The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-04

the poor and the rich man and would
undeceive his friends McLaurin' S
record was higher thar his Nc
/ Laurin. he said. joined every party
that come along 1t has been alieg ed
that he proposed to Strait and Lati
mer to organize a separate party and
go in with the Popuists He would
get certificate to that effect Nc
! Laurin denied this charge
!: Irby-"All right III get the GER
tiicate .
! Mr.. Irby went on to reiterate the
Bowden incident, when he refused to
sit with Bowden He said McLau-
rim had sent to him to offer him sup
port in senatorial fight. McLaurin
said ne never sent any one to him.
Troy then said he would tell it all
and said Jarnegan and Eraly of Dar-
lington came 10 him and told him
that McLaurin wanted to make
friends and give him dinner at the
Oxford hotel He met McLaurin and
they had the dinner and it was there
agreed that McLaurin was to run for
governor against Ellerbe and McLau
rim was to help him and in less than
a week he {McLaurin went back on
hin Soon after he was crawling on
his belly to Tillman, asking his for
giveness He said McLaurin wrote
the "squedunk' letter and then apol-
ogized for it.
He then said that McLaprin's ap-
pointment was agreed to before
Earle was buried and for proof he re-
ferred to The State He said that
Gonzales, McLaurin and Ellerbe
agreed on the appointment aud there
has never been such indecent haste
Speaking of the Conservative, he
said that McLaurin had deceived all
his friends and the Conservatives
would come next He said he could
prove McI.anrin was for Butler un.;l
he saw Tillman would win and Nc.
Laurin then begged Tilln,an's for
giveness He said he could prove
this lie clearly intimated that his
vote was wanted on the sngar sched-
ule and some one asked him how
much he was offered and he said that
was a private matter and anyway he
voted against the sugar trusts in
terests
\ Col. Irby spoke at length as to why
he did not run last year
Mr.. Hugh Barton asked Irby what
ne offered that was better than the
present suffrage plan and Col. Irby
said he protested against the present
law and offered substitute plan. but
seeing it would be defeated did not
press it. Col Irby went on to fully
explain his views and said the poor
man was put on par with the con-
vict and black man. When his time
was up he was urged to go on
Irby said he would rather not go
over his time, although asked so to
do
Chairman Bramlett read regrets
from Mr. Duncan and then adjourned
the meeting and announced that Mr.
Whitman was present
Mr. Whitman Jumped up and in
the most aggrieved manner said that
any man VINO said he was hummer
told an Infamous falsehood The
crowd laughed
As the speakers were leaving the
stand Mr. Evans asked Col. Irby to
deny that they were in a combina
tlon, one to be elected governor and
the other senator. Col Irby said
that was another Infamous lie He
ran for what be wanted and wanted
to be elected senator and vas in 10
deal but was not working for another
race
MI Whitman then pied into his
speech again and said it was a shame
that the other candidates and report.
ers all left when he started to speak
There were some who were willing
to hear him for while and he spoke
to them, going over his known
grounds.