The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-07

held here was for the purpose of max
d. Evans"
Voice; "why did you do it on Sun
day W
Ellerbe: "The Bible says sblesset
are peacemakers." Iaughter.)
NThey have gone further" said Ell
lerbe, land accused me Of being
traitor. No man dare come to me ant
say that to my face. Ben Tillmal
Knows am not u traitor to him or tn,
Reform movement. He next fearless
~ attacked Senator Evans record
There were loud cheers for Evans.
Ellerbe: 81 see you have a bad case
Gu Johnny, but L am going to beat him.
More cheers for Evans.)
Ellerbe: "When 1 begin to spanl
Johnny you don't like it,"
While speaking an Evans man ask
ed ~, ~ Do you stand square by Till
Ellerbe: eyes"
Some voice: "Where were you dur
Ing the Darlington warp"
Ellerbe: "I was with Governor Till
man, at his house."
Again: 81 heard that you were moi
around"
Ellerbe: "The man who told YOU
GnaG told q lle."
In reply to a question Ellerbe said he
was In favor Of the Dispensary and
would enforce it If elected.
CAN'T had been attempting some
time to get to ask Ellerbe q question
and at last got opportunity. He said
can prove here by Len Hill and
Dave Whitman that David johnson
and other anJis told them that they
were waiting to go up in that Sunday
CAUCUS"
Ellerbe: "Not an anti came in that
room. will say that sent for CAN'T
TO come to the caucus, but was told he
was too drunk to get there" (Mingled
cheers for Ellerbe, Evans and CAN'T
broke out and continued for some time !
CAN'T got up and denied that he was
drunk and asked Ellerbe for his au-
thorlty. Ellerbe said he did not be-
lleve that CAN'T was drunk, but it was
reported all round" l went to Gantt's
house that night and told him all
about the caucus.
Judge Hill, who had been named as
witness to Gantt's charge, arose to
make q statement but was forbidden.
Judge Hill told The Register cores
pondent that he never told CAN'T that
johnson and others were waiting out
side to go in the room, but said they
were waiting to see Shell personally.
Ihey slipped into the hallway and
called She'll out of the room and talk
ed to him personally and never went
near the room. This is speciment
Of Gantt's authority for his charges
against Ellerbe. Ellerbe got by far
the best of his encounter with CAN'T
and undoubtedly made good impress
sion. Ellerbe as he finished was pro-
sented with a plate of flowers and
grapes from friends.
Secretary OF State Tindal got little
warmer than usual today. He had to
strive against good deal OF opposition
from the crowd and cheers for Evans.
He said the man who says ho is going
to be elected Governor doesn't know
what ho Is talking about.
Voice: "Well, Evans Is elected"
Tindal: "There is many a slip be-
twixt the cup and lip. Spaptanburg
County is not the whole State. Secre-
tary Tindal said it had been circulated
to his injury that he had appointed
Haskellites in his office. This was
false. He had certificates from every
man in his employ that they were Re-
formers and had been from the begin
ming. They voted for Reform in Co
side. They are as good Reformers as
anybody. The certificates stating that
they were thoroughbred Reformcrs
were from U. r. Brooks, d. A. Means,
L. M. Ragin, j. M. Cooper and Henry
r. Smith. Other certificates were
from j. M. Raines and John II. Clark.
son. Another was from Col James
Gibbes that he had not voted at all in
1890.
Editor Can't asked Mr.. Tindal
How about u. r. Brooks ?"
He said Brooks had told him he was
against Tillman for tho Senate. Mr.
Iindal said that when he appointed
Brooks to the position, the latter was
one OF the men who barred his breast tC
Haskellism in Columbia and is as good
Reformer as there is in the State
He did not know who Brooks was going
to vote for Senator. Mr.. Tindal pre-.
sented his views on the Reform pri.
mary but didn't receive any encourage.
ment. In fact the crowd didn't take
to him much better than to Pope.
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES.
Candidate Joe johnson of Laurens
started the ball rolling for the Con
gressinal candidates. His speech wa:
disjointed because Of interruptions
from the crowd.
Senator Wilson was wildly received
He declined to talk long because he
said he had the county solid anyhow.
He used some pretty words about Spar.
tanburg.
The man who had tho hardest time
OF all was Col. ID. p. Duncan. The
crowd seemed to have a particular dis
like for him. All appeals to the audience
to give him q hearing were futile
They did not exactly howl him down
but they put all kinds of questions tt
him and occasionally jeered him. He
talked back and told the crowd thai
they had been bought and paid for
for attacking him indirectly because
he was q candidate for Interstate Com
merce Commissioners. He had the
greatest respect for Butler, but the lat
ter shouldn't have done as he did. He
wanted Duncan to talk about CAN'T
but he said he had been exonerated o
the charges made against him by Cant
and had no more to say about the Head
light editor. Duncan explained what
the Alliance had done In the Cant
matter and said CAN'T had not appeared
at Aiken. CAN'T got up and said ht
had not received any notification
to go to Aiken.
General Farley Jared some better
than Duncan, but also had hare
time. He alleged that Senator Wilson
had coquetted in 1890 and 1892 will
Conservatives: that he tried to be elect
ed Senator i'll 1892 without declaring
himself for Tillman. General Earle,
gave A. b. Williams as q witness {,
this charge. General Farley said tha
when Wilson went to the Senate b,
met Kirby Tupper there. Tuppe
| said to Wilson: "You are h-ll Of