The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-31
HE'S FIGHTING MAD
EVANS MAY HOLD Mct.AURlN RESPON-
SIBLE AND HAVE
lrby ns His Second Because of Circulars liz
sued From Columbia Bureau of III
fornntlOn--lrby Attacks Ellerbe.
Especial to tho Stnte.)


Kingstrce, Aug. 2G.-The meet
ing today after that of yesterday
was like a calm after storm. The
two speakers exhausted their supply
Of invectivcs at Georgetown but had
on hand q few now ones for today's
meeting. They wore listened to by
about POO mon who were quito un-
demonstrativc. Both speakers were
mildly applaudcd whom thoy con-
cluded.
Col. j. l.. M. Irby began: This
campaign is unparalleled in tho his
tory Of the State for taking under
handed advantage and for dirty
tricks of dirty hcnchmcn. cannot
speak of Mr.. McLuurin's record
while ho is on Il bod Of sickness for
fear of doing him an injustice, but |
can speak of tho Infamous fight that
is boing mado against mo.
Col. Irby hcrc vehomontly denied
tho report that he was running rs Il
"looso horse" to elect Evans.
Thcy have established Il lying
bureau over there in Columbia.
They arc sending circulars ull over
tho State and they arc dying about
as thick Us snowtlakcs And to add
to the infamy of the act tho circulars
arc not signed by anyone. Thoy
arc anonymous and there is no one
whom l can hold responsible. In
addition to being lios, tho circulars
arc written by II pack of towards.
Tho men at the hoad of that bureau
in Columbia arc liars and towards.
"Hcro's ono Of tho little darlings,"
and ColoEol irby took from his
pocket Il circular containing remarks
he and Governor Evans were said to
have made about each other last
year. After reuding it Colonel lrby
tore it np aud denied that ho had
ever said any Of the things attributed
to him.
Ho thcn went over much of his
speech of yesterday concerning the
Murphy loan, but failed to bring out
anything now.
His record as n Democrat and his
opposition to bolts wero l"pcated.
Ho toll hoH no madn Evans COVER
nor and muzzlod Tillman to carry
out tho scheme. Bill Neal, ovor
there in Columbia, camo on to Wash
inston with Tillman to help muzzlo
him. Bill Noal, who hasn't 10 cents
worth of scnso, was trying to dabble
in politics thcn as ho is now.
l understand that Ellcrbo has
made another deal with Charleston
to romovo the metropolitan police if
the vote Of that city is cast for Nc
Laurin. 1t has como to q pretty
pass when tho people Of Charleston
have to surrender their franchise to
get the right Of self government. |
hope to God somo ono will make tho
governor carry out his contract this
time. Evans ought never to put the
metropolitan police on that grand
Old city. No law should be passed.
for ono part of tho State unloss it
was made to apply to all. The leg
islaturo should have made the law
for L,.urens or any other town az
well as for Charleston. Some othol
way for enforcing tho disponssry law
in Charleston should have been de-
vised.
Colonel Irby concluded by warn,
ing the voters Of the dangers Of the
suffrage clause.
Mr.. John Gary Evans opened his
speech with some ploasantries about
Colonel lrby being his political dudy
and thon passed on to Il dcfonso o1
the suffrage clause.
"But," said he, "I do join him il
one thing and that is tho way this
campaign is beng run. Fellow
citizons, You know tho low campaign
that was wagod against mo last sum
mer. But the newspapers have hole
up in their abuse this year and in
stead have put two gutter snipcs il
charge of bureau in Columbia
And say here unless Mr.. McIau
rim openly and publicly donouncc
this bureau | will hold him person
ally responsible. Irby has showI
you ono Of these circulars and thi