Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-09
JOHN GARY EVANS.
spartanburg's Candidate for
United States Senate.
Backed by People Of All Classes With.
out Regard to Past fractional AZ.
filIatlons the Ex-Governor En-.
ters the Senatorial Race.
frrom rhe spartanbura JournaI.l


Spartanburg's candidate for the
United States senate to succeed John
l.. McLaurin is Ex-Governor John Gary
Evans. In q residence of several years
he has established himself In the es.
TEEN and good will of the people of this
county to such an extent that he is re-
garded with no less affection and inter.
est that would be,th case were he a
native born Spartan. His popularity
extends 20 all classes. Some Of his
closest political and personal friends
are to be found among those who were
formerly his strongest opponents.
To know Governor Evans has been
to appreciate his fine qualities, his
sterling honesty and his eminent qual.
1hcations as statesman and citizen.
He carried this county by large major.
'ties for governor and senator, and he
VIII carry. 1t this year by much larg-
er majority than ever; indeed, 1t might
almost be said that he will receive the
unanimous democratic vote of tho
county. so great Is the local interest in
his candidacy. His personal popular.
ity extending from Spartanburg County
as a basis, is radiated all over the
Piedmont section of the state and In
every profession, trade and calling
Governor Evans is looked upon as
splendid type of South Carolinian.
His Strength ls With All Glasses.
His friendship and aid have ever
peen extended to the large agricuI.
tural Interests Of the state, and our
large and growing industrial popula.
tlon has come to regard him as
staunch and sincere friend At the
same time Governor Evans has never
peen regarded as hostile to capital
and corporations in any sense, and
has many friends and supporters
among those who have large invest.
ments In cotton and other manufacture.
Ing industries. While there can hard.
ly be said to be any logic in politics.
Governor Evans Is nevertheless the
logical candidate to succeed McLaurin,
by reason Of the vigorous and won.
derfully prophetic fight he made on
the commercial statesman five years
ago. He then said McLaurin was a
republican, and that gentleman has
himself since proven the charge be.
yond doubt Governor Evans was
not the only prophet in that line, how.
ever, but he was the only man who
made fight on McLaurIn then who is
now candidate before the people as
his successor. He evidently knows
republican when he sees one, and
this is some assurance, If any were
needed, that his own democracy is
straight.
Has Been Faithful to Every Trust.
Governor Evans equipment aud
qualifications for the senatorship are
undoubted, and his services to the peo
pie of the state certainly give him a
claim upon their earnest consideration
or his candidacy. He has ever been
faithful to the trust reposed In him by
the democrats of South Carolina. and
retains to the utmost the respect and
confidence of those who know him.
The very fact that he has held the
support Of those who were his political
associates in times when there were
sharp lines drawn between the faction
al affiliations Of our people and has
since the effacement OF those lines
drawn to himself the good will and
friendship of those who formerly op
posed him, shows him to be a man
who is steadfast in character and emil
nent in ability. He is strongest where
he Is best known, and Is backed by
the support Of the thickly populated
Piedmont counties and he Is sure to
be formidable factor in the race.
TiIIman Hands of.
In view of numerous reports about
this man and that man being "Tnl
mans candidate" for the senate, a
statement made by Senator Tillman I'm
Washington recently may prove of in.
terest to those watching South Caro-
lima politics.
There Is really no reason why ]
should mix up in this race" said Sen.
ator Tillman, nor do intend to take
the slightest part in it one way or the
other. 1t is true that before Evans
entered the race there was but one
candidate in the field, Representative
Latimer, who had not at one time op
posed me. For this reason, thinkina
to hurt Representative Latimer's
chances for election, the report has
been circulated that I was backina
Latimer. 1t is untrue to say that |
am backing any one of the candidates.
Now that Mr.. Evans has definitely an
nounced his candidacy for the senate,
there will be two of my former SUP
porters in the race. Another reason
why am not called upon to take q
hand.
"But 1t should be remembered thai
none Of the candidates in the race ara
running for the senate against mo
They are after the junior senatorship
and because in the past the other can
didates-Mr. Elliott, Mr.. Hemphill, Mr.
Henderson and Mr.. Johnstone-hava
been political opponents Of mine does
not seem to me to furnish either an
excuse or reason ror my meddling In
the game"