Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-12

liar and to believe him." Mr.. Latimer
answers all this by saying that he
brought a few Yankees down here and
pleads the Charleston exposition as one
Of his excuses.
Mr.. Evans said that Mr.. N. D. Har-
ris, one of Latimer's best friends in
Bolton, had written him that Latimer
had told him that he had offered Stokes
an annual pass and that Stokes ac-
cepted it. Also that Latimer had Of
fered Mr.. R. A. Lewis, Of Bolton, a
pass to Mexico, but he had refused 1t.
Again, Mr.. Latimer offered Mr.. Rufus
Hill, of Anderson and his brother-in-
law, Clarence Brown, free transporta-
tion to Mexico and that both accepted.
Mr. Evans also charged that Latimer
was in favor of turning over $3,OOO,OOO
worth of property in Washington to
the Pennsylvania railway.
In these things he had simply re-
sponded to Latimer's invitation to in
spect his record. Mr.. Evans said that
he was president Of little railroad,
nine miles in length between Pickens
and Anderson. He is proud of this, Tor
every cent of money in this little road
belongs to South Carollnians.
He is now living in Spartanburg and
has the confidence of every man, wo-
man and child in the city, besides
the support of the two daily papers, and
believes thats he will get 5000 out OF
the 5000 voters in the county.
He spoke of his opposition to the Gu
ban war and said that we ought to
swap 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.. Latimer started out by saying
that he is not responsible for this let
ter being brought into the campaign,
and therefore the consequences must
rest with the man who Is using 1t.
Mr.. Latimer's denials and admis-
sions were the same as made at Con-
way, but as to the new matter the
charges concerning or coming from
Bolton he was as silent as the grave.
Also the matter of giving that property
valued at s3,OOO,OOO in Washington to
the Pennsylvania railway.
He admitted all the junketing trips
and said there was no law against ac-
cepting free transportation as the leg
islature had killed it, but when Mr..
Evans took him up on this he admitted
that the legislature had killed 1t, put
the governor had vetoed it. He ad-
mitted that he had gone west on free
transportation.
In this it was understood that he re-
ferred to his Mexico trip. but who went
with him was not stated.
Latimer turned on Evans and said:
You were charged with taking $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. Why not bring him?
Evans-I could get him. but I got an
affidavit from him denying it and read
it on the campaign.
Mr.. Latimer said that If any one
could prove that he rendered DR.. Stokes
an annual pass over trunk line that
he would withdraw from the race. He
spoke Of his personal friendship for DIR.
Stokes and three weeks before DR..
Stokes's death received a letter from
him stating that he wanted to come up
and visit him; If there was any enmity
he never knew it until these letters
were produced. Evans got into the ex-
ecutive mansion by swinging on to Till
mans coat tails, to which Evans re-
piled, you never would have got to
congress without Tillman.
Mr.. Latimer-After all Ben Tillman
has done for you you said that he had
lined his pockets with rebates.
Mr.. Evans denied this.