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SENATOR TILLMAN DECLINES Will Not Attend Luncheon to Presi dent Taft in Columbia.-Not His Idea of Hospitality. The State, 24th. The State last night received the following copies of letters from Sena ir B. R. Tillman. the first having written across the blank space at the bottomj ISe words "This is for piblication if you see fit. B. R. T.' Secretary's Office, Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Columbia. S. C.. Oct. 22, 1909. Hon. B. R Tillman, Trenton. S. C. Dear Sir: in order that the comminlt zte in charge of :he arrangements for the visit of President Taft may -coin piete plans now pendiig. will you 1.indlv inform this office if you will be prese'nt on that occasion and if OU exlevt to attend tihe luncheon to )9 airen inl his LIonor. Yours very truly. (Signed) C. N. Moorman. Secretary. United States Senate. Trenton. S. C.. Oct. 23, 1909. "ir. C W 3loorman. Secretarv Cham ber of Commerce. Columbia, S. C. J),ar Sir: i lr.. your let:cr of Oetobe.r 22. -1 r,pliewl yesterday to a reiou blier e 1xplainig the situa ion in regardto mny acting on the ree;>*o 11Comittee on 'November 6. and I await your answer to that be rore decidin. whetlher I will go to C>lumbia at all or not. As for atten(ling the luncle(ra, I re (!eived an invitation some days ago, signed James A. Hoyt. to attend the U1ch!Aeo11.accomIIpanied witi an invita t.oi to send a cleck for $10. This iav be a -new way of conducting en er: ainments in South Carolina that will find favor in the future, but it is wiolly contrary to all ideas of cour resy and self-respecting hospitality tha.t I have ever heard of in the State, and 1 do not propose to lend auxY aid or countenance to it. If the city of Columbia is too poor. to en :ertain the presidelt de-eently it ought not to attempt it: if it wantsto ask contributions from outsiders. :hat is a different thing; if it wants out siders to bear the expenses and i1 siders enjoy the glory. that is an ut.her thing. I have known Mr. Taft ':ery pleasantly some eight or ten ~vears. and I have dined with him qtnite often, both as a guest and as a host, and I do not feel like encour aing the departuro from South ;Carolina 's reputation for decency and hospitality which this transaction in .volves. I did not respond to Mr. Hoyt 's invitation., but treated it W~ith siler.: couitemp)t. But inasmuch as you have asked t.he point blank ques 'ti, antid it seems to be tihe otticial scheme to ask men jo meet the prs ident and have them pay the ex pess I tell you emphatically;: No, .1 wili not attend the ]ugeheon. Very~ respectfully. What a Member of Comtmittlee Says. Th?e een:ral committee. arranging for thei recep)tion1 here of President Taft. consists of Gov. Ansel. Mayor Ream-r and Won. E. Gonzales. The 'Zovernior is out of t.i;e city, and Mr. Gonzales was late last night calred up at his resideuce. Sena:or' Tillman 's letter was read to him over the tele phone, and he was asked for a state mecnt of the committee's position. "The comimittee will engage in no0 discussion of this matter.'' lhe said, suntil thle 'guest 'ot honor on Novem ber 6 has come and gonie. Columbia will welcome lhe p)resideult. but C'o iuzmia is niot assunming to be his host at lunelieo)n. The identical invita' tion was sent by the Chairman of the inlvtitto commii: tee to Senator Till main as was ent to thme giovernlor and the other members of the central conntttee. There is n0 tfree pass' for the hos0:s: the deadhead list is suspended. "T:he letter from Secretary Moor man., to which Senator Tillman has made this answer, .was sent at the di rectin of the central committee for the excellent reasn that the coimmit tee, in recognition of his official po sition. planned to have Senator Till man accompany one ot the pres dent's party in an automobile and act as his escort into luncheon, and( it could not perfect i:s arrangement until it knew wvhet.her Mr. Tillman would be present. His right to de eleeis unquestioned. and the decli natrin will cause no embarrassmen: whatever. "Neither the people of Columbia nor the people of South Carolina who cherish the honor of .city and State need have any fear that in ::he enter tainment of Mr. Taft ill Columbia thiere wil be lacking dignity. good taste ..r ,vidence. of good breeding. The Stat u yecsterdhay (Sa:nr iday)I io..:. iI;4 trtih thle relat ion Of The Coming of the President. President Taft will visit Columb)ia oI November 6 and will upon that day break bread with his enteriain ers. the citizeis of South Carolina. in the State house. Almost to the day 117 years and six months before. George Washing ton. serving his first term as the first president of the United States. came to Columbia and dined i the State house with his South Carolina enter tainers. Other presidents have "passed through'' Columbia, but during that period of more thain a century no other president of the United States has been a guest wi hin the gates of South Carolina.'s capital. It may be .said, therefore. that the visit of Mr. Taft will be an "event'' as unusual as it could well be. Ihere is a featur of the pries-I dent 's entertainment at luncheon which may also have marked the hos pitality extended to President Wash ington. although there are probably no records extant to shed light upon that. earlier dinner. While President Taft will come to Columbia at the invitation of the Chamber of Com ierce, in which the mluni.eipality. through its council, and the State, through the governor. joined his en tertainient will ilot be an "officiaz'' function. Nomiually the guest of the State and the city, his real hosts will be certain citinzens of Columbia. and certain other citizens. of the State of South Carolina. Statement by Chairman Hoyt. When shown Senator Tillman's wilitenlent last night. Mr. James A. Hoyt, chairman of the invitation com mittee. said: I would be delighted ,to assume entire responsibility for the whole matter. but in justice to the central committee I have to say that in all its actions the invitation committee has been guided by the i-structions of the central committee, consisting of Gov. Ansel. representing the State of Soutlh Carolina: Mayor Reamer, representing the city. of Columbia. anid Mr. Wi'liam E. Gonzales, repre senting the Chamber of Commerce. These instructions were that no con plinentary tickets were to be issued whatever. The letter acomyanying :he invitations was sent with every invitation, including that sent to Gov. Ansel himself who propmtly re sponded with his check for .$10 and received ticket No. 2. "'Personally I regret that tihe com mittee of which I have tihe honor to be chairman is unable to set aside any choice quarter section seats at' the Taft luncheon gratis for our C'hesterfieldian senior senator." M'any South Carolinians hlave ae eepted the invitationls to participate inl tihe entertainment of President Taft at the laue:heon. As a matter of fact. die responses from out-of-town peole have been k(eep Your ao We have received a letter from th< in which they say: "State in your advertisements tha return to Newberry for loans or inve the company receives from that local pany has done more than this and hop (Signed) A. SEE WHAT STATE 4 INsURANcE DEPARTMIENT, S Mr. W. A. McSwain, Newborry, S. Dear Sir: Replying to yours of the 91 ern Life & Trust Co., of Greensbc licensed by this department and is c< IIn all cases where they register anmounit of their reserve are deposite tection of their policy holders and a: pose. Yours verv truly, (Sig INSURA -.. DEPARTMIENT. S Mr. WV. A. McSnqin, Newberry, S. Dear Sir: I should say that the Souther was WORTHY of CONFIDENCE. By1 ending 190S, no0w before me, it shov and surplus to policy holders of c $130,152.oo. Yours ver: (Si: Buy your life insurance policies I money in this community, where it for our young people and for the de' Our rates are a little lower and c company operating in this section. If you fail to see us before you cl< ance we both lose. Call at our ofiice. wv, ite or 'phone SECURITY LOAN & INYES2 j1 N. MrCAUHRit T.'reas. proportionea, (4v murli larger inI mun ber tha-n fnrn C(lumbianr' :nd the dltendanee on tlie baiiet inS11Y.S that it will no(t he local bII a :ate atfair. whicli it i t intendeI t be. since it is to be given in the State capitol, as well as in the capital vity. The Invitation. The followhig is a copy of the in vitation sent to Senator Tillman and ot:;Iers asked to participate iII tle ilucheon: "Columbia, S. (.. Oct. 9, 1909. "Dear Sir: It gives us muich pleas ure to extend to ,you an invitatio to the luneheon -iven in honmr of the president of the Uniied Stat.,es o hiS visit lo Columbia. Saturdiy. N:ven ber 6. The number oh plates is Iim ited to 300 and we are compelled to ask that, if You find it possible to at tend you will let us know by Oe:o ber 22. or earlier. No tilkets will be issued after that day, and tickets will be issued in order of resJpoiises re eeived, ip to 300. If you will return this le:ter. together with your check for $10. by t:hat date. October 22. a Card of admissiou will be at once sent von. There are no eompli mIentarv tickets and(I no tickets will be reserved. "Very cordially "James A. Hoyi. "Chairman Invitation Committee. "o.............. South Carolina. From Newberry. In the list of those who accepted the invitation are the following from Newberry: President J. H. Harms a-id Prof. S. J. Derrick from Newberry College; Hon. Geo. S. Mower, Dr. Geo. B. Cromer. Dr. 0. B. Mayer, Hon. Geo. Jolnstone. Mr. William Coleman. "The Lion and The Mouse." In the struggle between "Read Money" Ryder, financial king and Shirley Rossmore, the daughiter of the man wiom he has intrigued against and who is in love with Ry der's son. Charles Klein has in ".The Lion and the Mouse" brought about omplications t'hat furnish excellentI dramatic material and that give rise to dramatic scenes of an intensity and appeal such as have no-t been witnessed .on the stage in recent ears. For the interpretation of its principal characters Mr. Harris shows much wisdom in the selection f an especially fine cast to interprVet the play which is worthy in every way of the best actors. The date an nounced for this production is Moni day. October 25. A styp to-dyn. Has cared itch magically for otheru in Newberry and will cnre for you For sale at Maye3' Drug Store. M9 at Home. Southern Life & Trust Company, it is the policy of the company to stments the net premiums which ity. You might say that the comn s to continue to do more than this." W. McALISTER, President. )FFICIALS WRITE: 'ATE OF NOR TH .CA ROLINA. Raleigh, March Ioth, 1909. h inst., I would say: The South ro, is chartered in this State and )sidered SAFE and SOUND. heir policies the securities to the with this department for the pro e CONSIDERED AMPLE for this pur ed) JAM\ES R. YOU,biG, Insurance Commissioner ATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Columbia, March roth, 1909. Life & Trust Co., of Greensboro, :he annual statement for the ,year s total assets of about $675,00' oo pital $300o,000 00 and surplus of truly, ~ned) F. H. McMASTER, Insurance Commissioner. rom this agency and keep your s available for use in buying homes relopment of our community. ividends a little larger than any ise the contract for y-our life insur 1MEN COMPANY, AGENT,~ The BES For Men am op eland The H ......... The Co ..... ........ And the ties SCl OF N These c must be se< highest pol SUITS for MEN Suits for S$7.50 o $25,00 $5.00 LADI S Our Ladies' Suits EX( and the prices please e' selling lots of suits. E ~ ., new Suits. Come to 1 ~ will get the right style 9 Suits of $30.0( Suits of $25.00J ~' Suits of $22.5C Suits of $19. 54 Suits of $17.50 ~ Suits of $12.50 I Suits of $10.00 : These suits arr ior L ~ 14, 16 and 18 for Miss< Domestics. Fail Dress The displa: 5000 yards good Sea Island at wonderful as 5 cents a yard. 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