The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-02-04
THE GRAND OLD PARTY.
The Republican Primary and What 1t Is
Proposed to Do.

The Republican Primary and What 1t Is
Proposed to Do.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 2S.-The
News and Courier Of this morning pub.
fishes al interview with Mr.. T.. a. Web
Ster, Chairman Of the State Republican
Executive Committee. The following
is the substance of the interview:
The Republicans Of the State will
very likely put full State ticket in the
field next November if Chairman Web |
Ster has the same opinion in the SUM
mer as he expressed yesterday. Al
though he did not definitely state that
such a course had been agreed upon, he
remarked that there was strong SEN |
timent among the leading Republicans
OF The State in favor OF making a con-
test over tho State ticket Eext NoYem
Der. The scheme rs outlined by Mr.. |
Webster would "rCvivity the ReDubi-
can party IN the State and mako Repub>
ilca1 politics lvelier than they have
Ocen at any time since 1876"
The project for enliVening and resus-
cltating the Republican corpse appears
TO be good one and is evidontlv entire
ly original with Chairman Webster.
lie thinks that such q course would re.
unite the Ropublican party and show to
the outSiue barbarians, rs has never
been done before, the real strength OF
the R"pubhcduS of the State. A con-
vention would be h"lh during ne
| month Of March or April, when a state
ticket would Hc "suGgeStrd," or some
understanding had with reference to
the makeup Of a ticket. With these
suggestions the Republicans would go
before the people anu advance the
cl2i!ns of the ticket. Thc county or
GaGiZatinnS could arrange the county
ticket. Soon after the Democratic pri-
mary the Republicans would hold theirs
The poll lists would be filed with the
| county clerk and every detail Of the lc-
gal primary election strictly adhered TO-
This plan would draw out the largcSt
! Republican vote ever pollcd, aud. SAID
Chairman Webster, arouse such enthu-
slasm in the Republican ranks as has
never been seen since 1876.
"lt we can poll a very heavy and le.
Elilmata vote, cthere need 1Ot be any
eight boxes suggested Mr.. I.athroDD
and then present our ticket to the voters
III November, | think we ought to re-
celvea a good support" said Mr. Webster.
~ ticket that can show such strength
as we would exhibit 1T Il primary ought
to meet with some consideration from
| the general voter"
But Chairman Webster does not hone
Tor success. with Il state ticket. If the
plan he has outlined is to be pursued it
| Is very likely for an entirely different
purpose than that Of securing the con.
troll Of the State Administration. What
| Mr.. Webster and his committee would
want would he TO ShOW TO The world a.
large wat they claim rs their voting
pop iiatlon. The returns would be used
III possible Congressional contests. Mr.
| WEBSTER claimed that in OraurcbUro
\ county alone there were POO votes
cast for Harrison, and twice that maNy
signed d petition stating ihit they were
not allo we'd 10 vote for different rea
; sons. The executive com mittee oYi
denlly thinks it Can prove such I Sta.e
.! aii&ir* Ny holding & primary. III,
Can'ilda'eS on possible State ticnt.
"uGgeStGl Mr.. Webster, would be Of the
best Republican material IN the State.
! MT Webster was Of the opinion that
the entire South Carolina ucleHatiO
10 matter who might constitute it.
would he in favor OF Harrison for re.
nonIna,i@n. lie said he pat no faith
in tho reported disHireutiOn in the Re.
publican ranks amt saw 30 Qilicultv
ahead OF hi,u in the way OF rows
Mr.. Webster evidently has not any
unusual amount of sympathy for the
Independent Republicans OF the State.
lie docs not think much Of their ac-
CompllShnentS or OF their possibilities.
The convention for the nomination Of
delegates to the National HcpuDljcan
! Convention will be held in April, and
there Will not Dr many weeks before
| the 2. 0. y. hcetcrs w.ll he at work.