The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-02-06


SnERMANIzING THE ESoUu.-Columbia, January
29.-Since the meeting of the Republican State
executive committee, the air hereabouts has
been thick with rumors which have been care
fully sitting.
During the meeting it was discovered that
Brayton was making strenuous Efforts 10 secure
the removal OF District ct-A,torncy Northrop. 1t,
Is certain that some Of the signatures OF mem
bers of The committee were obtained to a petir
tion for his removal, and that Brayton and Eli!
oft went to Washington to further this Object
But when the committee met II was found that
both Bowen and Mackey were estrongly opposed to
MIR. Northrop's removal aud their weight being
presumably brought to bear IL was agreed that
the fight against the district attorney should
cease, and some of the signatures that had been
obtained to the petition for removal were with
drawn. So the attack is virtually ended.
AT the same meeting n resolution was offered
endorsing Thos L. Johnston lone of the two or
four white members of the "Mackey'' House Of
lS1G) of Sumter, for the United States marshal
ship, in place of Col. Wallace, whose torn has
expired. This was adopted, although not with
out opposition. Johnston, Bowen and Taft have
gone to Washington to secure the appointment of
the. first named. Ii is rumored among the faithful
that they will also cndeavor to make terms with
Sherman, and exchange the support Of the State
delegation in the National Nominating Couven-
ton for the Federal patronage and offices. This
scheme, il is said, looks to the removal Of Col
lector Baldwin, of Charleston, and the appoint
ment OF Taft in his place. Although Taft and
Bowen have heretofore been understood to be
Grant men, and it is more than probable that
there is good foundation for these reports, il
is certainly unlikely that either Bowen or Taft
would be moved to go to Washington merely in
the interest of Johnston or Of any OF her. man.
There are also grounds for believing another
ernment officials in this State nre working to-.
gether with view to handing it over to Shcr-
man. To this end number of appointments
have already been made, and unless am very
much mistaken or somebody changes his mind
number of additional appointments are to be
made ot active politicians, paid 10y Uncle Sam
TO aid brother John Sherman. The State exec
utiye committee has already been "fXed," II.
Is. Elliott, chairman, having been appointed n
special agent of the treasury department W.
+. Meyers, ex-senator from Colleton and anoth-
or member of the committee, deputy collectors
OF internal revenue: DR.. j. F. Ensor another
member, boarding officer in the Customhouse
ana several other members of the same commit.
tee having been presented with less important
oihccs, which are almost sinecures Two, ex-
congressman Raney and Smalls, also now hold
government Offices that of the former having
been, 1t is said. also n sinccurc, until he an
nounced himself in n recent speech for Grant
hrst and Sherman second choice whcreupon he
was put upon active service, his indiscrcton
having been his rndoing.
These are some Of the symptoms that indicate
severe attak Of Shcrmanism upon the Rcpub-
hcan carcass III South Carolina, and the sudden
paralysis of the Grant boom, 1t must be borne
IN mind that Elliott, if he goes to the convention
instructed for Sherman, will be dangerously apt
10 max ihe it.l1 asai.~t GrouG winch il IL nd-
m"'ed would Kill him, if not ody else does, be-
an able AMI ugly fighter, Oh such occasions,
possessing rs he does the stubOorncss of mule,
with the fine "bulldozing' qualities which con-
tributcd so mu1h to Bancs defeat at Cncin-
natl in 1876, and real shrcwdncss and quick
ncss.-A. Is. W. IN Ncws and Courier.