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SENATOR MCLAURlN. .

attentlVely.
SENATOR McIAURlN.
Senator McLaurin began by re-
viewing his record rs a Reformer
The Reform movement, he declared
did not depend on the life Of any
man, not even on that of Tillman
He jumped on Irby for saying that
he made Tillman support Evans
for Governor. Ho thought it time
for a Reformer to stop in when q
man like Irby boasted that he made
the Gov9fnor. "Who ought tc
make the Governors Of South Caro-,
lima, the white voters or John
Irby9'
:. 1rby from his soat-"rho white
voters"
"But you said inst now that you
made Evans Governor"
Irby: "Well, l helped" Naught,
cry
McLaurin attacked him for devis
ing the Colleton plan in order tC
foist Evans on the people whom they
didn't want him. Senator McLaur.
in caused much merriment by para,
phrashing Henry ~, substituting
lrby for Falstaff, Evans for Prince
Hal and Larry CAN'T for Pistol il
the scene where Prince Hal becomes
king and ignores Falstaff.
He had no political dady, he de-
clared, but he did not know before
that Editor Ball was acting in that
capacity for Col. Irby.
Mr.. Ball hotly interrupted, saying
that he was the political dady Of nc
man and was opposed to Irby.
"Well, you are not for mo-"
--"Thats true, too," rejoined Mr.
Ball.
Senator McLaurin then proceeded
to severely attack Irby's recorG
while in the Senate. Before begin,
ming ho explained the terms "pairod'
and "vote called"
1rby's record for the first session
Of the Fifty second Congress was as
follows: Votes takon, 80. Irby
voted 13 times, paired 10 times, not
paired 00.
The first session of the Fifty
third Congress-, he said, was callei
to repeal the purchasing clause ot
tho Sherman act. Senator Irby'>
love for silver should bo seen in hi.
record during this session. Thor(
were 40 votes taken; Irby voted 1!
times and did not vote 80; was no
paired So times; did not answer tt
call Of Senate / calls. Col. Irby'.
record for this Congress was gone
into further.
AS to his absence from tho Fifty
third Congress, Col. Irby explained
by saying that he and Senator But
ler absented themselves to broak ,
quorum and keep tho Senate from
repeating the Sherman purchasing
clause. 1t was tilibustering meas
ure. He was always on hand to cast
his vote.
AS to his absopce from tho Fifty
second Congress, Col. Irby said that
was Presidential election year ant
he was at home as State chairman
looking after tho interest of tho
party. "You all know tho Con
sorvatives didn't know they were
whipped, and they were planning te
capture the May convention, Till
man was running for re-elect'on
We wanted tho delegates to tn.
Chicago convention. I was som
there, and this passing back and
forward accounts for much of my
absence" Besides, continued Col
Irby, no was paired on all political
questions. On other questions his
"pair" would always ascertain by
telegram how he stood.
Senator McLaurin again returned
to thea Congressional Record. Alto
little no asked: "Do you want tt
elect a man to theiSonato to reproson
tho State and then lot him abscn
himself to run all tho parties of tho
StateY','
Irby-"I have quit that now"
"Yos, because the people have
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