The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-27
Especial to Tho State. I


beautifully today. There was an
average audience and absolutely tho
best of feeling. Tho speakers, with
such amiable and attentive auditors,
could hardly have proken tho har-
moniousness Of things by saying
rude things about each other. There
were no now or astounding charges
rallegations today. All passed as So
reno as it was familiar to tho candi-
datos. Tho candidates today, rs far
as practicable, romodelled thoir
speeches. Tho samo old charges
about Republicanism and tho tariff
were made. ..s.a''
The audience was liberal and gen-
erons; AS Fertile voters, thoy ap-
pearod to be badly divided but tho
primary will show moro about that
than did today's meeting.
Col. Irby spoke first and said he
did dot believe McLaurin had any
political party. The Democratic
party and tho Reform party wore,
he said, synonymous. Ho said he was
running politics in his own way,
when asked about what he was 90
ing to do. Said he had no personal
feelings against any of the candi-
dates. The Conservatives two years
ago would have voted for him as Il
Democrat and should today DO with
him. Ho said frankly that u free
silver Conservative could havo won
this raco. Ho said he could prove
that Gonzales, in his want of sonsc,
had kept conservative out of the
senate. He preferred an ablo Con-
servative to straddlor. Henderson
and Johnstone wero told not to make
the race by Gonzal es. Mr.. Con
zales was an able man, but has not
lO cents worth of common sonso,
and made the Conservatives keep
out for "avallablo" candidates. The
Conservatives ought to rise up and
not allow Gonzales to boss thom.
Col. Irby said McLaurin wrote
the Populist platform. He said Nc
Laurin lead tho Forty movement,
which was lot Of traitors who tried
to deliver tho Reform movement to
the enemies. Tillman and Evans
got scared, but he never frightened
Of politicians. He called tho bluff
and won, for the pcoplo--tho Ro-
10 formers. >
Irby said he had to sweat like a
race horse, and then only had bit
of his speech printed, but said he
was opposed by a gang in Columbia
was not "ring" because it had
not sense enough. Ellcrbo-- our
governor-God save tho mark! was
the head. Ellerbc, who would
have beon on his farm, where he
ought to be, had bo not bepn cheated
in as comptroller general, and Chair
man Parler knows it. IGllerbe has
gono in with Gonzales, first to elect
McLaurin and then to capture tho
the State machinery and then toll
you poor plowboys to go on blowing.
Then there is that fellow Bill Neal,
who has been sucking the public toat
SO long that no wants to hold it.
Ellerbe had descrtod the farmers
to 60 in with Gonzales, who did not
even vote for or support him last
year. lie was for HARRISON then.
Gop%ales, who has moro sonso than
eithSg, was for Duncan last year, and
he Was running this year and why
was he not supporting Duncan this
timc?
He went into tho reasons why he
retired from politics, and said that
thoro would soon bo q Republican
party and McLaurin would head it.
When Col. Irby's timo was up he
was asked to 60 on, but he preferred
not to do so.
A tolergram was read announcing
that Mr.. Duncan could not be pres
ent on account Of the sickness of his
wife.
Governor Evans started out by
saying that he had seen that the
new county had fair chance and
congratulated the people on their