The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-03-05
Jim TiIlman's Foolish Act.

CharleSCOn, >. u, Feb. X,-GTeat in
dign8tl0n was expressed about the city
tO-day over the action of Lieut.. Gov.
Tillman in requesting President Roose-
velt to withdraw his acceptance of the
invitation extended to present the
sword of honor to Major Micah Jenkine
on the occasion of his visit to Charles
ton to see the Exposition. The Lieu
tenant Governor sent q message to the
President yesterday afternoon from
Augusta as follows:
"TO tho President, Washington, D.
c.: A short while ago had the honor
to address your Excellency letter re-
questing that on the occasion Of your
visit to Charleston you presenta q sword
to Major Micah Jenkins, of the 1st
United States volunteer cavalry, of
whose gallant services you spoke so
highly, your words being engraved on
the scabbard. You accepted the inyi-
tatiOn, for which we thank you. am
now requested by contributors to the
sword fund to ask that you withdraw
said acceptance. ~. Fl. Tillman.
"Late Colonel Of 1st South Carolina
Volunteer Infantry and Lieutenant
Governor Of South Carolina"
Washington, Feb. 27.-Jim Tillman's
extremely despicable conduct in send
ing an insulting telegram to President
Roosevelt III reference to the Micah
jenkins sword presentation will proba-
bly, result moro seriously to South
Carolina than such an ILL conceived and
foolish action would warrant. 1t is
authoritatively stated that no answer
will be sent to Tillman's telegram by
President Roosevelt. The telegram
Will be ignored entirely But it is
will result in the president not going
to the Charleston Exposition at ali.
Columbia, s. c., Feb. 2S.-Governor
Insolvency. to-day sent the following
telegram to President Roosevelt in
connection with Colonel Tillman's tele-
grant
Columbia, s. c., Feb. %. 1902.
Theodore Roosevelt, President, Wash.
ington, D. G.
anything to cay about the telegram
sent you by the Hon. James II. Till
man, Withdrawing the request for you
to present the sword to Major Jenkins,
but as undue Importance and publicity
have been attached to it, beg to cay
that the telegram sent you was not
authorized by the State, and the Lieu
tenant Governor did not speak officially
for the State or the people In his action.
ellis telegram TO yOn was purely q
personal matter and neither the State
AO4 bAO pOORAO 6nOuAO UO lO1u I6dUOus
sible in any way for his attitude.
"McSweeney."
Governor McSweeney's action in
sending this telegram will be heartily
endorsed by all the people Of the State
who value the reputation and good
opinion Of the people of the country.
1t ia an official repudlatiOn of Tillman's
telegram that is. eminently proper and
WAR Warrenton, eatss Eya., March 1.-Maior
Micah Jenkins has declined to accept
the sword which it was proposed to
present him ut Charleston, $. c., when
the President shall visit that place.
Major Jenkins, who ia member of
the faculty of the Bethlehem Academy
here. has sent the following telegram
to Lieutenant Governor 1'illman, of
South Carolina:
Lieutenant Governor James II. Till
man, Columbia, s. c.:
You are represented in the press as
having telegraphed President Roose-
Welt uJ the request of the subscribers to
the sword recently offered me through
you, requesting him to withdraw his
acceptance to present the same.
"It'this Ia SO, / must decline, under
these. circumstances, to accept the
sword.
"Thanking you for your personal
kindness in the matter, am, truly
yours, IN. j. Jenkins"