The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-08-29

HnDt Votes WaS not aptitcI W IIU pul
ha coulG no, see for whom it was in
,e1GeG aad as to the Columbia matter
he simply wished 10 present these sfh
Gavit,:
WHAT THE C0NSTABLES SAY
j. E Ho .gh says that his home is in
Lauca,ter, and that he is q constable,
and has b.en in Columbia since August
Il; that he has raided every day since
he has been in Columbia, except on
Sundays; that constab!es stationed IN
Co'um5ia ,urned over to the S ate dis.
pensary on August %, 2l0 bottl' 5 OF
Deer sad an express receipt for i've gal
Ions Of whiskev. allof which was seized
on Saturday, Is That there have 2ceu
three or more constables "a Columbia
ever since be th1as been here; that he has
neyeef been instructed to do any poiiu.
ca work, but las been to,o that con
stables were to keep quiet on politics
Constable Eison That he has been
a constable for t@o years, and has been
in Columbia stree July y. and has
continuously performed Guly since that
tin e; that he has been on raid every
day since; that three constables, and
frequently more, have been, and are
low, on duty in Columbia; that h has
never received ary Instructions to do
political work
Coustabulary Clerk W. W. Harris
says that there has been a number Of
corstsbles in Colu ubia throughout Nc
SSeeney's administration; tha. there
are three there now, even since Chief
Bateusn has quit work, aud receives nc
pay while in his home county. That
coDstables have been instructed no,
to interfere in politics and not to use
their time, which is paid for By the
State, for other purposes than the per
Torrance Of official duty.
Governor McSSe, ney said it was easy
to make charges. As to the statement
of Jake Shelton and Col GastoE. be
dared them to make affidavit Of what
they had told MIR. Gary, for he believed
they would not tell such thing under
oath. He went on to say sfh iavits and
statements had been presented him
about other candidates, but he would
not use them as that WIS not MS style
of campaigning, and be would rather
rot have The tfice than throw mud. As
10 having constables work for him. he
remembered what iujury that had done
Governor Evans, aud he wanted it uu-
ders,ood that all ccostables were free
to vote and act as they pleased. lu
concluding he ssid that the proof Of
the SlauGers against him and Others
ought to be presented or the charges
withdrawn.
BACKS CLEAN DOWN.
At the Columbia meeting on Wsd
nes0ay Gov. McSWeeney said when he
went into Office be reduced the coosta
bu!ary after consultation with the in.
tenjauts tf towns, wdo promised their
help in enforcing the law. Any In
sinuation tLat he isin sympathy with
blind tigers or that he has given his
constabl,s orders not to enforce the
Jaw is absolutely without foundation
lie had tried to enforce the lsw earn.
estly, without friction, so that il would
bring about DO bad feeling No con-
stable uuder his administration had en-
tered home or insulted a woman. lie
had not interferred si,h other depart.
meDts of the administration and had
not been dictated TO By anybods. The
trouble in Charleston is that when war
rants are sworn out, the grand jury IL
every instance has thrown out the in.
dictuents. He had had a better force
in ColuubiG, they had deported them.
selves honestly and no complaint had
ever cone 70 him Of their actions. The
statement that be has constables work
ing for him is absolutely unfounded
To the contrary, be bad told them tc
vete for whomsoever they pleased. a,
Marion Mr.. Gary had said something
about Constable Bateman interfering
with his speech. Batemau says that be
was there on official business and hi:
record was attacked by Mr.. Gary.
Gary (sotto voce)-Why, I never
heard of he man before.
McS#eeney continuing said that Mr..
Gary Sas misinformed or misunder-
stood what was told him when he made
that charge at Batesburg. He then
read letter from Mr.. W. W. Harris,
clerk a. the Gispensary, showing that
coastables haze not quit their work il
Columbia, aod said that they were
warned not TO show their hand in this
election. He would Tot send $50 con
stables te Charleston to raise hell.
He did not believed in coercion and
shooting men and women.
He was applauded when he said that
he wished he could send Pons, the big
anist, TO the penitentisry for life in
stead of giving him pardon.
He was warmly spplauded when be
cOpclu0eQ.
Gary followed McSEeeney. He said
As to the Batesburg incident concern.
1og which so much has been said, be
stated that what had happened va:
merely this: He had innocently said
he had heard that the constables had
lett Columbia and we're working fol
their fsvorite. He did not say that
they had been sent. McSweeney got
into terrible rage and is yet in rage
over it. Gary repeated that these gen
tlemen, CASTOR and Shelton, and made
these statements to him. They were
on the ground now and would prove it.
Killed His Family.