The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-24

Evans to proclaim from the sturnD
his opposition to the employment OF
Fielder.
Evans also denied today that he
had committed forgery in Saluda
county. Incidentally he took another
shot at the sheriff Of that county.
b. f. Sample. whom he described as
"a thievng sheriff" According to
Evans Sheriff Sample stole a receipt
from Evans Office and then had Ev-
ans indicted for forging that docu-
ment. Sample. he said, stole 5000
on one occasion and when caught re-
stored it under threat of prosecution
unless restitution were made in "a
hours. Evans said that when the
campaign party reached Saluda he
would confront Sample with these
charges. He said also that he had
been charged With having killed a
ran. The facts were, he alleged.
that friend of his, worried over do
mestic troubles. came to his room and
with his pistol committed suicide.
that he him self was tried for mur
/ der and that he was duly acuuit-
ted.
The attorney general, ]. Fraser
Lyon, discussed Evans very much .s
usual in a categorical reply. A!r.
Lyon in his own speech proper devot-
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work in conviction with the d:srvn.
sary, which he said, was the most
Spectacular, but told Of other work he
had done which had been given less
Publicity. Through memoersh,o IN
the state board Of assessors. he had
helped make changes in the rating Of
corporation property which increased
by $4,000 the receipts Of the State
| in the form of corporation taxes. BY
inducing the supreme court to re-
verse its own decision. in the Brit
lsh and American Mortgage company
case, he re-esta blished certain cor
poration tax which yields the State
treasury upwards of 100000 each
year.
Replying to Evans. Mr.. Lyon said
among other things. that he was
sorry Evans had seen fit to mention
the Evans-Griffin homicide. which he
himself had not brought up. He PEE
ferred to draw the veil Of charity Owe.
that unfortunate incident in Evans
life.
Evans. he said, had told a false
hood in saying $4,000 was realized
from the sale Of the old State dis
pensary property in Columbia. The
fact was that the dspensary prop
erty remained unsold to this day, be-
cause none Of the bids yet submitted
for it had been as high as the present
price fixed, which was 100000.
They gave all the speakers a fair
hearing. some Of them even applaud
ing Blease or Jones impartially, when
either made a point effectively and
they were quick to proclaim, "Those
men don't belong here, they came up
from Orangeburg." when knot Of
disorderiy persons in front Of the
platform showed an inclination to
howl down Judge Jones They cor
daily chorussed mo" when Judge
Jones inquired whether Calhoun stood
for such behavior. and they joined
him in hearty laugh when he made
the party themselves admit they were
Il not residents of this county.
Gov. Blease dipped into local poll
| tics today in an incidental and casual
way. praising Fl. c. Pauling, MEM
Der of the house Of representatives
| from this county, and inferentially
lcriticising the Calhoun senator, Ur.
Summers. This course the governor
has followed in several of the ooun-
ties already visited, presumably in
pursuance of his avowed policy of
standing y his friends"
"From tie women of Calhoun
lcounty. who believe you will redeem
the state" This was the Inscription
laccompanying one of the several
| handsome floral tributes which were
handed up to Judge Jones at the
conclusion of his speech today. The
| i;lease-Jones score for the past two
| days, in respect To bouquets. runs
| thus: orangeburg-Blease 6. Jones
| >; 1t. MatthcwS-Bease l. Jones g.
| talk. God bless the women Of South
| Carolina" he said. Il trust their in
tuition. | am honorcd by their con-
| tidenCc. Go against their Judgment
land YOU will always he wrong.