The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-04
clustering Irby
APPEARED ON POINT OF
CRAVING UP TILL
MAN
BUT He GOT A DENIAL.
g,ss gg.s==s "a Bsnjanin Said He Vas Dead
Duck 4H.scks McL4urias.

Green7ille. July 3d. The meeting
today at Greenyille vas quite large.
The evidences Of favorisism on the part
OF some were marked. aud at the out.
set il looked as If Senator McLaur;n
vas going TO have trouble to get an au-
dieece Is was hardly 40 attempt to have
down. cersaioiy nothing ike the good
old 1892 war uhoop, bat to-day's ex-
hibition was the exuberance Of some OF
Irbys ard Evaos' friends TIE fea-
ture Of the meeting were the .hands
OFF, telegram from Senator STillman
aad the announcement of Senator Mc-
Lausin that there was 20 longer need
for fac,iona. lines 10 this State.
The frss speaker vas former COVER
NOS Johu Gary Evans He said that
after campaign Of lyiug and SANDER
such as has never before been Known
he vas defeated. He thanked those
Who voted for him he vas defeated
~ $50 votes He had no apologies
for beiag member Of the reform fac.
too, aud he stood to day where be has
always stood. as the representative and
friend OF She masses BE dealt fer
awhile on general matters and then
bfanched ont oa protection, which be
denominased as lille more thao rob-
berry He gave ao historic record Of
tariff legislation aud notification and
at much leogth argued specifically
against protection He said wheu he
gees % The senate no one uoaid bear
aos bis protection of Fsosee goods or
dickeriug with Republicans. Every
shiag that IS IL the Interest of the farm
efs Is ssdsclared 70 be unconstitutional.
MeLaurin oaghs to be 10 the Rspubli-
can party TO day He favered free raw
wool, is It would reduce the cost Of bis
manufactured goods He wanted poll
sicians judged By their acts aud COZ By
what they say Whenever the Repub-
lioans GET protecsioDist they knoy
they hare Republican. l. amused
the audience very mach when he ridi-
caaed the idea that McLauFia vas put6
on The wsys and means committee be.
cause Of his intellect.
Mr.. Cox: No use to taik about
JohnaDie; be- dead 2 Applause
and laughser Mr. Cox was great
admirer Of Governor Esans and cheer
ed bin and Gen. Mart Gary
Governo. Evans spoke for an hour
aud VAS very cordially received His
entire speech was 90 the tariff issoe,
jumping on McLaurin views and the
roe. cot;on and lumber schedules speci-
6cailg he said be was poorer 70 day
than when he went into The governors
Office. notwithstanding rumors
Mr. John q Earle at the concln
sioo of Mr. Evaas speech. asked
whether Mr.. Eyans meant to say his
father had used slander or unjust
methods IN the last campaieo Goscr-
nor Evans said be had the highest re-
spect for General Earle. that they bad
settled their differences.
Senator McLausin said any man who
nisrepresented his position. as Dir. Eg
ans had was. 10 his opinion. unworthy
ofcoo6dence. There vas some aittempt
al interruption, but il quis,ed down
He said It tcck alI three Of his oppon-
ents TO haodle him.
In 188Sne advocated primaries aud the
rule Of the people. and 10 1890 be did
the same He believed there was Reed
Of political awakening Wbec sue
cess came and in place Of the old oil
sgarchy The effort was made to set up
new one, be kicked HIS position was
aud is that since 1892 tnere has beea
no need Of sactional differences. for the
reform principals had been incorporated
in State aud national platforms lie
knew of no conspiracy, and stood for
giging all chance. If there was a
conspiracy It was 80 keep up facs;cnai
lioes 10 keep certain parties IN Office
The sron5ie was when The Colieton
plan wss naugura,ed Governor Esaus
denied that be kcew aoysbing about it,
and Koester favored il and it @as
against biul McI.aurin weot on to
say the Coilston plan was started io-
tefess Of Evans and .as for the nu.-
pose of lett;ag few thousand voters
run the pomina,ica Of the governor
he said that srch toiugs drew the tac-
sional hgss. Here there was a break
of applauses for Evans. chairman
Bsamlest again tried oquiet the crowd
and McLsarin said it was only few
who cried fcF E7ans ard be would let
them talk If :hey wished He said
that the fac:iooal fight vas settled in
1892. aud It's principles are ;ncorpora:
ed in the Democratic platforms Ne
Laurin said that Evans vas trying TO
appeal to .abe ignoraoce" oftne people.
aud this seemed to cfFead some aad
they .hrorght i: wsa saying they we're
ignorant. and ther yas another Tappas
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