Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-19
Gen Hamnton Defeated.
by ELECTED TO THE sENATE-HE HAS A
LIVELY RECORD, BUT HAS REFORMED.


IRBY ELECTED TO THE sENATE-HE HAS A
LIVELY RECORD, BUT HAS REFORMED.
COLUMBIA, S. c., 1.-THE General AS
sembly, on the second ballot to-day, cast
the following vote for United States
Senator to succeed Senator Hampton
Irby Farmers Moyement), &c 4; Donald
son (Alliance man, SO; Hampton, 81 ;
Hemphill, l. No choice. Hampton and
Hemphill are classed as straightouts. On
the fourth ballot j. L. NJ. Irby was elected.
The vote stood Irby, l05; Donaldson, TO-
Hampton, AZ.
When elected Irby was greeted with
loud cheers by the reformers. and Kisses
by the straightouts and crowds in the
galleries. The Senatorial campaign wat
very bitter, and last night many citizens
Of c ,lumbia were wearing Grape ribbon
on their coat sleeves.
John Laurens Manning Irby was borr
in Laurens on Sept. 10, 1854. lie is the
son of Col. James H. Irby of Laurens.-
He attended the University of Virgins
and afterward Princeton College. Leay
ing there, he read law for three years I'M
der Judge Newer, but only practised hi
profession two years. Since then he hai
| farmed near Laurens. He was an active
worker in the famous Hampton campaigI
of 1876, and organized a military com
pany in Laurens, of which he was made
Captain, and afterward he was chosen {
staff officer under Gov. Hampton, will
rank of Colonel. He is a ready debate
and forcible speaker. In 1886 he wa
elected to the State Legislature, and wa
returned by an increased majority in 1858
This fall he was again elected. He wa
an ardent follower of Capt. b. K. Tillman
and was one OF his most trusted advisers
all through the recent campaign. WheI
the Tillman wing of the Democratic
party secured control of the party ma
chinery Col. Irby was made Chairman o
the State Executive Committee. Th'
management of the late campaign was IN
trusted to him. When the Legislature
met by common consent it was agreed
among the victOrs that Col. Irby would
expect higher reward for his services
than the Office of Speaker, but few
thought that his ambition would lead hin
to aspire to be Wade HamptOn's successor
in the United States Senate. Col. Irbl
never openly declared himself as can
didate. He maintained absolute silence
except, perhaps, in the inner circles of hi
particular friends. The work was done
by his friends and his co-workers for The
Tillman wing of the Democracy.
Although he viii, he the youngest mem
Der of the Senate, Col. IIby has history
and pretty lively one, but he has since
reformed and Joined the Baptist Church
Back in the seventies he was outlawed by
the Democratic Governor Simpson, WHIT
succeeded Hampton, for killing man nam
ed KilgOre in Laurens county. A reward
of 81 500 was offered for his arrest, but hi
fled the State and remained away unit
the affair blew over. Then he returned
to Laurens, and with the aid of G. w
Shell, then clerk of court, and now AL
State, was acquitted. lrby's next exploit
was to arm himself with a shotgun while
he was painting the town of Laurens red
and defy the town Authorities to arrest
him. He paid fine for this. Then some
man offended him, and Irby brought one
OF his negroes from his plantation, gave
him hOrsewhip, and catching the offend
ing citizen unawares, hold a pistol to his
head and one to the Negroes head and
compelled the negro to horsewhip the
man. The next exploit was to go with
his brother into the town after a Justice
of the Peace who had offended him and
between the two of them they slashed the
Justice to pieces. He was never punish
ed But he is an Alliance man now and
4 member of the Baptist Church.