The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-16

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him that he was Latimer's guest, an,
supposed that Latimer was paying 70
it. HTillman had been caught u,
with once with free pass and yol
can rest assured that you could neve
catch that old bull in a similar scrap,
again." You are asked to believ,
Stokes liar and to believe him."
Nr. Latimer answers all this by say
ing that he brought few Yankee.
down here, and pleads the Charleston
Exposition rs one Of his excuses, Mr.
Evans said that Mr.. \. ID. Harris, one
OF Latimer's best friends in Belton
had written him that Latimer had
told him that he had offered Stokes an
annual pass, and that Stokes accepted
it. Also that Latimer had offered Mr..
II. a. Lewis, OF Belton, pass to Mex.
leo, but he had refused it,. Again.
MIR. Latimer offered Mr.. Rufus Hill,
of Anderson, und his brother-in-law,
Clarence Brown, free transportation
to Mexico, and that both accepted.
Mr. Evans also charged that Latimer
WIS in favor OF turning over S3, 0OO, 900
worth OF property IN Washington to
the Pennsylvania Railway. In these
things he had simply responded to
Latimer'S invitation to inspect his
record. Mr. Evans said that he was
president Of little railroad nine
miles IN length between Pickens and
Anderson, lie is proud of this, for
every cent OF money in this little road
belongs TO South Carolinians,
lie il now living in Spartanburg,
and has the confidence Of every man,
woman and child i'm the city, besides
the support of the two papers, and
believes that he will get 5000 out OF
the 5000 votes in the county. He
spoke of his opposition to the Cuban
war, and said that we ought to swarp
Cuba Off for 'nigger" and then kill
the 'nigger." He is standing on his
record and asks the votes of South
CarOlinians,
LATIMER IN REPLY.
Mr.. Latimcr started out 10y saving
that fe is not responsible for this let
ter being brought into the campaign
and therefore, the consequences must
rest with the man who is using it.
MIR. Lat'mer'S denialS and admissions
were the same as made ut Conway,
but as to the new matter, the charges
cOncering, or coming from. Belton.
he was as silent us the grave. Also
the matter OF giving that property.
valued at $4,000, 900, in Washington.
to the PENNSYLVANIA Railway. He
admitted all the junkcting trips and
said there was no law against accept
ing free transporationS as the Legisla-
ture had killed it, but when Mr..
Evans took him up on this he ad-
mitted that the Legislature had kill
ed it, but the Governor had vetoed it,.
dbih dbihf aamitAea tisi ,tlR that RGaath, be had gone West
In this it was undcrstos-, -
referred to his Mexico trip, but who
went with him was not stated.
Mr.. Latimer turned on Evans and
said: You were charged with tax
ing $4,000 in that bond deal. You
have gone down into the grave TO bring
something up against me, but the
man that made that charge still lives.
Why don't you bring him here? Cries
of "Hurrah for Latimer.") Rion, of
Augusta, knows about it. Why did
you not bring him?"
Evans; Il could not get him, but
| got an affidavit from his denying it,
and read it in the campaign"
Mr.. Latimer said that If anyone
could prove that he rendered Dr.
Stokes an annual pass over a trunk
line that he would withraw from this
race. He spoke of his personal friend
ship for DR.. Stokes, and said that
three weeks before DR.. Stokes death
because letter from DIR. Stokes,
stating that he wanted to come up
and visit him. If there was any
enmity he never knew it until these
letters were produced He said that
Evans got into the Executive Mansion
by swinging on TO Tillman'S coat tails.
To this Evans replied: You never
would have got into Congress with
out Tillman."
Latimer: After all Ben Tillman
has done for you, you said that he
had lined his pockets with rebates"
Mr.. Evans denied this.
Mr.. Latimer went into his Congress
Sionalrecord and toldwhat he had done
including getting an appropriation Of
$4,000 for NewbeIry College. Al
though he had been warned in sumter
Wednesday on the street not To repeat
his goat story, he did repeat it here
to-day and applied it 10 Mr.. Hemp
hill. He told OF his transactions i'm
copper stock and thought it Il fair and
legitimate way OF making money. He
obtained an option on certain block
OF it and sold it at an advanced price.
He did this after Congress adjourned.
In conclusion he said: IF you do
not think that | did right, don't vote
for me. l will not have an Office eX-
cept on hCnor." (CheerS.)
THE HON. ID. :. HENDERSON.
Mr.. Henderson was at last put on
his metal and made the best speech he
has made on the campaign. He was
born, he said, i'm COllcton, and not
dishonest dollar has ever passed
through his hands. Elliott, Latimer
and llemphill, who have been in con
gress so long, have not brought saliva
tiOn to South Carolina. Latimcr poses
as farmer, saying two words always
for himself and one for the farmer.
Col. Elliott tells that he has fought
negroes for fourteen years and now, as
a reward, asks to bc sent to the Senate.
He told how they settled the negro