The sun., 1901-03-14
WANT M'LAURINTO RESIGN.
,OrTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS DESIRE
MN TO LEAVE THE SENATE.
The, Declare That He Il . Republican and
Properly should Cease to Represent Them
The senator Says lie IL a Democrat and
lie Purposes to Fight II Out In His state.

ru.rrEsToS, s G.. March Ex-senator
urlaurin Of South Carolina. who has prac-
,,,sliv aunt the Democratic party. is being
..vereIv criticised bv the press and he Demo-
cratic leaders in this State, and there is a
genera. cry for him to resign at once. The
n.irt l. raised that he does not represent the
noofIo Who elected him to the senate and that
a. 10 j. no longer Democrat he cannot rep
resent a Democratic constituency, and the
o,, course left open for him is to retire
Friend. ~ the senator declared that he has
s.'ed ,onscientiously. but the rank and file
~. not willing to look at IL that way
Ipring the recent session Of the State
LEGISLATURE two resolutions censoring senator
NrIaurin's course were introduced. but the
question was never pressed and the reso-
riri1n failed 10 go through. At that time II
"a. said that McLaurin had voted on all
irnor'ant i.sues with the Republicans. and
rflSl' was known that he was friendly with
,-e ADMINISTRATION, IL was not believed that
no would break away from his party asso-
ciatas HI~ action is taken 10 mean that he
~ not boz n candidate for reelection next
ves~. ard som" Of his personal friends In
rhsr.e-'on say that he will receive a Federal
III ~. 0Jp from the President.
V,,uiNDIoN, March ~ Senator McI,aurin
q, south Carolina In view Of tho reports
rt1, trye been published regarding his alb
sar.c from the CaucdSes of the Democratic
Seniors and the further report that he has
formally allied himself with the Republican
r3r,,. made this statement to TIE SrS to-
rs1'
I have not changed my party aililiaton.
ami s'..' regard myself as n Democrat For
the last wock my wife has been in hospital
UNDERGOING a dangerous operation, and
osr.ns that time | have read no newspapers
and have transacted no business Politics
wa, fsrthe-t from my thoughts 1t was "A
.lrgf.-" - me to-day when | learned that
the statement had been published that had
become Republican and that my name had
heeu stricken from the caucus list OF the
democratic senators Some time ago |
had a frank talk with Senator Jones. who
had noticed my absence from some OF the
Democratic caucuses | told him that my
absence was caused by my feeling that. in
view Of the radical difference of opinion on
,ertain matters OF national pOlIcy between
me and the other Democratic Senators. my
ure,eucs IN caucus might be wrongly con-
,irusd II might he thought tina, ] would
us. tome Of the secrets OF the CAUCUS TO the
detriment Of the party IN the Senate More
over Il would have been useless for me to
attend and engage in any wrangllng about
matters IN which there - wide difference OF
opinion between me and the maJ Ority OF
the Democrats did not know until today.
hoVey-r that my name had been taken of
'te caucus list. and have no knowledge of II
except from the newspapers
There has been no secret about my con-
,.c'rr~ on leading questions II some %
HEN happen 70 coincide with those Of The
Ron. hIcan party II does not mean that !
an lH'" myself with that rarty II means
that conceive those convictions to be rleit.
| am wiling to stand on whatever record
! have made, aud ! would not chang" one
ru..,S ur g'toranI' Tor a dozen -"at- IN me
Snua'e | am willing to submit III" issue
'u rho ueuI lo - my State nt the primaries
Senator Mel aurir has sent tbs letter to
'r, .l'nr uf the Iplu'pttU - 60 R'Orrd
Tso statement that requested my name
N ha stricken from the Democratic caucus
roll i absolutely false merely stated that
7 'el' desire. q dclicarv. In attending The
cauNlsss on certain questions whoro | dlf-
'arei WIN my party associates. "a ] nj ght
suIar-.-- their party deliberations II j.
r..N',g N'.' n deliberate and premeditafed
i''ernr' - prevent the people of my state
FROM hearing both sides Of great national
'ss1es. which nothing can reduce to moro
party ouc-tions II health and strength
permit | shall present these issues a best |
ran IN no NEXT Democratic primary