The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-05
JIM TILMAN.
The Lieutenant Governor Expresses Regret
for His Telegram to Roosevelt.
THE PRESIDENT WILL COME.
The President Will Visit the Exposition-Gov. McSwee
new Repudates the Action of His Lieutenant.

express hIs hearty thanks. He hopes ia
M eet the commiiIee at lunch tomorrow and
will make arrangements then
BUrLER URGES THE PRESIDENT To CONE.
Washington, March a. Ex Senator ii. G.
Butler OF South Carolina called upon The
president yesterday TO express the earnest
hope that the Tinman McL.aur,n epiSnde and
the letter of Lieut..GOv. Ttllmsn wouia mol
interfere with his plank for Wishing tht
Charleston exposition. Senator Butler told
the president that the action OF Lieut.. Gov.
TiIlman was not approved by the people o.
Snuih CtroIinH. The preaident replied that
that Lieut.. Gov. Tillman's letter would have
NO effect upon his course. but ID not say del
iniieiy whether he proposed TO make the TIFF
10 Charleston or not.
ROOSEVELT THANKS McswEESEf.
White Houss.
Warrington. ID. O.. March ], 1902.
To Gov: N; b Mssweensy; Co!1mSis. 8: &c: C:
courteous telegram. which appreciate.
Theodore Roosevelt.
THE SWORD AND THE SUBSCRIBERS.
The State. 2nd.
During the forenoon the news reached the
city that Msj. Micah Jenkins had declined u
accept the sword. under the c!rcunstanoes
on the part oil the gallant aoldisr had been eI.
pecled BY bis friends. Hia action 10 exactly
what was expected Of him.
LIMA National bank. Thus far Il 10 impos.
sible 4, obtain the complete list OF subscrtb-
ers, but The state has Il on reliable authority
that Senator rillmnn, Col. Jones. Col: TIL
niesn were among them. The sword, it II
said, cost between s65 and Sss. and upon u are
engraved expressions OF the president 10 re-
gard 10 Micah Jenkins.
impossible for MAJ. jenkins TO accept the
sword.
THE GOVERNOR coNrRADIcrs A STATEMENT
ny THE LIEUTENANT GovERNoR.
Yesterday the governor made public the
following brief statement:
II noticed In the statement sent out oy
Lieutenant Governor Tiliman from EdgeneId
tho following paragraph:
"'However, Governor McSWeenoy, who has
given an Interview In connection with thIe
matter. was asked 10 contribute and declined
upon the ground, as recall. that he bad cou
triouted 70 40 many charities ana other pub
nc matters that hs was nnanciaiiy unable q
honest In his statem snI
This In u mistake. Lieut.. CIV. Tlllmsn
did not ask me for any contribution for the
Jsnk los sword fund. NOR was asked by any
one else 70 contribute 70 that fund"
MAJ. JENKINS DECLINES THE SWORD ON &C
COUNT or jim rILLNAN's CONDUCT.
Nil. Jenkins has sent the following letter
70 the daily papers:
Bethel Military Acsdemv.
Bethel Military Academy. Postoffise, Va,
February q, 1909.
Dear Sir: Please give space In your col.
umns 10 the fnllowing copy Of telegram !
sent to Col. JaLnes II. Tilimau, Lieutenant
Governor OF south Carolina. today:
"You arc repfetentahd IN the press today
o. having telegraphed President RUosevelt, o
the request OF subscribers 10 the sword offered
Ine. through you, requesting hin, TO withdraw
acceptance TO present same. II this 10 sos
must decline, under the oircumsts noes. 10 nc
cent sword. Thanking you for personal
kindness In the matter, am. Truly your.
II J. J.Jrpklns.