The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-31
BOTH RESIGNED.
Tlllmar and McLaurin vacasa
Their Goats IN Senate
To.MEET ON THE EsTUMP.
The Resignation 10 Take Eifecs
IN m N|ovenbsr. The People il
Primary to Reoomm snd
Thar auccae,cx. II
Their Successors.

W., 1890 w
Their Successors.
Tho meeting Of Senators Tillpan and
MeLaurin in joint dobate at Gsffnov
on Saturday had most sensational
ending, being nothing less than tha
resignation of both Tillman and Nd
L,urin as Sen stors from South raro.
ina. Jillman had six years to servo
and MeLaurin q year and ton months.
put they have unoonditionallyresignod
In o!dor that they might 20 before tho
people and test their strength, the un.
d1crat,andine being that this test shall
decide whe tho pooplo end orao
Senator McLaurin'a Democracy with ita
expansion, ship subsidy and 'commor-
o,ai ideas or that of Senator srillmsn.
" tn via McLsutin calls his Bryan
Democracy. Senator MoLaurin3s sought
to narrow tho fierco cont est 10 Til)m.n
and himaolf, whorta, Senator Tilman
insisted on resignation as originally
proposed on tho ground that no o,ull
not dicta'o TO tho Democratic commit.
tso as to who eaouli be in tho raco or
whom IL should be. a7,'s q,
Tillmhn in his epooch hsd hammered
and hamln sred away at the idea that
McLsurin had botrsyed tho t,uo Da.
mo,oaraoy and that if no were not a Rs
publican he ought to be, for ho lad sub.
ported all propositions aud doctrines.
!illman urged that tho decent thing for
Mol4aurin to dotho only proper thing.
wss for him 10 resign his position and
60 before the people and if they epdors.
cd him, DO rctnrnod, or stay at homo If
defeated. McLaurin had deserted the
party platform and ought to 70 i IN at
once, Ee persisted. (,
SoDator MoLaurin in turn jnaisted
that ho was Democrat and that on
natlorai issues no WAS free o a,G with
independenoe and did so. Till,nan
ssaid "lot McLaurin resign and go bo.
fore the Dem >orat!c primary thia yosr
and III 80 nomo and keep my mouth
shut and let tho other fellows attend to
him. It you oleot him, / take it az
notloo that you don't want mo. If he
is Democrat then I nm not" Then.
hloLaurln, turniog on Tillman, sug.
ges'od that Tillinan always found a
bomb proof, and then Senator McL,u.5 a
rim went on to say: 'Ob'yos, Tillman
says Why don't resigu2 II Tn olected
1t Wall mean tho people don't want him.
bus no atopred there; ho is SID art. Il on
ntvar oa,oh him committing himsoIf
too far He did not uay il I'm ole osed
10 would resign. Oal sou will nevcr
hosr of Benjamin Tiliman ,esignine.
Senator Tillman jumped up and saia:
II will say it, and DO say IL" S,nstor
Mohsurlh: Agreed" Tillmsn: ''I'il
resign right no@if you will. and wo
wi, 60 before tho People" MoLaurin:
]. a4sgsaa Tillmaa. 4pgsw Up tha
pMarer aid Es1,i,l sign it right now"
McMaarin: THAT suits mo-" Late on
in Tlllman's 8 fivs mil u :es' roply, he 10
marked tEat he wou d not reply to Nd
Laurln's charge that ho was brutal ia
his treatment and Indecent in harasB.
irg him as he did; thoy would both be
before tho people SO in end thero would
be no neod to discuss III ,tters further
for,, He was resdy for the axroe
at once. McLaurin: $50 am I" It was
soon after that the agrosmont and
resignation wore signed. 5iafl
S!na.or Tillmsn wont directly from
the court Eouso to the law ofiioe Of Mr..
=. Y. Osta and thcro diatared tho first
formal reeignation which ho signed. 1t
reads as fellows: M
Gatfeoy, 8. O., May 25. 1901,
His Exaellsnoy Gov. NJ B, MoSweenoy,
Columbia, s. Q.
SY: We hcroby tender our resigpa.
tlots as seDa ora from Sou III Carolina
in the Uaitod States senate, and ask "a
Is personal }av)r that you do not ap.
olnt our slcccssors, unioss thcro be
an al ezra session Of senate, until the
Domooratlo- State 9 mmittee eba!l hay..
ordered q primary to choose the mon
20 be appointed If ycu will kindly ad.
wee the State chairman Of theDomo-
cratic party and ask prvmt action In
ordering 6uoh a primary and arranging
tor canvass by the card dates. we
ahall be under obligations.
Yours roi peo fully, ".
# b. Il, Tillman.
!. u. 8. s..
Mr.. d. q. Outs wss asked to deliver
this in pcraon and he was AGO mpanied
by Editor E R. Hook of tho Aupusta
2ohJ4oic)o and August Kohn, repre sent.
ing Tho State and Tho News ana Con.
rlSr, Senator MeLaurin was dressing
at tho home Of Mr.. A. N Wood, and
Invited the visitors to his room. Tho
Taper already signed by Tillmsn was
handed him. 1t WAS agreeablo to him,
from what no said, exaept ho felt his
health would not permit Of q summer
campaign and he did think in would
DO right for him to bo double teamed
and hayo ell tho other candidates in TIM
field against him. He was uawoll aud
his wife in the hospital and was fearful
OF tho strain, he said he seemed TO t,a
quite faint aud utterly exhausted ahiIo
talking. He suggestei 81 3 h, 6nd mem
to the. orgtnial p,oposl,.enr WihioR was
aag,pendod as 9 postscript, which road as
follows I, :. s' Ef'
The cmpajgn ia to Be botweon ~
II, Iillman end John il Mo-. I.aurin for
tho long trm of offioe which tho for
NOR resigns and to DO hold duripg, the
m ,nths Of 90 obor and November.
John Il MoIIaurin.s
y. g. Seuator.n
This was signed and plao loft for
Senator Tillman's signature, and Mr.,
Geo r.. Rooster returnea with tho
party TO the law ffio, as Senator Mo.
Lsurln's representative. Senator Till.
man simply had tho record and no
reas ms wore assigned for tho change.
lio aaid no bad no right TO diotaten n to
the Democratic committed whon r.
should order tho primary or who should
bo allowed to run, as anvbodv ] oo,iJ
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