The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-07-19
APPLAUSE DIVIDED AT
ST. GEORGE MEETING
BARNARD B. EVANS ATTACKS
LYONS FATHER.
Gov. BleaSe Was So Raw That He
Asked the Ladies to Forgive
Him-The Crowd Was
Good Natured.

Orangeburg, July lit was di-
vided crowd that greeted the candi-
dates for attorney general and the
governorship here yesterday after
noon, crowd in which the Jones
sentiment and the Blease sentiment
seemed about equally divided. There
was much applause for both of these
candidates, and hand primary TAX
en- at the last at the request of Gov
ernor Blease showed that the factions
were about equally strong. There
were no fights in St. George as a re-
suit of the political situation, though
before the meeting started and from
the events of recent meetings there
was gneral air of expectancy and
some who expected that sensations
would feature the meeting. The meet
ing started at noon and at l o'clock
adjourning at o'clock.
The centers of interest to the vot-
ers assembled in ST. George were
the contests between Judge Jones and
Governor Blease and between Attor-
ney General Lyon and his opponent,
B. B. Evans. There has been bitter
feeling between the two candidates for
the office of attorney general and it
has been expected that the feeling be-
tween these would come to some sort
of head Tuesday.
b. B. Evans was less severe in his
attacks on the acts of the attorney
general than he was at Barnwell,
though he characterized as lies GER
tain statements of the attorney gen.
eral on past days as to his character.
Attacks J. Fuller Lyon.
j. Fuller Lyon, father of the attor-
ney general, was present at the st.
George meeting and he stood directly
in front Of the stage from which
the candidates spoke in the open. Near
the end of his speech Evans addressed
himself to the elder Lyon, saying:
"Here's a Confederate soldier who
would be candidate for state treas
urer if things were as they should be-"
"You tend to your own business"
said Mr.. Lyon.
You've been in the treasury depart
ment, and when you allow the chief
clerk to supercede a Confederate SOL
dier, then you know there's some
thing rotten" said Evans, further ad-
dressing himself to J. Fuller Lyon.
At this point Attorney General
Lyon made an effort to rise to his
feet las though he would approach
the speaker. w. P. Beard editor of
the News-Scimiter, who was on the
stage at the time, put his hand on
the attorney general and held him
in his seat. Evans soon completed his
remarks and took his seat. There was
applause for Evans though Lyon, who
spoke next, got large greeting. Ly-
on denounced as false certain state
ments made by Evans, and made again
some of the statements against Evans
for bribery and other charges.
Common Criminal"
"A common criminal, such as Bar
ney Evans" was one expression used
by the attorney general in referring
to his opponent.
Evans had left the stand as soon
as he finished his speech, and when
he was being assailed so heavily by
Lyon big voice in the crowd shout
ed: Evans, if you've got any man
in you, you'll climb now" There were
loud cheers Thomas H. Peoples was
well received, as was Senator J. R.
Earle.
Jones and Blease.
The speeches of Judge Jones and
Governor Blease were very similar to
speeches delivered by them on past
days, though that of the governor was
marked by expressions rather ex-
treme for the Stump" Judge Jones
was cheered and howled and he and
the governor at times spoke with dit
ficulty. The crowd was in good humor
and it seemed that those present want
ed to shave some fun"
In answering the social equality
charge, Judge. Jones listed several men
of Dorchester county and asked if the
crowd knew them. He read them
slowly and one at time, and each
name was received with shouts of ap-
proval, When he had named half
dozen Or more he said, "Well, they
voted just as I did on the Jim Crow
law" and there was loud applause.
"Niggef Sweetheart" ri y"
At one time during Governor
Blease's speech a big voice in the
crowd shouted, "Hurrah for Jones!"
"That's all right, old man; you
holler for Jones and when il gets