The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-06-28
MoLAURIN TO BE RULED OUT.
The Pledge for Candidates May Be
Amended Next Year.

hm6nQeu NeXg xear.
The Columbia correspondent Of tho
Atlanta Constitution says that Senator
MoLaurin will be barred from tho
Democratic primary next summon.
Senator Tillman said, bofore tho recont
rosignations, that he would oppose
such action, but now says that whiio
no docs not think it wise it is matter
with which ho has nothing to do and
it has boon already determined upon.
Tho State chairman Of tho party, Col
onol Jonos, was oallcd on and askcd
whothor his committee contemplated
communicating the junior Senator.
II cannot speak for the committee
as WHOLE" he snid, ''and have not
soon all tho mombcrs recently, but 40
far aB can ascertain of tho forty mem
bors only State Senator Appelt is a
McLaurin msn. And it is question
ablo whether tho committee will moot
this year. If MoLaurin gots to out
ting up in the State and action is
doomed necessary, any five membors Of
the committee can foroe mo to call q
neeting."
Colonel Jones will bo candidate
aVNV JonA uAmnoit. ho tulnKb OonhtOC
McLaurin is full fedged Republican.
Tho action Of ruling him out Of tho
party is moro likely to be taken by tho
now committee or tho State oonven-
tion. This committee will be chosen next
April and the convention will moet
about May 1st.
'There 10 where tho first fight will
be, said Chairman Jones. "Mo.
Laurin will no doubt attempt to got
control of tho onuaty convention in
which dclosatos will bo seleoted and
committeeman chosoD."
The chairman folt certain that ao
tion would be taken 10 ono way or
anoth,r that would provont MoLsurin
going into tho Democratic primary.
II tho convention does not forestall
the now committee next May and do
clare MoLaurin Republican it can
add two or three lines to tho oath the
party constitution requires to be taken
by all candidates that would bar him
out. The addition Of "and that 1
stand squaroly upon the Kansas City
platform and will abide by Democratic
oauouses," will have the effeotof elimi.
mating the junior Senator. Those
oaths must be signed and put into tho
hands Of tho State chairman before the
first meeting of the campaign Those
who do not 60 subscribe cannot spoak
from the stand during the hours fixed
for tho meeting, cannot have tiokots
with their names upon thom displayed
at tho polling plaoss and cannot have
any ballots counted, 1t is pointed out
that MoLaurin would not take suoh an
oath, but if he did, after declaring for
independence of action, it would be
disastrous to his influence.
This plan about the oath has boon
devised by thoso high in authority in
tho party and it is most likely to be-
carried through. 1t will attain the
same end as reading McLaurin out Of
tho party without gaining him 80 much
sympathy. 1t is feared that to put
him off from addressing the people by
a po ,ve action, when he is willing to
take the regulation oath that II am
Democrat and will abide by the rosult
of this primary and will not bo a can,
didato at tho general election of any
other party or faction" will give the
appearance Of persecution.
ocu"tOf MolIAurln says no dareS
them to read him out Of tho party. de-
claring that if free speeoh is cut off
and the people arc not permitted to
hoar him he will split tho party wide
opon. But just what he will do in the
matter Of the oath has not boon con.
siderod. In fact, tho junior Senator
is yot in ignorance Of this latest
sohemo.
Governor Mos Ioonoy, who will bo
among the candidates for Senator next
year, and who was vice State chair
man for ono term, was asked for his
views about tho proposed barring out
of Senator MoLaurin. The Governor
was disposed to be non committal. Ho
was not now momber Of the oom-
mitteo, he said, and could not properly
indorso or condemn any proposed ao.
ton. Howovor, it was ovidont tho
Governor approved Of plan to keep
McLaurin out Of tho primary. He
could not undoystand, he said, how
MoLaurin could take tho oath as now
provided. He WAS not in tho party,
His greatest blunder was in refusing
to stay in and abide by tho Democratic
caucus When he did not abide by the
decisions Of that body he disregarded
tho ruling Of tho inner oirole Of tho
party and put himself on tho outside.
He could not properly claim to be a
Democrat.