The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-08
FsLLNAN .i.;NOJNCES
THAT He is IN RACE.
Senior Senator From, South Carolina
WEI be Candidate l0r Reelection.
Issues Preparatory Statement
Telling OF (hange in
Conditions.
Ev ?. II. MCGOWAN.


II Tillnan tonight announced his
candidacy for reelection as senate"
from South Carolina The Senior sen
ator in prepared statement calls
attention to his position as chairma1
Of the committee On naval affairs, his
wark for the navy IN that conneotioG
ard his Influence il oAic;ai Washing
ton. He declares taat the world We?
has so changed the situation since ii;
announcements in 1914tha ->'-' :
not be candidato to succee h: se}e
that - nov heliaves he can best
serve Eis .c'n+n 50 nation by re-
manning i the senate,
Representative A F. Lever Of t'a
Seventh South Carolina district, chair
ma of the house agricultural COM
Irittee, also issued :. statement Ic
which he says thai Enough strong
representations have been and are
being made to him he has no positive
announcement to make in regard to
his ultimate intention touching on the
senatorial race.
Address to People.
s.. Senator Tillman announced his car
d,jyacv in the following address to
the people Of South Carolina.
81 hereby announce my candidacy
for the United States senate to sue
cead myself
81 'tTust before the primary in 1914 I
announced that would not again be
q candidate. stating 4 shall not try
10 succeed myself At that time,
while there was war in Europe, the
United States had not entered the
conflict aud no one-certainly not
President Wilson-expected US to en-
ter it. Most assuredly. the nation did
Dct wish 70 mix in this great world
conflict For while Germany pre-
tended to respect our neutrality. She
nade far promises about not sinking
err shipS. but al the while she was
bending all Of her energies to build
fleet of submarines When she was
ready she mapped off great areas Of
toe ocean from the beginning of the
world bad, been free to all people,
end notified the nations that she
would without warning, sink any
ship that dared to enter these areas
II pursuance Of this threat she pro-
ceeded to sink our ships. causing the
death of hundreds of innocent men,
sTemen and children-citizens of the
Tinted States. In self respect. we
we're forced to enter the war; and VIZ
are in that war to the finish unless
we are TO belle all our traditions apa
lose all of the rights, liberties and in
herited privileges pequeathed to us
BY our forefathers.
Everything has been changed By
or entry into the war The life Of
the individual is no longer his own
He belongs to the nation: and every
man ought to be guided by that con-
siderat:on alone-a sense of duty to
his country. How can best serve
Try coHntry' is the only question pa
friots are asking themselves.
Considering my own case. the cor
el8sion / have reached is that I can
hest serve my country by continu-
ing in the senate. Having determined
that it is my duty, will not be de-
TERED from asking for reelection be-
cause of statement made in 1914
under entirely different circum-
stances.
TN reaching this conclusion ! have
naturally been influenced in great
measure by the hundreds of letters
from patriotic citizens in every sec
tiou cf the State who have urged
upon me the view that having given
to ne every Office to which 7 have as
pred, it would be hase in gratitude
On ny part if I would retire in this
crisis when they believe It to- be my
duty to ask for reelection.
Years of Service.
Il know that % years OF service
here the best Of which was capable
have given me position which no
new man, however brilliant he may
5e could hope to attain. Since the
Democrats took charge of the govern
ment. I have been chairman of the
committee on naval affairs My best
efforts have been given to the crea
ton Of a great navy: and for the
navy's readiness to effectively CO.
operate with the allies and the sue
cess it has met in curbine the u-hoat