The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
The End Of Campaign.
Evans Determination Was to
Whip or be Whipped if
Insuited.
Irby Repeats Cheating Story---De-
MES Charge.

Irby Repeats Cheating story---De-
MES q Charge.
Elem, Florence County. Aug 20
ride Of four miles IN wagon from
E6ngham brought the senatorial can
aidales 10 this place. which the ex-
ecutive committee, in its goodness
and mercy. had seen fit to select as
the point for the last meeting of this
campaign. Here for two hours or
moro Col. Irby and Mr Evans spoke
TO 40 audience Of about 200.
Almost one Of Col. Irby's first ut
terances-was denunciation Of let
Ter from Georgetown. published in
The State Of to-day. The letter
charged that though Col Irby did
The magnanimous act on the stamp
80 refusing to discuss McLaurin's
record, he did not hesitate to say
publicly and in social conversation
sland dereus things abont McL&srin's g
personal record. This was lie of
fhe whole cloth. said C6l Irby. He
swas not such & miserable coward that
ne would strike 8 sick man. He had
never spoken of McLaurin's personal
recosd. though he had had men to
come 70 him and try to- extort some
s expression from him He didn't be-
EEeve the letter was written in
sGeorgetown anyhow L was writ
Ten ID Columbis and very probably
by some member Of The States staff
sc that
Alter . few pungent remarks
about the s.lying bureau in Cclrm-
b5s, Col. Erby said he could not take
10 all his time in answering anony
mons circulars The fact that the
circulars were anonymous showed
they were written by towards and
lisrs. Natwjt Outstanding that daily
ior Two months ne had challenged the
world to fnd SO much as fy epeck
on his record his enemies had re-
!mained silent until the campaign was
sdrawing 10 q close. He had let
sMcEaurin's q personal record go un-
,assailed and had NOT even permitted
his friends 10 attack McLaurin's pub
.lic .ecord, as he Mmself could take
care Of that on the stump
Col Irby here briefly reviewed his
own record made his usual remarks
about the suffrage clause and repeat
ed what he said yesterday abont
schesting through the March conveu-
ton the nomination of Ti:man.
Alter alluding to Tillman's being
defeated ID his first efforts to get an
agricultural college, Col 1rby con-
tinued
IiiIsnan became disgusted and at
tempted TO organize the farmers OF
She State, threw up the sponge,
sgrofe q long letter to the people of
she State expressing his contempt,
and retired TO his home, among the
hills oi old Edgefeld didn't sur
render. however. and kept up the
light IN The Legislature along the lines.
.of reform in the administration of the
State government The college
seemed to be hopelesaiy gone but
God came to the rescue by putting it
into the heart of Mr. Clemson to
make his hequest. A fresh hold was
taken, the fight was renewed aDd
the college established But Tiitman
vas ont, voluntarily out To get
him back organized the March con-
vention idea q year before the con-
yeniion was held and gave him the
nomination on silver waiter. On
The question of nomination or no
minatienin that convention we were
defeated by one vote Icheated the
question of nomination in, which
saved Tillman, Who was the nomi
nee. Tbs end justified the means, be-
cause persons opposed to nomina-
tioos bad not been invited to that
convention snd they had no right to
control its deliberations. -
How he cheated through this
aom;nation was nobody's business.
bat It was done by one vote.
Col Irby in conclusion asked the
voters to cast their ballots for Simon
pure Democracy rather than i1cipient
Repnblicauism, and expressed the
desire to be the messenger of peace
from my faction to thesother {"
Mr. Evans reminded his audience
Of the ..villainous and lying cam
paign" waged against him laet year
and said when he enered this race he
made up his mind, rather than brock
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