The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-10-29

ulln OI Inc unnOlY alllaDCe OF Jno OAl
Keepers and the anti-dispensary pee
he had been struck by one whom h
, considered his friend, and an imputs
tiOn OF dishonesty had been made an
he has been charged with an untruth
he said he felt impelled to resent il
Mr.. Gary had said he had gone into
conspiracy or combination, and h.
asked Mr.. Gary what the word was.
Mr.. Gary arose and said that he di,
not remember the exact word.
Mr.. Tillman said that as he remem
bored it he had been charged will
going into some conspiracy or combina
tion between the advocates OF the Mar
Gary and Saluda County 80 as to secure
the two counties through the Conven
tion.
Mr.: Gary arose and said that what
he did say was, "That Mr.. Tillman
as one OF the representatives and
special champions Of the Mart Gary
County, had conferred with the advo
Gates OF Greenwood County and had
agreed to select out what should &c
to Greenwood and what to Mart Gary
County, and that If what was charged
was not true that the gentleman had
been most jealous"
Mr.. Tillman said he came from the
county where the people who were in
terested in these counties lived that
he looked upon then as part of his
constituency and they looked upon
him as their representative. They
had consulted him as their representa-
tive as to their best interests, and as
public servant he had advised them
as he believed it to be his duty rs to
the interests in best forwarding their
new counties. The people, he be-
lieved, needed the counties, and con-
sequently he assisted them at their
request. He said that it was we'll
efforts had been made to divide Edge
field County, and the great trouble
had come from the opposition of GER
tain townships wanting to go with
certain towns. Two of the upper
townships wanted to go to Ninety
Six or that section, and the two on he
lower part of the county wanted TO
with Batesburg. He said that it was
realized that unless there was some
understanding as to the territory it
would be out of the question to carry
out the desires of these people. He
wanted to know whether there was
any conspiracy or combination in try
ing to assist these people in getting
what they wanted. No delegations
were involved and no underhand work
was done.
Mr. Gary wanted to know whether
Abbeville and Barnwell and Beaufort
and Orangeburg and the other coun-
ties that had voted with Abbeville
had gone into conspiracy or cOmbina-
tion.
Mr.. Tillman said that he did not so
charge.
Mr.. Gary said: You were denounc-
ing our voting together and termed It
a damnable alliance"
MIR. Tillman went on to say that MIR.
Gary and his friends in conjunction
with his brother and others had taken
q certain line that seemed peculiar
under the circumstances, and before
he concluded with this idea Mr.. Tai
bert arose and suggested that these
boys were out of order and that tho
Convention ought to go along with its
work.
Senator Tillman replied very vigor-
ously that he had right to 6alk and
that he would talk on, that he did not
propose to have his honesty and his
honor and his integrity ilnpugnad with
that it was especially hard that u
friend should pitch rocks straight into
his teeth and wanted to know whether
he had not right to reply to any i'm
putations against him. He said that
he admired the fight the Abbeville
delegation had made and had so stated
He went on to ask why it had been
intimated he had acted dishonorably.
He said he did not want to have any
personal difficulty or engender any
hard feelings, but he could not sit in
his place and hear any insinuations
against him, when he had tried 10 con-
duct this debate on high plane aud
act honorably, fairly and honestly.
MIR Gary said he objected to being
told that he had entered into "damna.
BILE alliance"
Mr. Tillman said he withdrew the
statement and apologized for it's use.
Mr. Gary said he did not hear it.
Mr.. Tillman said he did apologize
to the convention and referred to MIR.
Jones, who raised the point of order.
Mr.. Gary said that it was sufficient
to bear it now.
Mr., Tillman In concluding said he
had been consulted by friends and
gave advice as to how best to act.
Mr.. Gary replied by saying that Mr..
Tillnan had just admitted he went
intOan alliance certainly as bad as ours,
If there was any. He said it would be
very well to pass over the rest of what
was said, but when Mr.. Tillman said
he was replying to an attack from
friend and IAN untruth he had gone
too far. Such demanded his attention.
1t was unpariamentary and uncalled
for, for what he had said was admitted.
Whom men charge another with an un.
truth in parliamentary body it is the
concern of the body and that precludes
its being resented outside, but he
wanted to state that if the gentleman
had used that language towards him
on the outside of the convention he
would have resented it as gentlemen
usually did.
Mr.. Tillman was in his chair looking
around. Mr.. Gary took seat on the
aisle, not far from Senator Tiilman,
and the tempest seemed to be at an
| end.
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