Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-17
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THEY ARE JEALOUS.
Evans md Latimer Open Political
Enemies.


Enemies.
]. G.. Alternately, who attended the
Union and Chester meetings for the
Charlotte Observer, wrote that paper
the following interesting summarizing
letter from Chester:
There is no danger that the senator
ial campaign in this state will lack
heat, even though Senator McLaurin
should withdraw from the race, for the
notable development in the meetings
here and at Union for the last three
days, aside from the strong denuncia-
ton of the junior senator, was the fact
that while both are fighting what they
consider the common enemy, A. c. Lat
inner and John Gary Evans are at dag
gers points, and it would not surprise
men who know the two politicians to
see the ex-governor and the congress-
man come to blows on the stand when
the campaign is fairly under way.
Evans is a slender fellow, about feet
10 inches tall. black, sharp features. a
bright eye, black moustache and hair,
slightly tinged with gray, and there is
something about him that will make a
North Carolnian think of Marion But
Ter as soon as the ex-governor takes
the stand to make a speech. His polit-
ical antagonist, Congressman Latimer,
is recognized as being one of Senator
p1r f,in dc hn
tainly resembles the senior senator in
more ways than one. In comparing
the two men as they sat together on
the speakers stand l made the follow
ing deduction: Square the congress-
mans jaws, punch out one of his eyes,
let him fiji his mouth with Guinine and
TO all outward appearances the result
will be second Ben Tillman. AS to
the ability of Latimer as compared
with Tillman | cannot say, for it may
be that he is only following the leader
as Marion Butler followed Col. l.. l..
Polk in North Carolina. In fact, his
political enemies term him ''one of
Tillman's hands," l can add, however,
that he has Il more pleasant address
than his chief. and would probably Gre
ate better impression among stran-
gers provided he did not too closely
follow Tiliman's style.
These are the TWO men-EvanS and
Latimcr-whO gave it out by their
words and actions that they distruSted
each other. In assuming his share of
the responsibility for the election of
McLaurin To the senate, Latimer said
that two evils were offered the people
and he voted for the Junior senator as
the lesser of the two. John Gary
Evans was the other. AT other times
he referred to Evans in more or less
direct terms. which all South Carroll
mans understood. On the other hand
the ex-governor made it plain TO his
hearers that he meant Laumer when
he spoke Of the action of certain pol
itical traitors who had refused to take
note nf warnings he had sounded in
regard To McLaurin. He warned the
people against turning out one traitor
TO put in another. Evans has been
out of politics for quite awhile, having
sometime after the expiration OF his
term as governor removed to Spartan
burg. where he has been practicing
law. and it was not generally known
until the meeting at Union that he
would enter the field as Il senatorial as
pirant. The ex-governor, by the way.
is the man whose name was formerly
printed in Il Columbia paper thus:
"Juhngaryevans. South CarOlinianS
can rest assured that should all others
drop out of the race these two perfur-
mtrs alone will be worth the price of
admission.
| have been asked what manner of
men are these South CarulinianS who
have appeared upon the stump within
the past three days. and in reply I
would say that the majority Of them
appear to be Of unusual ability. But
one in the whole lot that denounced
in one in the whole lot that denounced
him 50 harShly who could in Il joint de-
bate. under equal conditions. hold up
his end of the argument with Senator
McLHurin. Tilman cannot do ii, be-
cause he is not IL dcbatcr. He is Il fine
public spec; krr: but is not in the same
class with the junior senator when 1t
comes To highcr-caSS argument.
ll"mphill could not do it because h.
has not the brilluncy of the "Commer-
ci:ll Democrat" Evans cannot handle
Mcl.Hllrin. for h. is not built for that
task AMI Lutimer cannot do it because
tn" only man whom | heard on the
stump this week that. in my opinion.
would h'. alb" /" 'lu anything with SEN