
speech Gov. McSweeDey arose and said
TO Mr. Gary he hoped he understood
what he had to say, which vas that
any information that he had sent con-
stables off to work for him was untrue
snd that whoever ssid so told a de5i5-
crate lie.
MIR. Gary asked Gov McS#eepey Il
BE was going to Columbia on the after
noon train and he said that he was
vhereupon Mr.. Gary said be woulC
bring the parties face to face and sale
that be made the statements upon the
authority named.
GARY FAILED TO SPECIFY.
The Columbia correspondent Of the
Florence Daily Times says there was
little discussed after the Bstesburg
meeting except the charges Of Gary
that McSweeney had used the constab
ulary for bis campaign purposes. 1t j:
well known that the two men On whose
authority Gary msde the charges are
men who are prejudiced against the
governor one las 10 influence with any
body who knows him, and the other,
John T. CASTOR is one Of Gary's
best friends and hackers.
# was thought that the men would
be brought face to face with the Cover.
nor the night after the meeting, but
MIR. Gary in spite of bis challenge, was
rot in the city that night, nor was
there an opportunity given the Cover,
nor to see the men who had given
birth to the charge al Wednesday. 1t
is not unlikely that they will refer to
this matter again.
The constables here hsve prepared
afhdsvits and statements showing that
there has been number Of them here
at all times, giving the amount o!
liquor seized during the campaign, the
number of raids and fat footed denia,
that they have ever been Instructed tc
use their Influence for any man, il
fact Chief Harris says that their in.
structions are always not to meddle
with politics, but to conine themselye:
strictly to their duty.
GARY BACKS DOWN.
Tuesday the meeting was at Lexing,
ton, and there the matter was brought
up again. The usual speeches were
made by the rest Of the candidates.
Gov. McSWeeney claimed honesty o!
purpose in whatever he had done. He
wanted his record compared with any
other governor. He thanked Coo
there has been no bloodshed, but bet
ter feeling. It was absurd to expect
him to force true bills. If his admin
istration has been clean, honest anc
business like be asked support
At Bstesburg Mr.. Gary took up hi
Columbia record.
MIR. Gary said he did not use hi:
name in what he said. He said he
heard the constables were out working
for their favorites. He did not use an
names.
Gov. McSweeney asked if be did not
mean him, as he was the only candi
date who controlled the coDstables in
any way.
Mr.. Gary said if the cap fits him be
had nothing more to say.
Mr.. McSTeeney went 90 to say MIR.
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