The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-27
AN INTERVIEW WITH IRBI.
He Explains and Defends His Course-He
| Will support the Nominees.
GSpecial to News and Courier.

Especial to News and COur;eI.
COLUMBIA, Jan. Ex-senator 1rby
left the city this afternoon for Wash
iugton to resume his place III the Sc
nate. He was in a decidedly good hu-
NOR to-day. He takes kindly to criti-
cism. AS it is only once in while that
he talks for publication what ne has to
say is generally interesting. To-day be
gives an omnibus interview covering
several matters of public Interest il
very brief time and space.
In the course Of the talk he said that
he appreciated the work mapped out
for him by The News End Courier in
the Senate in the matter Of the reduc-
ton of Senatorial funeral expenses. He
believes that the suggestions OF The
News and Courier are on the line OF
reform, and that, perforce, he Will
naturally align himself with the funeral
reform party when it materlallZes II
the Senate.
REFORM MISUNDERSTANDING
PARTY"
Among other things, referring 10 his
past, present and future conduct OF the
party in the State as its chairman, ne
said: Il am neither annoyed nor in
!luenced by what has been said OF me
III any official capacity; Iut | would
like to impress this upon my friends;
that while | am 4 friend of Governor
Tillman, and have been a member OF
the Reform party for six years, as
chairman of the Democratic party OF
the State l have had, and will have, no
other purpose than to be absolutely
fair and impartial. What l have done
or will do as State chairman will be for
the good of the whole party, and not in
the interest of any one candida e. l
can, therefore, say that any man who
is strong enough to defeat Tillman IN
the primaries for Governor will be good
enough for me to give him my heartlest
support"
HARD ON HOYT.
Being asked what be had to say
about the suggestion made by Col. Hoyt
that there should be a straight State
primary for Governor as against the
present electoral primary system he
said: The electoral plan is provided
especially by the constitution Of the
party and l am surprised that man
of Col. Hoyt's intelligence should raise
such an issue at this time. The con-
stitution not only provides such plan,
but it (the conslitution) cannot be
altered or amended before the Septem-
Der Nominating Convention. You will
at once see, therefore, that the Governor
will be nominated and virtually elected
before any change can be made. Besides,
that egg cannot hatch because 1t Is too
old. 1t has been an issue i'll this State
for six or eight years, and the present
system was adopted in order to deal
Justly by the Democrats who have to
carry on their backs the large negro
majority in tue lower part ofthe State. "
PARRYING CHAIRMAN BRYAN's TRUST.
Senator Irby was asked what he had
to say about the views of County Chair
man Bryan on the subject of the re-
organization Of Charleston County in
an interview recently published in the
News and Courier. He replied:
"What Chairman Bryan says is, in
the main, correct. The two clubs that
were formed there some time ago in
each ward in Charleston were organized
for the municipal campaign. BY read
ing the constitution you will see that
Charleston, Greenville, Spartanburg
and Columbia may organize two clubs,
in each ward. AS State chairman l
would suggest that cities like Charles
ton, where there are two factions of the
Democratic party, that after The chair
man calls for the reorganization they
organize two clubs in each ward. For
instance, the Reform clubs that exist
for municipal purposes in Charleston
to-day can meet and in zen minutes
organize for the county and send dele
gates to the County Convention. 1t is
for the voters to say whether they will
have two clubs in these cities and not
for lbe county chairman. The county
chairman may say in his cali that two
clubs may he formed, but when he fails
to say itIthere is no reason why they
shall not be organized and claim repre-
sentation in the County Convention" "
FAILS TO SEE AN IMPORTANT DIS1TNC-
TION.
Referring to other matters he said:
81 have been amused as well as sur
prised at the position taken by the
editor Of The News and Courier when
he practically charged the committee
or its chairman with arrogatiug extra
ordinary powers and camping outside
of the constitution. My Instructions to
county chairnleu are in accord with a
long liue 0f precedents since 1876. /
desire TO say to the editor Of The News
and Courier that intended no usurpa-
ton of power in any way whatsoever,
nor is my action capable fairly of any
such construction. TO prove that there
is no assumption Of authority | would
appeal to precedent and to the constitu-
ton itself But perhaps the statement
OF the editor was joke-that the May
Convention could not elect represent
tative on the National Democratic
committee. He surely could not be
earnest in that statement. | RESPECT
fully refer him to that part OF the con-
stitution relating to the May Conven-
ton, aud hope that hereafter when
Jokes on the State chairman are i'll
tended assuch they will be so labelled" +"
[Senator Irby's call is tor the elec-
ton of "a member Of the National
Democratic executive committee" 1t
should have been for a member Of the
Democratic rational committee.-Ed
The n. and CT
The following remark will probably
be read with interest and satisfaction
by Speaker Jones, who was one Of the
committee which drafted the rules for
the primary election lately published !:
~ see that there has been some COM
plant about the manner in which the
report Of the special committee got