Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-31
MoLAuRlN PULLS OUT
Will Not be Candidate for Governor or
... Anything Else. -.

Charlotte Observer.
Columbia, october 30.-Former SEN
stor John L. McLaurin announced ms
retirement from the gubernatoriai
race in South Carolina today and. says
he ia done forever with politics. ae
had been regarded candidate Ior
governor, and by some people wa
thought to stand q good chance oA
election. E
that he would not enter the race, Loi-
lowing the Blease forces conierence
held last evening. At this conference
Senator McLaurin delivered str0ns ,,i
speech reviewing the history OF TIL
manism and Bleaseism and stated that
RIeaseism is the child Of Tillmanism.
Charles Carroll Sims, avowed sup
porter of Governor Blease, VINO an
nounced his candidacy for governor
last night, said that Bleaseism was no
bier than Tillmanism. In his state
ment issued this afternoon Senator
Mel aurin takes issue with Mr. Sims
"i find myself out of sympathy with
the views expressed by the other
speakers" says Senator McLaurin In
his statement to the Observer Bureau.
"I do not think that 'Bleaseism is
higher and nobler than Tillmanism;
"It is the irony Of fate," he adds
that /, who suffered most injustice
at the hands of Tillman personally.
should now be the only deienaer VI
Tillmanism," In his speech last even.
ing Senator McLaurin traced the fight
in this state in the early ninetles anu
brought the matter up to the present
date.
II will not be q candidate for gov.
erpor," is the opening sentence OF
Senator McLaurin's statement To-Day.
He continues:
There is no field for man OF real
ly conservative views. think rae
tionalism has gone too far and ! am
thoroughly satisfied that the people are
not going to be permitted to get TO-
gether by the leaders on either side.
1.-THE views I expressed at the con-
ference last night do not suit either
extreme, and long ago made up my
mind never to- advocate anything
which my inner consciousness teach
es me is wrong. stand just where
stood in 1S90-for the people.
THAT movement gave the nrst real
liberty that the masses in South Caro-
lima ever enjoyed and I find myself
entirely out Of sympathy with the
views expressed by the other speakers
at the conference. I do not think that
'Bleaseism is higher and nobler than
Tillmanism.' ...
The spirit that animated Tillman-
ism in 1890 was higher and finer than
the sentiments heard expressed last
night. -
"While some Of the men who are
melting class hate and prejudice may
get into office, know that power gain
ed by such methods Is ephemeral and
that the state will suffer. I went there
like a man, said what had to say. l
don't suit them. They don't suit me,
so might just as we'll be man. That
is better than being governor.
"I am out of politics once and for.
ever, and feel like a load Is lifted OH
Of me.
Instead of a conference Of bitter
partisans, there should be conference
of men from both factions who are
not office seekers and fight made to
control the next state convention.
Then 60 and elect man governor who
will know no faction and neither
friend nor foe in the administration
Of public affairs.
IF we do not call halt we will
make a little Mexico Of South Caro-
lima and what for? Merely to put this
man or that man into office. This is q
prostitution of that great uprising or
the people of 1890, which II cannot
prevent at least will refuse to assist. !"
Undoubtedly the statement Of sena-
tor McLaurin will cause sensation In
South Carolina political circles. Many
had regarded him the logical Blease
candidate with the conservative ele-
ments influence thrown in to a con-
siderable extent and expressions heard
today when hints Of his possible with
drawal from the contest were rumor-
ed, were that the political situation Is
thereby undergoing narrowing down
and may cause all previous surmises
as to results to be changed a bit.
Last nights conference is the talk
Of the day in political circles here.
There are gathered here now MEM
bers of congress, Senator Smith. and
politicians from every nook and cor
ner of South Carolina. There Is a
constant gaze on the political aspect
and in the events none Is more con-
spicuously discussed than last nights
roundup of Blease forces.