Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
Wednesday August rs, 1897.
AT MARION AND CONWAY.
Progress of the Senatorial Campaign
the Pee Dee Section.

Progress of the Senatorial Campaign II
the Pee Dee Section.
Messrs. Evans and Irby are still
attending the campaign meeting
alone, and McLaurin, under the ad
vice of his physician, continues at hi:
home in Bennettsville. Since the last
issue of THE ENQUIRER, there have
been only two meetings one at Mar
ion, the home of Governor Ellerbe, on
Saturday, and the other at Conway
the county seat of Horny, on Monday
THE MARION MEETING.
At Marion, on Saturday, the crowd
numbered about six hundred people
The meeting was held in a big tobacco
warehouse, and everybody had tc
stand up. The speaking lasted two
hours.
Governor Evans was the first speak
er, and as he was in the midst of 8
sentence, commencing, Il am pretty
strong" a voice finished up with
"Yes, in rebates" The governor re-
piled hotly: "There is another THE
and liar. I have fought one, and
suppose will have to fight another
The chairman begged for order and
Governor Evans said: "Let him
alone. He don't bother me. l thought
I had killed all the carrion crows last
year but it seems not. Let him alone
1 have to have something to shoot at
I have killed one cock and have two
sick on my hands, so had as well
have a feather-leg in the crowd to
shoot at" Next the governor spoke
for about five minutes on the cam
paign lies and ISLANDERS of last year
and pitched into the newspapers fol
not printing more of his arguments
Then he began on the tariff, made his
usual argument on the subject; jump.
ed on McLaurin, and said he believed
that Tom Reed had put McLaurin on
the ways and means committee because
he knew that McLaurin was protec'
ZIONIST.
A Voice-What put VIM. J. Bryan
on it?
Because he was the leader
of the Democratic party and it was
right for him to be there.
A Voice-What put General Wheel
er there ?
Evans-Because he's been there fol
80 years, and for his service was emit
tied to it.
Voice-McLaurin got there because
he was a smarter, man and we are
going to keep him there.
Evans-Well, you'll have a sweet
scented one if you do.
Mr.. Evans here read Bryan's defence
of free raw materials and declared
that's Gods true Democracy.
Voice-If McLuurin was here he
would explain it the other way.
Evans-Oh, yes, you are going to
vote for him anyhow. You haven't
sense enough to understand this ques'
tion.
Another Voice-McLaurin says he's
for Bryan in 1900. Bryan favors free
raw material. Would McLaurin
change and support him then?
Evans-We've been trying to pin
him down to that very question. Nc
one knows what he would do then.
Same Voice-He could change,
couldn't he?
Evans-Oh, yes, he can change
mighty easy. He has changed, and
he can do it again.
Someone asked why cotton sold so
low last year, and Mr.. Evans attribu-
ted it to the gold standard.
Soon after this someone asked :
"What's Irby doing?
Evans-Irby's record is his own
property, and he'll tell you about it:
Voice-What's Tillman been doing ?
Another Voice-What is Evans 60
ing to do?
Third Voice out. Laughter.
Evans-I could put tail on you
and sell you for third-class jackass.
[Renewed laughter
Barring few interruptions when ne
was talking about McLaurin, Evans
was listened to patiently throughout
his speech, and when he sat down
some one proposed "Three cheers for
McLaurin." The proposition was fol-
lowed by the cheers. Then was read
letter from McLaurin regretting his
inability to be present and there were
more hurrahs for McLaurin.
Colonel Irby then told of the May
convention last year and of his defeat
because he would not favor the "bolt or
bust" platform of the South Carolina
delegation.
In speaking of Evans defeating Ell
lerbe for governor, in regard to Eller-
be Colonel Irby said: I'm the one
that beat him ; kept Tillman from
going to him, if you want to know it.
Tillman came to Washington to muzzle
me but instead Tillman came home
himself with muzzle Oh. was bet
ter to Evans than Tillman was. l tried
to make Evans governor and did ;
but Tillman tried to make him United
States senator last year and failed.
For my service to him Evans gave me
the Joab stab.
Colonel Irby began: No man in
South Carolina can be more embarrass.
ed by the absence of Mr.. McLaurin
thanI. 1t is due to him and to the
people of South Carolina that he were
here, and 1 say for him were he well
he would be here. A sense Of fail
play and of justice will not permit Inc
to strike fallen foe. | cannot discus:
his record in his absence for fear O
misrepresenting it, which, if he were
here, he might explain to your salts
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