The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-04
Mayfeld's 5 Bomb.
FLAT DENIAL AS TO
ONE OF ELLERBE'S
STATEMENTS.

Piozens, July 3I.-The court house
So Pickens to-day was well flied by the
voters Of this county. The audience
mas remarkably uudemossrasive aod
gave all hands 9 most respect
IiuI hearing. There we're some side
alhoss passed betweea the candidates
That relieved the speeches of their
sameness The dispensary provoked a
number Of digressioHs ana now all of
the candidates have had little to say
sas toslheir views on the dispensary. Mr..
Ma7feld o.day usedhis time TO reply to
the invitation Of Governor Eiierbe as
toproof Of his duplicity on the metro.
politan police matter. aud in response
Is & positive denial vas equally positive
"a saying that Governor Elierbe was
deliberately when he denied telI-
ing hin, that be proposed using the
machinery Of his Office against Evans
and .rby If they rain agaiuet McLsu
Iin. Il MAS snch parenthetical remarks
and laps thai made to-day's meeting
lively and interesting. Mr.. McLaariu
fook occasion today much more than
usnal 20 reply to statements of bis op.
poneass, aud 50 il went all along. But
Abe meeting Was interesting.
dr. MoLanrin, who spoke first iaud.
ed he roads and climate of Pickens
and expressed the REV that there vas
more future Cor the Piedmont section
than any part Of the United States.
he said be VAS enc of the FIRST lawyers
oembracs Reform principle, and again
|relsted that every reform demand was
10 ID she platforms and COW there was nc
need foe factional lines.
ir McLaarin made decidedly one
ZOE his strongest, cleaness aud ciearest
speeches made during the caugaign.
May6eld said he only, ran be-
canss be believed his positions right.
lsIsaursn's 8 friends were the only ones
VIM opposed meetings in every county
NE. Mayfeld said be voted for pro
h;bhion as long as there was such bill
before the senate. The dispensary is
NON 9 thing cf corruption and the State
should gat outsof the business. If the
liquor business must be done let the
eoupties regulate it. There has been
stealing, fand and wrong heaped on.
The people and it is time to stop it. He
ssid he bad helped the mountain boys
Nislpat fee and bad never had chance
sosdo spy.hing q to internal revenue
syatem.
The dispensary matter got armand
.lfr. eE.aurin had made statement
and Mr, May6eld vent on to the Lasi-
mer bin and Mr.. McLsurin said If
:there vas no combination against him
Why uas the attack against him when he
vas the only one who attacked the dis.
pegsary Why Has this, when Gov
erno. Evans, the author of the bill,
;sat IN the hall Why not attack him.
This provoked much applause and
=tbsn Mr. May6sld vent on to say Me-
Laurin committed political suicide at.
Greeoville, and he would not attack
him fiurther.
M,. MeLaurin-Then shat is Why
yoa leave Evans alone Agaia laugh
ter and applause
Mr. MeLaurin before stated that he
did not regard the dispensaey as an
issue hen othess favored the bill
he thought it nowise and when enacted
he believed il should be hooorably en-.
acted Wben in congress he fought
the preseat internal revenue system
and be wanted the States to regulate
this matter None Of the others did
this He did say at Spartanburg there
we're some better things about the dis
pensarY than he expected and it should
not be saddled with all the wrosgs
charged
Mr. May6eld closed With his reply
on the metropolitan poiice matter he
said
Governor Eillerbe has given to the
papers carefully prepared interview
10 which be does not deny the cbasge
which / made at Oraogeburg 10 which
4 charged him With "duplicity 10 deal.
ing with the metropolitan police. and if
he denied it | would prove it.
Here is what he says: IL would like
TO have the proof Of any double deal
log on my part in reference TO the
metropolitan police or any other pubic
meeting.
4 viii give proof. Duriog the cam
paign of 1896 caucus was held in
the city Of Charleston. This caucus
was composed OF leaders ie thought.
activity and journalism in South Caro-
Ina
The question to be decided was !:
Shall the people of Charleston vote for
Senator John r. Harrison OF Gen.
Wm. Fl Ellerbe for governor (?