The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-07-31
HE IS CONDEMNED.
The State Democratic Committee
Asks MclaUrin
TO REslGM NIS SEAT.
Those VINO Stood by tho Junior
Senator Gould Not Help
Him q Great
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tIItIi O Nhi|S'
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At is meeting in Columbia last
| Thur6ay the State Democratic Exeou-
tive Committee requested Senator Nc
Laur;n to resign his seat in the United
State Senate. The matter was brought
up by Mr.. Magiil who offerad the fol-
loving resolutions:
Resolved, That in addition TO taking
the regularly prescribed cath to abide
the result Of the primary, that al can
didates for congress in the special pri-
mary pledge themselves to support and
sdvooate, as msmbers Of congress, tt e
principles and doctrines OF the Demo
cratic parry as pro nulgated in the ns-
tional snd Sste platforms; until the
same shall havs been regularly changed
By the convention Of the party.
Resolved, furthe-, That the osnGi
dates shall pledge themselves to sup
Eort the action Of the psrty caucus. .
Mr.. Appels ssi3 he had no spacia!
objections to these resolutions, but be
coud zee 10 necessity for this. The
rules set forth the pledge There was
no need now for additional pledges. He
told of the action of the LAST State con-
| 7ention. Senator Tillman had told him
then that there was 10 necessity to pat
in the national Democracy. While he
differed with some friends ne was not
going out Of the party. He would sup
| port any platform the State or national
Democratic party mig ght make, but he
would until then urge his Own ideas.
There was nc necessity for an additional
| pledge. .
MI. Magill said this was q day Of
advancement. There was nothing in
these resolutions in conflict with the
constitution or rules Of the party. He
quoted the constitution. The man who
| refused to take this oath had no right
to ,un in the Democratic party; any
man holding doctrines not in accord
/ with the Democratic party should not
be allowed to run in the party.
Mr.. Appelt said no resolution Of this
committee could amend and add to the
| constitution Of the party. The COM
| mittee could add nothing to it or take
nothing from it.
Mr.. D.al was opposed to the resolu-
lions because they tied one congress-
man down to policies agreed on long
| $50 and that msy be changed. Again
| no man should be tied by caucus.
Mr.. Smith said there were six con
gressmen there noW who had taken the
regular oath; it was no use to requs'
Of man filing an unexpired term an
additional oath.
Capt, Williams said thst no msn who
could not stand for the Kansas City
platform should be allowed to run.
That was the only badge Of Damo-
cracy.
Mr.. Applet said suppose Democrat
| wanted TO go before the people and con-
vince them that the Kansas City plat
form is wrong; would they in this free
country rule such Democrat out?
Mr.. ". D. Evans said thst the man
who was elected to succeed. D.. Stokes
| would succeed true msn. If man
! could not take this oath he ought to go
where he belongs. He was sick a2d
tired Of the talk sbout what constitutes
Democracy. If any man wanted 10 &C
10 congress to succeed Stokes he must
be a Democrat-ore about whose Demo
oracy there could be no QUESTION.
MIR. LsFitte ssid there we're true and
tried Democrats in this State who would
stand here and proclaim that they
would not swallow is to l. All should
be allowed to 60 before the people and
let them judge. We are all white peo-
pie. If ne had the coDgressman's job
il his pocket he would take it out,
throw it doRn aud stamp upon it be-
fore he himself would swallow l6 to l,
if he was gold standard D. -mocrat.
| Mr.. Tstum said be WAS from tbs
eventh district and favored the Teso
utiou. Any man opposed to Is to l
would never see the inside Of the halls
OF congress from that district.
Mr.. Applet vsn:ed to know #hy Dos
put voters on the ssns exclusion basis.
Mr.. Tatun said if nun wanted 10
vote the Republican ticket he c5uld d.
it, but there was way to DO it.
Mr.. Richards said that willie he iu-
tended to vote for the resolution he
thought the resolution indirect and
therefore offered the following:
Whereas the Hon. Joha L. McLsu
| rim junior United States senator elected
to represent tie State of South Carolina
in the national congress, has by his at
| Citations snd votes in that body, ignored
the national Democratic platform and
thereby misrepressnted his State aad
his Democratic constituency who elect
ed him. Therefore, be it
| Resolved, That ii is the sense and
convictions Of the Safe Democratic ex
ecutive Committee thst Senator J. L
| McLaurin. from the standpoint of bon,
| esty and self respect should tender his
unqualified resignation Immediately.
| Mr.. Richards said he was aware that
the legislature had failed to pass such a
resolution, uuWisely Introduced. He
thought that action was = reflection
upon the distinguished senior senator
| from S,u:h Calolina. lie said he and
his people felt that McLaurin was
trailing the Democratic 6 sg in the dust
and he was man enough to say so.
Mr.. Applet moved to ley both reso'
lutions upon the table without debate.
Senator Iillman said be hoped no oGc
would attempt "to gag US here"
Mr.. Applet disclaimed any such IN
tention.
Senator Tillman then rose This eyes
FISHING and his lips quivering with
suppressed feeling. H. said that in
debate short time ago circumstsnc4 c.
had arisen that led to the tender Of the
l..;-n,t;ooo of Nal ,,rio and hime1le