The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-06
THE ENEMY AT WORK.
THE ATTITUDE OF The REPUBLICANS
TOWARD Ts4E DEMOCRACY.

TOWARD EE OGmcC;tSET-
Ready 10 Take advantage OF any >pii; III
Our Party-Cnuntins on Chickens that
VIII Never be Hatched-A Vision of The
Good Old Days.
CuAHLESToN.S $. G., Aug, 1.-Durlng
the past few days all of the big guns
of the South Carolina Republican party
have been in the city-SmallS, Miller,
Brayton, Whipper and others. AS is
we'll known there is big fight going
on in the eth district, III which there is
a very heavy Republican vote. The
campaign in the district is getting very
hot, and there is an evident determina-
ton to freeze Brayton out of the con-
test, and there is also good reason to
believe that there is d desire to sup
plant Brayton as chairman OF the he
publican party of this State.
1t was found out yesterday that not
only the Congressional fight and the
personal fight against Bravton were IN
progress. but another matter is already
well-nigh matured which will attract,
or should attract, some attention from
both wings Of the Democratic party.
The matter referred to may be best eX-
planned in the language of the most In
liuential coiored politician in Charles
ton. He said:
.sThe Congressional fight is not all.
We are going to make fight of dlf-
ferent kind, as you will see. before the
meeting of your September Conven-
ton. Circulars have been privately
sent to all of the prominent Repuoll,,
cans in every county IN the State ana
they haven't been sent by CHAIRMAN
| l;rayton either. The purpose OF these
: circulars is to notify the Republicans
| that they are to respond. on short no
tice. to a call for Republican State
Convention, which is to be held in Au-
gust. There is a division Of opinion
as to when that Convention should be
held. and therefore no definite time is
stated. have no doubt, though, that
we will meet a few days after the
Democratic Convention IN August.
we believe that there is no possibility
of bringing together the two wings. OF
the Democratic party, and yet it has
been positively determined not to run
a Republican ticket. Ifthe Democrats
agree in August, and there is no dlFls'
ion, then we will appeal to the SepIem,,
Der Convention to give us share OF
the minor officers in the county gov
ernments in proportion to our register
ed maiorities. If this be refused we
will wait for another two years. when
if the force bill be of force, we may try
it single-handed against the whole
Democratic party. AS it is bound tc
come out I may as well state that WE
| hope that the division in the Demo
cratic ranks will be so wide IN the Au
gust Convention that two tickets VII
| be put in the field. In that case VIZ
propose to make terms with one Of thu
parties, but which party is not statec
in that circular. What we want IS
representation for our vote IN the
counties. and this is exactly the cnanc'
that the StraightoutS had IN 1916. L
the Democratic PARTY divides, tne
StraightoutS, whom Miller called Tn,
Ring the other day. mentioning GO!
Earle, Haskell and Judge Wallace. VII
be met with the same problem they hat
in 1868. But we will wait until ate
the adjournment of your Convention
this month and see first where we stan'
and who will be the highest bidder TO
the vote. If there is no bid just tax
it for granted that overtures Will b
made to one party by our Convention
and that the party which accepts tn
offer will sweep the field by twent
thousand majority -.
There is no telling what the Republl
can Convention will do, but there ism,
a bit of doubt that the Repubhca
masses arc being organized in George
town, Beaufort, Barnwell, Berkeley an
Colleton for more than ordinary puI
5 poses."-News and Courier.