Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-30

| the purpose.
| Stole EarIe's Joke.
| Mr.. Lyon said he need not discus
the career Of Barnard Evans in Salu
da nor the charges which Evans ha
made against the sheriff Of that coun
| ty, B. F. Sample; he would merel
submit a statement which had bee
handed to him and which bore tn
signature of thirty Saluda citizen!
Mr.. Lyon read to the audience tn
following statement which one Of tn
signers, B. w. Crouch, delivered to tn
newspaper men Of the campaign par
ty at Saluda. during the meeting hel
there Wednesday,:
"Saluda, s. c.. July 23. 1912.
ITO whom 1t may concern:
ments of B. B. Evans, candidate TO
attorney general, to the effect tina
Sheriff B. F. Sample stole certain re
ceipts from the office Of said Evan
while he lived in Saluda, and had beel
compelled to restore $500 within 2
hours which he had stolen from
widow, and other like Infamous an
scurrilous charges, we. the people o
the town Of Saluda, hereby attest tha
these charges are absolutely false ant
totally without color Of truth to them
(Signed) "R. A. Crawford, w. II
Crawford, w. I. Chapman, ]. w. Pitt
]. H. Thrailkill, ]. B. Foy, Charlie
Leopard, Cothran Smith. Henry G
Smith, J. A. Carson, M. F. Pitts. II
Eugene Unger. B. Frank Forrest, w
w. Edwards. Eugene W. Able, Willi'
N. Padgett, B. D. Wyse, L. M. Crouch
T. c. Bowling. ]. A. Attaway, r. L
Ramey. J. B. Padgett. II. c. White
w. S. Crouch, ]. E. Zeigler, N. r
Hazel, w. A. Crouch, ]. P. Lindler
w. M. Long. B. w. Crouch
The Merger Suit.
Mr.. Lyon said Evans stated what h
we'll knew to be untrue when n
charged that Mr.. Lyon brought th'
Southern railway merger case to tria
in Richland county, though he hat
option on trying it In equity. Mr.
Lyon said 1t was his predecessor, LIE
roy F.. Youmans, who brought thi
prosecution in Richland county ant
over that matter he, himself, had M
control. AS to the discontinuance o
the appeal in the merger case, Mr.
Lyon said that was done by him at tn
express command of the general as
sembly. Mr.. Lyon said he had at va
rious meetings produced court records
to show what manner Of man 1t wa
who was allowed to enter Democrat
ic primary against him and to go VI
and down the state villifying honora
BILE public servants.
Evans Halted.
Claiming the right to a reply, Evani
was recognized for that purpose by thu
chairman, who warned him. at Mr
Lyons request, that he must not ex.
naa1 ha 1irnifo nf q ofrtnfIv nQfa0nrinQ
answer. Evans said in part:
Il have denounced this man in un.
measured terms on every stump. Tht
statement he read, from people Of Sa.
luda, is absolutely false. never sale
that Sheriff Sample stole $500 from 6
widow. 1 said Saluda grand jury
whitewashed him for collecting taxes
under execution and returning the ex'
ecutions 'nulla bona The county
treasurer made him pay back the mon.
ey. I have said I would refuse to stooI
to the level Of a dirty blackguard, ant
therefore I have refused to answer per.
sonalities on this stump"
Evans was halted at this point by
the chairman, ]. B. Salley, and Georgt
Croft, who presided in Mr.. Salley'i
place during the remainder Of the
meeting. Evans, after moment Of 81.
lence, bowed and left the stand. Mr.
Lyon, who had arisen, sat down again
at the urging Of policeman. II. n
Howard, and Of w. Beard. from
Abbeville, whose official function iT
this campaign seems to be to act az
bodyguard to the governor and incl.
dentally as keeper Of the peace among
the candidates generally.
Thos. H. Peoples and ]. r. Earle
also candidates for attorney general
delivered their routine speeches. Mr.
Peoples was cordially received. HI!
home is at Blackville, in the adjoining
county of Barnwell. Mr.. Earle refused
to let Evans deprive him Of his pei
joke, but went ahead and told 1t any.
way.
All of the candidates for those state
offices which are sought by more per.
sons than one were heard today. Rou.
tine addresses were made by s. T. Car
ter and D. w. McLaurin, for state
treasurer, and by James Cansler. Johr
G. Richards, Jr.. and John H. Wharton
for railroad commissioner. Mr.. Cans
ler denied campaign lies" the nature
Of which he did not mention. which HI
said were being told against him in the
Horsecreek valley. Maj. Richards, whC
got a heavy vote in this county two
years dSo WHICH, he was d Cdhuludle io'
governor; was accorded a hearty re.
ception.
Unofficial Night Meeting.
Several Of the candidates, including
Messrs Jones and Blease, are speaking
tonight at an unofficial campaign meet
ing at Langley, in the Horsecreek val
ley.
There will be no official meetings un,
til August 5, when, at Camden, the Sec
ond lap of the campaign Is to start
Several of the candidates. however. will
speak during the "lay-off" at barbecuei
and picnics, the most important o.
which will be the annual farmers din
ner next Thursday at Filbert in Yorl
county. Most Of the campaigners de-
parted for their homes this afternoon