The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-04
Laury Giants Gang.
Effort to Howl Down Me-
Laurin.
A5oas 1000 People Heard The Cam.
paiqa Orators Delice~ TAesr X>it-
tie Speeches

e y
tie Speeches
Spara.nburg. July pa deter
nioed effort was made here to-day .e
howl doua Senator McLaurin he was
tie last speaker. TIE crowd up to tha:
time had given ali an attentive hearing
Hardly had Senator McLsarin gotten
the 6rss sentence of his speech ou
when some one from the audience yell
ed: ..We wons's listen to Republi
can. Immediately about 100 mes
began to yell aud in the
dumble Of sound Senator McLaurin was
unable 10 be heard. Toroi1g to the
chairman. Congressman WiIsoo, Sena-
tor McLaurin appealed to biu to re
store order. The chairman succeeded.
Senator MeLanrio resumed bis
speech 10 an outburss of orasory that
even kept his would-be howlers-down
quiet fer time.
Apars from this Incident nothing ou'
Of the ordinary occurred. The speak.
ing was held 10 large building on the
encanpuens groaods. Here fully L.
900 heard the speakers. Former
CoDgressman Shell and Sheriff Nc.
Gravy Of Laurens attended the meeting.
Mr. S. G. May6e!d was introduced
as the irst speaker. He began BY
denying that he was in combine &c
compass McLanrin's defeat. He had
heard. he said. that he was in the race
to advertise himself preparatory to
RAINING for governor next year. This.
he assured his auaitors was absolutely
false aBd be was doing all he could to
secure the domination of senator. He
then went on to express his esteem fo,
Senator MeLaurin as man, bns op-
posed him on bis views of national
questions
Mr.. May6eld explained at leugth
his dispensary views. He took up the
tariff aud in his speech said Senator
McLaurin was good Refofmer, bu.
not Democrat.
Mr.. Ma56eld told one of McLauriu' !
jokes that created laughter and won
for the narrator some applause. Mr..
May6eld charged that McLaurin had
tried so get Strait. Talbert aud other
South Carolina congressman to form a
union with the Populists.
McLaurin denied it.
BIZ. Mayfield did not mention bis
metropolitan police charges agains,
Governor Ellrebe.
Col. Irby. for the first tiue since the
campaign began. laid aside bis jokes
aud spoke with great earnestoess. BE
needed no man to follow him around op
this campaign, he declared. McLaurin
vas his friend last year. he eaid. when
be wanted to beat Ellerbe for governor,
but when be saw he could not he ran
back to Tillman and begged bis
pardon.
At this poiat the political daddy fea-
ture was worked 10 to the amusement
of the crowd. He declared that Shell
fathered Mayfeld until be had commit
ted political suicide aud left him poor
little orphan.
Col. Shell was on the stand but he
did not offer to make answer
Col. 1rby further on in his speech
made the assertion that Ellerbe, Nea
and Gonzales, if they had their way
would put negro labor in the cotto1
mills of the State. He then followed
this statemnt with touching woed
picture of the happy candition of :te
mill operatives In the Piedmont aea
drew comparison of what it would &
should negro labor be introduced IN &c.
factories.
Speaking Of his record. Cc: Icy
laid stress on the fact that he h..: a.
ways opposed boltiog.
There are going to be two parties IL
this State, Democratic and Rsona..
can party. and 'Fbere is tic sade.,
pointing to McLaurip, declared C,'
Irby- He is laying "the egg ;'s.as sii'
hatch a full-dedged Repuhiican party .
Col 1rby accused McLaurin Of iu-
gratitude to his friends Peor it,ie
w. D. Evans, be said, ya7e NsLauriu
his start. Evans elected NeLaI.,r. az
torney general. Afte. While Cen
gressman Stackhouse died. " D.
Evans wanted to take bis place IN coa,
gress. MoLaurin waited the place,
too, so he jumped in and bea; Evaos,
Ever since then, said Iroy. Evans has
been looking mighty sick. They
thought be vas dead politically ua,il