The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
DUNCAN AND BARNWELL.
They Give Black Eye to Ebsnezer
Verner's SANDER.

At the campaign meeting held al
Orangeburg, Mr.. A. Howard Patterson,
candidate for Governor, read the tol,
lowing from the Oaonee News, OF
which Mr. Ebenezer Werner, is the edl-
tor:
THE editor of this newspaper has
had letters from different parts OF this
State asking that an editorial published
in the Oconec News some time back,
accusing MIR. McS~eeney Of drinking
blind tiger liquor, he republished. That
does not appear to be necessary. When
Mr.. McSgceney denies the charge We
will give the names Of those who in
formed US that he did frequent the
blind tigers aud drink liquor Sunday
night at the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Club
Governor McSweeney Immediately
arosc and branded the statement as
false. Monday morning the Columbia
State published the following card from
Mr.. Werner, which reads very much
like the three black crows tale:
To The Editor of The State:
The names Of those who told me
about Gov. McSweeney drinking liquor
Sunday night at the club in Columbia
and patronizing blind tigers are, t. c:
Duncan of Union, William BarnTell Of
Columbia, and Mr.. Jones of Green.
wood, (oow Of AIabama.) 1t came
about this way: | met Mr.. Jones on
the cars near Greenwood last fall. He
impressed me as being gentleman
and man of character. We talked Of
the dispensary law and he said that it
was common report in Columbia that
Gov. McSweeney not only did not trv
to enforce the law in Columbia and in
other large towns, but that he had been
known to patronize the blind tigers
himself, aud that frequently. Last
November | met Mr.. Barnwell IN this
county in company with half dozen
other gentlemen. We were discussing
the dispensary law. reported what
Mr. Jones had told me. Mr.. Barnwell
laughed and said: Why that is noto-
rious in Columbia, and I do not sup
pose any one would deny It," | said:
Remember you are talking to news
paper man and l mean to publish what
you have said" He did not object to
that, only said that l need not give his
name. I replied that | would not un-
less my word was questioned,
Again last January as was going to
Columbia to the legislature met MIR.
Duncan at Spartan ourg. There were
several other gentlemen present and
some one remarked that had accused
the governor of drinking blind tiger
LIQUOR. Mr.. Duncan said he did not
doubt it in the least, and said that a
gentleman had that day (Monday)
shown. him copy of the governors s
message to the general assembly,
which the governor had given him the
night before at the Merchants and
Manufacturers club. This was on Mon
day before the legislature met on Tues
day, aud this man told Mr.. Duncan that
he had "set the governor up" to several
drinks the night beforc-SuDday night
that they stsid at the club until mid
night; that the governor got to feeling
mighty good and gave him the message.
Mr.. Duncan said he saw the message,
and this was two days before any mem,
Der Of the legislature got see it.
In the first article wrote | said
twice IF this be true-that is if the
governor did have such conduct.
never said he did do It, only that | had
been so Informed. In the last piece
said | would give the names Of those
who told me, aud you find them above.
did not say that would prove it, but
| would give the name Of those who told
me. E5enezer Werner.
Richland, S. c., June Is, 1900.