The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-06
MSWEENEY' REPLY.
Governor Of South Carolina Made an
Unexpected Move.
TlLLMAN CAN WITHDRAW
From the Senate on an Unconditional
Resignation,
THE GOVERNOR WOULD ACCEPT IT.
The Senior Senator Made a Simultaneous
Announcement,
WITHDRAWING PROFFERED RESIGNATION
He Said the Purpose for Which It Was
offered Had Been Thwarted by
MeLaurin's Action.
The Senior Senator Made a Simultaneous
Announcement,
WITHDRAWING PROFFERED RESIGNATION
He Said the Purpose for Which It Was
offered Had Been Thwarted by
McLaurin's Action.

''N'-~'N'' ~ = fRShlSts
Columbia. S. G., June 5-Decldedly the
warmest outcropping Of the senatorial row
was the letter from Governor Mcsweeney
20 Senator Tnman today. 1t was all the
warmer BECAUSE unexpected The COVER
nor declares to Tlnman thar If he wants
to resign his withdrawal from the senate
viii be Immediately accepted The letter
reads:
sir Your letter OF June has been
received. l have carefully noted it's CON
tents aud the most charitable view which
can take Of II is that 1t was written
In the heat Of passion and without due
consideration. ! note that you say that I
have transcribed my authority and that
the governor can not compel member
Of the Unted Stntes senate 10 hold his
commission and exercise the functions Of
that office II he chooses to surrender it,
And that YOU decline for the present TO
withdraw your resignation.
Had you read carefully my letter ad
dressed Ia you and To Senator McInurin,
you must have seen that l did not ex
press any desire to compel member OF
the United States senate 10 hold his com.
mission and exercise the functions OF that
Office If he chose TO surrender It, Ny sole
purpose IN returning the designations was
To ask YOU gentlemen 10 consider calmly
and thoughtfully the consequences to the
people of what 7 JAGGED to be a hasty act
and what you admit to have been u hnsty
act, and | must confess | am somewhat
s,,r,rfscd .. NJ - ''"'
N"pi's'u AT tue rome OF your answer 10
my request
~ consider tho coprso which .oot, a.
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the people OF South Carolina aud / am
RESPONSIBLE IN tbam alope for M. ,c+ton
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of the citizens of tho STATE ma, 10 oon
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sponsible for my reply aud viii give ne
count ior me course have taken 70 tho
any one individual in this matter tier Ii have
np go w, mh a. Thought nest calculated to
inent Of the people or MY State and shai
one may say or think Of my nv course ga @'a' any
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acted according 10 nv = belief ho%SeTSenr'
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