Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-05-29
Highly Sensational Termination of Tie Jo
Meeting at Gaffney.
FINAL APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE
Meeting of the Man With the Pitcfort and the Man
With the New Democracy Takes Decidedly
Dramatic and Unexpected Turn.

VIII 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, VIC shall be under OBJ
legations.
+ Yours respectfully,
Is. Il. TlI.LMAN,
! Mr. j. Z. OTIS was asked to deliver
This In person and he was accompanied
by Editor Il. b. Hook of the Augusta
chronicle and August kohn. represent
IN the State and the News and Cou-
ricr. Senator Mc1.aurin was dressing
at the home OF Mr. "A. ~ Wood, ana
invited the visitors to his room. The
paper already signed by 1llman was
handed him. 1t was agreeable to him.
from what he said. except he felt his
health would not permit of a summer
campaign and he did not think it
would he right for him to be double
teamed and have all the other candi-
dates in the field against him. He was
unwell 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-
gestcd an amendment to tho original
proposition which was appended as a
postscript, which read as follows:
The campaign is to be between Is.
r. Tlllman and John l.. McLaurin for
the long term OF office which the
former resigns and to be held during
the months OF October and Novem-
ber.
JOHN l.. McLAURIN,
! u. S. Senator.
This was signed and place left for
Senator 1fllman's signature, and Mr..
Geo. II. Rooster returned with the
party to the law office as Senator Nc
Laurin's representative. Senator Till
man simply had the record and no
reasons were assigned for the change
He said he had no right to dictate to
the Democritic committee when it
should 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 pt tscript or make Il
counter propositi u, and shortly after
wards the following proposal came
from Senator McLaurin:
TO his lIXccllency, the Governor, Co.
lumbia. S. G..
/ Sir:--We hereby tender our rcsig
nations to take effect when the Demo
cratic State committee shall order a
primary election during the month Of
November, to choose our succ esSors. IL
having been mutually agreed that q
Joint canvass shall be made by us dur
ing the months OF October and Novcm-
bcr
Senator Tillman returned the pro-
pOsal on the same grounds as before.
and then wrote and sent this letter to
Senator McLaurin:
Hon. Jno l.. McI.aurin.
Dear Sir:--I have complied strictly
with your taunting proposition that
BENZ. The rillmanite took good care
not to put himself in any jeopardy"
and when responded 81 will resign ii
you will do SO today" you said: II will
do that" Afterwards, at the close, you
repeated your Willingness to carry out
your agreement Now you seek to
dodge out Of it by putting impossible
conditions. We cannot dictate 10 the
governor or the Democratic executive
committee. We can only do what we
said We would and leave the rcst to
the authorities. Win you. or will you
not stand by your pledge.
B. II. TlLLMAN.
THIS letter was sent by hand and TO
il came tho following reply:
Hon. l5. Il. Tilman.
Dear Sir am more than willing
to carry out the proposition which
your letter indicates you were "taunt-
cd into accepting" Congress meets in
December. ] invite You to join me in Il
letter TO Governor McSwcemcy tcndcr-
ing him our rcsiGnations 10 take chcct
in ample time for our successors to be