The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-01
M'LAURIN'S MANAGER TALKS.
POLITICS NOT IN BACK OF HIS
HEAD NOW.

Illness of His Little Daughter Occu-
pies All of His Thoughts-Dr. En-
sOr Not Likely to BE Removed
From Columns PostOtfice-McLau-
rim Not Notified OF the Com mittee's
Action-Was a Complete Surprise
TiIIman's Charge About Buying Up
Newspapers n Lie. Says MayfeId.
Columbia, S. c., July 31.-Mr. w. D.
Mayfield, former superintendent of ed
ucation, and reported to be the mana
ger of Senator McLaurin's campaign,
has just returned here from Greenville
where he went to consult with his
chief. Mr.. Mayfleld, when seen by
your correspondent, said he had moth
ing to say, but later talked quite free
ly.
AS to the Columbia postoffice, he said
he did not think the friends of the in
cumbent DR.. Ensor, now fear his re-
moval His case was different from
that in Greenville. There an inspector
had reported the postmaster incompe-
tent and his clerk was $1,100 short.
Then again, Mr.. Richardson, while he
had Senator McLaurin's Endorsement,
also had the backing of the whole town
of Greenville, and this would not be
the case with any aspirant for DR.. En-
sor's place. Backed by Columbians, DIR.
Ensor could not he "ousted" by Nc
Laurin or anybody else, Mr.. Mayfield
said.
Has Other Troubles Now.
In speaking of McLaurin, Mr. May
field said: 1.-The man has not got poll
tics in the back part of his head. His
11-year-old daughter is in a critical
condition with typhoid fever; the fam
lily is beginning to feAr the worst. His
0son IS also quite SICK, and both Mr..
and Mrs. McLaurin worn with
nursing and anxiety.
AS yet the Senator has received no
official communication from the COM
mittee of its action, and until he does,
will certainly make no reply. I dare
say, out of courtesy to the committee,
he will send them some answer.
Was a Complete Surprise.
THE thing was a complete surprise
to US ALL / was in the city and didn't
get an inkling. 1t was all done in
the quieteSt manner, and it wasn't I'M
til Tillman put in his mouth that the
resolution stood the slightest chance
of being adopted. What authority has
this committee to say who shall run
and who shall not, so long as they sub
scribe to the oath set by the constitu-
ton? Such high handed action was
totally without the pale of their au-
thority. If they will look up the rec
ords at Washington they will see where
Tillman has advocated more Republic
can measures than has McLaurin.
will Not Hurt McLaurin.
my opinion is these resolutions will
be decidedly in McLaurin's favor. They
can't keep him out of the primary, but
they will do lot to put him through
the primary. The only thing to pre-
vent McLaurin running in the primary
is for the resolution to do the radical
thing of changing the OATH. This the
convention will hardly do unless it SUBJ
serves itself to Tillmans bossing.
"Tillman can't decide what man he
will run to beat McLaurin. He first
settled on I.atimer: why doesn't he
stick to him? would like him to run
Latimer."
TiiIman's Charge n Lie.
Mr.. Mayfield was asked as to the
charge made by Senator Tillman about
McLaurin's buying up the newspa-
pers." He said: The assertion that
McLaurin is buying up any newspa-
pers is lie."
The views of Mr.. Mayfield are be-
lieved to represent very closely those
of Mr.. McLaurin