The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-06


fighting and good deal Of manoeuvr-
ing l got a large appropriation TOR the
navy yard, but I certainly would not
make any effort again in that dlrec,
tion if your city goes Republican ana
TonKolnitz'S election would mean that
to me.
write you this privately. but you
can take such steps as you see Mt d!s-
creetly and let the people know how
matters are. l would not like to have
this letter published, for the reason 1t
would appear to be meddling in your
local affairs. B. Il. Tillman.
O'NEILL TO TILLMAN.
Charleston, S c., July %, 1902.
Hon B. r. Tillman, Trenton, S. c.
Dear Sir: Your esteemed favor OF July
IL came to hand and carefully noted
and much appreciated. 1t covers the
case exactly and have followed your
request, as you stated that you wrote
this letter privately. but could take
such steps as saw fit diScreetly and
let the people know how matters are.
I have not in any shape, manner or
form given this letter Of yours Tor
publication, as you stated that you
would not like to have your letter pub
lished. for the reason it would appear
to be med6ling in our local politics.
I wired YOU under date Of the 10Th
to your home in Trenton, asking your
permisSionto publish your letterjoIntly
with mine, and had wire back the
10th OF July from your son, saying
that you were in Talladega, Ala, and
that you would be there on the lIth.
l wired you on the 18th the following
wire: Letter received: by all means
wire me authority, if necessary, to
publish your letter Jointly with mine;
will do you untold good and kill apph-
can't" / have never heard from you
since. The Western Union Telegraph
office informs me that my wire was
delivered to you on the day OF the
18th, at u noon. I have given in no
shape, manner or form anything for
publication to the papers, awaiting
YOUR authority to so do, and l am still
waiting to hear from you in answer to
my wire to yon to Talladega under
date Of the 18th, as l am satisfied if
YOU will give me premiSSon to publish
YOUR letter in our daily papers here
Jointly with the one I wrote you June
l9, it will be the means of preventing
Mr. Won Kolnitz from going to the
Senate.
mail you per this mail a copy of
our afternoon daily Post, with write
UPS in it on the situation, and from
what is can learn this information
was casually mentioned by Mr.. Huger
Sinkler, member Of our Legislature,
who met you at the meeting in Rock
Hill, and the paper states that you
gave him this same information and
desired it publicly announced that 1t
was your opinion in the matter. l
have done as you directeo--in dis
Greet matter taken steps to let the
people know how matters are, but l
have in no shape, manner or form
given for publication your letter to
any newspaper, but l am very anxl-
GUS and 50 are a number OF your
friends here to do so, and trust that
as quickly as possible you will either
telegraph or write me giving me this
authority. I must say to you that
I am greatly surprised and so would
you be if you only knew that some OF
your strongest friends here were ad-
vocating the election Of Won Kolnitz.
1 do not desire to call any names, but
some people at this end who claim
and no doubt you recognize them as
some of your best friends, are advocat-
ing this man Won kolnitz.
trust that you will see fit to give
me authority to use your letter, and
am satisfied, and 50 seems to be the
general opinion Of the public at this
end. that it will do you any amount OF
good in this community to allow this
communication to be published, and
they will not consider that you are
attempting at all to interfere with
local politics.
We are very anxious here to get out
and have Mr. I. Moultrie Mordecai run
for the Senate-a bona tide straight
out and out Demoarat-but he does
not want to enter the field, as so
many of your supposed friends are
actually attempting to support Won
| kolnitZ.
We will have to act quickly to de-
feat Won Kolnitz. All pledges must
be tiled here by August II and the
sooner We get out someone against
Won Kolnitz the better it will be. l
await your early reply.
L. Arthur O'Neill.
TILLMAN TO O'NEILL.
Trenton. S. c., July %, 1902.
L. Arthur O'Neill, Esq, Charleston,
S. C.-Dear Sir: l have your letter OF
July %. AS so much publicity has al
ready been given to my attitude in the
Won kolnitz matter will be obliged If
YOU will publish the correspondence be-
tween US, SO that the peopleor Charles
ton and others interested will know
what have had to say and what
think about it. I do not wish to have
the appearance OF meddling in Charles
tons local affairs, but I would rather
be considered lneddler than be mis-
represented. We have many types OF
so-called Democrats in South Carolina
and Charleston seems to have specla
stock Of her own. 1.-THE city is Re