The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-07-28
Candidates in Union.
Irby's sOficlal" Record is
Aired, and He Says He's
Proud of It. May
field Mum.


Uoiou, July 26 The crowd of 400
that the senatorial candidates spoke to
here to day was the most uodemonstfa-
tive tha. the speakers have yet been
confronted with Every body was here
to listec. They accorded each speaker
an attentive hearing. though they did
show more favor to Irby aud Evans iu
the way of applause than to the others.
If the candidates had any campaign
"tbupder" they held it 10 reserve for
tue meeting at Spartanburg to. NOR
row.
Senator McLaurin, 10 opening, as
eured the people that be was untram-
meled with promises to anyone
! Speaking then of combines, be quoted
from Irby's Bamberg speech, where
the latter had offered to pay $500 to
the campaign expenses of Mr. Evans o.
anyone else who would oppose bin.
Irbv-Hold 90. didn't say that
McLaurin-Well, | understood you
to say it
Irby-No, I said l would help pay
the campaign expenses Of any true
Democrat. which you are not. who
would oppose you. (Cheers
Senator McLaurin accepted the cor
rection and proceeded with his speech.
He turned to Irby's record while 10
the senate, and read from it as fol-
lows:.
First session of 52od congress con-
vened Dec. I. 1891. Senator Irby
was absent His first vote vas cast
Jan. 5 Number OF votes cast that
session SO Senator Irby voted l3 !;
did DOT vote rs; was not paired 66.
Bv the record of his votes he vas pres
ent but six days.
The second session of the 52nd COZ
gress began Dec 5. 1892 Senator
Irby was 90, present Number of
votes tasen that session, IS. Senator
Irby voted "a; did nos vote 81 ; vas
rot paired Al did not answer to call
of senate The bond bill was up at
this session.
The first session Of the 53rd congress
was called to repeal the purchasing
clause Of the Sherman bill Il was an
important session and called for the
loyal support Of ali true friends of sill
silver. 1t began Aug I. 1898. Nun.
ber of votes taken that session 149.
Senator Irby voted 10; did oot vote
80; not paired % /; did not answer TO
cali of senate 80. This vas the most
important session for silver since 1873
The second session of the 53rd con.
eeess convened Dec 8. 1893 Senator
Irby was not present. Number of votes
taken that session $50 Senator Irby
voted l46 did not vote 184; not paired
! 142; did not answer call eff senate 66.
No other senator even made such
record 10 good health.
The third session Of the Fifty-tbird
congress began December 3, 1894
Senator Irhy vas not present. Num-
Der o: votes taken at this session, SO !;
Senator Irby voted %; did oct vote,
66 was not paired, 80; did not answer
to the call Of the senate, l8. He was
absen, from Dec. 8. to Jao. 81 He
did GOT seem to care anything about the
wants of the people he should have
represented
The first session Of the Fifty-fourth
congress began December 2, 1895.
Senator Irby vas BOT present. Number
of votes taken at that session, 1l3 !;
Senator Irby voted 16 did not vote.
81 (; was not paired. 81 did cot answer
call of the senate, 81 The record Of
his votes shows but eight days attend
ance.
The secopd session of the Fifty
fourth congress began December 1,
1896 Senator Irby was not present.
Number Of votes taken that session,
SO; Senator Irby voted 8; did not
vote, 42; paired, 27; did NOT
answer to calls Of the senate, "A.
The senate convened Dscemeber Z,
1896; his fist vote was recorded Febru
ary 3, 1897.
Recapitalation The whole number
of votes taken in the senate during
Senator lrb3's term vas 793. Sen
ator Irby vote. $40; was not paired,
369 s; did not answer to calls. 253.
TIE above is the worst record chat
can found against any sound. healthy
man that ever sat in the senate of the
United States. It is a record Of the
crosses: negligence that any State ever
received from one of her senators The
votes given above as not paired are
taken when 90 announcement OF pair