The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-11
EIsAYCOS IN SEWEEHEE
Some Fun Poked ut the Lone White he
publican by The Boys

COLUMBIA, ). G.. Sept. G.-EX-Col-
lector Eilery NJ. Brayton, the present
chairman Of the Republican state exc
cutive committee, and candidate for
Congress in the Seventh district, had
what seems, as it comes to your cores
ponde1t's ears, 4 rather sensational
experience i'll Newberry last night.
1t seems the Republican leader was
coming home from Greenwood, and
reaching NewOcrry at o'clock de-
cided to stop over to the Republican
county convention 10 be held there to-
day, probably TO try and secure Il dele
CATION to the State convention there
from favorable To himself.
He claims that this visitto New Wberry
was but usual one, and that even the
| Republican county chairman there, 4
negro named Kennedy, did not expect
him, and was surprised to find him at
the hotel.
Mr. Brayton secured quarters at the
Newberry Hotel, aid alter supper, on
seating himself III the office, observed
d little crowd gathering outside. The
crowd seemed led by i person after
wards learned to lie one Saxon, who
leaned through the window and made
some very offensive remarks to Bray
ton.
Turning to man in his shirt sleeves
near remarked to him: You said you
would do it, now less see you" The
man in shirt sleeves, who it is said
proved later to be Sheriff Riser, did
nothing but aXon continued abusing
Brayton, telling him he was no better
than negro, asking him if he didn't
want to kiss the negro chairman, Ken
nedy, and expressing the opinion that
be, BTayton, had better be up in his
country, as be would be safer there, but
also expressing the hope that he would
remain in town until tonight.
Various parties approached Brayton
and advised him to go up stairs, but he
remained below though crowd of
twenty-five or thirty gathered with
Saxon and continued the threatening
demonstrations.
The man in his shirt sleeves came up
to Brayton and at first claimed to be
"a man from Alabama,' but later
acknowledged he belonged in the town.
The chief of police of Newberry also
appeared on the scene but confined his
efforts to preserve peace to advising
Brayton to seek his room.
Among other things alleged to have
been said by Saxon, who Is originally
from Laurens, was that Brayton had
better remember how Joe Crews was
served (Crews was mysteriously killed
in Laurens), intimating that Brayton
might meet a similar fate.
1r off ctay y,1i hn n
for an hour ami half concluded to go
to his room, did so and returned home
to-day safe and sound, not hair of
his head harmed, but very indignant
about the matter.
Mr.. BRAYToN's STORY.
The preceding account is based en-
tirely on information given by him
and simple Justice requires suspension
of judgment until the New berry side Of
the story is presented. The affair is
the talk of the city tonight and while
cape, many believeit only an attempt
to scare him and that 10 violence was
intended.-Special Augusta Chronicle.
AHoME VIEW OF THE AFFAIR.
E. NJ. Brayton and r. R. Tolbert
came to Newberry on last Friday even
ing-Brayton in his interest as candi-
date for State chairman of the Repub-
lican party AID Tolbert in the interest
of his father as candidate for Con-
gress. They wanted the endorsement
Of the Republican Convention held on
Saturday. They are white men and
Republicans. They both seem to have
failed in their mission, and left on the
early trains Saturday morning, Bray
ton going to Columbia and Tolbert to
Abbeville.
Brayton, it seems, when he reached
Columbia circulated the report that be
had been run off from New berry by
white Democrats. There is no truth in
the report. He spent the night at the
Newberry Hotel and left on Laurens
train without any interference what
ever. The only foundation be had for
making such report was that some half
dozen young men were setting in front
of the hotel OH Friday night when he
was enGeavoring TO hold conferences
with some of the negroes, and they
laughed at him and rediculed him con-
siderably. The truth of the business
is the negroes themselves have very
little respect for white man in South
Carolina who as a Republican dabbles
in local politics and tries to hold con-
ferences with them at night, for they
have learned that he is only such for
the money he can make out of them,
and all the love he has for them is to
get their vote.
Mr.. Brayton will have to try better
game than this Newberry business.
1t didn't even work with the negroes
of Newberry.