The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-04
M'LAURlN FAD THE CROWD,
IRBY WAS EXPECTED 70 HAVE THs
NUMBERS.

i It Wss Fine. Snappy Meeting Coed
! Feeling Prevailed but Thers Was Plenty
Of Sparkling gsps-1ee-.-A ..hssh Of
F.! Other Meetings.
/ Tuesday the Senatorial candidates
addressed the unterrifed Democracy
! Of the Old Iron District
| Il bas long been recognized thai
! this was an important meeting. Il
vas conceded on all sides that Irog S
isirsneth in this race lies in Spartan,
! burg. The Piedmont Headlight hiss
| been devoting all is space to him for
weaks and in every issue recently the
| Izoy voters tave teea urged to turn
| out III I'LL force and cheer the great
Commoper.
F.! Il was thought that great many
| would respond and while McLaurin S
-; friends made not the slightest effort,
! co1cs6ing that Irby hsd the crowd
! there, il developed that of these who
came to howl McLaucin down. many
went home to vote for him. Il prov.
| ed 10 be decidedly McLaurin meet
ing. More tn&n bali Of the one thou
sand present we're strongly icr Nc
Laurin before tle adjournment, and a
great deal of This you'd have teep
/ accomplished If Senator EcLaurin had
i not opened his mouth. The cons o!ra-
| cy against him wa8 SO lateGt, the
means employed 50 unis;r, the argu.
| raen{s ar2ins, him SO unjust and with
a!l tie outrageous treatment he re-
caiyed at the hands OF the combination
oppoaing him bad its effect IN his IA
! vOr. That Inherent desire fer Justlce
| 2n6 fair play made those who were IN
doubt, McLauri5's friends. When
! tie candidates attempted TO charge
that AcLauria was for putting negro
! labor in the factories, they went one
step TOO is.r and instead Of having tae
! effect t;ey desired they made several
hundred vc:es fer him. As 8 whole
! he peoDle behaved beautifully and
vaile all were cheersd, al received
respectful at;eation.
County Chairman StaryarGe Viii
! so2 csilei tie meeting to order sad It
Was opened WITH prayer by Rev. Z, I.
/ BJu:2r.
| s. G. MayGe!d was the frs. speaker
i &nd he promulgated MS views on the
issues calmly and clearly. He was
opposed 10 disaeGSary and believed
that the best solution OF the l:qlor
0Qe.tica was 70 preserve t6e system
! 7i.h S.ete ownership eliminated, al
/ loving each county 20 ssy whether it
| sdou.c be prohibition or dispeasaries
with ne privilege let GU. 10 lnciTidC-
| ais lie then BEGAN his attack upon
! McL2u.ia, c0u a;ting his tariff views,
irid.cuIius Bailey, of Gexss, the demo
cratic I:sler Of the House, and prais
I. ing E1cMiiian, the Iennessean, who
was defeated for leadership. Ee dis:
cusse0 the wool tariff, tee LUMBER and
cotton schedules sud made several
! mountains out Of insignificant mole
!; lie toIa several Of II. McLsurins
| ickss nd s.a:ed thai Mr. 1cLG1H:a
!. .a.& iits. 40 ;i:Hi i %2S Mons OF MS
f; b1>;..szs ;gi.@:3e, be wr,to TIE roau
!; -}st ;.l.;:iurl. or nc!, bHt hat ne said
! 4 Union ta&g he Cd not. "Ee DID
39sy TO e. L2simar aud Strait sad the
re.3 af taa cGagrsazcen 10 go VIII
hi.,l IL: he IoGuLst party. 1GcL&u
rio, in;eGrG;p ping. That's not so.
81; 81? : isa [ So Z"
] " s:c, Is 29sDIG5aly untrue.
f; Nr. IA f-lJ rrzsd upon the
! vclgc5 tisa 10 Rance fvo.IEg for ~
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