The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-07-09
JOHN GARY EVANS,
spartanbucg's Candidate for
United States Senate.
Backed by People Of All cIasses with.
out Regard to Past Factlonat AZ.
filiatlons the Ex-Governor En-.
ters the Senatorial Race.
(From The spartanburs Journal.)


evans. In q residence Of several years
ne has established himself in the es.
TEEN and good will Of the people of,this
county to such an extent that he is rc.
garded with no less affection and inter.
est that would be the case were he a
native born Spartan. His popularity
extends to all classes. Some of h;s
closest political and personal friends
are to be found among those who were
formerly his strongest opponents.
TO know Governor Evans has been
10 appreciate his fine qualities. his
sterling honesty and his eminent ounl.
ifcations as q statesman and citizen
he carried this county by large major.
tiles for governor and senator, and he
VIII carry 1t this year by much larg.
er majority than ever; indeed. It might
almost be said that he will receive the
unanimous democratic vote of the
county, 30 great is the local interest ~
MS candidacy. His personal popular.
lty extending from Spartanburg County
as basis. Is radiated all over the
Hiedmont section of the state and in
every profession, trade and calling
governor Evans Is looked upon as q
splendid type Of 8 South Carolin,an
His Strength Is With All classee
His friendship and aid have ever
oeen extended to the large agricuI.
tural interests Of the state, and our
large and growing industrial popula.
tlon has come to regard him as g
staunch and sincere friend. At the
same time Governor Evans has never.
been regarded as hostile to capftal
ana corporations In any sense, and
mas many friends and supporters
among those who have large invest.
ments In cotton and other manufactur.
ing industries. While there can hard.
~ be said to be any logic In politics.
Governor Evans is nevertheless tha
logical candidate to succeed McLaurin.
ny reason of the vigorous and won.
derfully prophetic fight he made on
the commercial statesman five years
ago. He then said McLaurin was y
republican, and that gentleman haa
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 ia
now candidate before the people as
nss successor. He evidently knows
republican when he sees one. and
sn4e 1s some assurance. x sHy Ta-s
neeoeo. that his own democracy is
straight
Has Been Faithful TO Every Trust.
Governor Evans equipment ana
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
OF 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
ine very fact that he has held the
support Of those who were his political
associates In times when there were
enarp lines drawn between the faction.
oil Affiliations OF our people and has
since the effacement OF those lInaa
drawn to himself the good will ano
friendship OF those who formerly on.
posed him. shows him to be s man
who is steadfast In character and emi.
nent in. ability. He is strongest where
ne is best known. and 10 backed by
sne support OF the thickly populaAed
E1edmont counties and he is sure 60
Do formidable factor In the race.
TiiIman Hands or.
In view OF numerous reports aboux
this man and that man being ."rilY.
mans candidate" for the SEN O. a
statement msde by Senator Tillman IN
Washington recently may prove OF Ia.
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 1t one way or tho
other. 1t is true that before Evans
entered the race there was but one
candidate In the field, Representative
Latimer. who had not ut one time on.
posed me- For this reason, thinking
TO hurt Representative Latimers
chances for election. the report has
been circulated that was backing
Latimer. It 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 reasoo
why am not called upon to take
hand.
But it should be remembered that
none Of the candidates IN the race arc
running for the senate against me.
They are after tho Junior senatorship. |
and because In the past the other can.
didates-Mr. Elliott. Mr. Hemphiu. Mr..
Henderson and Mr.. Johnstone-hava
bean politica1S opponents of mine doss
not seem To mo En- Shr.oteh a,%har O. |