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1!w' a. *** I'M II*~ Me rl pl*1 - -E -6 NE - C l *. *t NEBRY,SJ.,TEDA,AGUT8 euibtr. 00WICEIA WEEK,ti. A YEA TILLMAN "HANDS OFF," A NEUMRAL ATTITUDE IN THE PEND. INO SENATORIAL STCUOLFC Mo.auru -PInV There is No Longer Nee4 gZ Factionial Lin-e in Siatah Caro ?W:-Frlenidt of Irby and Evains Qi*nte Exuberant and Not W# il Dfiposed Toward Mao. (Special to The Register.] Greenville, S. C., July 30.-The ponatorial campaign-inoeting here to day was quite large. The evidences of favoritism on the part of some ,were marked. At the outsot it looked is if Senator McLaurin was going to have trouble to get an audience. It waq hardly an attempt to howl down---cortainly nothing like the good old 1892 war whoop-but to day's exhibition was the e'xuberance of some of Irby's and Evans's friends. The foatbres of the meeting were the' "hands off" tologram from Sen ator Tillman and the announcomont. of Senator McLaurin that thgre-il no longer need foi fh.titjiiAl lines in EVANS OPENS. The first speaker was former Gov errvcr, John Gary Evans. le said that after a campaign of lying and slander such as has never before been knowi, he was defeated. Ho thanked those who voted for him. He was defeated by 150 votos. Ho hadno apologies for being a member of the reform faction, and lie stood to-day where he has always stood, as the representative and friend of the masses. He dealt for n while on general matters and then branched out on protection, which lie de nounced as little more than robbery. He gave an historic record of tariff logislation and nullification, and at much length argued specifically against protection. He said when lie went to the senate no one would hear of his protecting Yankee goods or dickering with republicans. Every thing that is in the interest of the farmers is declared to be unconstitu - tional. McLaurin ought to be in the republican party to-day. He favored froo raw wool, as it would reduce the cost of his manufactured goods, Hs wanted politicians judged by their acts and not by what they say. Whenever the republicans get a protectionist they know they have a republican. It amused the audi onco very much when he ridiculed the idea that McLaurin was put on the ways and means committee be cause of his intellect. (ig IrCox-"No usd to talk about Jonnie'; he's dead." (Applause and laughter.) Mr. Cox was a great admirer of Governor Evans and cheered him and (Gon. Mart Gary. Governor Evans spoke for an hour and was very cordially ro S ceived. His entire speechi was on the tariff issue, jumping on Mc Laurin's views and the rice, cotton and lumber schedules specifioally. He said he was poorer to. day than whein he went into the Governor's -office, notwithstanding rumors. Mr. John Hi. Earle, at the con clusion of Mr. Evans's speech, at ' whether Evans meant to say taa his father had used slander or unjust methods in the last canmpaign. Govemoar Evans said ho had the highest respect for General Earle, anid that ,they had settled their SENATOR M' LAURIIN. Sehjtor McLaurin said any man w~iWo misrepresented his p)osition as Mr. Evans did, was in his opinion uniaworthy of confidence. There was some attempt at interrnption, but it quiewted down. lie said it took all three of his opponents to handle him. In 1888 he advocated primarrs and the rule of the people, and in 1800 ho did the same. Hie believed thero was need of a p)olitical awaken ing. When success came and in plaice of the old oligarchy the effort was made to set up a new one, he kicked. His position was and is, that since 1892 there has been no need for factional differences, for the reform pinciples had been incor. porate and national plat form o knew of no conspiracy, A stood for giving all a chance. there was a conspiracy, it was to k4op cortain yarties in ofXce. The trouble was when the Colleton plan was inaugurated Gov. Evans denied that he know anything about it and Koester favored it and it was against him. McLaurin wont on to say the Col loton. plan was started in the interest of Evans and was for te purpose of letting a few thousand voters run the nomination of the Governor. He said that such things drow the factional lines. Here there was a break of ap plause for Evans. Chairman Braim lett again tried .to quiet the crowd, and. X6Laurin said it was only a few vho cried for' Evans, and he wo I'd not lot them talk if they hed. He said that the factional ight was settled, in his' opinion, in 892, and are incorporated in the democratic platform. McLaurin said that Evans was trying to appoal to "ignorance" of the people, and this seomed to offend somo, and they thought it was say ing they were ignorant and there was another rumpus. Col. Irby wanted McLaurin to apologize, and he said he had said nothing to nood apology. Gov. Evans asked that his friends hoar McLaurin. McLaurin explained that he meant Evans was attempting to appeal to ignorance as to Calhoun's views, as but very few, except students, know what McLaurin'm views really were. McLaurin rolled up his sleeves and went to pounding away at the facts relative to his views on the tarriff, and insisted that he was not and never had been a protectionist, and that his whole fight was to have his state recognised as an integral part of his country. Mr. Evans under his direct tax plan would reduce the labor to a pauper labor by his oxces sive tax. He wanted everyone to understand that the necessary ex penses could not be raised except with incidentid protection. He doubted if the Dingley bill would raiso enough to run the govern mont. He related how the bill was pro pared and how it was rushed through the house, and his whole purposi was to make the bill non-soctional. He was attacked by leading ropubli cans, which would not indicate ac coptanceby the republicans. Fs only incentive was to represent his peo plo honestly and conscientiously. He was the first member to open up the question of free baggmng and ties. He said he would not be senator ex cept upon the endorsement of his people in a primary, lHe wvent over the cotton schedule at lenghi and said in the house committee every rep)ublican opposed Bacon's cotton duty amendment.. Just as sure as this country remains on the single standard and Mexico has a silver basis, Mexico will send short staple here unless there is some barrier. He then wvent to the lumber schedule. Mr. McLaurin confined himself to further exp)lanation of his votes and was on this topic when admon-. ished that his hour was by. The essential point of McLaurin's speech today was the non-factional idea which he urged should be recogniz-I ed, as there was no need for factions now. MR. 5. o. MAYFIELD. Mr. S. G. Mayfield said he was delighted to be among his own peo ple, where he was raised. He said ho would talk for only forty minutee. He immediately jumuped on Mc Laurin's tariff vieows and insisted that McLaurin's ideas could not do this people any good. McLaurin cannot complain of being called a protectionist, because to agree with them in part was to Agree in princi plo, McLaurin had done more mis chief for the time in the senate than any man ever in that body from this state. If South Carolina was ready to go in republican lines then Mc Laurin's views are proper. He then jumped on MnLam-in for dofending the Tillman-Latiier bill. He rolated his anti-dispensary viows. 114) said he would pay his respots to the Record, and if McLaurin had $500 to give away it should bo to the people. Mayfield said McLaurin was the best advertised man and jumper ho over saw. The cry of. combination was gotten up by Mc Lau in and his paper. - In responso to an inquiry he ex plained bow Tillman and McLaurin voted together. Tillman, ho said, voted to load down the bill. Mc Laurin said Tillian said his views were identical. Mayflold went on to say McLaurin had killed himself hero today, and ho had told'the crowd it was ignorant, and he went on tosay.McLaurin had lost his grip since he wont in the campaigu. He said McLaurin had as few friends evorywherp as hero today. - Ho closed up by rapping the dis. pensary and saying there could be no barrooms. The constables, ho said, did nothing at all now. The lawyers got ton or fifteen thousand dollars of the dispensary profit. The dispensary breeds more scandal, calumny and rottcnness than any thing ever known. The dispensary is doomed. (Voices: "Right.") In response to an inquiry from Mr. Whitman, he said anyone except a crank could tell the difference be tween prohibition and high licenso and local option with h4g Jiconse. Ho, however, explained tlo matter. Mr. Whitman wanted to know if Mayfiold called him a crank, and MayliolI said he hardly knew he (Whitman) was here. COL. IRnY. Col. Irby started out by saying the liar was abroad. This, he said, was the best sign he was going to beat his opponents- all of thom. Tillman and he had been groat friends, and if Tillman had a political, "daddy" he was that person. He said there was now and has ill along boon an offort to alienate him and Tillman. They dared not publish tho latest lio in this State, but started it in North Carolina. lie did not care to say what ho had dono for Tillnan, >ut no man could reflect on him or his record without it being resented. There was an interview printed in a Charlotte paper reflecting on him, and the State was glad enough to republish it. lie said the interview reflected on him, his record anl his manhood, and Ie would not stand it, and sent him this telogram: July 29, 1897. Hion. B3. RI. Tilhuan, rentonl, S. 0.: I soe in today's State an interviow with you taken from Charlotte Ob server (News.) Is it authentic? J. L. M. Innv. lie Lhen read this reply: Trenton, S. 0., July 30. lion. J. L. M. Irby: Interview Charlotte paper a joke. Did not see any reporter when I came thirough Charlotto. Am hands off in ionatorial race. B3. R. TILL,MAN. Thus, Irby said, another lie has been nailed. This brought forth applause for [rb)y and Tillmian. He saidl ho had no idea of being Insulted by Tillmnan or anyone else. Col. Irby then wont on to tell about, ~he fatherhood of the candidates, and said McLaurin was a beaten eandi late beyond qjuestion. Voices: "But Evans will beat Liimi." McLaurin was nothing but a poli bician and went with the political winds. Ho saidl lie was the friend of the poor and the rich man and would undeceive his friends. McLaurin 's record was higher than his. Mc. [iaurin, he said, joined every party thiat came along. It has been al toged that lie proposed to Strait and [iatimor to organiz~o a separate party mnd go in ithP the Populist, lie would get a certificate to that effect. McLaurin denied this charge. Irby-"AIl right. I'll got the cor Lificate." Mr. Irby went on to reiterate thme B3owdon incident, when lhe refused to sit with Blowden. Ho said McLaurin had sent him to offer him support. in a senatorial figyht. McLaurin siid ho never sent anyone to liim. Irby then said ho would toll it all, and said Jarnigan and Earle of Darling ton camo to him and told him that MoLaurin wanted to make frionds and give him a dinner at the Oxford Hotel. He met MoLaurin and they had the dinnor, and it was thero agrood that McLaurin was to run for goverhor against Ellorbo, and Mc Laurin was to help him, and in loss than a week ho (MoLaurin) went back on him. Soon after he was crawling on his belly to Tillman, asking forgiveness. He said Mc Laurin wrote the "squedunk" lotter and then apologized for it.. He then said that McLaurin's ap pointment was agreed to before Earlo was buried, and for proof he referred to the State. lie said that Oonzales, McLaurin and Ellorbe agrood on the appointment,.and there bas never boon such indecent haste. Speaking to the conservatives, ho said that McLaurin had deceived all his friends, and the conservatives would come next. He said lie could prove McLaurin wias for Butlor until ho saw Tillnan would win, and McLaurin then begged Tillman's forgivonoss. lie said he could prove this. He clearly intimated that his vote was wantod on the sugar schedule, and some one asked him how much lie was offered, and he said that was a private matter, and my way, he voted against the sugar trust's interests. Col. Irby spoke at length and told why he did not ran last year. Mr. Hugh Barton asked Irby what he offered that was better than the present suffrage plan. Col. Irby said ho protested against the present law, and offered a substi tuto plan, but seeing it would be do feated (lid not press it. Col. Irby went on to fully explain ,his views, and said the poor man was put on a par with the convict and black 'man. When his timo was up he was urged to go on. Col. Irby said lie would rather not go over his time, although asked so to do. Chairman Bramlott road regrots from Mr. Duncan, and then adjourn od the meeting and announced that Mr. Whitman was present. wALT. wHITIMAN. Mr. Whitman jumped up, and in the most aggrioved manner anid that any inan who said lie was a biumner told an infamous falsehold. T1hie crowdl laughed. As the speakers were leaving the stand Mr. Evans :.sked Col. Irby to deny that they wore in a combinatior.i -one to be elected governor and tho oilier senator. Col. Irby said that was another infamous lie. Heo ran. for what lie wvanted, and wanted to be, elected senator, and was in no deal, but was not Working for another race. Mr. Whitman then piled into h,is spoeech again, and said it waus a shame that the other candidates and re porters all left when lie stalrtedl to speak. There wore some who wero willing to hoar him for- a whdle, and1( he spoko to them, going over his known ground(s. The following are the apploint meints for the seriatorial. caJnpaigni now in p)rog;ress ini this~ State: Anderson, WVodrmesday, Aug. 4. GIreenwood, Tfimirsday, Aug. 5. A bhovillo, Friday, Aug. (1. Lauronsi, Saturday, Aug. 7. Newbeurry, Monday, Aug. 1). (Choster, Wodlisday, Aug. 11. York, Thursday, Aug. 1 2. Lanicaster, F'riday, Aug. I13. Korshawv. Sat urday, Aug. 14. Chosterfield, Monday, Aug. 10(.. Marlboro, Wednesday, Aug. 18. D)arl ington, Thuiirsday, Au1g. 19. Marion, Saturday, Aug. 21. Hiorry, Mondlay, Aug. 23. GeoorgetownI, Wedns udaIy. A:ug. 25. Williamsburg.- Thursday, A ug.. 26. Manning, Friday, Aug. 27. Florence, Saturday, Aug. '28. 10,000 lbs. Dry Idtes. Highest cash prico paid for them. MAYFIELD'S SIDE lls IMTATICMIENT A iOUT EaLimic AND THlE POLICE, sosat Letters That Passett 1etweenl the ovornor and a Friend--Tho Uhargo of Dupiitny. (Greenville Nows.) Th following is Mr. Mayflol's reply to Governor E.llorbo in the niattoi of Charleston's metropolitan polico: Governor Ellerbo has given to the papors 'a carefully preparod inter viw in which ho does not dony the charge which I made at Orangoburg in which I charged him with "du plicity" in dealing with the njotro politan police and if he donied it. I would provo it. Hero is what ho say: "I would like to havo the proof of any doublo dealing my part in referenco to the metfopolitan police or any other public nooting." I will give proof. During the campaign of 1896 a caucus was hold in the city of Char loston. This caucus was composed of leaders in thought, activity and journalism in South Carolina. The question to be decided wis: Shall the people of Charleston vote for Sonator John It. Harrison or Gon. \ in. 11. Ellorbo for gover nor? Mr. Ellerbo had -lot written any lettors, but a friend-porsonal and political--was a member of that caucus. He pledged and vouched for Mr. Ellerbo the r -moval of the metropolitan police. ]It spoko "is one having authority." That caucus decided to givo Mr. Ellerbo the support of Charloston because lie would remove the metro politan polico. The campaign met ing was hold in Charloston and then Genoral Ellorbo said: "I will romovo tho metropolitan police from the city of Charleston wheneover I am given assurancos that the dispenisary law will be enforced." This statemot was made after tho caucus after the "friend" had pledged Goneral Ellorbo to the removal of the metropolitan police. It was made in the prosonco of tho mom bors of that caucus and face to faco with the votors of Charloston city. It was mnado for the purpoHo of getting the vote of the city of Char leston. Tho pople of Charloston voted for Ellerbo because of tHis understanding. After the primary election and hefore lie was inanign rated, Governor El lerbo was visited( by a correspondent of T1he News and Cou.rior [and( written upl in great shape. 1 know the correspondent and lhe 1n0 dIoubt told the whole truth about that interview. H-le gave the re porter to understand that tIhe metro p)olitan police would be remioved1. During (tue session of theo last Legislature Thos. WV. Bacot, of Char leston, had f.requent interviews with Governor Ellerbo abojit the removal of the mietrooln p)olico, and1 told Governor Ellerbe that Dr. Ilderton wals going to initrodcoc a bill to re peal the moit.copo)litan act. Itepre sentative Ildertonm of Florence Couni ty and .itopro)sentativo Ashley of Anderson County, both talked with (Governor Ellherbo, and he assulred1 each of them that lie would renmovo the metropolitain p)olice from Char Ilestoni. These represenitativyes be hievinig that the governor meant what, im said toiok 110 stejps them sol ves, and1( prov~ented any legis lation upon01 the( mietropol it an po lice. Before the1ad journmlient of the Leg islaturo Governor Ellerbo assured1 a select few that lie would not, remove thme mmetropl)itanI piolie unt il overy rnmmber of the city counceil signed Ian agroemoint in writing to enfore the dispenisary law. At thle time Mr. B3acot wasi work ing 80o'zealoutsly for Charleston, (Governor El lerbe promiised1 several persons that he would exact from the mayor of Charleston an agreement Sin writing to h,e signe~d by overy r ncmber of council to enforce the disnensary law. This is admittotd by Governor El lorbo in this intorview. Bat did til governor toll ltoprosntatives Ilder Con, Ashley or Bacot of this? No. It was kept a profound secret from thom. I know nothing of it. I was fighting tho dispensary law. It wat known only to "the favored few" and was carefully guarded. Gover nor Ellorbo hnow that of the u onty. four aldermon that. at least six were political and personal frintids of Chiof Martin and some others would not sign any paper to enforco the dispensary law. Beforo the adjournment of tle Legislaturo Chiot Martin know the terms whioh would bo imposed. Oi March 1st Mayor Symth was in formed by Governor Ellerbo that he would take up the metropolitan po lico matter after the adjournment. of tho Logislaturo, March 4th. Mayor Smyth fixed the Oth for the conference. Now mark, Mayor Smyth in this conference proposod to havo the council pass A n ordinanco to onforco the dispensary law. This could be done )y a majority or at most two thirds vot.e of the council. But, Governor Ellorho said he would not humiliato the people of Charleston by having them pass an ordinance. (overnor Ellerbo had in advanco prepared a typowritton agreement and pre4onted it to Mayor Siyth. Tihe pa or was ai innocolit look ing affair; and with Homo modifica tions Mayor Smyth took it to Chx" loston for signature. Did (oviernor Ellorbo toll Mayor Smyth that the paper must bo signed by overyono of the aldormon? No. Mayor SmytLh says ho never for a moment, thought it w1as to bo signed by all; if lie had he would not haivo carried it to Charloston. The paper was pro sented on the th for the council to sign it. Of the twenty four, soven toonl signed, six refused to sign, ont was out of the city, but aftorward signod. Tile paper was sont to Co lumbia to Uovernor Ellorbo im signed. 11 r0flsd t1n remove 0hl motropolitan polico hocaluse all did not. sign. Did 0ovornor E'llorbo give tho myor of Charlst.on the assUranc< o11 had given "the favorod few ? No. Did Governor 1"Alorbo toli Mayor Smyt.h that be as lato as tht: 281 I of February had aussurd t friend that the metropolitan polici would not be removed until each ol the aldermen signed 1' No. A Friend of Cihijef Martin wvrot( Governor Ellorbo and1 55aid: "I hiavt wr-ittenx to friends in Charloi that~ you wvould not remove (lie mietrop)ol itani police until 5111 the aldeomr signe(1 it,. I have no wish to niis stalto your position, so I wisli tc know if 1 am11 correct." This letter was wvritton aifter th adjou rnmrient of the Logislature or the 4th March. This letter Governor E'llorbo an sworod On March 8th, saying: "'Yor have sia1ted miy p)osition correctly am51( I will stand b)y it. "Yours, On March 8th the~ agroosmonut was p)r(sented to (lie council of Charles ton for sigiiature, the day this lottem was written. TJhoro is (lie proof of your duplici ty, governor. During the session of thie Logisha. Lure Governor Ellerbo askced my ad( vice about the removal. I told birr ini substance, If you havo p)romised to remove it you should dlo it yoi: should keep your promise. I knew nuothirng of thes business ol the removal unxtil the 1'ppors publ lishied it. I never advisedl wit.h arny one abhout it nor had anything to d< with keeping. I helped to pass it, buit if I ha< promnisedl to removo it I would havs kept my wordl. It might be well for the public t* know how proud1 Governor El~lerbs was of this performance. "The favored few" could tell. certaiun ox-governor camn tell how El lerbo boasted of his rap)id acqinisit iom of political wisdom. 'Didn't I play the metrop)olitam boys, Jiohnny V" "Yes, lilly. you plaved 'em." WORK COMPLETED TRIE STAT ALLIANCE HAS DIET AND ADJOURNNl). 11ard on Etditor Urews--Itesoltions Adopt '141--Volton Ilhait,lPriti,g Uot)jmilt es Conthmtdrd tits Cmiourse Atoptod. (The Otato, 30th.) The annual inooting of the Htate Allianco has boon most unoventful isido front Presi(lont Koitt't hamd ling of Mr. Boso Crows in his fill. nual addross and the resolutions adopted by the body sustaining the courso of the printing committee inl rogard to the Crows affair. Tho body had but very little to do at this HS8iol, less thanlk at any 13SsiOn of recont years. Tle Alliance mot at 9 o'clock yestorday morning for tho day sossion, and by 2.30 had comploted all its work ind adjourned sino dio. Noxt year the body will moot in Colulbia again it tie samtle timo and in thit samo haill, Columbia having boon mado some timo ago the pormanout. place of meeting on ac (1oun1t of itM accessibility. Tho following inforimation coni crning procoodings waitt mado pub. lio by the prom coillittoo uponl the adjoulnmn t, of thO body yestor day. The allnual olection of o0llrs wasH olltorod int.o fuld res1ultod inl thet choico of tho following: ProHidtt- J. C. WVilborn of York. Vico Prlsilont ald Stato Lectu ror-J. it. Blako, Jr., Abbovillo. Sucrotary and Troasiuror--J. W. Itoid, Spart.inburg. Me'oilbor of tit) xotitivn com mittoo for tho threo-yeair torn--Jos. L. Koit,t, Nowborry. Dologato to National A !ianco--W. N. Eldor, York. A comnittoo consisting of Con grossinan Stohcm, A. II. Crum ind 0. P'. (oodwin, WILs ippoinltud to conl I for In nOIt, inl Coijun1ctiOn With the1 Stato Alliance Exchango in rofor onco ti oioi foattirs of its buHi 1108H. Tie report of t.ho Cotton Pant publlising commiittoo, Which was road tho ovoning huforo, wits re road nod it wis adopted. Tho committoo to whom waii ro forrod flho prmsidnt's addrust re portoud, aid tho following resolution Was" ad(optod by practically a imitnli illonm voto: "HItoolovod, That we midorm) the stand tiakoln by ProsidontI Koitt againsit partiman political acetion, bt.hl iln tihe. Alliance and1( ini th Alli anJce organ."' M1r. C. Fitzimunnns, rep,resting the oil mill industry of tlho Stigte, atp ponrfod betforo) tihe body1, IA avinIg iltHn grant ed ain audienico, and1( addlrosai.o4 the mnembiers for a half hour upon tile subiject of tis indiustry and for ti lizers. An offer was mado(1, it is Ht.att,od1 by stOli of titt uilileixrs, to exchange meial and fortilIizers with the farmeors ini rot urn for their cot tonl seed. T1he Allia fnce ondorsod1 tho courrse miit,too inl its ananagonent of the ppor, and1( the samol commlnitte was conitinniod for another year. A vote of thanilks for their oflicioni anId faithful service onl this c3ommIlittoo wias tendered tueo'ieonbors. A restoluition was adopteod heartily endorsing the monesulro introduoeudt 1in congross by Congressman Stokes inl referenIce to thei redulctlon) of sala. rios of Unite,d States oflicials. The1( uisual vote of thanks for fav ors irceivedl from the railroads wat adtopitedi. "'Itosolvedl, Th'iat the p)rop)osit.ionl oif tihe raIilroadsf to increase the freight rates on cotton 8ood would be~ detrimntl to the interests of farmers, aond an add.itional tax upon our inidust ry ; t hat we askc that theo railroad cornmIIissionI (1o not grant the request1 of the railroads, andh further, that wo end(orse ft action of the railroad( commuission in reducing freight rates oni fertilizers and1( other T1he afternoon t.rainis carried all t.ha muembeiars whot could( got away to their hiomuos. Th'ie metingf weas a