The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-03-15
THE REPUBLICANS MOVING.
MEETING OF THEIR LEADING LIGHTS
IN COLUMBIA.


A State Convention Called-PIans for Gather
Ing the Faithful into tho Fold-Drayto
Brilliant Scheme.
tFrom the Columbia Daily Record, March o.
A meeting was held this afternoon that
few years ago would have fraught with
great interest to the people of South Caro-.
lima.
1t was no less or no more thing than
the meeting of the State Executive Com
mittee of the Republican Party of South
Carolina. The morning trains brought in
number of somewhat mysterious, but
familiar looking parsonage whose coming
was unexpected to the common, everyday,
ordinary, casual man about town.
hECoRD reporter soon scented music in the
air, and casting about for the organ and
its performers discovered them in the Office
of Mr.. M. Brayton, in the Central Bank
building, janus clausis and not even q key
hole to crawl through or loquacious ser
geantat-arms to "pump."
BY dint Of asiduous inQuiring and the
assumption of aA innocent air, swhich he
carries with him for such occasions, the
reporter obtained few pointers and is en-
nblcd to state what was done up to the time
of going to press.
THE PERSONNEL OF TIE PARTY.
The "makc up" Of the committee was
very striking. there being present some of
the most noted Republicans in the State
men whose names have been bruitcd about
in more or less pleasant or unpleasant man
ncr The meeting was presented over by
blr. g. nj. Brayton, and Mr.. John A. Barre
was in the secrctarys chair. In the fol
lowing list there will be recognized the
leading Republicans Of South Carolina:
II. nj: Bray,on, w. j. Whippcr, w. ID.
Crum. II. b. Johnston, w. +. Myers f.
A. Webster, S. w. Lcgare, Robert Smals,
Paris Simpkins, W. NJ Taft, II. j. Tuo
mey, f. l.. Hicks, A. w. Curtis, John f.
Lopez, e. III. Hcas, S. A. Swals, Il. T..
Walker, II. S. Edwards, j. p. Boytlen.
TIE CONVENTION TO BE IN MAY.
The meeting was called to order at I
o oclock and some time was consumed in
the organization of the committee and the
proper accrcditng of the delegates. After
some discussion it was decided to hold the |
State Convention on the first Tuesday in |
May.
Whlle we go to press the committee is |
stiil in session and no further acts arc oh.
tainablc at present. The members will |
leave the city this afternoon.
SIGNIFICANCE OF TIE MEETING.
1t is impossible just now to draw any
conclusion touching the purpose of the
HcpuDcans, rs indicated by their starting
their organization at this time Manifcs,ly
they have no hope of carrying the State,
cltherln the national or the local fight But
THIS weakness of their party does not i'm.
pair their standing in the National Convcn-
ton. South Carolina will have fourteen
votes in that Convention notwithstanding
Ilprtnrnl |
he cast for Cleveland. Then, again, if by
some mischancc the Republicans should |
eject their President the leaders in South |
Carolina will come in for a share of the |
lOavcS and fishes. |
The corpse is not lively one.
From the Columbia Daily Record, March ~
Before the appearance Of The llEConD
on the streets yesterday afternoon few per
sons were aware that the former lights of
the old Republican party had hello wake
in this city over the political ca,lavcr and
hGd chantcd the resurrection appeal. The
thlnncss OF the corpse had not enabled it TO
cast its shadow before, and the party leaders
came unhcraldcd.
In addition to the account given ycstcr-
day some other facts gained after the meet.
ing will be Of interest as indicating the why
and wherefore of the rally, the present
political purposes of the party and their in
teHllonS rs Drought out yesterday.
BKAYTON ON BALLOTS.
The committee devoted considerable time
to the discussion of a bill prepared by MIR.
Brayton on the suggestion Of Senator vii
liam T.. Chandler, 10 regulate Federal cleo
tions in South Carolina. The proposed
Dill Is an effort TO repeal the election laws
OF the State SO far rs they relate to Federal
Offices and place the machinery in the con-
troll of Congress. This bill is accompanied
by letter from Mr.. Brayton charging the
Democracy of the State with having vir
tually disfranchised the negro. Among iia
provisions are the following:
That the new registration shall be made
in the months Of July and August, of 1888.
and thereafter IN the same months in the
year OF each successive general election for
Representatives. III Congress.
That voters shall not be required to have
or produce any certificate of Registration as
a prerequisite or qualification to the right
Of suffrage
That the registration records shall be
public and the list Of voters published in a
county newspaper at the cou US expense.
That change Of residence within the
county shall not defeat the right of an
elector to vote for Representatives in Con
gress.
That four commissioners of election shall
be appointed by the Governor, two from
eAch Oh the two principal political parties,
these commissioners to appoint four man
ayers at each election precinct, also equally
divided between the two parties
That the ballots be marked or STAMPED
by the managers, and only such shall be
legal votes
1t is further provided that imprisonment
for non payment of poll tax shall not in
cludc Congressional election day, and that
''all Acts or parts of Acts of the United
States and Of the State of South Carolina
inconsistent with this Act he thereby re-
pealed, annullcd and declared of no effect -
The committee arranged to bring this
matter prominently before the party all
over the State and to agitatc it elsewhere as
much as possible
HANDS ALL ROUND"
The menu included q thorough party
reconciliation. The differences of 1884 be-
tween Messrs. Brayton and Taft, touching
the State chairmanship, were healed by
unanimous consent and 1t was resolved that
hcnceforth they should join forces and that
the organization, or what left of it, should
be solid against the Democrats.
WILL MAKE NO STATE TICKET.
While the committee took no action as
to running State ticket ii is evident that
they are not in favor of such n cOursc