The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-04
FINE FLIM-FLAMERY.
Irby Denies Making Negro
Factory Statement.
Special to The State.

FACTORY statement.
Special to The State.
Gafney, July 20 -Cherokee's yeo
many turned out 500 strong to hear
the senatorial candidates TO day A
more orderly or pleasanter meeting
could not have been desired
Col. 1rby was the first speaker, and
after expressing his pleasure at be
ing present, he proceeded to correct
that portion of the report of the
Spartanburg meeting where It said
that he declared Gonzales Elerbe
and Neal favored negro labor in cot
ton mills. His speech was miscon-
strued, uninten:ionaliy, he knew. by
the reporter. be said What he did
say, he declared. was that in favoring
the election of McLanrin. Gonzales.
Ellerbe and Neal were Indirectly IA
voring the building up of Republi.
can party party in this State and that
should the Republicans gain strength
here the tendency would be to sub
stitute negro labor in the mills. He
knew that Gonzales had opposed put
ting negroes in cotton mills, he add
ed There was conspiracy, how
ever. headed by Gonzales, seconded
by 'Iemphi'l. and with the editor of
that "dirt dauber paper over here in
Spartanburg" Darlington, close
third to secure the election Of Nc
Laurin Mr. Gonzales was away
from Columbia, but that ten year old
schoolboy editor had called him a
liar He was eighty five miles away,
though, when he did it He thought
the present .i.ten cent" editor of The
State was due him an apology for his
indecent and unparliamentary Ian
guage.
In The Headlight Col. 1rby is thus
reported The combination Of Neal,
Gonzales and Ellegbe is to elect one
who has been aiding the rich manu-
facturers and trusts of the country
oy attempting to get the Democratic
party 10 accept a heretical policy
which will divide the white people
of the State into Republican and
Democratic parties If they can &C
complish their designs. then we will
have money rule in the State, the
farmers and Iaboying mechanics will
be set back again and capital will
rule If they shall fnd it profitable,
negroes will be placed in your fac
tories and white men and women and
children will be turned out to give
place to cheaper and pauper labor !"
Editor Darlington. in The Herald.
thus report Irby +: eff this deal with
Ellerbe, McLaurin and Bill Neal is
consummated you will find negro
operatives driving out white from
yonr cotton mills y
After completing this correction,
Col. Irby said that all the candidates
owed him a debt Of gratitude. Evans
he had made governor He was his
boy and be didn't deny him
Evans deny you, though.
daughter
Col Irby proceeding, denied that
there was any combine against Nc
Lsurin (; declared all talk that ma
tionaI issues should be discussed was
huncombe, and asserted that the real
issue was whether or not Republi
can party should be started in the
State
Col. Irby proceeded with hia usual
speech, and in conclusion declared /:
.If it hadn't been for John Irby you
people would never have had your
new county lie explained but for
him there would have been no con
stitutionai convention, and if there
he'd been 10 convention thea Chero-
kee county would never have been
formed Ii was ali he coald do, he
declared, t. secure the convention
Gel Irbywas applauded
Mr.. John Gary Evans felici.ed TIE
people of Cherokee that the chris:en-
ing campaign meeting should be SO
we'll attended. After a few more
congratu|atory remarks, Ir. Evans
said he was not going to talk about
political daddies, for the people were
not interested in that kind OF sak
q come nearer being Irpy's politica!
daddy than he does mine, for l voted
tor him for United States senator,
ant, il ne bad behaved himself ned
have been there yet declared
Evans. He has been his worst eli
emy
irby asked Evans to specify what
he meaat by bis last remark, but tle
latte! declined to do SO. as be d;da't
see tie necessity for it
Mr Evans referred to his candidacy
last year and said he was defeated on
account of the lies and innuendoes