The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-07-28

II SNti ISbS D1G I"o IIJGA ~ IN S42LE
his position, anG the people viii turn
bi:H fsce down.
McLausin-s'Weli let EN- do It
Mayfeld-'Ws2l. we ere notss rich
SIS you are-we hayen't franks
Nr. May field said that NcIsu1io
had run SIS an independent 70 defe&:
tie constitutional convention
MeLaurin-,,lhst,s not SO.
Msyfeld-'I take that back then.
But YOU Gid write the PopUllzt plat
iorm2
A c!tizeu-"Bat Johnnie d;al,'t 10
that, did heI" (Laughtsr)
hr. May field said tia: he dla; rs
all a com binstion. l struck Ar- Ii
lerbe because his paper struck RE.
know about this CON b;nstion. He
AID Nesl have eXtered into s corr D.
nation to cousrcl the state. Their
platform is that Johnny shall be sen
atcr. Neal the next governor snd
E!!er5e to succeed Tillman. E2ats
the bargain.
lEbS NAL.
Col. Irby was the next speaker. AS
he arose, there was much applause
ss6 cheering. "Eu7rsh for Irby.
The old war horse" we're some CT
the expressions Used.
"Taae 8 good drink was another.
! The senator hurnorously replied that
be didn't drink, when somebody IL
| the audience said: You look mighty
! ifst-hke you had been drinking.
| Col. Irby starts6 oct by saying that
be vas stil what he hsd always been
IA Democrat-the only osigio&l pack.
iage. (Jheers and laughter) he sad
! he kad been bapsisirg converts 10 re
;trUe Democracy evec slnce 1892.
! Laughter}
! Before beginning MS speech proper,
| le said that be hoped n. c. Gonzales
wculd bs manly. generous and true.
! II he don't tell the truth on me LII
call him down, so help me God. lie
/ preferred to ire telegram published ~
all the daily newspapers when the
word now was used Tor mot in his
ssueech. totally caansing MS meaning.
F: He said that the editor OF The STATE
had Jumped GA hin, but he Groyi was
! satisfied by lis personal statement and
THAT of the mansger CT the Western
F.: Z mon mat it was no. Mr. Gonzales s
Stault. Neither was It the fault oL Mr..
sKohn. L was az error II the teie-
gram, and ne would say to Mr.. Con
Ezales ''go and sin 20 more" He SAID
ithat be was the only farmer and Dem
ocrat running. lie is Reforner, and
when he was driving the IillDan wa
gon through Marlboro, and It raining,
| he heard somebody say: Are you on
; your way to Omcevil!e! I sSid
s"Yes." and he ssked 10 get IN; that
NV. D. Evans had beaten him. / tod
him to jump abosrd, but we hadn't
gone more than half mile when he
wapted 70 do the driving. I told him:
s"No, Sir; you can't do that
/ This hit 81 Mr.. McLaurin was ap
!precisted and caused much laughter.
I'm going 10 taik politics. have
sstood by you. Where would these
bucks have been if Tillman and Irby
Ehs6n't picked them up2 Evans would
have been in Uncle Bills Office in Au-
IsUsts-a good law clerk; Mayfeld
iwoujd be teaching n Bsrawell and
sD1ncan would be OF q isrn-where
The ought to be now. daughter
Where would curley-beaded Johnrie
Sbs2 He would be probate judge OF
/ Marlboro. Laughter)
4 citizen: ''Whst are you Dragging
sabout them forl'
Iroy: I'm sorry OF it. Hope God
| will forgive me for ever finding them.
F! Col. Irby spoke st soue length, his
Ispeech being about the ssme as at
iciher places, OF humorous character
land general attack on the other can
iGidates.
DUNCAN NEXT.