The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-20
LIVELY IN EDGEFIELD
THE LARGEST MEETING OF THE SEN.
ATORIAL CAMPAIGN. .at.
McLaurin Goes for irsy'5 S'!.ieer In tho se-
nate--Irbyg!s sZ.tacks McLaurIn's Tariff
Doctripts and Makes Some Explann-
tlegs-Evans and Maytleld Speak
s3e.,I as Usual.
Especial to The Regist, +.


largest and liveliest meeting of the
campaign was held here today.
Between 400 and 500 people were
present. The usual routine was
broken when Senator McLaurin,
following Colonel Irby went for the
latter's career in the Senate. Nc
Laurin, armed with the Congress-
ional Records of the Fifty second
and Fifty-third Congresses, fire.
quently brought Irby to his feot to
make explanations.
COLONEL IRBY.
Colonel Irby, tho first speaker,
was greeted with some appliance,
He was in Edgefeld fcs the first
55tt!!me since ! 1885, said he, to sees the
reception of the peoples great tri-
buno, Ben Tillman. lie was here
then fighting combinations and was
here now fighting the '"Ttato House
gang" which was attempting to par
col out the Offices of this State from
Senator down to coroner. "I am
running rs Democrat" declared
Irby. 81 am the only original
package in the lot" McLaurin
had patented his speech. At Beau
fort he wanted protection on rice,
at Charleston on rice and long
staple cotton, and so for every
county, but he didn't think he had
a patented protection speech for
Edgefield. McLaurin had tho peo-
pie fooled He is not on the same
platform as Tillman. Tillman had
declared he wasn't.
Proceeding on a new tack, he de.
clared that McLaurin had gotten
Gonzales for his political dady and
the world cau't beat him. He then
declared that he and Tillman we're
the political dadies Of all Of the
candidates, but thought they we're
treating him with disrespect by op-
posing him.
He had been politically assassi-
mated and thrown out for dead be-
cause he resisted the great conspi-
racy last year against the democrat
ic party. He was democrat, al
ways had been and could be moth
ing else because he was for the in
terest Of the people.
Colonel Irby then attacked Nc
Laurin's tariff views, declaring that
'I'iifIhan had said they were iniquit-
Gus, and "I know you will believe
him if you won't mo. You people
hore love him and believe what he
says"
Colonel Irby attacked the news
papors. Ho declared that Mr.. Gon
zales had prevented q Conservative
from entering this race. Mr.. Con
zales had called him a liar in to-
days paper, which was unparliam-
entary:. no one usually called him
that when close to him, however.
He attacked the Forty movement.
He believed that every white man
should bo allowed to vote and there
fore disappro ved Of the constitution
al suffrage clause
Colonel Irby made tho assertion
that ho and not Tillman had made
Evans Governor. He, with Tillman,
he declared, had had Saluda made
into county and left Edgefield
Conservative with Sheppard to run
it. IS
Revi'Dlng past political history,
Jrby Fserted that last year he
could have gone to the Chicago con-
vontion as n delegate. Can't, said
he, came to him at 2 O'Clock q. IN.
aud said that tho State convention
had loft place open for him. He
sent word back that he would not
accept because he was unalterably
opposed to tho declared boiling pol
icy of the party.
Editor Ball next came in for
praise for coming out against the
newspaper combination at Colum-
bia. The Ellerbe- Watts episode
was repeated but elicited no applause.
sHe declared that he could prove
ESNhe estate House clique" were
going to turn out McIver and that