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fP ) ',0 The Press and Banner. ~BY HUGII W11 iS( )N KAKL (KM THE MUM I'. THE JUDGE PITCHES HIS CAMPAIGN ON A HIGH PLANE. The State Campaign Meetings Keaumed at .Sumter- I.lttl* or No KiiHiukIhsiii Mhiii. tasted by the Crowd?Several of tbe Can dldatea Absent.. Sumtek, July in.?The State campaign meetings were resumed here last Monday. At 1u:1u County Chairman R. O. Purdv called the meeting to order. The Rev. N. W. ftdmuuds invoked divine ble&sing. asking that all things might be done decently and in order here today. "Chairman Purdy announced that Mr. T. W. Stanland had authorized him to slate that he had withdrawn from the congressional race, leaving Mr. Stokes and Mr. Moses to fight it out. Messrs. I.m .*? n ttloKPS ana ivioses, can utilities iur congress, spoke lirst. These gentlemen were followed by Judge Earle. After being introduced the Judge made an interesting speech: "I stand here today," he said, "where I have stood many times before, facing a people I have known since childhood. I see here men who I knew as boys over there in the academy. I see here friends of the past; friends who were with me in '76, in '78; friends who stood at my back in 1890. I can say that 1 am standing among friends. Some of you differ with me today. Here and there some political.friends of the past are perhaps now my enemies. But this I say: Friend or foe, you have always known where to find me; you always Knew where I stood. No man can sar that I ever threw a rock and hid my hand. No man need ever say he had to hit me in the back; he had only to stand to the front. "Some years ago I had the honor to run for Governor of South Carolina. I knew I could not be elected; I knew I was doomed to defeat, but I had been honored by the people who elected me to a responsible office. There were whisperings, charges that there was something wrong in the offices of the administration of which I formed a part. 1 could not meet those charges except by being a candidate. I had a right to stand as a candidate ior governor and speak to my people. What I said on the stump won applause from my opponents. I conducted the campaign on a high plain, and my opponent, who was elected, so slated. '"On his election my position was that the people had spoken; that the Democrats had rendered their verdict; that I would accept it, and would not oppose him. When one of the most firominent newspapers in South Caroina wrote to me as well as others, asking what I was going to do or advise doing in the face of the result, I answered: Stop abuse, cease vituperation, treat all men with fairness and do what can be done to bring the people together. I have no apologies to make to anyone for anything 1 said then. I said what I felt, what I be) i'uitc/I in nriTT Koort Wft flpft nno nfio pie; we are the Democratic party. The constitutional convention Ijtiried the hatchet, and now, fellow-citizens, I bring a message from the Piedmont. Stop strife; stop discord; be united." Gen. Earle alluded to an anonymous card which had appeared in a Sumter paper, asking why he withdrew from a race for a county office in 1876. "You all kuow the author," he said, "but I am ready to answer it. If any man in the crowd will stand sponsor for those questions let him appear and I will answer. Let him stand up." There was no sponsor. "You all know where I stand on State politics. I air. a Democrat; I have not joined in vituperation; I have given credit L.l ,1 lur yvuttL wad uuuc. "There have been rumors and charges of dishonest transactions in this State. Now, I say here to friends and opponents that X do not believe B. R. Tillman is a dishonest man. I opposed him and have no apologies to make for it. I have not agreed with him in all things. X do not agree with him in all things; but X believe he is honest and I don't believe Tillman ever stole a dollar of dispensary money or bond deal money. Xf there has been.any stolen, let those vfho got it answer for themselves." "It has b^en said that a judge should not go upon the slump. That is an aristocratic idea wmch does not now hold good. If going upon the stump interfered with his duties he should not do so, and for that reason I have been prevented from appearing before the people of the State as soon as I wished. But wfcen it does not conllict with his duty he should have the privilege of doing so in these days when United States senators, governors and other men holding high offices go on the stump. No office is toe high to allow the man who fills it to meet the people face to face." Judge Earle then boldly sailed out upon glittering financial sea, speaking in an interesting manner upon a sub jcv/t buai io <&iniwaL im^auuaiu IU be handled in public by any but masters of it. The people knew there was something wrong, aud they could expect little or no relief froui any iState administration. Candidates lor congress who had spoken had declared for 10 to I, but had neglected to state why tree coinage at that ratio was right and would be beneficial. The speaker proceeded to give a historical sketch of the use of silver and gold as money or purchasing medium from the time Abraham purchased a burying place for Sarah with silver to the present time. Silver was the money metal unit both geld and silver were used by the Komans 400 years before Christ. For 500 years before 1873, he s^id, the ratio of silver and gold had ranged from 11 to 1 to 1G to 1. The history of the demonetization of silver by the Latin union was gone over step by step?and it had been done in each case at the demand of the wealthy, the money power. Judge Earle declared that the demonetization of silver in 1873 was rightly termed the crime of '73, because silver was a money of the constitution. Mr. Webster, the greatest constitutional lawyer, had said that congress had no power to demonetize either silver or gold. But while the people were working in the shops and fields,their representatives in congress had, criminally or ignorantly or both, demonetized silver. In England the history of demonetization of silver had been that after a period of 2i? vctrs the land owners had been reduced to only 8percent, of the Irt-e holders in 1S19. Silver bullion, said Judge Earle, would buv as much now as it ever would: it falls in value as other commodities fall, and will continue to do so so loner as it is a commodity. Ti?e speaker predicted that if the gold policy was successful in 10 years the farmers in this section would not own their lands, whose value had already been deteriorated one half. Therefore he had said, and he said it again, that he approved of what Tillman was trying to do in congress, be cause he was fighting for the masses. Many people said there would be a panic if the policy of the silver men was carried out. He believed there - - - ? . i _ _i? :i would be. There wouiu ne a uevu ui a time for a while, but was il uot bet ter to lighten the cord about their necks by a sudden jerk, snap it aud set them free with but a bruised skin, than to allow it to be slowly tightened until they were choked to death. They must stand for sil ver and eold; stand for liryan of Nebraska aud Se wall of Maine. They were not demanding anythin , new. They simply asked to be put back where they were from 1837 to 1873?a period of prosperity. Dethrone the mouey kings; take their hands front the throats of the people and enact laws, not that the rich man may become richer, uot that the poor man may get w&at aoes 1101 belong to him, but that brain and brawn may get that which it honestly earns. Gen. Earle advocated the iucome tax. Of the 70,000,000 people in the United States 30,000 own more than one half of the property in the country. This was gotten by unjust laws; laws fostering trusts and monopolies. Let these 30,000 pay a tax in proportion to the protection tbey receive. It is a menace when a half dozen men in New York can make cotton go up and down. Laws should be passed to give the greatest erood to the greatest num ber.? That was the design of the founders of the government. The judge said he did not charge dishonesty of purpose against Presi dent Cleveland, and be he great as may be, his administration had been the worst of any President, so far as the effects of his policies on South Carolina was concerned. Under his administration property values had been steadily decreasing. At the conclusion of Gen- Earle's speech there was a liberal amount of cheering, considering the undemonstrative character of tiie crowd. Judge Earle was followed by Dancan, Whitman, Harrisou, Richbourg, Watts, Mayfield and liobinsou. Gov. Mo,' aDOriiieir unrl snmfi I JJJ V aJUO, JUULt* J. 4UVV?wavj ??? -v. ? other candidates were absent. The campaign meeting at Camden yesterday was flat as a flaunder. Messrs. 6. E. Fin ley and T. J. Strait, candidates for Congress were the first speakers They were followed by the candidates for State offices as follows: Richbourg, Robinson, May field and McSweeney. Gov. Evaus was unavoidably absent. ATTORNEY GENERAL BARBER. Attorney General Barber made his second appearance in the campaign and caught the crowd from the start by stating that he had no opposition, and he was glad of it, and telling some apropos jokes. This has been one of the fairest races ever held in South Carolina, although there has been some whining and wheezing about shutting out candidates. For himself he didn't mind if some of these fellows did come out against him, but their object was to make a still hunt and come in at the last momeut. He denied that there was auy ring so far as > j ir. L ne IS concorucu. iik was ncro iu adjf that be stood ready to meet the slauders and slurs cast against the Reform movement. He was prepared to prove they were false. (Cheers.) As to the Dispensary law he held that it was the best whiskey law ever placed on the statute books. It was lending towards what prohibitionists wanted. If a law had not been properly enforced in some respects that was no reason why the law itself should be condemned. According to statistics drunkenness had decreased in South Carolina 57 per cent.; cases of drunkenness before mayors' courts had decreased CG per cent., and the consumption of liquor 47 per cent. He denied that the Dispensary was a monopoly. It was simply the State taking up the business in trust lor the people. He held that considering the treatment the constables bad received, they were the most considerate set of otlicers ever seen on earth. They avoided difficulties, but enforced the law. Otherwise they would have been unworthy of their commissions. He closed by asking the people of Kershaw to endorse his record in his light against Federal judicial usurpation of authority in trying to prevent the holding of the Constitutional Convention . DUNCAN FOLLOWS. Mr. Duncan opened his speech by wading into national issues. He eulogized Tillman, saying that since that wondei^ul speech of his in the senate, the people of the United States had resolved themselves into two factions?Tillman and anti-Tillman. Papers in this State were criticising Tillman for his course in the Chicago convention. He was no politician; he had gone straight on and smoothed out the rough places, while others had sailed in smoothly. Tillman knew there was no chance for a President to be nominated from any State South of Mason and Dixon's line. ilr. Duncan said that he trusted lie would hereafter not be handicapped by the absence of candidates, whom be could not strike in their absence. There were questions in the minds of many which he wanted answered, but he could not bring them out till the man came here to reply. As to General Eurle, he said tne man who stands between two factions would nok get the support of one nor the respect of the other. If he was a Conservative, come out and fight like a man; if a Reformer, say so. Don't stay on the fence. The man "?U/\ in o T\OM^TT *Y"? Q *"> Tlrtfr ^a. TT Liv/ Id UUb a yai wjr IIIWU uwva **vt wv serve success at the hands of parties. It was not fair for a man to join the race at the quarter hole and rim out at the wire. General Eirle said he was a man of peace. So, was he, but he spurued that peace which would prevent a man who seeing a wrong would not at once try to correct it. At the conclusion of Mr. Duncan's speech a half dozen men called for "Evans." earlkjocular. General Karle whs greeted with quite a hearty cheer, lie told a joke inkinK v\ma/1ii/ia/1 t\ litn/v w of * > lltin. YTU1U1I piVAtUl/UM a laugu db luit can's expense. General Earle said the appearance of Mr. Barber here today reminded him of the position he had been in. He had been attorney gen ? "r " -JT;- ? : eral of South Carolina and the honesty of officials serving in the administration with him had been impugned. He had taken the stump six years ago to defend that administration. It was his right to do so, and he used his best energies. As he went through the State there was one cry constantly growing louder and louder. The cry was "Hurrah for Tillman 1" Tiliman had been nominated and he paid him a handsome compliment. He said of me: "He is an honest man and I wish he was on uiy ticket for attorney general." Tillmaa had treated him fairly and he treated him fairly. Tillman had said he had the right to oppose him for governor and that he had condacted his campaign on a high plane. m answer 10 a question irom xne News and Courier as to what he ad vised, he had told them to stop abuse, lay aside bitterness, and give Tillinau credit for the good he had done. He urged now that bitterness would cease aud that the whole people work for the welfare of the Stale. That letter to The News and Courier, said General Earle, bad cost him the district attorneyship of South Carolina. Cleveland had promised him the otlice, but Conservatives, who had been his friends, had gone behind and undone him. Another man had been appointed, a worthy, honest, capable man, but the loss of the office was his punishment by those who were narrow and bitter. General Earle then went into the Gnancial question, and, in the limited time allowed, made a clear statement of the case. He said he knew he had friends in the crowd and would get their votes. (Cheers) OTHER CANDIDATES. Mr. Whitman said that if the people exDected to find a better Reformer than himself they would hare to burn the woods and sift the ashes. Bui he proceeded to arraign the so called Reformers who had gotten control of the movement. He had been prodding these fellows with his pitchfork, trying to get them to keep their promises but they would not. When Whitman criticised Tillman there were cries of "Hurrah for Tillman." Col. McSweeney, for lieutenant governor, was liberally applauded. He said the Reform party w<is not pursuing a tearing down policy. Its principle was to build up and improve. They did not wish to pull down any educa uonai lnsmuiiuas. iu iue uuusuw tional coaventioa Mr. Julian Mitcnell of (Jnariestou bad commended Senator Tillman for his work for education in this State. Inhuman Mother Hangs. Louisville, July 16.?A special to the Courier-Journal from Pikeville, Ky., says that news reached there yesterday from Coburn, Va., to the effect that Mary Snodgrass was hanged at that place last Friday for the murder of her child. The Snodgrass woman was a disrep uiauie cuaracujr auu was uumpeweu tu leave Pikeville on that account She went to Coburn where her child was cared for by negroes until it was about a month old. Then it was turned ov( r to its mother. She did not want it and tried to ge] rid of the child in various ways. The county judge told her that she wonld have to provide for it and she took it to her home. One night about midnight some people living close by heard the little one scre?ming. Black smoke was seen issuing from the chimney and the1 door was burst in to ascertain the troubleThe child had been placed in the fire and the mother was holding it in place in the flames with a long iron poker, [t was burned almost to ashes. Tne inhuman mother was arrested and placed in jail. The infuriated people wanted to lynch her, but the promise of speedy justice caused them to allow the law to take its course. She was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree. The parents of the woman Jive in this county. She was married to a worthless man when she was about 16 years old and soon separated fuom him. She was about 28 years old. Opinion of a Colorado Judge. Glenwood Springs, Colo., July 15. ?Judge J. H. Caldwell, when asked his ODinion of the work of the Democratic convention, replied: "Tne wisdom of its action amounts to an inspi XT. J 1 rauon. j>io Deuer man or sounaer platform has been presented to the American people by any party in a tnird of a century. It marks an epoch in the political history of this country. If McKinley is the Napoleon of tne gold standard force , Bryan is the Wellington of the allied silver forces and the historical parallel will be complete except that this modern Napoleon, after his Waterloo, will go to ihe headwaters of Salt Creek instead of St. Helena." Baltimore, July 15.?Congressman Harry Husk, who is also chairman of the Democratic executive committee, has written a letter to Mr. William Jennings Bryan, Democratic candidate for President, inviting him to visit Baltimore, and promising him a rousing reception. In speaking of the outlook the chairman of the city committee said that the rapid growth of the silver sentiment in Maryland had been a matter of great surprise to him, and that he fully expected to see the State go for Bryan and Sewajl by a large majority in November. v Florida Democrats. Jacksonville, July 14 ?The State Democratic Executive Committee met here today and organizad for the campaign. Resolutions were passed endorsing the Chicago platform and Bryan. A majority of the committee &as been supposed to favor the gold standard, but since the party has spoken they have fallen into line. The nomination of Bryau ani the platform adopted have caused great enthusiasm throughout the State. Bousing ratification meetings have been held at Lake City, Williston, Laesburg and other points. A big ratltication meeting will soon be held at Jacksonville. The Bamberg Fitting School. Prof. H. G. Sheridan, Principal of the Holly Hill Graded School, having declined the position of Headmaster of the Bamberg Fitting School, to which Jiosition he was elected sometime ago, 'rof. W. E. Willis has been elected to fill the vacincy. Prof. Sheridan has a better position at Holly Hill than the Bamberg position. Will Support Bryau. Jacksonville, Fla., July 15.?Cap lain J. w . Anderson, me itepuoucau leader of Putnam county, lias left his party and will support Bryan. Captain Anderson can't stand the gold standard plank of the Republican platform. A SPICY MEETING. hi 10 A LIVELY LITTLE WAR OF WORDS BE- w TWEEN THE CANDIDATES. P1 Judge Karle Aitkn Sou? Quaattona, Which ^ are Answered by Governor Evans?Both Get a Little Warm Though Apparently ^ ni Cool Enough. Lancaster, S. C., July 16.?For the first time since the campaign opened m there was some life in the debates here al today, and the indications are that in Kam'rlao thn Hrr (re-fii qilvAi* I h< uluci taiuga iawiuvo vmw % -j - ?issue, upon which nearly all agree, will be made prominent in the speeches. Mr. Duncan made his usual bond speech, adding one or two new points, ai and it was noticeable that he is improving in debate very much. How- 4,1 ever, there was very little spirit in the ni crowd during his speech. ol The chief incident of the day was a ti series of questions propounded by na Judge Earle to Governor Evans as to h: how many meetings the State Board te of Control hail in 1895. Governor cl Evans admitted practically that none had been, though he said there was w little use for them as all members N were agreed as to policy. Judge Earle pi interrogated him about cancelling h dispensary insurance and giving it to 01 his brother at a higher rate Governor tl Evans most positively and iudignantly denied that he had ever done such a ts thing or knew tbat it had been done. K He retorted on Judge Earle that he " knew he (Governor Evans) did not & know it and Judge Earle said he did 1< not, but while not responsible for the v> questions which were given to him he A was certain that Governor Evans's an- s< swers would be replied to. Governor g Eyans replied that he would hold h Judge Earle responsible for both ques E tions and answers, and the latter replied very forcibly that he was re- U. sponsible for anything he said now or anywhere. a Governor Evans said he was too, a and during this colloquy the crowd pressed close around the stand to hear y every word. Judge Earle had a good many friends in the audience who n cheered him, but unquestionably the g larger part of tnem were with Governor Evans as was shown by their vol- ri uminous yells for him. Judge Earle said privately that the tl questions he propounded was the foundation for some future remarks r< he would make. There were about T 400 people present. The candidates a and representatives of the press were E 1 i ?i i--_ ?) 1 <u. moat nutf^iuiujy cuteriAuicu uy tuc m citizens trad tne Lancaster meeting ii will long be a red letter day in iheir T memories. d Judge Earle was the first speaker h introduced, there being several calls Y for him. After giving his reasons for c? stumping the State in 1890, which are " the same as he stated at the Camden ? meeting. Judge Earle then took up h the financial question. As to the cry U of overproduction, he said it was non- t* sense. So long as there was one rag- a: ged woman in the world there wasde- ei mand for more cotton, so long as there h was one nungry man mere was neeu of more wheat. If all the wheat made p was divided there would not be a half barrel to each inhabitant; nor if all ^ the cotton was made into cloth there would not be enough to go around. a It was not overproduction, but under consumption, and there was under- a consumption because there was not ^ enough money to pay for the pro- s] ducts. p He dwelt upon the history of coin- b age and then showed how the weight ci of the silver dollar had been maintain- V ed a 44? eraius. while the amount of 3 gold in a dollar had been reduced. V Was it right and just, after the United g States had incurred a debt based on the gold and silver standard to have o to pay that debt on a basis of a gold o standard; was it just to make that dis- o crimination against the debtor? The fi United States has the right to hx the b svstem of weights and measures. Sup- tl pose a man was to give his note today cl for 150 bushels of corn to be paid next r< year, and in the meantime congress h should change the measure of a bushel n to one-third more, and that when ne ai went to pay his note the creditor demanded one-third more corn. Would that be honest? And yet the government had done that identical thing as to silver. Gen. Earle strongly favored the income tax, and spoke at . length upon the iniquities of the tar- q iff. If fret silver carried the day we would have a hard time of it for a while, but it was better to end?re that for a short time and so get free from the halter that was about our necks. Let us lay aside dissensions among ^ ourselves; let us stand together as one people for the good of South Carolina, working together and with one pur- . pose. We are all Democrats and , should stand together as one people. f (Cheers.) ^ Mr. J. T. Duncan said he rejoiced n h* AAA the two apftftt narties arraved 1< openly in the fight on a great issue, tHeretofore it had been a cowardly ci contest. He maintained that Tillman ei had done more for silver than any E other man in the United States. Mr, a: Duncan referred to the history of the h Reform movement; how Tillman had h led it on to success when in other ir States the movement went to pieces. .Now, Tillman had made the issue in y congress,' he had stirred the people y and made all men take sides. Mr. tc Duncan claimed, with modesty for h for the great leader, by saying he was n greater than a President; he made Presidents. The national committee u nad given him the honor of blazing si the wav to victory. He had done so a and those who had done so had sailed S into victory. As to Judge Earle, he bi had no quarrel with him, but a man it who was not a party man need not vv expect support from any party, lie es had him to defeat and he could do it h like a gentleman. As to his other O competitor he would speak without hi prejudice or passion. He would speak th to honest men and would stand by (J them. He had seen Ben Tillman who si had declared he was hands-off in this race; when he convinced the Reform- in ers of that fact then Evans' chances in bi this race wouia inueea oe sum. He repeated his question as to gi whether, when E7ans had gotten Rhind the appointment of agent to ei refund the debt, he, Evans, expected al to make anything out of it. He want- b( ed him to say whether or not he had ? ? ?4aJ nnnfllin/a /\?1 f /\ f U i\ tjxpucicu iaj LUttivo aujruiiug uui ui tuc WJ bond transaction. Evans would get th up and cry, "Prove it,prove it," when bi he would "not even deny it. He objected to being misquoted on the stand in order that trie crowd might be made pi to laugh and turned from the point. If Evans did deny having an agree cc ment with Rhind, he would have ca something more to say. Governor Evans, who was seated be ind t he speakers' stand, was heart ? say, sotto voce, that some mu ere "natural born liars." Thi nused some of the woolhat boyi xjut him, who by quiet laughing ex essed approval of his excellency': it. Evans had done some boasting, sail uncan, about this bond business, am aw he was probably sorry he ha( .Iked so much, but he would not dart my that in the very recent past hi id tried to persuade a friend he wa i is taken as to an impression he ha< Dout a statement Evans made to hin r regard to his connection with thi Dnds of Rhind. Evans?Who is the man? Duncan?Larry Gantt. Hvans?That is a lfe. I never sait ay such thing to him. Duncan- -That is his only defense That's a lie," is all he can say. I saj o brave man would take advantagi : a man on the stand like that, par cularly when he is protected by pai( ien, here to do his bidding;* Mei ired tw go around with him to pro -i u: ~ -ii_ . ? :ut mn wwarujy uones. (i5Q0UtS ant leers.) This reference to paid men was di scted to the presence of Detectiv< ewbold, who has followed the cam lign from the beginning. Then ave been one or two other hangers a, but they are not known to hav< le job of protecting Governor Evans Tbe trutn, said Duncan, was hard t ike sometimes, and when he told it vans tried to blow ink over him Bee him come with the lie again, lid he. In Charleston, in 1894, Bat sr had charged Evans and Tillmai rith having a finger in the band pie .t Walterboro, the next day, Tillmai ffore no man in South Carolina ha ottenone cent. Evans had not tol im of his connection with Rhind [e don't dare deny that. a, vans-i ao aeny it; Tillman win to. Duncan--Do you dare charge Senf tor Tillman with knowing yourguil od trying to hide it. Evans?No, I don't say t was guiltj ou do. Duncan?Yqu don't dare say Til lan would try to hide any man' uilt. As to the dispensary the law was al ight? A Voice?The whiskey is no! iough. Duncan?No, but don't hold the lai ^sponsible for the bad manage men 'hat's what I w^ant to talk to yo bout. After the Darlington riot^ sai uncan, all the insurance on dispei iria-swere cancelled. Mr. Seibels, ai lsurance agent, went to Governo illman and offered to insure all th ispensaries. Governor Tillman tol mi to do so. aeibels went to JNei rork, made arrangements with all hi ampaniesand placedall the insurance This man," pointing to Governo Ivans, "took it a tray from him whei e got to be governor and gave it al ) his brother." Governor Evans wU all you I am a clerk in the State hous nd that I bavea brother in the State' mploy. B. R. Tillman appointe im. Evans?Did you not ask me to a{ oint him? Duncan?No, for I advised him nc ) take the iob. Evans?You have a short memor bout some things. Evans, said Duncan, had single ut three railroads in South Carolin ) attack in his annual message. H 100k the Southern road severely t< lease the boys. Just after that hi rother, George, a lawyer in Edgefiel ame through Columbia on his way t Washington to get employed by th outhern road. He returned fron Washington in the private car of th eneral counsel of the road. Evans says he was watching som< ne in the dispensary closely, yet h nly called one meeting of the boar f control in 12 months. That was ne way to keep watch. As to th onding of dispensers, he reasserte lat after the new board had take barge, blank forms of the compan ^presented by the governor's brothej ad been enclosed in official commu ications. The premiums from thi mounted to about $1,000. GOVERNOR EVANS. Governor Evans was received wit few hand claps. He was glad, h lid, to see General Earle here. He wa dignified gentleman, a judge wh ad bat just laid aside tne ermine I T71 _ J? 1 - < overnor .avans was urea 01 goin, round this State shooting at carrio rows and sparrows. He had beei adoised at Hampton. They said h 'as not guilty of any wrong. H Duld not put brains in numpskull1 ead so he could understand. He ha ot made Duncan and was not respon ble for him. God Almighty mad i^i and he sometimes wondered wh; e had. He had decided to pay n irther attention to him and unless h ras asked questions he would mak 0 answer to the charges. He hai stters from friends all over the Stat tiling him to pay no attention to Due in. It was not possible to satisfy hi iiemies, and Duncan was his enemy [e had slept in his room at Manninj ud he now realized that he migh ave had a cold dagger plunged in ni eart. Why did tbis man keep 01 1 this way. Dunoan?I have asked questions am ou have not answered them. Di< i 1 a j* dl:-. on navean unuersiauuiug wtiu nutui > get a fee before you recommendet im to Governor Tillman for appoint lent? Evans?I can't give you brains h nderstand. You must take my an tfers as I give them. (Cheers.) Yoi nn't preach yourself in tbe Unite< tates senate by abusing me to thes ays. You must sbow you have abil y and not only say "This man is no orthy and Ben Tillman is the great it man that ever lived." He was no is brothers' keeper, said the governor Q6 was a lawyer in Edgefield am ad a right to choose his clients, an< te other was an insurance agent ii olumbia who had the right to get in irance where he could. Dunfi&n?Did von Tint. him t.h? isurance 011 the dispensary inColum a? Evans?No; if he got it, Mixsoi ive it to hitn. Governor Evans then made refer ice to the famous dispensary bill >out the drawing of which there ha sen so much discussion. Duncan said: "Governor, I proposi > face you with Gen. Barber to prov< lere was a bill agreed upon by you it which was not drawn." Erans? Barber won't say it. Here Judge Earle asked leave t< "opound a few questions. "As chairman of the State board 01 mtrol, how maoy meetings did yoi ill in 1895!" Governor Evans could not remera - ber. He did not know. 1 Earle?Was it not your duty to call x meetings? 3 Evans?No; not unless there was I s something to do. Governor Evans did not know anvs thing about cancelling of insurance of State buildings lie had not done it, j nor given the iusuranee to his broth\ er. He did not know how many \ agents had insurance on State proper5 ty when he went in, nor how many 9 had it now. ] 3 Earle?What purpose did you have 1 in asking the present clerk of the State ! ! board or control for the prices the Q board was paying for whiskey? i Evans?Because I heard they were paying too much and I wanted to find out about it. i j Earle?Did you not cancel the in- : surance at 1 3-4 per cent, on the Anderson dispensary and give it to your j brother at 2 percent? 3 Evans?I did not Governor Evans said he had not 1 j called the board together in 1895, be, cause Ncrton, Tompkins and himself i . had agreed on a policy ana he was j left to carry it out. Voices in the crowd called on Evans i . to give them a chance to vote on the < x dispensary next fall. 1 "All right," he said "I'll do it." i e Governor Evans felt,confident of . beating both these fellows. It was < a two to one, and he almost wished it i was 16 to 1. Why had Judge Eirle ' 0 asked him these questions? What ] was the object of them? i ' Earle?Because, if it was true that j ii nftll Vl Qrl ilnna tkius 1 JVC* uttu uuuo bUCOC bUlU^.*), )UU TTCIO j not fit to be governor. (Cheers.) ] n Evans?But you know they are not i true. I 'a Earle?1 know nothing of the kind, i (1 sir; I know nothing about you. I i d asked the questions; they are not mine [ but were handed to me. I am responsible for asking them. The person who handed them to me assures me ' he can prove what they imply. He . will be responsible for their answer. It (Cries of Earle 1 E ?rle I) Evans?I will hold you responsible r. for the questions and the answer! ' Earle?I am always responsible, sir, j_ for anything I do. (Cheers.) >3 Gov. Evans was on the platform shaking his finger and gesticulating [j vehemently, while Gen. Earle was on the ground, gesturing with his uplifted arm. It was by odds the most in' teresting moment of the campaign. N Gov. Evans said he brought the peot pie tidings, but he did not take time u to tell them, coming back to the case ^ in point and saying he knew this peopie were not going to put men in tt charge now who had been against r them in 1890. Judge Earle was a e good man, and, he believed, a good judge. He had been made one by ReN formers, but be had not been with the is people in their demands six years ago. 5 He says be is not Conservative or Reformer. He stands between, then he a must be half alligator, half norseman. ] Earle?I say I am a Democrat and U an honest man. e Evans?Yes, there are Democrats s and Democrats. d Earle?And there are Reformers and Reformers. Gov. Evans said Judge Earle was } swinging on Tillman's coattails. , Judge Earle arose quickly and advanced to the stand, addressing Gov. Evans, who kept on talking, turning y hifj haftk to Earle. , "I can't let tht^t pass," said t'ne Judge, in a low tone. He again called a to tne governor, who asked the judge 6 not to interrupt him so often, he could ? speak afterwards. (Cries of "Earle.") j Judge Earle?You know, sir, I never swung to Gov. Tillman or any oth0 er man. When you say otherwise 6 you do yourself an injustice. 1 Gov. Evans went on to say thfe peo8 pie were not going to put men in office who had been fighting the alliance. 5" They were not going to turn out the e. old veteran and wounded soldier at this stage of the fighting. "You are * not going to repudiate men who have j been fighting for you." He was going to beat both these men, he said, as n badly as Tillman had beat Eirle in y 1890. (Cheers.) THE OTHER SPEAKERS, f" The Senatorial aspirants were fol18 lowed by Whitman and Harrison, candidates for Governor, who put in their pleas. These gentlemen were followed h by Major McSweeney, who seems to e have a walk over for Lueitenant Governs nor. Attorney, General Barber folo lowed Major McSweeney, and was fol* i. lowed in turn by Messes. g Watts and Richbourg, candia dates for Adjutant and Ina spector General, Watts spoke of the e militia with pride, referring to the ime provement he had made ih it ia draft's ing the enlistment law. He went on d to say he was making this campaign on merit. He had a right to criticise a his onnonent as to his Dolitical actions y but would never stoop so low as to go o into personalities, and no Confederate a snlH iftp or crftrif 1 ?mn n would stOOD to the e law plane bis opponent bad. i He referred to Gen. Earle as bowe in? to tbe will of tbe majority when l- defeated by Tillman, but Gen. Richs bourghad run against Gen. Farley, the nominee of the Democratic party. g He did not mean to criticise any man's t political opinion, so long as he was s honest, but lie has changed his poli- a tics three times in tbe last six years, and God only knew what step he i would take next, but according to a 1 gentleman in Sumter he would "go i to the Lily Wnites next." As to his 1 next step, however, he would have ; nothing to say. Gen. Richbourg made his usual 0 speech, at the conculsion of which he said that as Gen. Watts had gone into n the mire he would hive to follow him. , 1 He would ask Gen. Watts to say whee ther or not he had not at the Grand [- Central hotel, during fair week, gamt bled and lost all his money; whether ; he had not demanded that the winner t return it to him. and on the man's re- ( . fusal, gone into the street, got a police- , 1 man and forced the man to give up 1 the money. j 1 Gen. Watts replied that the answer required strong language. lie would , say that any man who made such a ; statement was an infernal liar, and | - the truth was not in him. 1 Gen. Richbourg said he did not j i make the charges, but he would prove ; them true. Gen. Richbourg went on to say he , , regarded the ollice of adjutant general s as a high one?one that should be filled \ with dignity and sobriety. That otli- ] a cer is at the head of the South Carolina ] ? soldiery?a soldiery that has always ' , won glory in war and should not be , disgraced in peace by a drunken and incompetent head. > "My young competitor wants office, i -f i?.1?~ tr~ .i. _ i ui uuuiac 110 uura. lie is LUC UorUCol. i [ to weaa from the public crib I ever | i saw, but his public acts ou more than | [OONTINUED ON PAGE FOUK.| ? - '."t V-^ -T. MISS TILLMAN'S DEATH. j LIGHTNING'S FEARFUL WORK REMOVES A WOMANLY WOMAN. rhe Eideat Child of Senator Tillman, While *39 Out Horseback Riding at Brevard N. O., is Instantly Killed With Her Escort. Columbia., S. U., July 17.?Sympathy deep and sincere of all Columbia was felt for the bereaved family of ' I i Senator Tillman yesterday, when the few brief lines were read tolling of the tragic death of his eldest daughter, the a pride of his household. Inquiries were M beard on all sides from those anxious flj to know more of the details, but noth- JH ing could be learned until the train 41 bearing the body reached this city last _3 night. Some time before the train was due ^ numbers of friends began to arrive at v&fll me union aepot, among, whom were ,'|8 Assistant Attorney General Townsend, yM' Col. W. W. Bruce, Col. Mixaon, -,^^3 Frank Tompkins, Chris Atkinson, i Fitz Norton, General Watts, Gover- I nor Evans and scores of others, who J came out despite the pouring rain to ||| pay their last tribute to this popular i|3 and well known young woman, who was a shining example of all that is excellent. i Accompanying the body were Mr. :J| r. C. McNeely, general agent of the^^B,"^ Henderson villa and Brevard railroad. -;4hB rod Messes. U. X. Gunter, private secretary to Governor Evans, and T. W. * Bunch, aa uncle of Miss Tillman. ttoasPg latter two having gone to meet the body it Spartanburg. Mr. McNeely wm$^ >?(? the party when Miss Til lman was tilled . and was the only eyewitness of the 'h\ sad affair. [' ? Mr. H. F. Addicks, Jr., Miss Nettie ~'J? | Addicks, Miss Addie Tillman, Mist ;JB" Mae O'Bryan of Allendale, S. C., Miss ; Lizzie Bingham of Salisbury, N. C.? . Miss Annie Warren of Hendrsonvilie, \ the Rev. Robert A Lee of York rill?, Mr. M. D. Cooper of Brevard, with - :^3 Mr. McNeelv, composed the party Jj from which death was to snatched two > /.a members. J Mr. McNeely said: "It V7&a 10 a. I m. on Wednesday when we left Handersonville for Brevard, which place was reached at 11:30 o'clock. By 12 ^0 .'#ia all of the persons I have named were ' la mounted and on the way to ascend Rich mountain, which is six miles \ from Brevard. When three-quarters of a mile from the toD of the mountain 1H we were overtaken by a thunderstorm. The Trescott house was a few hundred yards away and all hurried thereto get out of the rain." "Miss Tillman, Mr. Lee and I stop- ' ped, however, in order for Miss Till- J man and myself to change horses, as hers was afraid of the thunder. By 'ggal the time the change was made, the j rain began to fall and all three of u? took shelter under pome chestnut I bushes, but about 40 feet away was a "%m large oak tree. -! "Miss Tillman and Mr. Lee?till re- Sm mained on horsebaok, the former with ? 'sffl an upraised umbrella, while I, 20 feet away, was standing on the .ground. It. was while .thus waiting that a bolt of lightning struck the tree and oontlnaing, instantly killed Miss Tillman, Mr. Lee and their horses. The shock was > |9 so severe that my horse was knocked down, but I only had my finger burn- -isS ed slightly. This was at 3:30 o'clock. "In a few seconds I was by the aide V;"^P of the two fallen people. Not a mmcle of either moved, their death was instantaneous. There was no mark Mm left by the lightning to show its fear- ,^g| ful work. "A wagon from Mr. MoCreery, a farmer living near by, was procured and the bodies tenderly moved to the Trescott house, where Mr. Carroll and the Misses Pleasants, V .'m another horseback party, gave &11 the .aH aid possible. "The home going was sad indeed.. ^9 Two of our party were still in death, ;!^9 and we that remained rode silently along. "It was about 11:30 that night before Brevard was reached. From V*8B here a telegram was sent to Senator : Tillman." This is the story as related by Mr. . JllUllOOiJ', YYLIU woo iuc urnj uuu ? ' witness the double tragedy. At 1 J o'clock yesterday the body of Miw Tillman reached Hendersonville and .<<9 was sent on to Columbia. Only a very . ^39 plain wooden coffin could be procured there, but when Columbia was reached, Mr. Berry had a handsome metallic casket, covered with white cloth, in . readiness in the ladies' waiting room ' IB of the depot. Across it was a silver W plate beautifully engraved with the name of the young lady, and after it - jfl the words, ''Died July 15, 1896." Curtains were put over the windows to shut out the gaze of the curious, and the body, by several ladies and Sg gentlemen, was moved from one oofn to the other. The several hundred persons gathered aroand the outside " door and either kept silent or convers- j ed in low tones. When all was in --'M readiness, the door was opened and * % the casket, enclosed in a box, was put ,'3 aboard the special train which stood in waiting. Quite a number of lovely . floral tributes had either been sent or brought down, and but for the terrific ~ A rain storm tnere would have been many more. In the passenger coach of the special were Governor Evans, his mother. / Miss Mary Evans, B. R. Tillman, Jr.. ~S, Miss Lona Tillman, botn of whom had ^ been away from home, the former at Clemson collet e and the latter at Ab- ^ beville; Mr. J. W. Bunch and wife, ^ U. X. Gunter, Gen. John Gary Watts and a few others. 'v3 The train left soon after 10 o'clock. I This morning many of the State offi- 1 ~ 1 ~ -?ill f A offan/l ' Ul&LS Will gu UVDl IU XiVUMVU IV the funeral. The interment will be i made in High View, the Tillman fatnily burying-ground, at noon today. Miss Tillman was just 20 years old. Her life differed not from that of scores of other young ladies. She had graduated at Winthrop college and Ilollins institute and was ready to go into society. It was the intention of her family that she should make her debut into Washington society next winter where, by her brightness and hnautv, she would have won many friends. It is a severe blow to her family and expressions of sympathy are heard from everyone. There is rather a striking coincidjnce in connection with the death of "' Miss Tillman. She was the daughter of i United States Senator and was carried home in a special train over the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta railroad. ' rhe last funeral train which was run aver this road was when Miss Eli?e ^ Butler, the daughter of Senator M. C. Butler, was taken home. These two u .tu ?ui , i youug^ ittuica wcic uuiu uau^UM7? u& United States senators, Doth died in H the mountains, and both were carried B to their homes in Edgefield county H [CONTINUED ON PAUE FOUR.] 'jfl :. I