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they vero not asked. However Governor
McSueeney, who has given nn Interview 10
connection with this matter, was asked 10
eontri6ute and declined upon tne grouno, a.
charities aud other public matters ne vas n
nanciaiiy roSble 10 do 10, and ieei tIom ea'
perispce that be was honest in nis gatemenI.
$50 lar as the list of the paid contributors
To the sword fund ID copcerned. desire 70
add, Without having the list before me. tina!
I on ~ know of th rec VINO were not cousuIteo
oeors the telsSrsm 10 Tu uns phn hss Seen al
valuable assistance both 10 Contributing and
ssleciing the sword, whom, however, ! en'
deavored Co reach BY long distance telephone,
. Id viii testify another II Senator Talbird Of
Beaufort. liberal contributor, whom ! . en,
deavored 70 reach but failed ; the third and
ss.sps poson a S'a ahss
he vas pIac d. As for the telegrAms received
by me from the contributors, that Is matter
with which these Who did not contribute nave
no concern. have no oooo;: t. nSWsse nsSs Z, I'm. iSs
resi-, IL OF their sciiou. do not propose 70
have any thing further 20 say, however much
I may DO siandeFed and misrepresenled."
Net for Joe.
THE PREsIDESr WILL IGNORE THR JIA
rfLLNAN rELsaRAM. BUT WILL NOT
CONE TO the EXPOSITION,
Special to The Chronicle.
WashinRton. February N.-Oue OF the im.
mediate rc<ults OF the Tllimap. .McLaurip
night In the srnate 10 the determination
President Roosevelt not 10 visit tho Chnries-
I'm exposition. IL was given out st the Whitt
hOuse this afternoon that all plans under
consideration Tor the visit arc now aoan'
doned.
ri OF the Invitation Of senator Tiilman 70 ~
tSnd tho Prince Henry dinner NJ the White
House, and the iateat phase OF the whole o.
& ,ns ns1sss SS If sn
present sword 70 Major Micah jenkins oi
ihe Rough Riders ON the occasion of bis S'sil
The Presidsnt has recsived the telegram OF
Lt Gov Jas. II. Tiilman Of South Caroilnn re-.
YuestipE Withdrawal OF the acceptance OF
the invitation.
A BIG SPLIT THAT SoBoDr KNOWS ABOUT.
II In stated that the president vii, not send
an nnsWer Ot any Kind 10 Col. Tillmsn, who
Ii 4 nephew OF the senator. and Who was lieu
tepsni-colouel Of the Frst south Carolina reg
lmeot in the Spanish A merican war. The
The president doc. not believe that all the
people Of South Carolina approve the nctloo
of Col. Tiilman. In fRci he has been 10 sorne O
by ,siexrsp ph and letter. ,ha, they DO not ss
aroused . bitter ieo,ing In south Carolina,
and Tor this reason he would not care 10 viki!
Charleston. He In not unaware that be woulc
ne would nct care to visit South Carolina IN.
/ less all the people were personally desirous oi
naving him TO do 20. The Injection VI poll
unpleasant. While assurances will undouot'
ediy come that the affair will have no bearing
on The reception Of the presideut In Charles
ton, the latter can sec and feel olhcrwise.
BADLY SPLIT UP.
| u.~o... -.~.,vaa hv him ara that fhe peo-
pie oil the state arc badly split up over the
lrillman.McLaurin ufiair. and that feeling
runa exeeedingly high. The Information ID
that the senate episode VII, play 40 lmPo., ,ps :
successor 10 Senator AcLaurin. The presi'
dent Was u have been In Charieston on Lin
| coln's birthday, February II. bot was pre-
He had intended TO 20 In March. snd had un'
Ter consideration plans for the trip.
GOVERNOR x'swEENEY SENDS a TELEGRAM
TO PREsIDESr ROOSEVELT.
Columbia State, Isl.
The TiIlman. Roosevelt incident 10 still be-
Ing much talked OF and Il deplured ou every
aide because OF the Injury Il 10 calculated q
do the siaie and the Charleston exposition
Indeed it has attracted such widespread n
| lention that the governor, who, ss previously y
WITH the % matter. @ % ys.ssrdsy Day .eni The roiIoS y
| ing telegram to the preaident with the sole
purpose OF setting the state OF South Carolina
| right In the matter.
President Theodore Roosevelt, Executive
Mansion, Washington, u. c.:
II was my Intention not 10 have anything
70 ny about the telegram sent you By the
Hon. James II. Tiilman. Withdrawing tho 70.
quest for you 20 present the sword TO Mai
Micah Jenkins, but ~ undae Importance and
say that the telegram sept you was not al
thorathixed by the etate. and that The lieuten.
ant governor did not speak officially fol
state or the people In bis action. HIS teie
Rram To you Vas purely personal matter
and neither the state nor the people should
Iude. n. b. McSweeney.
| Governor.
In the past d hours telegraus from all part
Of tho country have been pouring Into Co
lumbia and the Governor has gotten mum
Der. When the governor duslly got the fol
lowing from leading paper OF the north west
be Immediately wired an emphatic expres
preston. and followed IL up yesterday with
the telegram quoted:
"Wiii you kindly wire your position regard
iug the action OF Lieut.. Gov. Tiliman In With
drawing the Invitation 10 President Ro0se
welt. We hesitate TO print the statement w
have received that you endorse Il unless yot
personally authorize It."
Despite all efforts Yesterday TO aScertair
/ the names Of subscribers To the Jenkint
Those Who are known do not care TO b
tQuoied In connection with the matter. II
/ may be stated, however, that mono has yel
been found who is willing 10 cay that ne au
| thorixed Col. Tiilman 10 send the Telegram.
The Charlestsn Inviansion.
Exposition pIREcroks SEND MESSAGE II
| THE PRESIDENT.
| Chariesiop, Feb. 2-At a meeting of th,
board OF directors Of the Ex position company
10 night, Col. ]. II. Tiilman's message Il
President Roosevelt was iuliy discussed ant
/ the following resolutions adopted.
Resolved, That the president OF the expo
sition company be and hereby IL requested Il
| io cnmmunicsie nj once with his excelency
Theodore Roosevelt. the president OF TIT
United states. and extend 10 him the oordis
greetings and good wishes of this board o
directors. with assurances that We look for
/ ward TO his promised visit 10 the Expositior
| with the greatest pleasure and that he vii
receive fIon our people the warmeSt vel
come.
Resolved. further. That the president b,
Informed that this board Of directors deny
any responsibility for the recent cornmunica
,ion made by Col. ]. II. TilIman Ia Pre~iden
Rss sesrlt, and express their utter lark q
~ ympathy with his action in that matter"
A COMMITTEE PROM CHARLESTON GO To Sci
| THE PRECEDENT.
Charleston March 2,-Mayor Smyth and Al
deYman Rhett and kollock. representing III,
city snd President Wagner and Direcfo
Hrmphil Of the expCsiiion board, left thl
urge the president To carry out bis promise Il
Mayor Smyth today received n Telegram
from Secretary GB Cortsiyon which reads
Gil received and the president directs me u