The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-05
SAYS he Is Done WITH POLITICS
FOREVER
QUITS governors RACE
Issues Statement as Result Of Chilly
Reception Accorded His Views Civ
en- at Blease Conference-Con-
trasts BIeaseism of To-day With
Tillmanism Of 1890.

John l.. McLaurin withdrew from
the race for governor Thursday N orn'
ing, and announced that he was oone
with politics forever, as a result OF
the chilly reception he met with 81
the Blease conference Wednesday
night. Mr.. McLaurin was formerly
United States Senator and was a
prominent lieutenant in the Tillman
ranks until they parted company
From ten years of obscurity he
emerged to nll out the unexpired
term in the State Senate from Marl-
boro County and had been understood
to be In the race for Governor to sue
ceed Governor Blease.
Senator McLaurin, in Withdrawing
from the race for Governor, issued a
formal statement declaring that he
believed factionalism had gone too
far and that the people would not get
together. He said he was out OF har-
mony with the Blease conference as
expressed Wednesday night, and
maint tains that "Bleaseism is not
higher or nobler than Tillmanism" >.
He tells the people that unless the
factional fight is halted, they will
make a little Mexico out Of South
Carolina. and says Of Bleaseism:
"This is a prostitution Of that great
uprising Of the people in 1890" His
formal statement says:
81 will not be candidate for Gov
ernor. There Is no field for a man Of
really conservative views. think
factionalism has gone too far, and !
am thoroughly satisfied that the peo-
pie are not going to be permitted to
get together by the leaders on either
side. The views I expressed at the
conference do not suit either extreme.
and long ago made up my mind
never to advocate anything which my
inner consciousness teaches me Is
wrong. I stand just where I stood
in 1Ss0-for the people.
"That movement gave the first real
liberty that the masses in South Caro-
lima ever enjoyed and find myself
entirely out Of sympathy with the
views expressed By the other speakers
at the conference. do not think
that 'Bleaseism is higher and nobler
than Tillmanism' The spirit that
animated Tillmanism in 1890 was
higher and finer than the sentiments
I heard expressed Wednesday night
It Is the irony Of fate, that I. who
suffered most injustice from Tillman
personally should now be the sole de-
fender Of Tillmanism.
"While some of the men who are
melting class hate and prejudice may
get into, office. I know that power
gained by such methods IS ephemeral
and that the State will suffer. ]
went there like a man, said what J
had to say. don't suit them. Thev
don't suit me. so I might just as well
be q man. That is better than being
Governor.
ct am out Of politics once and for
ever, and feel like load IS lifted OF
Of me. Instead Of conference Of
bitter partisans there should be 8
conference of men from both factions.
who are not ot,ce-seekers. and f1Khf
made to contro! the next State Con-
vention. Then 70 on and elect man
Governor who will know no faction
and neither friend nor foo in the ad-
-,inistrstion Of public a1airs. II we
do not call a halt We will make 1T
tie Mexico OF South Carolina and
what fore This is prostitution Of
that great UPRISING of the people IN
1890 which. If I can n prevent, I At
lea.t will refuse to assist"
The withdrawal Of Senator McLau-
rim lesves Mr.. Charles Carroll Simms.
1T Rarrwell. as the onlv ont-an-ont
please man in tho race for Governor.
1is stock went 10 among the Blease
men following his sneech at the
plea.. conference Wednes lay night,
and with the. definite withdrawal OF
Met .arr,n. who had been thought to
he bidding for the Blease support,
the tendency OF tho administration
followers to rsllv around the Barn
we'll man became pronounced
throughout the day.
CHOKES TO DEATH.