The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05

ing between the president and tht
army officer. 1t has been suggested
that Mai. Jenkins refused to accepr
the sword, save from the hands o.
President Roosevelt, but this would bt
rather an ungracious act to the con
tributors, and he would probably moi
care to do it. At all events the affaiI
is sorely regretted by every one il
Charleston and it is desired that the
people Of the State and the country
should understand that Charleston
has had nothing to do with the action
Of Lieut.. Gov. Tillman, save to con
demn 1t.
ROOSEVELT MAY NOT COME.
A dispatch from Washington says
the action Of Lieut.. Gov. Tillman OF
South Carolina. in withdrawing the
invitation to President Roosevelt tc
present sword TO a South Carolina
officer for volunteer services in the
Spanish war has caused considerable
doubt as to whether President RoOSe.
velt will visit the Charleston exposition
as be intended to do. Today number
Of telegramS on the subject were re.
ceiyed at the White House from South
Carolina and other States. It can be
stated that the telegram OF L ieut.
Gov. Tillman has been received at the
White House and that no attention
whatever has been paid to it. The
president has not yet considered what
effect it may have on his proposed
visit to the exposition at Charleston.
TIE EXPOSITION COMPANY ACTS
At a meeting Of the b0arl Of cirec-
tors of the Exposition company Friday
night, Col. J. H. Tillman's message to
President Roosevelt was fully dis
cussed and the following resolutions
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the president OF
the exposition company be and hereby
is requested to communicate at once
with his excellency, Theodore Roose-
velt, the president Of the United
States, and extend to him the cordial
greetings and good wishes Of this
board of directors, with assurances
that we look forward to his promised
visit to the exposition with the great
est pleasure and that he will receive
from our people the warmeSt well
come.
Resolved, further, That the Presi-
dent be informed that this board OF
directors deny any responsibility for
the recent communication made by
Col. J. H. Tillman to President RooSe-
velt and express their utter lack OF
sympathy with his action in that mat
ter"
A committee was appointed by the
board of directors to convey this ac-
tion to President Roosevelt.
WHAT COL. TILLMAN SAYS.
In an interview with a State report
er at Edgefeld on Friday Col. Till
man said: Il regret very much that
am compelled to make any further
statement in regard to this matter. I
do not see why it has called forth so
much comment, but I do not propose
to be placed in the light, by my con-
duet, of having been the cause OF
President Roosevelt's decision not to
attend the Charleston exposition. If
such construction has been placed
upon either by him or the people Of
Charleston, I deplore it deeply. He
may, however, make this the pretext
of not attending the exposition, but it
cannot be the cause. I amin no way
connected with the expoSition official
y or otherwise except as South Caro-
inian who is proud Of it and wants to
seet,it succeed. 1 in no way:attempt-
ed to represent the e1positionauthori-
ties in nF6slegEam to the president,
and It cannet:be so construed without
intentio ionally, debauching nv words.
The matter OF the presentation of the
sword by President Roosevelt to Major
jenkins was purely a private and So
cial concern with which those who are
now loud in their criticism.U me had
nothing to, do" q:
INJURJNG THE STATE.
The Columbia State says the Till
man-Roosevelt incident is.still being
much talked Of and is deplored on
every side because Of theInEry it is
calculated to do the State: and the
Charleston exposition. Indeed it has
attracted such widespread attention
that the governor, who, as previously
stated, did not wish to have anything
to do with the matter, Friday sent
the following telegram to the Presi-
dent with the sole purpose Of setting
the State Of South Carolina right in
the matter:
President Theodore Roosevelt, EIecu-
tive Mansion, Washington, D. c.:
It was my intention not to have
anything to say about the telegram
sent you by the Hon. James II. Till
man, withdrawing the request for you
to present the sword to Maj. Micah
jenkins. but as undue importance and
publicity have been attached to it, I
beg to say hat the telegram sent you
was not authorized by the State, and
that the lieutenant governor did not
speak officially for the State or the
people in his action. His telegram to
you was purely personal matter, and
neither the State nor the people should
be held responsible in any way for bis
attitude.
NJ. B. .McSweeney,
Governor.
In the past q hours kilograms from
all parts Of the country have been pour
ing into Columbia and the governor
has gotten number.
Boys Run Away.
-Four young boys from y to l6 years
ran away from their homes at Green