The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-06-19
UNHAPPY SOUTH CAROLINA RAIDS.
How Chairman Brayton Was Snubbed
by the Observation-Disclosures" to
the Front.

How Chairman Brayton Was Snubbed
by the Observation-Disclosures" to
the Front.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-South Carolina
Republicans are rapidly joining their
brethren from other States who have
come here convinced that Benjamin
Harrison is the greatest President who
ever occupied the White House, and
have gone back to their homes with that
confidence so rudely shattered that its
restoration would be little short of
miracle. Like a good many thousand
other Republicans, the South Carolinians
find fault with the slowness of the Presi-
dent in finding places for members of
his party, but they have an added griev
ance because they think General Har-
rison is listening too attentively to
the advice of persons they re-
gard as impertinent Intermediates.
Some time ago E. NJ. Brayton, Chair
man of the Republican State Committee
and the South Carolina member of the
National Committee, came to Washing
ton to look after the interests of his
State in the general distribution of pat
ronage 1t seemed to him that his po-
sition on the State and National Com
mittees entitled him to some considera-
ton at the hands of the appointing power,
but Mr.. Brayton found it somewhat slow
work. He has not been able to make
many recommendations, and such as
he has made have not always been ef-
fective. Recently Mr.. Brayton sent a
note to the White House requesting the
honor of an audience with the President
to talk over South Carolina matters.
After waiting two days he received the
reply that the President would receive
him during the regular reception hours.
1t sounded to the chairman and his
friends very much like an unnecessary
Snub.
But what made it particularly un-
pleasant was the fact that, few days
ago, President Harrison gave an au-
dience to Mr.. L. Edwin Dudley, Sec
retary of the. Law and Order League of
Massachusetts,, whose mission was to
tell the President who should be given
offices in South Carolina. Mr.. Dudley
has been in South Carolina, as the rep
resentative of the Massachusetts, Club,
to look into the political situation. There
the eminent Republicans composing
that organization have had an idea that
South Carolina can be made a Repub-
lican State, and for some time they
have been supporting little paper in
Columbia for the dissemination Of their
political views. Mr. Dudley found a
collection of dissatisfied men of both
parties organized as ''1ndependents, "
and he concluded that these were the
men through whom South Carolina
was to be changed into Republican
State.
One of the chief political offices in the
State is that of Collector of Internal
Revenue. The regular Republicans want
this Office to 90 to E. \. Webster of
Orangeburg The independents" have
candidate in the person of George G..
Alexander, who is a Democratic State
Senator. Mr.. Dudley has told the Pres
ideut that the way to carry South Caro-
lima is to give the independents" all
they ask for, and the Republicans IN
delstand that Mr.. Alexander stands an
excellent chance of being made Collec-
tor. 1t is not pleasant prospect for the
men who have borne the brunt of past
Republican battles against hopeless odds,
and they don't like it. Mr.. Brayton
was Sherman man at tie SsC Chicago Con,
vention, but the REGULARS" think that
ought not to bar him out from an inter
view with thePresident as the represent
ative of the party on both the State and
National Committees, especially since
Sherman has "gone back" on Brayton
since last June.-NeW York Times.