Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-29
BOTH THE SENA-
TORS
CALLED HOT BLUFFS,
STORY OF INCIDENT AS TOLD
BY THEMSELVES.
BENZ. PATTING HIMSELF.
Thinks Carolina Will Owe Him
Thanks. McLaurin Wishes to
Contest With Tiliman.
Special the The State.

Special the Ine state.
Gafney, May Ex-senator TIL
man and Senator McLaurin were
seen after the days incidents were
over and asked for their views on
the sitnation. Tillman said: enc
Laurin made a Huff at-me and
didn't think I'd csl~him. 1 felt
that altar IBzd made an assault
sopBfs honesty and integrity OF
purpose be tried to parry that by
taunting me with the assertion that
MT leave my six years
e.:.i oof. 1 saw the opportunl-
ke ten strike for Democ-
as ready to take it regard
45ss OF The personal sacrifice. ]
> 2nath Carolina to say wheth.
a5a snts tWo Democrats or two
cans in the State. If The
a dontwant to re-elect me, ]
DIT c..no to servo them. Ishall
.raaH3es my candidacy to sue.
oes self and will take such
othar 3, as [ find desirable. ]
-1egard.i5 fortunate that this is an
off year, so that we can discuss
these national issues without any
trading and combinations and vo-
ters can vote upon the issues with
out outside influence. If I relieve
the State of Is months of McLau-
rim I think 1 am entitled to some
credit and thanks. If a CONNER
cial democrat isn't Republican l
don't know what he is. If McLau-
rim is democrat I am not. I want
the people to decide between U.S.
In reply to request for state
ment from him as to the double
senatorial resignation, McLaurin
said:
"Tillman made a bluff today and
I called him. I put him in a po-
sltion where he either had to re-
sign and 60 into senatorial race
witt me or confess he was bluffing
and was afraid to risk his politi-
cal scalp, though willing to knife
me in campaign in which he
was not candidate and had moth
ing at stake. All I desire is a
free and open fight with Tillman
on the issues upon which we diff
fer. earnestly hope that all 9th,
ers will keep out Of our race and
run for the other senatorship, sc
that Tillman and I may meet as
man to man and fight it out. He
said he was unwilling to bulldoze
me into joint debate with him
if was afraid to meet him. ]
have shown him / was not afraid
to meet HIM, and ( hope he will
not show himself afraid to meet
me in the senatorial race. I hope
he will not get any of his strik.
ers into the race to dodge behind
bat will meet me in it alone"
As result of today's sensation
al meeting between Tillman and
McLaurin, both of South Carroll.
mas United States seators have
sent in their designations to Gov.
eanor McSweeney, to take effect
September 18th. 1t was the most
sensational announcement tha!
,has ever crowned any of Carolina's 's
famous political controversies.
It came about this way: Till.
man had rubbed il in McLaurih
that he ought to resign and go be-
fore the people and find out wheth-
er they endorsed him as Demo
crat, and his course as democrat
ic. Mr.. McLaurin had referred to
Tillman attacking him and Till
man said:
"Let McLaurin resign and go
before the democratic primary
this year, and go home md keep
my mouth shut, and let the other
fellows who will want his Job,
take care of him. One Of them
are coming out now fifteen months
ahead of next years primary, but
sif McLaurin will do the manly
and the decent thing and will re-
sign now they will come out. If
you elect him l tako it as notice
that you don't want me. If Nc
Laurin is democrat am not.
Everything that | have voted for