The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-03
it is between johnson and Norton, il
the reports prove correct.
he MAY FOOL HIMSELF.

the reports prove correct.
he MAY FOOL HIMSELF.
John Gary Evans was in the cily
today. He won't home on the mid
day train. He expected, perhaps,
to take charge of his second primary
from here should one have been nee
essary, but it was not. When asked
what ho thought about tho result he
said:
II entered this raco reluctantly,
after Jeing assured by my friends
that the chances of winning were re.
moto, but decided to do SO after
hearing Mr.. McLaurin's speech ut
Sumter and upon the defiance Of my
enemies to make fight, not on any
factional or sectional lines, but upon
tho platform of tho Democratic party,
and to fight Cor these principles,
which have always boon dear to every
South Carolinian, and upon which
alone rests our prosperity. | have
boon much gratiiied by the mannor
in which my speeches have boon ro
coivod througout the State, and l
have received tho commentator Of
many Of my bittorest political enc
mics.
The great majority of tho people
of South Carolina believe in the
principles aevocatcd by mo, and are
opposed to the attitude Of both Till
man and McLaurin in the United
States Senate. Undor the lash Of tho
Conservative press their followers
have voted without regard to princi-
pies, being actuated moro by q do
sire, rs they termed it, to destroy
factionalism in our local politics.
An inspections Of the vote shows that
not 25 per cent. of tho farmers of the
State have voted, and not half of the
| Democratic vote of tho State. The
cause Of this was tho disgust on tho
part of the Reformors with tho pres
ent State Administration, and it's
deals and chickering's with mon who
have always beon their enemies Ad-
ded to this was Senator Tillman's ad-
vocacy of McLaurln's tariff views
and his assertion that McLaurin was
with him. and the. defeat of the one
meant tho defeat of the other. Nat
urall y our friends were at soa, and
they remained at homo, refusing to
vote against their honest convictions,
but at tho Same time fearing that an
injury might be done Senator Till
man, who has posed rs Reform
leader, but has never led whom a cri-
sis was on hand. had expected an
honest and honorable fight, but ro-
gret to say that such was not tho
case During tho last four days of
tho campaign slanderous circulars
wcrc issued to poison the minds Of
tho people, without giving lis chance
to reply. Tho sickness Of my chief
opponent, while he lay in bed writ
ing manifcstocs and endorsing cir
culars containing personal attacks
on me-but moro of this hereafter.
IL have no regrets to mako for
tho campaign and no apologies to
offer I shall continue the fight
along the samo lines, and shall not
sulk, but take my defoat philisophi,
cally, as I have an abiding faith that
tho people Of the State will yot see
the Injustice which has been dono
tho Democratic party by endorsing a
man who has repudiatod the undor.
lying principles of the party plat
FORM"
WHAT M'LAuRIN's FRIENDS SAY.
Col. w. A. Neal and the Hon. G.
l.. Blcasc, who have boon in charge
of tho McLaurin headquarters, is
sued tho following statement today:
"Wo arc justly proud Of our victory,
and thank our friends all over the
State for their support. Indeed, it
was great victory, and the people
arc to be congratulated. Our claims
woro not idle boasts, neither the us,
ual claim, alp Of campalgnors, but
solid facts, based upon solid infor-
nation from good mon. Wo thank
evory man who voted for McLaurin
and feel no ill-will to those who did
not. If any bitterness has boon on
! oon nIorpl in tbic oomno;o, mo bo,>o -