The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-10-08

when he spoke and at no time wore
over half of them for McLaurin.
McL"urin would not have appeared
at Anderson had he not known Till
man would not be there and his
crowd WAS on hand ready to cheer
him. And besides undue advan-
tago was given to him IN that he
WAS allowed to open with an hour
and WAS given q half hour to close
and Hemphill and | were allowed
only fifty minutes.
"George Johnstone made an able
speech, but was speaking to my
friends, and the cheoring was from
Latimer men, and was not az enthu-
siastic rs if | had been speaking
myself.
81 believe 500 will cover MoLau-
rims vote in Anderson"
Mr. Lntimer here stopped to light
Il cigar and during this interruption
took occasion to explain that some
newspapers, which were hard up for
something to write about, had been
printing funny stories about him,
calling hun the gentleman from
| Mexico on account OF some business
transactions he had made in Mexico
mines. He said that this transnc
ton WAS purely business ono, and
that his official career ns n congress
man had nothing whatever to do
with it. 1t was conducted on busi-
ness principles and no would have
beon able to make the samo trnnsac.
ton had he been simply private
citizen.
Then after he had got his cigar
putting to suit him he went on to say
81 have said to tho friends of Nc
Laurin that I am ready to meet him
anywhere and at any time and dis.
cnss issue. with him. At the meet
ings at Greenvi!le, Gafrney and Spar
tanburg [ was not invited"
MIR. Latimer was then asked to
state his position on ship subsidies.
He said that he was unutterably op.
posed to the ship subsidy bill. {"
take position with Vest and Morgan
and other prominent members Of
congress that if you repeal the NOR
chant marine it will build up our
commerce, but if you pass the ship
subsidy bill it will never do it, There
is not a good democrat in the senate
c. the house that is in favor Of ship
subsidies.
81 am for the building of the Mica
raguan canal. I am in favor Of the
canal being built and controlled by
tho United States government. l
don't want England to have anything
to do with 1T whatever. This gov
ernment, in building that canal, as
snmes great risks, but there has
never been great movement with
out great risk, and while the canal
would benefit the whole Union it
would especially benefit tho South. "
| hIr | of -
something in regard to the Charles.
ton Exposition and the part that Nc.
Laurin took in getting the Buffalo
exhibit taken to Charleston and in
trying to got S250,000 appropriation
for the exposition. Mr.. Latimer said
"a good deal has heen said abont
Senator McLaurin's influence in
Washington and what he accom-
plsl.ed for the Charleston Expos
ton. | will say that the committee
which had the exposition matters in
charge came to Washington and
called a meeting of tho South Caro-
lima delegation. They mot in the
presidents room, and on the senate
side. The morning of the meeting
/ WAS before the agricultural com.
mittee on measure that had be-
fore them until II o'clock, when the
house met. was sent for and whe1
got into that meeting found Till
man, McLaurin, Elliott, Talbert anc
Finley present. They asked me
what l thought Of the chances O
getting tho $250,000 appropriation
| took the position that the bill tina
had passed the senate, introduced by
Tillman, had been referred to tn,
committee on appropriations, pre-
sided over by Mr.. Cannon, and ever,
republican on the committee WA