The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-01-23
(From the News and Courier.)


Can Get.
(From The News and Courier.)
Ourold friends, the enemy, are evident
ly up to something. T. Z. Miller, the
defeated candidate for Congress from tho
7th district, and quite number OF the
faithful were seen stirring around the
streets yesterday. This is, of course, not
an unusual thing, but its significance
was in the fact that some of the leading
lights were seen in company with Mr..
r D. George and in close proximity to
certain national bank, and to the ad-
ditional fact that Mr.. r. D. George evi-
dcntly had a check which he wanted
cashed and which required Identifies
ton.
Mr.. r. D. George is perhaps better
known on Change andin banking circles
than lie is at the Republican primaries
and conventions. Mr.. George, in fact,
is understood to be the financial man
who ls at tie back of the recentant;-car-
pe!bag mcyernement in the Isl and TIL
districts. He is said to be 4 rich man.
BE owns hundreds of acres Of pinsiorest
in Colleton, Berkeley and Orangehurg
counties, runs o hall & dozen turpertine
farms and ana is simply millionaire in
ebony. When the co!ored young mems
movement E4s started here during the
last campaign it was openly announced
that Mr.. George Lad agreed to furnish
the sinews OF war for the new movement.
So that having seen Mr.. George identi-
fed and and receive the cash for q three
figure check the Reporter went in and
gathered something like the following as
8 summary of the situation:
The young Colored Republican COM
bina.ion mean war against the carpetbsg
wing of the party. Mr.. George is back
ing them. The election OF Gen. Harr;-
son has solid;f "a the Y. G. r. c.. and
they are now about to enter the field for
an active war. The Federal Offices have
not yet been parcelled out, but q rough
slate has been sgreed upon and some
what after the following style.
OF course the money has to be fur
nished to Miller to conduct his contest
for Col. ElLictt's seat in Congress. The
combination, however, are confident that
the Federal Offices in this State viii be
bestowed upon the faithful.
DIR. w. G. Crum has been assigned to
the Post Office.
Gen. S. j. Lee is to be either district
attorney or assistant district attorney.
Johnnie freeman will get 8 place
either in the district attorneys Office or
in the Post Office.
S. W. IcKinlay, who, tits understood,
has given up ali idea Of contesting
Congressman Dibble's seat, IS to be pro-
vided for, either in the nlarshaps Office
or in the Post Office.
Mr.. Georges objective point is not yet
known. He will probably be pressed for
place in the revenue department.
Il. C. Brown and otLer members OF
the Y. G. r. G. are, o! course, to be pro-
vided Cor.
Gen. Taft is, perhaps, the single car
petbagger who has not been tabooed by
the combination. 1t is admitted that
Gen. Taft could get the Post Office again
if he wanted, but the belief is that Gen.
Taft does not want public Office.
On the other hand, the white Rspubli-
cans have not been remiss, and it is be-
Iieved that they too have made up q
slate.
Mr.. Brayton is, of course, down for
his old place, collector of internal re7e-
nue..
Col. Tom Johnston aspi1es to his old
place, collector of customs, and Major
Tim Tuomey to the marshalship.
Ostendorf wants to be deputy collector
of customs, just as he was before.
The Post Office and the district attor-
neyship seem to so a.beggng, as It Is
not certain whether Mr.. Melton will be
willing to take the latter, and as there is
no available white candidate for the
Post Office.
The fight altogether promises to be q
lively one, and it will doubtless be
watched with interest, especially by the
Gins"