The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-10
rHE MEETING yssrERDAv.

II waH quiet, orderly, attentive. Tho
vGtSrB came To hear and TO Bee. Thcy
came, mehy OF them, with hoir mindh
nos made up as ~ tho vari0us candI-.
dtteB, not knowing or caring voiy
much a. to whom thcy would give their
support or for whom they would vote.
they wanted first 10 hear tho positions
OF tho candidates and SEQ how tho,
could maintain tho position tracn. It
was n great opportunity for mat ny 0r
!0s!nR vOtoB. Tho meeting waB woll
attended, and there were no incidents
Of special Importance. Tho speeches
were practically tho same an those
= do NJ every Othor place IN tho State.
Wc arc glad IL was Il quiet meeting,
that tho people woro not influenced by
prejudice or carried away by passion,
but thoy camo 10 learn, and viii make
up their minds llko reasonable mon.
Hnt tho candidates. ycBtcr,lay all be.
long to tho Hamo faction. They were
oil labeled ltof0rmcrB, but all Of thom
would liko 10 hnvc BOmo Conservative
votes. Cot. lrby was tho only speaker
who said anything about wIptnK ont
faction"l limos aud all getting together.
lie thought IL was tlmc for that, and
ho hoped thoro would bo } further
division OF tho people, but thoy would
hll got back In the Same fold.
Wo |iH'onod to al the Bpocchcs ut.
tcntivcly, something wo hnvo not done
before In long tlmo. There was moth.
ing striking or above tho average In
any OF them. Mr.. Duncan, we do not
Ih,hk expects To bc elected, or really
to bc considered seriously In tho race.
Gov. Evans speech wan IN exposition
OF the tariff and raw materials and tho
Tax on them and 30 forth aud no on,
ana an attack on Senator clMurin's
p0Siti0n and vOtcr, and IN effort To
prove McI.nurtn n ltcnn,!!cu,;. II hnti
some catchy points about II, and az
some ono remarked, IL wns u vote
making speech In Omc particulars and
I"r certain people. We really believe
ne made some vOtcH. II wax we'll ro
c"lvcd, but the audience wns not Il
"|JiohbLfhtlVC ono.
Senator McI.aurln had to take M
TOO much Of his Limo defending him.
sell and his position on the tnriM. He
Started out with Il considerable muior-
NY OF tho crowd with him, and thorc
wnb more demonstration In hin behalf
t'hn OF amy OF tho others, but his speech
"ld not make any v0tcH. tic mndo Il
Pood speech from his point OF Wow,
but We believe he was slronrcr with
thc crowd when he started than whom
ne hhishcd II was not q vote winner.
we 40 not exactly Hoc how hIs position
on The tariff is to hclp the cotton grow.
oiH o' tho South. The tarItr Ia nlto.
H'1nor local and soliish matter, md
IL ID al ROB to talk about principle and
man not changing his mind or his
PoS'tloh. Calhoun changed on this
very question from u prOtccti0nist to Il
fncc trader because IL was to Tho intc,..
cS1 OF his section, and II IL were to our
interest to bo prOtoctioniBts wo would
DC. Mr. McL.ncrin IL Il very pleasant,
ahaDlc gentleman, and what wo saw OF
MIN wc were worry much plcascd with
MIN. AS wo said, wo believe no hud
the crowd yesterday, and tho lndicu
IiohH now arc that he will carry tho
county, but no did not make nnv yotns
by his speech.
Col. lrby mndo q good speech and
made friends by 1t. Thcr. wns not
much demonstration, but it will bo re-
membercd that tho crowd gathered
cloSe up TO the stand and gave tho
cloBcst attention to tho close OF IL Talk
IL was good speech and wo havo
heard 1t complimon1cd by people who
are competent to judge, and We believe
IL made him some votes. Col. Irby has
good many friends IN the town and
county.
Mr.. Mayficld is right on the dlspon-
Sary, but his conversion has been 80
sudden and radical that wo want TO
nave him In the State Senate where
nc can put his views into puacticul
operation. The crowd seemed TO have
enough speaking before he began and
therc were not many TO hear him.
There IT 10 now. Vote as You please.
take your choice. We have no special
interest In the success OF any OF them,
ana 40 not feel called upon to advocate
the cause OF any OF them.
There Is ono thing that the voter
must have observed, and that IL that
cach ana every candidate took McLau.
rim Tor his text and pounded him from
start " finish.
IN regard To tho metropolitan police,
Senator Tillman said two dava .f,.,