The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-17

Learip.sS.:iI succeed in striking out
atoortion relating to organization
.iaTShis State, and to Mr.. MoLaurin
more than anyone else WAS due the
credit that there was no Populist
fight made in South Carolina.
He believed that the statement
made by DR.. Strait was correct, as
he understood it, but no further be-
lieved that Mr.. MoLaurin was telling
the truth.
He now saw that Mr.. McLaurin,
rather than violate personal affairs,
had declined to make any statement,
and with the conclusive proof that he
now had he was willing to say that he
had misrepresented MoLaurin,. who
had worked to prevent the dsstruo-
tion of the Democratic party in this
State. =
HsIthen said that, in view Of what
he sslad stated at Chester and for
personal reasons, he would announce
his withdrawal as a candidate for the
United States Senate.
This, he said, was not in the in
terest Of Mr.. McLaurin, Mr.. Evans
or Col. Irby, but because he thought
it was right, and because he meant
what he said. He said he had not
mentioned his intention Of withdraw
ing, except confidentially, and did
not expect any mention of it, as it
was unwarranted. He would not
waive his hand for or against any
candidate, for he differed with all of
them on some matters at Issue, and
they were all men of ability. And
then with,a beautiful perorntion as
to the brighter day that was ahead
for South Carolina, and thanking
his audience and the people for the
attention shown him, he withdrew
from the field with much applause
MIR. McLaurin, as Mr.. Mayfeld
was walking back to his seat, met
him, clasped his hand and thanked
him for what he had said. Then,
after the band had played, Cover
nor Evans took the floor and said
that the audience had just witnessed
the dramatic retirement Of his
good friend Mayfield, but that he
was satisfied that he would pick his
flint and try it again.
ABUSES OUR NOBLE LEADER.
He said that Tillman was made to
send down a letter in which he repu-
dated the March Convention, and
that McMaurin went all the way to
Spartanburg to enter the race, and
after he came to Spartanburg and
saw how the wind was blowing he
returned to Washington and wrote
that denunciatory letter against "me
and Tillman." While he knitted me
I never knitted him or any other man
in the back, and if I had sold my
vote against Wallace I could have
been Attorney General, for it was
offered to mo first, but never 60
back on my friend.
M'LAURIN TELLS OF THE REFORM oCALA
PLATFORM.
Whom McLaurin got up there was
decided applause. Mr.. MeLarrin
said that of all the record breaking
campaigns this was the most remark
able; that he had tried to avoid per-
sonalties, but for some reason he
seemed to be singled out to be
branded as Populist and Republi-
can. As matter of fact every Re-
form Congressman in 1902 was
elected ON the Ocala platform, which
was adopted as the State platform,
and that was in substance the Popu.
list platform and why he should
now be singled out to be branded
as Populist he did not know. He
was pledged, and did work for six
long years, to combine every in.
fluence to secure free silver, and if
he ,yas more prominent in this work
it was not his fault. From the first
moment he saw that tho only hope
was in e combination of the free sill
yer forces, and he worked to that
end. As to his record, it needed no
vindication, and he had been far
enough in this campaign to 500 that
he wonld be elected by a big ma
jority. (Much applause) He said
he was sick and tired of having to