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EASY TO MAKE CHARGES I] Barnard B. Evans Severely Criticises Conduct of Attorney General's Of fice-Lyon Replies Calmly and Re fers to the Records for Justifica tion of His Official Acts. News and Courier. Bishopville, June 23.-Featuring the meeting of the State campaign here today was the severe attack up on the public record of Attorney Gen eral Lyon, made by Barnard B. Evans, an aspirant for that office, and the clear-cut, forceful reply of that officer. Other features were the rousing reception accorded to Thomas G. McLeod, candidate for governor, by his home people; a mild attack upon C. C. Featherstone by the other candidates, who are advocat ing State-wide prohibition and a gen eral "warming-up" all along the line. Aside from these points, the meeting was in affect practically the same as that at Sumter yesterday. Whiskey Real Issue. That whiskey is the issue, and in fact the only issue in the campaign, is clearly demonstrated by the speeches, both yesterday and today. All the candidates for governpr and for lieutenant governor have declar ed themselves definitely on the ques tion, there being three favoring the passage of a State-wide prohibition 1 law, two for local option, and the sixth, John T. Duncan, who declares that he would not interfere with con ditions as they now are, but who would sign any bill the general as sembly saw fit to pass. By some it was thought that the liquor discus sion could be excluded, or at least minimized, and that other matters of more importance might be consider ed, but as a matter of fact thera seems to Pe little -affort at detailed discussion on . any other subecTs.& Education, good roads, taxes, the Confederate soldier and economy in the affairs of goverfnment are talked on, but as yet there is no issue. No Remedies Suggested. All the office seekers are agreed that education and good roads are . needed and demand the support of every officer; all are agreed that taxes are too high, or at least as high as they should be, but no theo ries or plans by which the needed ri form in this line may be expected have been advanced. AU agree that the method of taxation is unfair and; uiequal, but no means has been sug gested to remedy the condition throu~gh which the large property holders are .escaping their share of the burden, while the small holder is forced to carry more than his just share. All are agreed that -the pan sions for the Confederate, soldier should be made as liberal as possi ble. Hence, there are no issues save that of the manner of dealing with * the . liquor problem. Compulsory edu cation has, not been discussed ex cept in the announcement yesterday. by Cole L. Blease, that he was op posed to such a law; whe+her or not that matter will be brought into a more general discussion remains t'. * be teen. Lotgical "Dry" Candidate? On the w~ hiskey question th- fight seem's to be as to who is the only real, and original advocate, or as some express it, who is the logical prohibition candidate. John G.' Rich-, ards says that there is no logical> candidate, except that one whom the people decide shall be governor, but that if anybody is in any degree a logical candidate it is he, for his ^en ergies have been employed in the fight for State--wide prohibition fori five years, and that evidently, since hie was chosen by his colleagues in< the house of representatives to lead i that fight in the general assembly,i he was considered leader of the 1 1vement. Mr, Featherstone, how- I ever, on the other hani, says that i he has -been in the fight for" prdhi- 4 bition for 12 years, making thne Canri paign of 1898, when there were but 1 two dry counties in the. State, and l when the sentiment was then strong ly in favor of the dispensary. Mr.1t Hyatt says that he has always been ( a prohibitionist, and has advocatedj( that policy, both in public and in pri vate. Evans and Lyon. I What proved to be the most inter- I esting feature of the meeting was( t,he first appearance of Barnard B. Evans against Attorney General < Lyon. Mr. Evans was not present at the Sumter meeting, and his manner < of opposition was looked forward to with interest and keenest -expecta tion. Let it be said that Mr. Evans is a fluent and earnest speaker, with 1 a clear strong voice; 'he did not1I mince matters, but "pitched in" with] a will and told the people what he knew (but what Mr. Lyon says he doesn't know) about the attorney general's office and how things have been run there in the past four years.V Mr. Evans was the first speaker; heL prefaced his remarks by declaring that he would not "hit below the belt," but that he would give his con -epjo of the office he sought and! vhy the duties thereof had not bee )roperly performed during the pa. our years. He emphasized Mr. La m's campaign promise of four yeai Lgo, namely, that he "would pi ;tripes on the grafters," and cited hi ailure to carry out that pledge. What Evans Would Do. Mr. Evans then declared that if I xere elected attorney general I ,vould himself perform the duties :he ofifee and not spend $150,000 :he State's money in hiring corpor, :ion lawyers to do it for him. F %harged Mr. Lyon with disregard f( :he State's interests in paying Thon is B. Felder $100,000, or thereabout Ben L. Abney, the Southern railwz ittorney, $25,000, and W. F. Stavei son, the Seaboard attorney, $25,0( Cor assistance in dispensary litig. Jion. He charged that Thos. Feld4 was attorn-ey for the Liquor Trust i America. Speaking of the $400,0( 'conscience fund"-those sums th; iave been returned to the State I .he various liquor houses-Mr. Evai lisliked that manner of compromi Ing with crime and declared I would not grant immunity in ax such way. Mr. Lyon was sever. ariticised for allowing warrants ang over the heads of men accus( )f "graft" for four years without gi Ing them a trial and an opportuni f clearing themselves. Mr. Evans charged negligence luty on the part of the present atto aey general, because of several cas that have remained untouche among them being the prosecution the Virginia-Carolina Chemical cor pany, a suit that has been pending number of years, and the Southei railway, merger case. Mr. Evans d alared he would attend to these ma ters and do so withing "hiring lai ers to make his speeches before ti ourts." Ovation for Lyon. When the name of the next spea: ar, J. Fraser Lyon, was announce there was a burst of applause a! "Hurrah for Lyon" was heard < everal sides. The attorney gener received nothing short of an ovatio "onsidering that the crowd in no ii stance was over-generous with i ipplause. In his usual calm and cc lected manner, Mr. Lyon spoke vei Afectively denying absolutely t statements made by Mr. Evans ax lefying him to prove them. He sa hat his opponent was either "gros y misrepresenting facts or that was the rankest ignorance." He sa that Mr. Evans knew, or ought know,'the facts in the matter mel ione41, that they were public record in'printed form, where, all mig] read, and that he did not. proposa aonsume his time in answering su< iccusations when his a2cuser and a informed people all over the Sta knew the facts. Lyon Denies Allegations. In fact, Mr. Lyon did nothing sho >f branding as false' practically e ry statement made by Mr.' Evan loing so in a manner that indicati supreme confidence that the peop f the State, who have followed h 3areer, and the conduct of his offic knew them to be false and Wou: leal with them accordingly. He. di ied that Messrs. dhney and Steval son had been paid $25,000 each, ar smphatically stated that Thos.] Pelder had not been paid one cei rom the funds of tha State treasur Ee sgd that the Atlanta attornea were paid a 10 per cent. commissic >n a great part of their collectior ~rom whiskey houses that had ove: ~harged the State, and that on sorr ld accounts, considered worthies :hey had been given 50 per cent. "Speaking of Feldar," said Mr. L2 n, "my opponent's own brother we :he first man in South Carolina 1 -ecommend him to me as a fit lawyf :o assist in this important litigation, ir. Lyon stated that he had been a< ive in the two cases, the Virginia 3arolina and the Southern railwa: nd rel gted just what had been don, he facts of which have appeared i he News and Cou.rier. On the matter of putting stripe he "grafters," the attorney genere leclared that as matters had deve: >pd the propositions had increase nd the field had broadened, that d< ay had but widened possibilities fc he accomplishment of the task an hat at present the outlook for su< ess was only enhanced by the max er in which the cases had been cor lucted, the obstacles in any wa: aid he, had aided instead of hi x ered us. Lyon Speaks Plainly. Mr. Lyon said: "If I had had ~quare jury in Richiand, J. S. Fai ium would now be behind the priso ars. What did I do? the very be' ossible under the circumstance rad barnum pleaded guilty, whic ct practically said that the jury we L set of liars in the matter of cor cience money." Mr. Lyon said the ie had no particular objections i aving the State these funds that ha yeen stolen from It, he was glad i ~et it, and, said he, these whiskE lealers are not the men we are afteT n South Carolina who have violate it their trust, and you are going t , hear about some more of them soor s "all the Evanses in South Carolin; Lt and there is a cowpen full of ther ,s Barney Evans and Hub Evans at the rest of them can not keep it from getting at those who have bec crooked." Mr. Lyon closed amid ei thusiastic cheers. Duncan Talks Out. The candidates for governor spol last today, according to custom, Jol L-' T. Duncan being the first of these i address the audience. Mr. Duncan, >ri ;appears, stands as *a prophet to people about to be ruined by a gre; scatastrophe. He says he saved tl ly State the "disgrace" of electing Jol Gary Evans to the United States sei ate fourteen years ago, and that no r South Carolina is facing a critic situation, brought on by the "systen in Columbia, all of whom he desij 0 nates as "thieves" and "artists" t the stealing business. He does n, hesitate to call names and brar s their bearers as "robbers." Mr. Dui can claims that the "bunch" in C lumbia are already on his "mourner bench," and -that some of them ha appealed to him "for God's sake, I d up." ANOTHER ROW IMPENDING? Boyd-Brock ControTersy Reach Stage Where Further Charges Are Preferred. s d, The Stato. Another row is alleged to be pen ing in the office of adjutant and i spector general. Since the report the court of inquiry as to the expen accounts of W. T. Brock, the assis ant adjutant general, and the wit drawal from the race for the offi ie by J. C. Boyd, the adjutant gener and W. T. Brock; there has prevail the atmosphere which may result Gov. Ansel ordering another court d, i inquiry. @ d :It will be remembered that t) a' court of inquiry called especial a tention to the lax business syste prevailing in the office. Sever s days ago Col. Brock issued a stat ment to the people of South Carolih . in which he gave hia reasons for n I entering the race for adjutant gene Id al. LdI Letter is Prepared. Col. Brock has prepared a letter iwhich he charges that C. H. Cab Id niss, the retired United States arm .officer, ranking as a lieutenant, wi is stationed in the office of the a jutant genera] and who gave tesi it mony in the controversy and made ofalse report on the inspections of tl hState militia at a town in the Pee D 1section of the State. He charg ethat Col. Ca.baniss remained in b room all day and did not make tl inspections. In this letter, which adrsed to Gov. Ansel, it is ask< that Gov. Ansel make. request on t: s,1 war department to have Col. Cab dniss removed. At the bottom the: eis the following, "The Adjutant Ge: ieral, with a space for signing tU ,name. This letter . was sent to Ge dBoyd by Col. Brock. Gen.- Boyd sa that he had been asked by Col. Bro< to sign the letter and send it to Gc dAnsel. Col. Brock will make statement. tIt is believed that unless Gen. Bo: .signs the letter and sends it to Go sAngel that Col. Brock will bring ce *n tain charges against Gen. Boyd as s5 his conduct while adjutant genera .Telegrams and letters have been se: e out from the office of adjutant ge: ,eral, Col. Cabaniss is at presentj .Petersburg, Va. ..During the military investigatlo: slwhich cost the State over $1,000, Cc o Cabaniss was 'the friend of Gen. Boy r and put himself to a great deal Strouble in getting up testimony1 -show what his expenses were in ma] .ing the inspections of the State mil tia. There was some unpleasantner on the stand between Col. Brock at Col. Cabaniss. Expenses of Court? s. Gov. Ansel has not arrived at Li decision as to how the $1,000 will 1 -secured for the payment of the aa d~ penses of 'the court of inquiry. E .has a contingent fund of $5,000. r! is hardly probable that the legisl d ture will have to make an appropri .tion frthe inquiry. .The situation in the adjutant gei -eral's office is proving interestingi Sthe public. CONGRESS ENDS, TAFT -SMILES a Closing Hours Consumed -in Consi! .ering Appointment of Commit tees to Investigate Mc aIt Murray Indian Con ,tracts. sWashington, June 25.--Presidei .Taft walked out of the capitol at] Lt o'clock tonight, smiling. oThe second session of the sixt: d first congress had just adjourned at o he had signed practically all mattei y of legislation that had been plac( -before him. He received congratul: tHons from his cabinet anr1 freo d members of both branches of con o gress upon the successful passage of most of his pet measures. Mr. Taft ), shook hands all around and continu-) a, ed to smile. d The clock in the president's room ei was chiming the eleventh hour when i the senate bell rang four times, i- signalling the final adjournment of the session. Without the loss of a moment the president, followed by .e his retinue of cabinet members and .ni assistants, left the building. Signed Last Neasure. it The last measure signed was a a joint resolution to authorize the sec it retary of war to loan tents to the Le'Appalachian exposition, to be held in an Knoxville, Tenn., in September, i- which Mr. Taft expects to attend. w Each house of congress tonight al marked its closing hours by voting 1 for an investigation of the McMur ray Indian contracts. Instead of the [n usual scene of comparatively undig otinified relaxations from the business Ld of legislation, both houses devoted :L- exceedingly serious attention to the a- charges of attempted bribery and s' other forms of improper influence, Te made in the senate yesterday by Sen et ator Gore, of Oklahoma, and subse quently in the house by representa tive Murphy, of Missouri. Indian Contract Investigations. Two separate investigations are s provided for-one in each house. Each body passed a resolution cr'sat ing a select committee of five mem bers to pursue the inquiry to the bot tom during recess of congress and to g- report whether any of its members a-are, or fiave been interested in any of of these contracts.' Until a late hour se in the day, it 'looked rather as if the matter would go by default. But as .soon as the two houses reconvened, e at 9 o'clock tonight, after a recess since afternoon, the matter came up ad with a rush, and crowded galleries in listened with intense interest to the of proceedings, which ended in the vote. to probe the charges. During the 10 proceedings in the senate, in the ".marble room," adjoining the senate .chamber, were Ex-Senators Long, of m: r al Kansas, and Thurston, of Nebraska, e who have been mentioned 4n connec tion with th Indian contract mat ter, as well as Attorney J. F. McMur ot 1 ray, of McAlester, Okla., whom- Sena tor Gore named as the principal own er of the Indian contracts in ques ition. Speaker Cannon appointed the following committee~ to conduct the ahouse investigation: Committees Appointed. io Messrs. Burke, South Dakota, .chairman; Campbell, of Kansas; Mil 1ler, of Minnesota; Stephens, of Tex a1 as, and Saunders, of Virginia. 1Pe Vice-President Sherman announc se ed the following committee to con duct the senate investigation:I "Senators Jones, of Washington; is IBurton, of Ohio; Crawford, of South dDakota; Hughes, of Colorado, and ie Percy, of Mississippi." s.- Eleven o'clock was the hour set rfor the adjournment of the session. a- All the evening the capitol corridors ie and galleries were crowded with n. spectators. Aside from the serious id atmosphere surrounding the passage :k Iof the investigation resolution, the y' place' was the .usual aspect of ad io journment night. / In the President's Room. rPresident Taft arrived at. the capi v. tol about 10 o'clock, accompanied by rsix members of his cabinet. -They to went to the president's room, wh-ere U .1. the chief executive stood by to act at upon more important bills coming to him fremn the two houses. n jThe closing proceedure was as usual. 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