The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-19
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WARM WASHINGTON!
Almost AN Encounter Between Mr.. n e.
Gonzales and j n. TilItnan.

Especial 10 the Coium'.a JncFIal.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April l3.--The
question of veracity at issue IN The
State ard Evening Journal between
y. G. Gonzales and J. Fl. Tillnan
nearly terminated in a personal dllfl-
eulty between these gentlemen on the
arrival of the South Carolina papers
at the Metropolital Hotel, this morn
ing.
Tillman was standing in the lobby OF
the hotel couvering with L. Brooks
Sigh and myself when a copy of the
State was banded him containing the
article by Gonzales, in which he stated
that the communication sent by Mr
Til!ran to the Evening Journal some
davs since was false. Tillman, after
reading this, looked around and seeing
Gonzales, approaching him, says:
Read that now. I desire to know II
YOU mean to say am Z liar"
Mr.. Gonzales, after reading the arti'
Gle, replied: MY Language refers to the
original author Of the statement y"u
sent the Journal
= An excited conversation enSued, all
ofwhich could not fully understand
which attracted the attention of large
number of South Carolinians at this
hotel and Others, wnereupon the gen.
tlemen discontinued their talk, Con
zales going out on the sidewalk and
Tillmau remaing in the LOBBY.
informed Tillman that Gonzales
had asked me some evenings ago to tell
Tillman for him that he (Tillman) had
lied in his statement sent to the Jour
nal, relative 10 Gonzales candidacy for
office.
Tillman immediately demanded that
I should 90 with him to Gonzales
whereupon Sigh interposed an ohjee-
ton to this course and advised that the
matter be de'-rre.! until surh time that
the whole affair could be carefully con
sidered with the hope of satisfactory
adjustment.
Tillman reluctantly acquiesced in
this proposition, but quickly changed
his mind, when at that moment, Con
zales re. entered the lobby. He angrily
aoproached Gnrz les aud said: Sir
Mr.. Gillespie informs me that YOU au'
thori7ed him to say for you that I lieo
in my dispa;ci, :" the Journal. What
have you TO say?'
Gonzales replied: 81 40 not care te
discuss the matter here and walked
away. Mr.. Tillman followed him :
few steps, saying: Il will discuss itanc
settle it here or anywhere else you MAY
mention"
Mr.. Gonzales paid 20 attention, bu
continued to walk rapidly on toward
the office. In view OF the fact that The
affair will 60 to the press, WAS request
ed by Mr.. Tillman to give my version
of what transpired between him anc
Gonzales, and the above is exactly wha'
saw and heard.
desire to say that am quite friend
ly with both of these gentlemen anc
esteem them highly, and sincerely
trust ltbat there will he no serious re-
suits from what has occurred, and tha
the matter will be dropped and be con
sidered as an honest misunderstanding
OF the matter.
THOMAS D. gillespie.
A Personal MATTER.
lSpecial to The State.
jim Tillnan met Editor Gonzales al
the news stand in the Metropolitan He
tel this morning, and asked him if nj:
dispatch meant to say he lied. Mr.
Gonzales replied, II meant to say who
ever made the charge lied" Mr.. Till
man said he hadn't asserted it; he only
said it was reported; that he got it from
some one in the State Department. Mr.
Gonzales asked his name. Mr.. Tillmar
refused 10 give it. After some further
talk, Mr.. Tillnan said: Il see you say
you don't care to dignity me by notice. J.
Mr.. Gonzales said: Yes, and I speak
now simoly because you bring ii ur
directly.'
A friend Of Mr.. Gonzales came uE
and beckoned Gonzales out of the hote
on another matter. AS be was about tf
leave, Mr. >TiIlman said: II did not
care to dignity your statement by in
curing at the State Department" Mr.
Gonzales replied: You should have
tried to dignity your report by provins
it true" Mr.. TiIlman said: "What
said was true" Mr.. Gonzales, goins
out said: The story is al internal lie.'
Presently MIR. Gonzales re-enterec
the hotel. Mr.. Tillman met him, ane
wanted to say a few words. Gonzale:
said he didn't want to discuss anything
with him. Tillman said: "Gillespi'
{rom) tells me you say am liar
Did you say it?" Gonzales replied
"rhis is not the place to discuss tha
question" and went to the barber shop
When be came out Mr.. Tillman Wa
not visible.
SAID TO BE A SHABBY SENSATION.
Special to The State.]
WASHINGTON, April l5.-The dis
patch to The State about the Gonzales
Til,man interview was sent with the
pruviso that it was only to he published
in case the Evening Journal contained
Misrepresentation. Copies "f tha
PAPER received to-day show he jus'ifi
cation for mentioning an otherwise
trivial incident. The headlints were
grossly misleading, and the diSpat"f