The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-04
CONCENTRATE THE CANVASS!
The Motto of the Republicans in South
Carolina-No State Ticket to be Put
Out-Ton Miller, Col. Elliott's
Dusky Competitor, Threatens
to Make Trouble.

COLUMBIA, S. G., September 81
Twenty out of twenty-three members
of the Republican State committee at
tended in person or proxy the meeting
of that committee, which held at noon
to-day in the office of State Chairman
Brayton. The session lasted until after
5 p. m. There was languid discus
sion Of the expediency of putting up a
State ticket, but the idea prevailed
that if the party had wanted to put up
a ticket it. would have done SO at the
State Convention. Accordingly it was
decided mem con that no State ticket be
put in the field.
A committee of nine members, one
from each Congressional district, and
two at large, was appointed to name an
electoral ticket. They reported the
following: At large, E. NJ. Brayton
and T. B. Johnson, 1st district, E. A.
Webster; I'd, Z. J. Dickinson I'D, R.
r. Tolbert; 4th, F. A. Saxon 5th, H.
L. Shrewsbury 9Th, E. H. Deas 7th,
u. Z. Walker.
Dickinson, Saxon, Shrewsbury, Deas
and Walker are colored, but a faction
of the State committee We're much dis
satisfied because four white men had
places on the ticket and the report
provoked strong opposition. W. D.
Crum and R. e. Browne, of Charleston,
were candidates for the electoral board
and made a bitter fight against the
adoption Of the report, laying great
stress upon the fact that Charleston
was unrepresented on the ticket. The
discussion lasted for hours, but the re-
port prevailed at last, and the persons
named were chosen. The colored
Charlestonians were almost angry
enough to bolt. A committee consist
ing of Brayton, Miller, swails and
Heriot was appointed to wait on Gov
ernor Richardson tomorrow and re-
quest him to give the the Republicans
representation OH the county boards of
managers.
Another committee was appointed to
prepare an address to the people, but
whether the people of the State or of
the Union, seems not to have been de-
cided, nor is it yet known who will
will prepare the address.
No arrangement for any other meet
ing of the executive committee was
made, and it is probable that none will
be held.
1t is explained that the competi-
tion was sharp for positions on the elec-
toral ticket because the impression pre-
walls that in the event of Harrison's
election the electors will have influ-
ence and political reward.
Tom Miller, the Republican nominee
for Congress in the 7th district, will at
tend meeting in Sumter on Saturday
and then go North to secure funds for
his canvass. Miller is said to have ad-
mitted spending $500 in securing the
nomination by fixing" the delegates
to the Convention. He has no means
himself and is now with monetary re-
sources, but the funds for his nomina-
tion are said to have been advanced by
a awell-to- do colored man named George,
who has large timber and turpentine
interests in Berkeley or Colleton. Mil
Ter is not at all popular with the white
leaders in his party, as he has been
notoriously severe upon the carpet bag
element, and it is safe to say that his
defeat will not be unpleasant to them.
He is, indeed, not strong in any quarter
and his bitter aggressiveness leads to
apprehension oftrou0le during the cam
paign.