The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
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O1s dsy last ae>k the United States
Senate CaSmber vas the scare of 8
h;gf!y dramatic episode, when Senator
Tll:msn ohailccgtd SsrstcE 5eLsa-io
to resigc with lin % tie spot IL o-5er,
to u-e his oan language, that .key
might be able to Rssh taei- dirty ligcn
at home" Seaatcr McLapcin did not
sake uo the gsuge.
TIE sxci;lcg scene between the two
Senators vas direct S: G le. cf the coz
tClvers! aSict sra:e bs."cen them n
South Csro:irs last sprirg
Ssnator McLsGria sIos5 to Q1ssic I
Of pc; scas. psiGilese today, aod pro
eesce6 10 explain 7hat lie charged Ess
q coDsi i7:cy ,o 6isoEecil tin l. his cEn
S.sse fer Scts arG views when cid GO.
msel tbe sprz"7Ai OF cesteir De1ccratic
lenders. H o.ci&rso thai te vas be-
irg kauiltate0 All, aac2r2,Eg to ,h2
public pcirys, sss to be excluded fron
The Democratic CAUCUS, becsuse ce ha1
scteG aiou cs1iaia public issae5 lo s
way Whlch &c cchsioereC Tas fer The
best Interests CT lhs country srd thc
peorie Ct his State. He snnouItsG
himse:E ce:is7ari1 the oi6 D. noc7aoy
soc. a:tsr 6eDculci, e the reT Dane.
cratic ies5ers, Who, ne SD, E>2
brought 6estruc:icc upon the parry, &C
elareo that 5e ecu & lot te driven tr1@
his cid a!lesis-ce in:o psr;y VIE
which he did rot care 20 atl!.a>e.
Senator MsLAuriR's S ststsmepIs Grew
&he i.e CT Senator J3aas, cha,rmsn O.
the D.mccca:ic Naiiona, committee,
&ho daoi:d ;5ac Le lad sly "u:;erlo-
motives" il net iavitiag Salator Nc
L,uliG 10 en;er tie cacc1s.
From Senator I:.3usn it brought
forth REVIEW Of the who!s controversy,
in the course Of which Senator hos7
took occss;ca 10 express tha opinion
thst be had doubts ss to Hhsshec both
the Sou Caroiios seats IN the seaste
were rcs in leali.y vacsne. Ba cor
terded that wen he resiGnasiops wece
cGsred last er1i! 6 10 me Governor they
could rot thereafter &c H!thorssn, hO:
that they became inGea!s5e:y orecs
tive. II. ols. d precedent, aud sug,
;gested tLas that lhe c91on!itee On PRIV
:iIeges snG elections !oaS lCto sae MAJ
Ter.
HE climax caue When Serstor Til!
nsn challenged seDa?or McAzuc.n to
soio viii hin in preparing the!-
Joint resIsraticns and hsnolrg Shen 20
lhe PRECEDING cScez OF the Ss2aEe.
Ihis challenge, hoseIe er. MeLsuCia cd
not ACCEPT, and the p.sooe was brought
to sn shrups close hy uctic2 q o:ua
!or Ledge rhs. ihs Senste 50 Into sxscu
tive session.
TIE CONTROVERSY IN DETAIL.
A. the conolrs;vn OF ne mcrnir G
business thsre va, scncs5i0g ct a s;Jl
in the CHAMBER whsa Senasor MoL&u
rim, OF Sou:h Carolina, s1ose TO q Q0es-
tion of personal privilege. H9 hsc be.
fore him huge pile OF manuscript. :
arise 10 3 question Of personal privilege
in CONNECTION with the published Stase
:neor that l have been ezaluded ftcu
areicipslion IL tie Democratic parry,
he announced. With eVidenos @ coa-
sidersble emotion be proceeded to ez-
pasip that If such was tie case, a1d that
if ne vss to be without sssiga1ent
spoa committees, the right Of his State,
which he u part reprF seated, WoUtc
suffer. The personal eHscs or an *
clusion from representation On commit
tee was, he said, rot Of as uuch impcr
lance IS its efsct upon tie State O.
South CaTolira.
The only notice he had ever had, he
ssad, that be Wss to be excluded from
shs Democratic cspcUs came last sprlrg
before the adjournment Of The Senate,
when he vas accosted By the cbeirnea
OF the Democrats national connictee
in the c!osk room anG asked Why he 10
longer slrended the Democratic caucus
es. Senator McL.urlo said he had re-
plied ,hss IN view Of bis opinion Of the
QUESTION gcoalng cut Of he Spanish war
he thought that his presence might be
embarrassing. The D.mocraiic chair
man hsd repiied:
Then perhaps il would be lsrs en-
;bs,rass,ng 10 you not TO 5e invited to
.ths caucCs?"
.Sensio. McL2urin said he had re-
paled: ''Celtslniy."
This incioent, Senzto- NtLsurin &C.
clare6, was he euiIoiEaslon cf loag
series Of events, in contest wsgs6 6y
an element Of tbs D5ntocaI!o party
against hlm.
By this tine to en:ira senate Was
interested. Sevsra! Repub!icsps e1c: $50
the pcliEics) aI-is 10 the Denocrailo
side, ras batter ~ !is.eo TO Waat Sens
tor McLaurln had to say.
Con.aung, SeIs:oc McLsuTin ssid
be would &c silent did &c Lot fesr iha.
she movement agaiust him vas 2-e to
keep alive gec..orslie2. For msny
seSrs tka people q sae Soa:h hsd RAJ
lssd that tLsy had 20. obsSl2sl :Aels
iaic gha-e Of tie 1atiols; ksneh:s.
Ssratoc NJ Lsuc;n recalled the isot ttst
although Samuel J. e.: ca! TAD aG7o
Gated protective az be hsd been
voted for II q Democratic Net:o2s!
convention for P1ss.6e2s. Hancock,
although &c cec?are~ .ast the tsS'f .as
3 Io,sl Issue, hs6 aeea noui1ated -or
President, ara Davlc B, Hill, ah5ouga
ne ooposed the ireonc tx, bsd not Iaen
resd GU. Of she Democratic party.
The holding Of such views oy NORTH,
,ern men, 10 mastsr hc| diverse. cid
not enosr ger the position Of csr:a;c Eo-
firicai lesoers, sid ceoEeeuans;y tAey
Rere innune from attack. Bu: Whsn
: S3uchera man, said Senator MoLau
ci2, tried 10 get the bensa' Of TIE ;as;a
for as people those whose poiliicai ca
,,;,b. ~ eo6y9 by he success O.