The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-05-22
Highly Sensational Termination of The
Meeting at Gaffney.
FINAL APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
Meeting of the Man With the PtChfork and the Man
With the New Democracy Takes Decidedly
Dramatic and Unexpected Turn.

vii! kindly advise the State chairman
OF the Democratic party and ask
prompt action in ordering such Il pri-
mary and arranging for IL canvass by
the candidates. we shall DC under OBJ
legations.
Yours respectfully,
Is. Il. TlLLMAN,
IT, S. S.
Mr.. }. &. OTIS was asked to deliver
this In person and he was accompanicd
by Editor r. Il. Hook OF the Augusta
Chronicle and August Kohn represent
IN the State and the News aud Cou-
rier. Senator Mcl.aurin was dressing
ut the home OF MIR "a. N. Wood. ana
invited the visitors To his room. The
paper already signed by Tillman was
handed him. 1t was agreeable TO him,
from what he said. except he felt his
health would not permit Of summer
campaign and he did not think it
would be right for him To be double
teamed and have all the other candi-
dates In the ticid against him. He was
Enwell and his wife in the hospital and
was fearful OF the strain. he said. and
he seemed to be quite faint and utter
~ exhausted while talking. He sug-
sestcd an amendment to the original
proposition which WINS appended as a
postscript. which read as follows:
he campaign is to be between B.
K. rlllnlan and John l.. McLaurln FOR
the long term of Office which the
former resigns and to be held during
the months OF October and Novem-
Eer.
JOHN L. McLAURIN,
U. 8. Senator.
This was signed and place left for
Senator 1'illman's signature. and Mr.
Geo. r. koester returned with the
party to the law office as Senator Nc
I.aurin's representative. Senator Till
man simply had the record and no
reasc'ls were assgnsd for the change.
lie said he had no right to dictate to
the Democritic committee When it
shcald order the primary or who
should be allowed to run, as anybody
could run for his place. The instru-
mcnt was returned to McLaurin to
leave Off the postscript or make a
counter proposition. and shortly after
wards the following proposal came
from Senator McLaurin:
To his Excellency. the Governor. Co.
lumbia, s. G..
Sir: hereby tender our resig
nations to take effect when the Demo-
cratic State committee shall order q
primary election. during the month Of
November. to choose our successors. Is
having been mutually agreed that q
joint canvass shall be made by us dur
ing the months OF October and Eovem-
ber.
Senator Tlllmnn returned the pro-
pOsal on the same grounds as before.
and then wrote and sent this letter to
Senator McI.aurin:
Hc'a. Jno. l.. McI.aurin,
Dear Slr:-1 have complied strictly
with your taunting proposition that
BENZ. The Tillmanite took good care
not to put himself In any Jeopardy"
and when ] responded II will resign If
you will do so today" you said: II will
do that" Afterwards, at the close. you
repca. I'd your Willingness to carry out
your agreement. Now you seek to
dodge out OF it by putting impossible
conditions. We cannot dictate TO the
governor or the Democratic executive
committee. We can only do what we
said we would and leave the rest to
the authorities. VIII you. or will you
not stand by your pledge.
B. r. TILLMAN.
This letter was sent by hand and to
1t came the following reply:
Hon. b. X. Tlllman,
Dear Sir:-I am more than willing
to carry out tho proposition which
your letter indicates you were "taunt-
ed into accepting" Congress meets in
December. I invite you to join me In q
letter to Governor Insolvency. tender
ing him our designations 70 take effect
in ample time for our successors to be
appointed. prefer the canvass to take
place during October and November
as ON account OF my physical condi
ton. could not stand 1t during the
summer months. II you are sincere in
your proposition unite with me In a
letter to Col. Jones requesting him to
call the executive committee and ar
range for the primary. Or. If ynn pre-
fer, let us place our designations In
the hands OF the governor uncondition-
ally 10 take effect September 18th.
have the honor to be yours respect
fully.
JNO. l.. McLAURIN.
The focus had been reached and
Senator Tillman dictated this formal
instrument. which he signe1:
Gaffney May %, 1901.
His Excellency. Governor McSwecney.
Columbia. s. C.
S.r:-We hereby tender our resig-
nations as Senators for the State of
South Carolina in the Unired states
Senate to tako effect November 18th.
next. Yours respectfully.
With Senator Tlilman's g gnatIrs
this paper: was sent 10 Senator McIan-
rim. and in q few moments it : waa
signed and returned. There was nc