The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-25

was mentioned there for Governor ana
the only thing discussed was the Dis
pensary. Shell anu McLaurin, in an
swer to a direct question of Colonel
Meals, both said that they would sup
port and Work for Tillman for the
United States Senate. The fact is that
Captain Shell was in SparJanburg to
work up boom for General McLaurin
for Governor.
"Ihave been slandered and miSrepre-
seDted on all sides and it bas been said
that l was the candidate Of 8 faction.
"Now, fellow citizens, l am going to
tell you something very much dislike.
I am going to tell you whose candidate
| am. At a meeting Of several Alliance
and Reform leaders, Governor Tillman
among them, they asked me to make
the fight for Governor, Tillman himself
joining in the request. l consented, |,
although I told them that my health
was bad and that it would be better to
take some other good farmer and put
him up. Governor Tillman said that
we must have farmer for Governor
by all means"
About this time General Ellerbee
was several times interrupted by a
man asking him:
How about the Conservatives sup.
porting you ?" This question was sew
eral times repeated and General Eller-
be finally answered in this way:
II don't know why they are support
ing me If they are doing so,but l would
rather have the good will Of dog than
the bad will. (Cheers.) But I will cay
this: If they are supporting me think
ing am compromise candidate they
are badly mistaken. cloud cheers and
appIause.) III am elected Governor
or if I am sent to the sand hills Of
Marion will still remain loyal to the
Reform cause. (Yociferous applause
I will say further that if Evansls NOM
mated for Governor; if Tindal is NOM
mated or Pope nominated, l Will sup.
port with all my energy the nominee. >,
(Cheers and applause for the speaker.
This strong reply struck the crowd
forcibly and there was no further at
tempt to cast an imputation on Eller-
be.
Continuing his personal remarks,
General Ellerbe said: "There is dis
position to change the Farmers move
ment into Lawyers movement. l d.
not think they ought to be allowed
everything. All classes and interests
should be represented. The lawyers
have the most noW." General Elerbe
proceeded to show that lawyers now
draw from the State treasury S54, 500 a
year and all the other classes only
S22,30O. He asked if this was just and
fair.
General Ellerbe next read a para
graph from the Laurensville Herald to
the effect that when he (Ellerbe) was at
the Spartanburg meeting he was a
great advocate of the Dispensary law,
but since he had been candidate be
had barely mentioned the Dispensary.
General Ellerbe declared that in a
dozen counties he has talked the Dis
pensary, and if am elected Governor,
fellow citizens, I will have the Dispen-
sary law enforced to the letter. Cloud
applause.) My record in the fights
with the railroads and the banks shows
that when l make up my mind WILL
carry out the law in spite OF all opposl'
tlOn. (AppIauSe.)
General EllerBe followed this with a
hot discussion of the Dispensary, say
ing that it is the only solution of the
saloon: He declared that prohibition
is impracticable. Toward the close he
started to say that if he was elected
Governor --
you will be-" said a voice, amid
applause.
General Ellerbe had devoted the best
part of his time to his personal remarks
and not many minutes were left him,
but he talked on national issues, say
ing, with loud applause, that II CleVe-
lands policy is continued it will make
the rich richer and the poor poorer.
General Ellerbe wound up by saying
that the people had tried one moss
back farmer for Governor and are
going to try another.
Vosce-"Yes, and we don't want any
LAWYER"
There was various witty sa]lies by
the crowd. At first some Of them were
to annoy General Ellerbee,
but he made such a strong speech that
the men who were engaged IN this
stopped and applauded the speaker.
SENATOR EVANS IN REPLY.
Of course hot stuff was expected
from Senator Evans when his time
came. General Ellerbe had jumped on
lawyers too hard for the Senator to re-
main quiet. The Aiken Game Cock
was warmly welcomed by his many
friends. Barnwell adjoins Aiken and
the Game Cock is popular here.
Senator Evans began by saying that
he was prepared to answer any fling at
himself or his people. His cousin Will
lie says he (Willie) would be elected if
there was not a ring. There is no ring,
Evans said. except a hands all round
ring of the people. 1t was doing the
Reform movement no good to be max
ing such charges. Willie has simply
lost his candy. daughter and cheers.)
Hs says he is going to make me Trial
Justice when he is elected Governor.
Voice-"I believe he will do it,"
Evans-But he wont get the chance.
Willie has been sucking the public tit
for four years and has gotten over
$1,000. Now We are trying to choke
him off.
Evans exclaimed dramatically-"I
wont malign any man in the Reform
movement. l have been going over the
State for years making speeches to the
people and spending money out Of my
pocket, and I've never before asked a
thing.
Willie talks to the Alliance and ad-
vises them to do such and such things.
More Alliances have endorsed me for
Governor than any other candidate
Later in his discussion Evans charg-
ed that Ellerbe was not even member
of the Alliance and had been turned
out.
Ellerbe asked Evans to allow him to
explain this and Evans consented.
EIlerbe said that be was one Of the
first members Of the Alliance IN his
county. He was then farming. He had
gone into the mercsntiie
and under the rules OF the Al
lance, had to drop bis membership,
The Alliance, however, had endorsed
his business and he had saved the farm.
ers S50,000a year.
When this explanation was MADE EV-
ans turned and said:
"You see, fellow citizens, he quit the
Alliance to make money out OF It.
Yoice-"You want to make some 100