The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-30
MAHONES BATTLE.
NEGRO PREACHERS AND WOMEN
ARE WORKING FOR HIM.
The Colored Females Cut AL Male
Friends who Won't Support the Cen
eral-A Democratic Victory Expected
All the Same.

The Colored Females Cut AL Male
Friends who Wont Support the Cen
eral-A Democratic Victory Expected
All the Same.
RICHMOND, October 21.-The two
parties in Virginia are now thoroughly
organized, though Malone still has his
forces better drilled. He has in the
past month succeeded in frightening
his opponents from their position of
absolute confidence, and that their or
ganization is now so much better Is due
to his own confident predictions of vic
tory. From now until the day of cleo
ton the Democratic organization will
continue to improve. Malone has been
forced to alter his original scheme. He
went into the campaign with the pur.
pose of forcing the tariff issue, but that
issue would not be forced. The people
were doSed with it during the Presl-
Dental campaign and would take no
more, The Democrats have studlously
declined to discuss tariff, and have
busted themselves with what they term
Mahoneism. The kicking Republicans
have furnished much harmful ammunl-
ton for use against their former leader.
Cameron, John S. Wise and James \.
Frazier are three men who were closest
to Malone in his readiuster movement,
andEthey were his lieutenants when that
party was slyly led into the Republican
party. These men are now more
anxious Tor his defeat than the Demo
Gratis are.
When that move was begun the Old
line Republicans who had met Malone
and conspired with him to effect union
of Republicans and ReadjuSterS were
Brady, John F. Lewis and the lostS.
These men are also bitterly against hlm.
Thus the men who were closest to MIN
then and were in his confidence are now
against him. With the exception OF
Malone himself the brains aud political
sagacity of the Malone party are nov
On the anti Malone side. But he has
made gains in one respect. He has the
negroes more thoroughly organized than
they lave ever been in a State contest.
Ithas heretofore not required any IN
ducement to make them vote the Repuo-
lean ticket in national elections, hut
rhey,haye not been so loyal in State cou-
tests The interference of MessrS. Quay
fuG CI.rkson has had the effect OF Civ
:,lg the matter, in the eyes OF the ne.
grots, ali the Importance or national
issue, especially as they are toll! o. the
Presidents anxiety for the election CT
tie Malone ticket. Therefore the ne
sroes are working hard under the leaf
Of Malone.
He mas the negro preachers workiI:e,:
their Hocks in his interest, and his
strongest aids are the negro women. II
is the first instance of women parties
patirg in elections in Virginia. These
females are ostracizing the members OF
their race who shsw any signs Of fa.lef-
ing, and they are working with religious
frenzy to see that every black vote is
cast. Malone Will therefore get the full
negro vote, and by this he expects 10
make up for the loss OF the kicking Re
publicanS.
Being assured of this vote he bent his
energies on the Southwest, a region IN
which the race issue does not so readily
arouse the people. Among the secrets
letsout by one of Mahone's lieutenantS
was one to the effect that they had found
in tormer campaigns that there are
5000 votes in that section which are
purchasable. Mr. John S. Wise is
quoted as having given Mr.. Malone a
pointer as a result Of his campaign in
that region that the only way to capture
it was to send bird shot bags of 25 cent
pieces out there. To day one of Ma
homes workers said the question OF Ma
bones SUCCESS was simply whether he
SlslF-gsE 5000, 600. --Nahone's efforts
from the first lave been directed to this
-delectable ground, and he got IN rwo
weeks quiet work there before his op-
ponents guessed what he was about.
Mckinney, the Democratic nominee,
is now stamping that region, in which he
only arrived a few days ago. He will
remain there until election day, but it is
doubted whether he can make the tour
IL the time allotted. 1t is wild noun
famous section, in one County of which,
Dickinson, there is not a single road.
In large areas of FIVE Counties only horse
paths exist, and supplies are drawn
through these on narrow sledS. I'm
doubtedly it is about this region that the
Democrats are most concerned.
When Malone was nominated his op-
ponents considered their walk over GER
tain. This opinion was 50 general that
when the Democratic State Committee,
three weeks ago, began to investigate
they were startled to find how little had
been done in the way of organization.
Eyeu-now they are having trouble in
keeping down this spirit of over conf
dence. White supremacy, to which
Mahoneism is counted as antagonistic,
: has been the cry of those who fight
against the boss, and that, added to
damaging secrets told by Ex-Governor
Cameron, has done much to rally the
Democratic forces.
= Two recent acts of incendiarism have
also been powerful in bringing the
whites together. In the first instance
& twenty houses were destroyed at Rocky
I Mount, the fire starting in the large
5 warehouse there. The owners refused
to allow Malone to hold negro meet
ing there. Two nights afterwards it was
set on fire, and resulted III this confa-
grafton. Malone had spoken bitterly
about its owners.
) a, large tobacco barn upon the plan
. tation of Mr.. Charles Bruce, in Halifax,
was burned. This gentleman is the
father of Philip Bruce, author of the
work, 'sThe Plantation Negro Free
man" a work which has reused the ire
of the blacks because of the representa-
ton made therein. As is usually the
case before elections, especially national
elections, some negroes here talked and
acted imprudently, in some instances
using insulting language to Ladies, and
those acts have tended to bring new re-