The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-09-27

will be Ready to Meet AH-Comers.
Hands oil In ones-Bleasc Race for
GOyernOrship.
(By j. l.. McWorter in Augusta Chror-
icle)
IL will be candidate for reelection
to the United States Senate If 1 am
alive and not in artculo mortis. Yes,
by God, / believe If am dead I'll let
'em vote for me little anyhow"
In this emphatic language Senator
at rest the cherished hopes of some,
and the doubts OF others as to whether
he will be in the United States Sen
atorial race next year.
Active on the Farm.
AT his farm near Trenton yesterday,
Senator Tillman talked the matter
over" with stalff representative of
The Chronicle, and In language more
or less, Tillmanessue, as the various
phases demanded, stated that he be-
out trouble.
1T has been said often. that L could
sit on my back porch and be re-elect-
ed" said he. 81 don't know why they
always mention my back porch for
the front porch is much more cheerful
and L use it the more. but | suppose
they mean to imply that | need not
even show myself in the campaign and
that my friends in South Carolina
will see that | go back, if | want to-"
Senator Tnlman was busy on his
farm but he took time to say that
much
To those who are familiar with the
oft repeated statements as to his fail
ing health it may come as a surprise
to know that he sleeps we'll eats heart
lily, gives the whole farm his personal
supervision by walking and riding ov-
er 1t every day, in fact many times
day, dictates his private and official
letters 20 his secretary, and that his
mind is as clear as a bel, and his old
time fire of speech and manner blazes
out at opportune times. The only real
reminder of his past aniction is the
cane he carries-and he sometimes
forgets that and gets along seemingly
as we'll as with it.
Death the Only Bar.
Barring death, he will be in the
race, and he Will make speeches too.
and he says he doesn't care who or
how many enter the field. Any one
has right to offer who wishes to.
Entirely Hands On.
Senator it has been more than
hinted by some that you are encour-
aging, and will back Governor Blease
for reelection as governor, next sum
mer The Chronicle wants to know
directly from you, if you will give it,
how much truth there is in these hints
and rumors?" was the direct question
asked Senator Tilman by the repre-
sentative of The Chronicle.
II am not going to help damn soul
in that race | am going to be strict
ly hands-off and neutral, and further
more / have not given any one any
authority to say that | was for or
against either of the candidates who
have announced. | am not going to
mix in it or have anything TO do with
it,"
The Senator's attention was called
to the story in yesterday mornings
Chronicle, written by Col Leon
Green, a former newspaper man in
South Carolina, in which it was stat
ed that Senator Tillman would be a
factor in the race and he said that he
did not see much i'm the story, but that
it was probably written to draw me
out He said that he did not know
who inspired the story, but so far as
the references to his being a factor
was concerned he could only repeat
what he had just said: That he was
mot going to be mixed up in it,"
Senator Tillman. from his talk, is
evidently of the opinion that neither
Governor Blease nor Mr. Justice Jones
will win in walk over the other.
TO an observer OF the post record.
and the current trend of happenings,
so far the situation appears to be thus
as to the relative chances of the two
announced candidates for the gov
ernorship
Governor Blease, from reports has
evidently made friends by some of his
recent speeches. notably the ones at