The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-06-14
John L. McLaurln.
Columbia, S. c., June 5, 1916.

the Democratic party the State Mr. Evans was repudated by
people of South Carolina 1885, while he still Governor
and The Columbia State led the fight for his repudia
tion and glored in it than The Columbia State he
has repudated the people every time he has sought office
Since No harsher things could be said about man than The
Coamba State said about Governor Evans thenand surely the
Office Governors higher office than that of State
things could easily be said than The Columbia State has
about other who Governor of South CaronaDem
ocratc elected after being nominated
"a Democratic primary.
Souh Carolina charge been brought however, and The
Columbia State is the only witness necessary to it,
The convention ring which casting around in 1912 for
State Chairman scrupes
verdict of the at the ballot box would naturally
turn to the Columbia State select such Moth
ling would naurafor aren't all the political records
written here The Columbia State fought bled and died
with ring political contests since February 8 1884,
lon which day given birth tight the Reform movement?
Who was the logical the task be performed Some
who had the of And who had the exper
ence? Why John Gary Evans according to The Columbia State
then edited by late Mr. e Gonzales Gonzales said of Mr.
his willingness overturn the verdict of the
Listen his words the issue his of August 29
1T rucoYea ta. Gov Evans fs 3a>aa 0 iadrection the
ideav declaration primary or Senator until TO-
Gay nope that &a VII persuade te executive
committee 10 threw enough Charleston give him
majority. we 40 not believe that either
Timan the committee would with open sacrifice the Re
form the of weakng Evans Such an out
would double the number Of those formers who have
voed against would smash the party nothing else
world"
must have of this experience in political
chcanery that of 1912 made him State Chairman
could not his merit and he could have
been the choice of the people, because The Columbia State edited
Iby Gonzales whose still floats at its masthead
away 1896 that the people would risk further
experiments with him. and that he could not rise oy merit
Listen to the words of n Gonzales in the issue of The
State of September II, 1896:
Ordnary we would feel sympathy for any opponent under
humiliation Evans has hadbu in his
cannot be sympathetic He deserved to be governor
Neither his abilities his character
ranted him aspiring to the highest offices of the State He
gained such Office by making himself the tool and today
other and that Office he has conducted himself that
help another Neither that master
the people will risk any further experiments with him and he
by his merit He simply sinks his natural level and
there's nothing in that to give regret
Surely The Columbia State does not think that Mr. Evans
stands the Democratic party South Carolina and that
charge against him against the convention which made him
Chairman charge against the Democratic party Surely The
State is better Democrat than that for verify such charge
ridiculous it's is better calculated njure the party than
though it came from an avowed republican,
Who is this man whom The State would make synonymous
with Democratic party: Again. let US call The State as
witness
On July g. 1885, Mr. Gonzales (whose The State
still bears at it's masthead,) said of him:
campaign education has progressed finely that
the SUGGESTION that his Mr. Evans who
then higher position than State Chairman will
fee the bond deal exces SURPRISE In his speech
throughout the campaign meeting Governor Evans has at
tempted that Mr. Duncan mas making an attack on Rhind
for doing what South Carolina wanted him to do and which
one else could has gone off half dozen tangents but
has these plain questons How much the
you get Had not an understanding
with Mr. Rhind before recommended him to Governor man?
YOU by obtaining Rhnd books and other evidence make
clear without qubng whole connection with the bond
funding there will be no further doubt as to just how
VIII he answer them? No.
Again. on August 28 1896 after his failure to be nominated
for the United States the first Democratic primary The
Columbia State then edited by Mr. n g. Gonzales Whose name
still appears at it's masthead said Of Mr.. Evans:
In the common of decency and in the further behalf of
official honesty manness offer hmany thousands of
Reformes against the election of John Gary Evans to
the most hearty congratulations The
campaign not between Reformes and Conserva
tves honesty and dishonesty No. it is not Con-
servave victory and resumption of old Arguments The
rule hardly of their normal
vote theme Columbia and Charlesonhardy half Of
it. While the returns from the cities it looked the