The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-17

AhH troh tho oeub-
torial Race.
Yorkvilie, August IL. w. There
have been meetings during this oam-
paign that have been full of person
'alsies; others that have been verging
son the sensational, but today's meet
ling WAS dramatic. Governor Evans
made reference to it, but it was even
more intensely dramatic than one
might suppose from the mere state
mont of that fact. At times, al
though the audience showed it's par.
tiality, there was an absolute quiet
and deathlike stiffness in the Court
House, with six or seven hundred
people. &~'-''
First of all, in a. manly and
straightforward way, Mr.. Mayfeld
admitted the wrong that he had done
Mr., McLaurin by charging him with
trying to organize the Populist party
in this State, and then, to redeem
his pledge made at Chester yes
terday, formally withdrew from the
race.
1t was unexpected. The style, the
provocation and the consummation
were 80 novel in South Carolina pol
itics that when Mr.. Mayfeld con-
cluded he was cheered to the echo
for the position he had taken.
Then came Governor Evans, who
threw fire and, McLaurin said, "un-
warranted personal feeling," into
his discussion.
Mr.. Evans spoke longer than
usual, and 80 "enthused" was he and
determined that he rose on his tip.
toes to emphasize what he referred to
as the lack of loyalty on the part of
McLaurin to his friends and his
false position. The exonerating
sentiment of Mr.. Mayfield and the
severe arraignment of Governor
Evans had spurred Mr.. McLaurin up
to this decided pitch.
M'LAURIN AT HIS BEST.
He had said nothing from his seat,
and when he arose it was plain to
see that he was going to make one
of the speeches of his life, which he
did. He spoke with all the ardor
and feeling that he had, and at ono
time, during tho reading of letter
from Congressman Bailey justifying
his vote on the wool schedule, he
gasped for breath, and came very near
reehng over, but he nerved himself
and went on with oven moro wonted
vigor, and it WAS but n minute after
he had finished his speech that he
fell to the floor like log, completely
exhausted. 1t took nitro -glycerino
tablets to enliven the sluggish heart.
It was, however, nothing serious,
and soon after Mr.. McLaurin was
taken to his hotel, where he was
recupertated.
IRBY HAD CHOLERA MORBUs. ,,
Then Col. Irby, one of the central
figures in the place of the day, was
absent. A severe attack of cholera
morbus had incapacitated him from
attendance, but he, too, during the
afternoon was sufficiently recuperat-
ed to be out. But the incident Of
the day was the withdrawal of Can
didate Mayfield. Mr.. Mayfield had
made his customary speech, attack
ing the tariff views of McLaurin, and
insistiBgthat he was not now, nor,
nev@ had been, in a combination
whep he went on to say yesterday and
psea previous occasions he had charg-
cd McLaurin with having written the
8Populst platform and attempting to
organize that party in South Caro-
lima. At Spartanburg he denied the
charge, but after getting what he re-
garded as further evidence, as we'll as
that yesterday Of DR.. Strait, he Of
fered McLaurln that il he did not
prove the charges he had made he
would withdraw from the race, and
il no proved them McIIaurin himself
should withdraw. He said he made
the charges j. +, ood faith, and that
he never misrepresented anyone.
MAYF1ELD's AMENDE HONORABLE.
He was now satisfied from what he
heard, from conclusive proof shown