The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-02
CAMPAIGN MEETING.
Evans and Latimer Relieve the No
potony at Marion.
EVANS DRAWS DOCUMENT.
Latimer OF i'cdutins
Pictures and Trading i'll Free
Passes. I.atimcr De-
clareS Them False.
clareS Them False


writing from Marion Friday says the
senatorial campaign meeting bid fair
at one time to prove aS humdrUm and
featureless as all its predecessors. but
at the last moment an incident c.
CURED between MeSSrs. Latimer and
Evans that promises to charge the
whole feature Of the campaign. 1t
102Ollis morning about $50 people.
including many ladies. assembled in
the opera house to hear the speakers.
Mr.. c. y. Woods, county chairman,
first introduced Congressman Scar
borough. who thanked his constituents
for the confidence repOSed in him and
promised that as he will be returned
to congress without opposition that it
will be greater incentive Tor him to
endeavor to accomplish more for his
State and district than in the past.
He said that he was in receipt Of d
telegram calling him to Washington
to vote on the Philippine bill Monday,
and therefore could not attend the
meetings either at Conway or Kings
tree. After brief recess the senate
rial candidates were introduced as fol-
lows: Messrs. Elliott, Hemphill, Evans
and Latimer.
The speeches Of the first five were
identically the same as have often been
repeated within the past two weeks:
even the Jokes" had become stale,
with two weeks growth Of whiSkerS
upon them. The crowd was patient
and knew intutively that Imperialism
would be followed by ship subsidy and
next come the trusts and tariff reform,
with the never failing, never ending
blowing Of the personal horn until
time was called by the chairman.
While Mr.. Evans was spreading him.
self on his favorite theme, tariff re-
FORM a countryman who had come to
town Strolled down by the opera house
and stood in the street watching what
he took to be a 'pr0tracted meeting"
and passed on, thinking that if he
came up it would be about the time to
pass around the hat. Mr.. Evans re-
peated the story explaining why he
entered the last campaign against
McLaurin and also retold about
going to Washington previous to the
opening meeting at Sumter to con-
suit with certain congressman as to
who was best qualified to enter the
race and expose McLaurin'S Republi-
canism. When Mr.. Latimer'S turn
came. and he was the last speaker. he
first told of his record and said let
one man put his finger on one single
act Of his that did not reflect credit on
his State. (Mr. Evans was seen to pull
a long newspaper clipping from his
pocket.) Mr.. Latimer said that Mr..
Hemphin had claimed that he Hemp
hill) had led the fight against the
force bill'' when Hemphill was in
congress, but he (Latimer) had looked
up the record and found that the fight
was led by Mcmillan, although Hemp
hill had made a speech against the
passage Of the measure. He repeated
his goat story and applied it to Mr..
Hemphill, illustrative OF how he had
left the State when defeated for con-
,gress. Mr.. Hsmphill wanted to reply,
but as Mr.. Evans was drawn prom
inently into the sQuabble soon after
ward, Mr.. Hemphill let the matter
drop for today.
Mr.. Latimer went on and said you
may talk about the tariff until dooms-
day, but the Republicans made the
law and Democrats could not modify
,or repeal it so long as they were in
power. We need more business men
in congress theoretical men who
,can do something else beside make
:flowery speeches. After speaking on
this line for a few minutes he turned
to Mr.. Evans and said Mr.. Evans did
come to Washington and suggested
that he (Latimer) enter the race
against McLaurin.
Mr.. Evans-''You suggested it, but
did not want you" and then Evans
added: "Noufnvited anyone to raise
their finger and point to any public
act or acts of yours that were not a
,creQlU 10 your SCdGe.
Here is something that DR.. J. VIM.
Stokes, whom we all know to have
been as honorable, brave and truthful
"a man as ever lived and was at that
time a member Of congress from the
seventh district, wrote about you and
had published in the Iorkrille En-
Nuirer-
Mr.. Latimer-I know every word in
it and l will tell you, fellow-citizens.
all about it.
Mr.. EranS-Fellow-citiz here is
the proof that Latimer peddled pic
lures in the house. Had his farm
stocked with seed by the government
and rode on, and distributed, free
passes over railroads to his friends.
The confusion by this time was sc
great that it was hard to understand
distinctly what was said: the volcano
which had been smouldering for weeks
was now sending out red hot campaigr
rocks, gas and Shiny black mud.
Mr.Latimer turned to the crowd anC
said that Mr.. Wilson. secretary OF
agriculture, had come down to Delton
wanting to make experiments and that
he had furnished the government the
land, guanO and labor free If charge
and never had been reimbursed by the
government.
When Bryan spoke at Due West he
had asked the railroad to furnish them
q train and they did so and came down
and invited all who cared to come with
them-Tillman and Norton being in
the crowd. They went on to Cuba.
On another occasion Qast winter) ht
and a party came down to Charleston
to the exposition bringing with then
Mr.. Littleheld who was so pleased
with what he saw in the south that h'
went back to Washington and made
speech against the Crumpacker force