The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-08-08
Chr Nerald and npwS
srNAros r1LLMAN vs. Won KoLNl1z.
Declares That He Was Very Much In
Earnest AS To Charleston's Democracy.

puOIlCaGlOn ISce1tjy vi OSudlOI LII
mans letters pronounciOg against
the candidacy of MI. George F. Won
Kolnitz for the State Senate from
Charleston county, the question was
raised as to whether Tillman thought
Won Kolnitz should be barred from
the primary or whether he should
be admitted to run and be defeated
by Democratic votes.
It was said that protest might
be fled against the candidacy and it
was reported by TIE Evening Posts
Columbia correspondent that some
members of the State committee
would vote to sustain such a protest
and exclude Won Kolnitz from the
primary. To ascertain Senator Till
mans attitude exactly, the editor of
The Evening Post asked him for a
definite expression on the essential
point which had been made. The
following answer was received from
the senator today:
Trenton, S. c., Aug. 2, 1902.
Thos. R. Wsring, Esq, Charleston,
S. C.
Dear Sir: I have your letter of
July 80, asking whether am of the
opinion that Mr. Won Kolniez should
be denied entry to the Democratic
primary on the score of this Repub-
lican disposition in 1895, or whether
he should be allowed to run in the
primary bat should he defeated by
Democratic votes for presuming to
aspire to Office 30 soon after his
afilistion with the Republicans"
When the State Democratic con-
vention met in May this whole sub
ject was carefully considered by the
committee of which I was chairman
In view of the peculiar conditions
existing iu South Carolina, 1t was
unanimously agreed that there would
he no pledge exscted of any candi-
date IN the Democratic primary
other that the one which we have
had all along, except for candidates
for congress and the United States
senate. It was thought that the
fullest freedom of action should be
permitted and for that reason | have
never considered for a moment the
propriety of denying Mr. Won Kolnitz
the right to run, just as Cunningham
or Ensor or Geo. W. Murray might
run if they would file their pledges.
My, attitude in the matter is easily
understood if it is remembered that
I am a member of the national com
mittee for this State, charged with
the duty of watching for the in
terest of the party. Had not been
national committeeman, 1 would not
have tackled McLsurin at Gaffney.
The election to the State senate of
Mr. Won Kolnitz with or without op-
position would indicate to my mind
that a majority of the citizens OF
Charleston are no longer Democrats,
and should be bound to take steps
to see that the Republicans who
elected him were barred from the
Democratic primaries in the future
aud should not be recognized IN the
next Democratic State convention.
We have got to draw the line some
where aud at some time, and we had
just as we'll do it now as any other.
En- passant, allow me to say: The
editor of The Post may be better
Democrat than am, in his own
opinion, but he would not find many
people in South Carolina who would
agree with him in saying so.
The voting for Mckinley in 1895
by gold Democrats was an act OF
war on the Democratic party, and so
far as I am concerted such Demo-
Gratis are Republicans, and ought to
be ashamed to claim to be anything
else; but when, in additlom to voting,
there was service under the Repub-
lican committee, as in the case OF
Mr.. Won KoInitz, and an effort to
get Office, the Democats Of the State
have Alright to expect the people
Of Charleston to repudiate any such
Democracy, and if they fail to do so,
without the possibility of a doubt
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