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

nav" va A"bsh LEADING LhGHIb
IN COLUMBIA.
A state Convention Called-PIans for Gather
ing the Faithful into the Fold-Brayton's
Brilliant Scheme.
tFrom the Columbia Daily Record, March o.
Ameeting was held this afternoon that a
lew years ago would have fraught with
great interest to the people of South Caro-
lima.
1t was no less or no more a thing than
the meeting Of the State Executive Com
mittee of the Republican Party of South
Carolina. The morning trains brought in
u number or somewhat mysterious, but
familiar looking parsonage whose coming
was unexpected to the common everyday,
ordinary, casual man about town. A
ItECoRD reporter soon scented music i'm the
air, and casting about for the organ and
Its performers discovered them in the office
of Mr.. f. b. Brayton, in the Central Bank
building, JANUS clausis and not even key
hole to crawl through or q loquacious ser
geant'at-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 a few pointers and is en-.
aolcd to state what was done up to the time
OF going to press.
THE PERSONNEL. OF TIE PARTY.
The 'make 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
Alr. e. NJ: Brayton, and Mr.. John A. Barre
was In the sccrctarys chair. In the fol
lowing list there will be recognized the
leading Republicans of South Carolina:
E. M: Bray,on, w. j. Whipper, w. ID.
Crum, II. b. Johnston, w. +. Myers, E.
A. Webster, S. w. Lcgare, Robert Smalls
Iaris Simpkins, w. N. Taft, n. j. Tuo
Lopez, e. III. lIeas, S. A. Swails, T. E,
Walker, f.. S. Edwards, j. p. Boy,len.
TIE CONVENTION TO BE IN MAY,
The meeting was called to order at 1
o'clock and some time was consumed in
The organization of the committee and the
proper accrcditing of the delegates. After
some discussion ii was decided to hold the
State Convention on the first Tuesday in |
May.
While we go to press the committee is |
sui IN session and no further acts arc OBJ |
talnablc 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
Republicans, as indicated by their startin"
their organization at this time Manifcstly
tney have no hope of carrying the State.
eltherin the national or the local firht. Bui
this weakness of their party does not i'm
pair their standing in the National Convrn.
ton. South Carolina will have fourteen
votes in that Convention, Notwithstanding
hcr fourteen electoral vote, will assurcAly
bc cast for Cleveland Then, again. if by
some mischancc the Republicans should
elect their President the leaders in South
Carolina will come in for n share of the
lOaVeS and fishes
The corpse is not a lively one.
(from tho Columbia Daily Record, March ~ |
Before the appearance Of The RECoRD
on the streets yesterday afternoon few per
sons were aware that the former lights of
the old Republican party had held a wake
IN thlS city over the political cadavcr and
nad chanted the resurrection appeal. The
thlnness OF the corpse had not enabled il 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 VIII be OF interest as indicating the why
and wherefore of the rally, the present
tentlons as brought out yesterday.
BKAYTON ON BALLOTS
1uc committee devoted considerable time
10 the discussion of bill prepared by MIR.
Brayton on the suggestion Of Senator VIII
liam f. Chandler, to regulate Federal cleo
tlons in South Carolina. The proposcd
Dill Is an effort to repeal the election laws
OF the State SO far as they relate to Fcdc.al
Offices and place the machinery in the con-
troll of CnnurnCG flNhiu L.,
by letter from Mr.. Brayton charging the
Democracy of the State With having vir
tually disfranchsed the negro. Among lis
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 in 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
electoT to vote for Representatives in Con,
gress.
That four commissioners of election shall
each of 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 slammed
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
clude 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 be 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.
GLANDS ALL ROUND"
The menu included o thorough partv
reconciliation. The differences of 1884 be-
tween Messrs. Brayton and Taft, touching
the State chairmanship, were healed bT
unanimous consent and it was resolved that
henceforth they should join forces and that
the organization or Ubot ie1 off DF "a