The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-01
TILlMhN'S
PITCnFORK.
THE DEMOCRATIC COMMIT
TEE RULES SENATOR Ne
LAURIN OUT OF THE
PARTY.
Mo asslenAr,ea u ASKED foa.
Tfiisnsn sspnorts ths Rsso3sston which
chargse thn4 NcLaar1n Mssrsprrsssss
HIS stafes and the csaseitussey Thss
Re->Iecfea HIM,


his stafes and the cssseitussey Thss
Rs-sisctsa Him.
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that the democratic committee had
expelled Senator McLAurin from the
party and demanded his resignation
was conveyed to him today. The
Senator was greatly surprised. No
intimation of the proposed action
had reached him or any Of his
friends on the committee. The body
had assembled to fix the date for the
election In the Seventh Congress
ional District and to fil the vacancy
caused by the death Of Congressman
Stokes. Senator Tillman's plans
seem to have been kept remarkably
well concealed.
McLaurin declined to make q
today, even to his closest
personal and political friends. It is
expected that after q consultation
with leaders on his side he will issue
an announcement Of his position.
Ruling him out Of the party will
cause the loss Of some supporters
who are willing to follow him under
the name Of ''DemOcrst." It may
gain others.
The resolution ruling McLaur,n
out Of the party was offered as q
substitute for one changing the rules
of the party SO as to make the can
didates in the primary subscribe to
an oath to support and advocate, a.
members Of Congress, the principles
and doctrines of the Democratic
party as promulgated in the national
and state platforms. There was con-
siderable opposition to this, as men,
bers felt that the silver and other
planks in the national platform
would be back numbers. The Nc
Laurin resolution, with which Sena-
tor Tillman was familiar, was offered
as substitute and the senior Sena-
tor earnestly supported it. State
Senator Lewis Appel of Clarendon
was the only one to make q strug.
gle for McLaurin. Tillman defied
any one to say McLaurin has cast
his vote in the Senate in accordance
with the wishes of his people.
"He has voted on important mat
ters with the Republicans since the
treaty with Spain was ratified by
his VOTE" said Tillman. 81 have
had to remain in my seat quietly
and see him confer time and again
with Republicans. Now, we an
the engineers in charge of the Dem
ocratic train and must guide it safe
ly into the station. We must pro
tect the party from treachery.
''This year we were told WI
would have peace aud harmony fol
one summer at least, but peace ant
harmony won't come when Their
are sneaks and thieves and traitor
going around hiring Hessians ant
distributing gold and buying VI
newspapers. am fully aware O
what I am saying and know where
Of I speak"
State Senator Appel, who Is th'
proprietor Of a McLAurin paper
arose to make protest.
81 know that you belong to him
heart and SOUL" said the Senator
He had not aimed at Appel, b
said, but thought his remarks mus
have fitted his case. "But the issu
is not as to men, it Is one Of republi
lcanism," continued the Senator
ssand republicanism Of the mos
damnable kind. I might have ha
some respect for McLaurin If he ha
come cut honestly and as q Reput
lican."
Tillman met all dissenting r,
marks, whipped in the waverers an
carried the thing through with
whoop.
Il McLaurin headquarters have jul
, been opened in Greenville, but tt
. action of the committee has left b
: supporters at sea until the juno
, Senator indicates his course.
: month ago McLaurin dared Tillms
to have him read out Of the part,
declaring that if such action W
taken he would s-split the Dem
cratic party wide open in this State