The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-04-01
SENATOR TILLMAN inter.
+ viewed At HIS HOME.
(s.NlON ON VARIOUS MATTERS OF
EEsRIIC INTEREST HIS DAILY AV0CA
! ln0ES-RE HANDLES The PlrCHF0RK.


affected Southern hospitality at Sen
ator Tillman's home near Trenton.
1t is very delightful because of its
simplicity. The guest during his
stay Is made to feel that he is one
aof the family, and so he ,s not wear
Jed by conventionalities nor oppressed
10y too many polite attentions He
is left free to follow his own inclina-
tioas. If he wants to he is at lib
erty to walk about the beautiful
plantation or stroll out into the
frcat yard, where flowers and shrub
bery are beginning to burgeon beneath
the warmth of the spring sun, or
so to the nearby village, or sit and
read in the Senator's well-filled Ii.
brary, where he will always find
some choice book to his liking.
When at home from Washington,
especially at this season Of the year,
Senator Tillman is very busy man,
and ones only chance of interviewing
him IS to spend q night under his
hospitable roof. This is what the
writer did at his suggestion. Both
he and Mrs Tillman made the visit a
very pleasant one.
A REAL HOME.
The night was quite cool, and be-
fore q cheerful log fire, that made
the shadows dance on the walls Of
the roomy library, We sat TILL rather
late in the night and conversed about
various things, the lady Of the
house, busy with her needle, occas-
ionally taking part, for she and the
guest listened more than they talked,
as the Senator had the floor most of
the time. Many eubjects were in
troduced and discussed. The verdict
in the Cooper trial, the fight in the
Senate against Crum's nomination,
Mr. Taft as President and his friend
,.ly attitude toward the South, the
recalcitrant Democrats of the lower
house of Congress, Mr. Tillman's
trip abroad last summer, the servant
question and the growing untrust-
Werthiness of the negro as laborer.
The COOPER CASE.
When asked what he thought of
the verdict of the jury in the Coop
er case, Senator Tillman said it was
more than he expected, as he felt
almost convinced that it would end
in a mistrisl. 1t seemed to him
from the evidence that the killing
of Senator Carmack was a delib.
erately planned assassination, ard
that Sharp, although escaped from
lack of evidence, had knowledge OF
, the conspiracy against Carnack's
life. He spoke in high terms OF
Senator Carmack, regarding him as
one of the South's ablest and most
brilliant leaders, and above all 8
tighter. Fighters" said Senator
Tiilman, 'sre needed by the Demo
cratic party at Washington which
was an intimation that he regretted
Mr. Carmack's enforced retirement
from the Senate.
THE CRUM CASE.
AS to the fight against Crum
Senator Tlllman said he went into il
at first with misgivings, regarding
it as a "forlorn hope" BE got nc
encouragement from any of the
Democratic Senators except Senator
MI o,r;p ~ M;e,;eeinn; who pro,p
ised to stand by him and did help il
every way possible. On the contrary
his fellow Democrats, gave cold
comfort to The undertaking, saying
that 1t vas useless to make the fight
but he persisted, and when at las
the tide of sentiment began to turf
they all rushed forward brayely t.
his assistance.