The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-15
THE CODE DEEL!.G.
Mr.. James II. TiIlman Pretea'!, that &c
Wants to Fight Hr. y. G. G"pL2ie--
No Challenge and 40 Biou! Ect.

Wants to Fight GIr. y. G. G"pAaie--
No Challenge and 40 Biou.! Eet.
Especial to News and Courier.
AUGUSTA, GA, January 1.-Rumors
reached here to-day Ola drel which
was on the tapis yesterday in Column
bia. No positive Information could he
obtained from Columbia until this
afternoon, when the following state
ment was obtained from trustworthy
sources:
Yesterday afternoon Mr. George Du-
pre-, who is clerk to tie committee
on privileges ard elections OF the South
Carolina Legislature, called on Mr. \.
G.. Gonzales, former correspondent Of
the News and Courier at Columbia,
and said to him that AIr. J. II. Tiliman,
son of Congressman Tillnl"n and
nephew of Governor Tillman. desired
to fight duel with Mr.. GonZa. .es
MT. NOllLdlcS, ~ tiIC SL'l.N S'SEI ii-
formed Mr. Dupre that the challenge
was net in writing and that he could
not accept, and it is said assigned as
other reasons that be did not regard the
message as challenge under The Code.
1t was stated further that AIr. J. H.
Tillman and Mr.. Dupre ha'i left Co.
lumbia and that written challenge
would be mailed to Mr.. Gonzales. No
cause is assigned for the desire to fight,
but it is supposed that it refers back to
the writings Of Mr.. Gonzales against
the TilIman party in the recent cam
paign.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
AUGUSTA, January 7.-Rumors to
the expected duel between y. G. Con
zales, former correspondent to the
News and Courier, and James Tillman,
son of Congressman George D. Tiilman,
to be fought at Sandy Bar Ferry, on
the Georgia side Of the river, are afloat
here tonight. Mr.. Tillman is here in
Augusta, but Mr.. Gonzales has not
been seen here.
It is said that the trouble between
these gentlemen is caused by Mr.. Till
man learning that Mr.. Gonzales would
blackball him if his name was pre-
sented for membership Of the South
Carolina Club at a meeting held DUR
inc the last State Fair Nothing
further is beard Of the unpleasantness,
and if a duel does occur your CORE
spondent will be or the spot.
u. II.
MR.. GONZALES SHOWS Up Mr.. TILL
MANS TACTICS.
Especial to News and Courier.I
COLUMBIA, S. c., January S.-Mr.
\. G.. Gonzales, whose name is men
toned in the News and Courier to-day
in relation to prospective duel with
Mr.. J. II. Tillman, has prepared
statement of the facts in the case. The
statement appears this evening i'll the
Columbia Record. The part of the in
terview referring to the ''duer' as it
was developed here recently is Us fol-
lows:
THE CLUE NATTER.
' son the afternoon Of the annual
! meeting of the South Carolina Cluo,
the organization which gives the yearly
State ball, was informed by friend
that Tillman's name would be pre-
sented to the club for election to men
bership to it. l told my friend that I
considered Tillman unfit for associa-
ton with gentlemen, and if he at
tempted to join the club lie would
certainly be blackballed upon that
ground. 4 report to this effect reached
the young men who proposed to pre-
sent Tillman for membership and he
| came to see me about it. saying that he
did not wish to nominate any candi-
| date who would be rejected, and that
| if were certain that Tillman would be
| blackballed he would withdraw bis
name. I told him that on account Of
my pleasant relations with him l
would inform him that Tillman would
certainly be rejected if his name was
kept before the club, and gave him my
reasons, to which he did not de!nur. l
told several friends, members Of the
club, of the fact, and showed them the
letter 1 have given 10 you. They
agreed with me that man who would
make a false AMI scurrii0uS attack upon
gentleman and
! HIDE BEHIND HIS INCOGNITO
was hot a fit person to become mcnl-
Der Of the club. Accordingly when tee
club met there were at least half 4
| dozen members present who would
have voted against young Til!man.
One blackball would haze sutliced to
reject him, there being less than forty
members at the meeting.
"Tillman's name, which had been
| presented, was withdrawn and 50 the
matter ended. I made no secret ct or
after the time of my responsibility for
this result. When publications were
J made intimating that TilIman had
been opposed because Of political rea-
sonsI offered to publish a statement Of
the facts, but abstained from doing so
at the request Of members OF the club.
"I have never supposed that there
was an atom of doubt on the part Of
! Tillman's friends or Tiiiman himself as