The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02

one in the audience asked Mr.. Evans
if the constables returned to their
homes last year and worked for him
under his orders.
Mr.. Evans" -"How do you know they
worked for me?"
'.Of my own knowledge, was the
Mr.. Evans then said if the constables
worked for him it was without orders
from him. He never dealt with the
constables, but gave his orders to the
chief constables, who were alone re-
sponsible to him. He compared his
relations to the constables to that OF a
general to an army. He was not re-
Sponsible for what the constables did,
but the chiefs we're. ~
MIR. Evans concluded with his tariff
Col. Irby said he was delighted to be
present, for he wanted to see "My
Darling Appelt," whom he had not
seen since he ran him away from
Charleston.
Col. Irby then announced that he
wonld not attack McLaurin's record in
his absence; denied he was running. as
a "Ioose horse" to elect Evans; told his
"stud colt joke; gave his reasons for
NOT running last year, and denounced
the campaign bureau in Columbia for
the circulars which it was sending out.
He explained how he made Evans Gov
ernor. and said he was the daddy and
Grand daddy of all the politicians, big
anu little, in the State. except Tlllman,
but he hatched him. The truth of
this whole matter is, said Col. lrby,
that Tillman and joined teams IN
1886, after his agitation in 1885, for the
purpose, first, to establish an aSrlcul-
tural college in South Carolina. AS l
remember, the counties of Clarendon,
Marlboro, Marion, Newberry, Chester
and Laurens responded to the call from
Edgefeld Some of the representatives
from these counties even hunked and
on the question of college or Eo college
we were defeated.
"Tillman became disgpsted with any
attempt to organize the farmers OF the
the State, threw up the sponge, wrote
long letter to the people of the State
expressing his contempt, and retired TO
his home anCng the Mills OF old Edge
field 1 didn't surrender, however,
and kept up the fight in the Legislature
along the lines of reform in the admin
istration of the State government: The
The college seems to be bopeiessly
gone; but God came to the rescue by
putting it into the heart of Mr.. Glenn
SON to make his bequest. A fresh hold
was taken, the fight was renewed and
the college established. But Tlllman
was out, voluntarily out. To get him
back originated the March convention
idea year before the convention wts
held and gave him the nomination on a
silver waiter. On the question OF nonl-
NATION or no nomination in that coll
vention we were defeated by one vote.
| cheated the question Of nomination
which saved Tillman, who was to te
the nominee. The end justified tie
means because a person opposed 10
nominations had not been invited to
that convention and they had no right
to control It's deliberations.
Tillmen is The last man in the world
to raise his hand against me, for up 10
last year / had been better friend and
closer to him even than a brothe:.
Without me he would have been on his
plantation today, an humble farmer and
a busted politician. He says he's hands
off in the fight. God grant it! Task no
man to be my political godfather. Ii l
can't make the fight with my own heels
l am not fit to I've senator.
Colonel Irby closed with an appeal for
the factions to get together and save the
democratic party in this state.
Both he and Evans were applauded.
Chairman Bradham announced that
he had been requested to read the nd
dress of Senator McLaurin to the voters
OF the state, which was published In to-
days newspapers. On account of being
too unwell to do so, he asked Mr.. Applet
toread it. Mr.. Applet complied, and on
concluding the address was applauded.
The Florence Meeting.
At Florence Col. Irby declared war