Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-01-18

by declarations from Senator lrby
himself.
Every one talked about the
Senators card yesterday. Some
of the State House officials were
mad, and some of the leaders
went SO far as to express the belief
that the Senator was ''not quite
himself when he wrote tie doc
ument. They seemed to think
that he allowed his personal
animosity toward some of them to
lead him to make bluader. But
Senator Irby may prove that he
has not "put his foot in it" as they
say.
The Reformers have resolved to
ask Capt. Shell and his committee
to be a campaign committee.
The Reformers seem to think that
Irby is sore because he recognizes
that his power is gone beyond
recall.
Mr. J. w. Bowden, editor of the
Cotton Plant, which paper is the
mouthpiece of the Alliance talked
for publication more freely than
any one else. He is the mau who
wrote the editorial suggesting Capt.
Shell for the leader of the majority
faction, and calling for the hold
ing or Marheconvention He
said:
"There isn't any ring about it,
The only approach to a ring that
1 know of in the Reform ranks
was headed by Irby. 1t was just
his kicking and Interference with
matters that b. had no business
with. I don't mind saying juat
here that most of the men that
Irby has beef. counting on as being
his most faithful friends are de-
serting him, I don't know where
he got his information, but there
was no set c:,nfert nee of Reformers
here. When the Reformers come
to the capital they usually get
together and there's always more
or less talk and that's about all
there is to it.
do you wish t. say anytolng
in reply to this crid?"
"No, I prefer to let him kill
himself. If he makes a few more
moves of that kind be will be the
laughing stock of the entire State
f and effectually ditch. himself for
ever. think tha his attack OF
the State officials is absurd. There
no ring there against him that
, know of. The trouble with 1rby
, is that he is big man standing
still while the world moves around
him. He only sees what his marrow
contracted view permits him te
see. I think his attack on Ellerbt
any foundation in fact. I do mo-
see how be can help referring tc
Governor Tillman as being in the
ring too, for he speaks of the State
House ring, and it is pretty safe
to say that nothing goes on about
; the State House that the Governor
knowr not of. I did not think that
Senator Irby wonld cry out SO soon
in the campaign. In regard to his
suggestion of honest men, well
that is a suggestion that every one
naturally makes. All men are
considered honest. It's according
to how you look at it."
"Well, what do you think of the
article as a whole?"
II don't know what to say. Evi-
IDENTIFY, the whole article shows he
let his tenn ,er get the hest of him.
1t was uncalled for, Judging from
the published facts he relies on
for the best of it. I think it a very
coed confession of weakness. No
think he has depended too much
upon the floating rumorn to make
serious charges that he cannot
sustain. Nobody ever intended
to ask him to resign the State
Craftsmanship that know of. 1t
would likely have been done in
September, however. No matter
what comes the bulk of the Re-
formers will more than likely go
through the coming campaign un-
der the leadership of Mr.. Shell
and his committee"
Comptroller General Ellerbe was
seen. He said that while the
Senator had made an indirect
attack on him in his card, the
matter was not q personal one, but