The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-07-27
The Senatorial Campaign.
AT COLU MBIA.

Good Humor- Irby and MayfieIt
Relate IL form History.
The Columbia campaign meeting wa
about on the same plane ~ the preced
ing meetings. Messrs. Maytit Id ant
lrby did take occasion to reatlirm theil
charges against Governor Ellerbe with
more than their usual vehemence, anC
CJl. lrbv let out one more Reform
secret by asserting that In 1890 Ellerbe
In the COW ;ntion, was declared Domin
ated comltro Ter general when as 8
matter OF fact Stokes, OF COlleton, re-
ceived the nomination 10y nine votes
This, he said, was known at the time
To u gentleman who has since been ex.
alted w the bench.
Mr.. May ii I'D made public the slate
already made for State officials, so he
SAID, and gave voice to other things OF
more than general interest Senator
McLrurln, in addition to his usual tariff
speech prefaced 1T with some free silver
arguments. Former Governor Evans
stuck to his free trade arguments. Mr..
John L. Duncan appeared in the lists
Tor the first time.
When Mr.. Mnyfield was introduced,
ne was received with applause. He
said, In reply to the charge as IT, unfair
ness as to the time limit, that Mr.. Nc
Laurin's contention was unfair, and he
oug ght to know it. 1t was wrong to
weary the audience, and Mr.. McLaurin
ad distributed thousands of his
spe, ches with his frank, and he has
newspapers to give his views publicity.
He said that Mr.. McLaurin had
charged him with being IN combina-
tion, and the Evening Record had made
a,l Kinds OF charge against him. The
1t cord, he said, was owned and con-
troiled. by f lerbe, Neal and McLaurin.
Mr.. McLaurin had $500 in stock in the
paper, and E lerbe and Neal each had
800 or more in it, and controlled it.
Mr. korster: mo- sir, they don't
controi IL or me-"
Mr.. McLlurin arose, and said In ex-
PLANTATION, tnat Mr.. Rooster was his
friend. NJ X ester had stood by him
and he lost his position on his account
and when he did 80 and had no position
and wife and child to support, he
gave him $500 and he could have done
what he wanted with the $780, He did
not own cents worth Of stock in the
Record, or any other paper in the
State.
Mr.. Maytield; "What about Gov
ernor h ierbe and Col. Neal, the Mark
Hanna Of the administration 2"
Here some of the crowd called for
Mel ,urln, and MIR. Mayfeld said that
no one cou.d browbeat him, and he
would have fair play. He said the Re
cord had jumped on him, and he could
DO some OF IL himself.
He said that Col. Neal had made q
deal to strike down the Chief Justice,
and that he believed Governor Eilerbe
knew 1t. He said he only struck when
he was STRUCK. He had never made
any attack on Governor Ellerbe, AID
spoke OF his record when he was attack
ed and charged with being in a COM
bination. He was a free citizen, and
said what he pleased. He said that he
had Invited Governor Ellerbe to bs
there, and 1t was his fault he was not
there. Mr.. McLaurin knew he was
going to be In the race. He knew this
before there even was any talk OF other
candidat {, and it was wrong or unfair
to charge him with being In any sort of
q combination. He said he was sick
and tired OF being charged with being
In any sort OF q com bination
MIR. Mayf. Id then started out on the
tariff question, and said from Mr.. Nc
Laurin's statements one would suppose
there were no other Representatives
from the State that he was the great
est Represe ntative the State had ever
had. He heard that this monstrosity-
the Dlngley btll-was going to be favor
ed by Senator Tillman. Mr.. McLaurin
said he and Tillman agreed, and II 40
and would vote for the Dingley bill he
would be a black hearted Republican.
He said it was all foolishness to talk
OF McLaurin not having fair play, when
he had government frank to send out
his speeches when he had the Admin
istration behind him; when he had
three or more newspapers favorlng
him when he had his salary and other
things at his back. He went on to ask
whether the people were willing to
pull. money out OF their pockets and pay
more for rice and lumber. He said Nc
Laurin wanted an increased duty on
boxes, sashes, doors, blinds and the
like. The vote on the wool question
was, he said, unwarranted, and could
not be justified by it being personal
vote. McLaurip is high Protection
ist, In theory II not in practice. The
farmers were to pay for these duties,
and Mr.. McLaurin was not represe MT
ing his people in his tariff views. Then
McLaurin WAS in favor of the Tillman
dispensary bill. II this bill passes the
State can always have a dispensary
law. He wanted the State to get out
OF the liquor business and to get out of
the traffic as soon as possible. Mr..
Mayfeld gave his views on the liquor
question at length.
He said what he wanted was full re-
ports in the daily press. He would not
weary the audience by imposing on the
time OF others, but would cut his speech
short. He was surprised that Mr.. Nc
Laurin had been thanking Heaven for
the State being free from negro domina-
tion. He had understood Mr.. McLaur-
In had thought of rum ing independent
tickets to b, a. the Constitutional Con-
veDtiOn.
McLaurin said that this charge was
not true.
Mr.. Mayfield then asked whether he
would also deny writing the Populistic
platform.
Mr.. McLaurin "That is mono of
your business"
This occasioned much applause and
laughter.
Mr.. Mayfeld then went for Mr.. Nc
Laurin for writing the Pcpulistic plat
form, and said tn at he had prepared a
series OF questions TO PROFOUND to Gov
ernor Elorbe that would have paralyz-
ed him. He said he had not said any.
thing about Governor Ellerbo until he
was attacked by McLaurln and the
Evening Record, in which Governor
Ellerbe had stock, and which repre-
sented Governor Ellerbe and Mr.. Nc
Laurin. He said that no one could at.
tack him without being hit back, and
Mr.. Ellerbe should keep his paper, the
R'cord, In check, and not let 1t attack