The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16

annual pass, and that Stokes accepted
| it. Also that Latimer had offered MI.
r. A. Lewis, OF Bolton. pass to Mex
leo, but he had refused it. Again.
Mr.. Latimer offered Mr.. Rufus Hill.
of Anderson, and his brOther-in-law,
Clarence Brown, free transportation
to Mexico, and that both accepted.
Mr.. Evans also charged that Latimer
was in favor Of turning over So: 0C0.0 900
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. He is proud ct this, for
every cent OF. money in this little road
belongs to South Caroliniaps.
He is now living in Spartanburg,
and has the confidence Of every man,
woman and child in 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 swdil
Cuba Off for & ''niggcr" and then Kill
the "nigger.' He is Standing on his
record and asks the votes OF South
CarolinianS.
LATIA1ER IN REPLY.
Mr. Latimer started out by saying
that e 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.
Mr.. LatimerS denials and admissions
were the same as made at Conway,
but as to the new matter, the charges
concering. or coming from, Bolton,
he was as silent as the grave. Also
the matter of giving that property,
valued at $4,000. 900, in Washington,
to the PENNSYLVANIA Railway. lie
admitted all the junketing 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.
He admitted that he had gone West
on free transportation.
In this it was understood that he
referred to his Mexico trip, but who
went with bin 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 MIN here? (Cries
of "Hurrah for. Latimer.'0 Rion. OF
Augusta. knows about it. Why did
you not bring him."
Evans: Il could not get him, but
I 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 a 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 Newbelry 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 to Mr.. Hemp
hill. He told of his transactions in
copper stock and thought it a fair and
legitimate way of making money. lie
obtained an option on a 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 l did right, don't vote
for me. l will not have an office eA-
cept on honor" (Cheers.)
THE HON. D. s. 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, in Colleton, and not a
dishonest dollar has ever passed
through his hands. Elliott, Latlmer
and Hemphill, who have been IN con-
gress so long, have not brought saliva
tion to South Carolina. Latimer poses
as q 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 be sent to the Senate.
He told how they settled the negro
question in Aiken forever. MIR. Hemp
hill has been in congress ten years he
did not set the world on fire, but after
all these years ne comes back and
wants to 80 to the Senate. Evans SAID
that he defeated him Henderson, in
Aiken, but he did not. Ben Iillman
defeated him and not Evans. lie ran
on the Shepard ticket and Evans had
Tillman at his back. Ben Illlman
knows him and respects him and be-
lieyes him (Henderson) to be an honest
man. The campaign" said Mr. Hen
derson. has just opened. You people
are thinking and this is going to be a
campaign of education. These fellows
are hitting at Dan Henderson, for they
know he is coming" and when he gets
to congress he will do much more than
send out rotten seed and bulletins, and
will do his best work for his constltu-
ents. He believes in the importation
of capital, but is unalterably opposed
to commercial tyranny.
COL. GEORGE TOMBSTONE.
Col. Johnstone told Of his experience.
When 81 wears old he hauled cotton
from Newberry, when he got his start
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