The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-05-26
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WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1s.-Down in
South Carolina the Repu blicans arc maxi
ing n desperate effort to revive interest in
the "g. q. p.," and they are expecting fl
nancial assistance from Senator Bill
Chandler and other New England Re-
publican leaders. w. w. Russell, the
Republican postmaster at Anderson Court
House, S. c., has been in Washington for
more than week past, ostensibly to look
after the postal affairs OF that vicinity, but
he has had frequent consultations with
Senator Chandler and other Harrison
Republicans relative to the coming Re-
publican Convention and the following
campaign. Mr.. Russell belongs to what
is known in South Carolina as the Reform
ed Republican faction, and as such he was
given postmastership under the present t
Administration. The Regular Republi-
cans Of the State do not ack knowledge him
as one of their set, hence he goes to Min
neapolis as contesting dele.. 'sagainst the
Bob Smalls, Collector Webster and Tom
Miller faction in the party.
Russell has been telling his friends in
this city that the Democrats Of the Pal
metto State are hopelessly divided over
the local fight between the Tillman and
the Anti-Tillman factions, and under the
circumstances there Is an excellent chance
for the Republicans to obtain greater re-
cognition in the State than were ever ac-
corded them. Heretofore the Republicans
have been unable to maintain any party
organization, because money is scarce and
the contest for Federal patronage sharp
and bitter. The Reformed Republicans,
it is claimed, have received substantial
encouragement from philanthropic
friends In Massachusetts, and other New
England States, and they propose to take
advantage of the conflict between the
Democratic factions in the State of South
Carolina. Many Republican votes have
been lost because the colored voters were
not able to secure their registration GER
Republicans to supply the necessary
funds, so there will be no excuse for ex-
Guiding negro voters on the ground of
failure to pay the usual poll tax.
This looks as though the New England
Republicans are contemplating renewal
of the fight in favor of the force bill, and
they have selected South Carolina as one
of their experimental stations. It is also
expected that the fight between the Till
man and Anti-Tillman factions will be-
come 80 bitter that both sides will be
willing to accept whatever assistance they
can obtain from the Republican ranks.
The Reformed Republicans are counting
upon building up their organization while
the Democratic factions are ut war with
each other.
This kind Of talk does very we'll prior
to the meeting Of National Convention,
especially when these Republican pro-
motors in South Carolina have elected
contesting delegations to the Minneapolis
Convention. South Carolina Republicans
are in politics for revenue and patronage
only, at least, that is The way they are re-
garded by the Republican bosses, who
ran the Republican Administration.
Representative Shell, who Is one Of the
shrewdest of the Democratic leaders in
South Carolina, says the Republicans are
making serious mistake if they imag-
Inc for one moment the Democrats In
that State are going to sacrifice their
prospects of retaining control of the State
to satisfy the personal ambitions of any
man or set of mon. He admits there is
strong rivalry between the Tiilman and
Anti-Tillman factions at present growing
out of State affairs, but he predicts that
after the nominations are made the party
will mite and work together to preserve
the Democratic organization against the
common enemy, the Republicans. Capt
Shell is Tillman man, and is opposed to
the nomination of Cleveland, because he
does not believe the latter can be elected,
and also because he does not feel that MIR.
Cleveland is in sympathy with the finan-
cial policy Of the Southern people. He
has heard such talk as that INDUCED in
by Mr.. Russell for many years past, es-
pecially about National Convention times,
butwhen elections come off RusselPs new
recruits fail to materialiZe.
Capt. Shell says the South Carolina
Democrats may have their family quar-
rels, but when an outsider interferes they
combine and endeayor to thrash the in
truder. This, he says, will be the out
come Of the threatened contest between
the Democracy and the reformed Repub-
licans in South Carolina.-iSpecialto News
and Courier,