The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-12

: hnal ana not 10 appoint post master:
from beyond the delivery limits of the
, offices. These are of course adverse tc
the Ocalaite policies.
George Johnstone is receiving many
congratulations for his mastery ar.
raingment of Latimer.
When leaving, Senator Butler taxed
Jim Tillman with what Irby had
charged, and found that he had made
his representation to Irby upon a
joking remark of his to the effect that
he supposed he'd have to take Cat
ling gun with him to the meeting.
SENATORIAL DIGNITY!
Captain NJ. Cannon, Of Charles
ton, who is candidate for boiler in
spector at Charleston, has stated that
two days ago Irby withdrew his en-
dorsement from his paper, as he was
anti-Tillman, but offered to renew it
and aid him if he would tell him how
Brawley beat Stokes in Charleston.
How's this for Senatorial dignity??
Representative Brawley IS expected
here on the 18th. It is hoped that he
will return earlier.
! GOING TO KEEP 1T UP.
DR.. L. D. Bass of Florence had occa-
81 on to see Irby about an office ten
days ago, and when he expressed to thc
Senator his regret at the division in
the State, Irby replied: "Well, I've
already picked out my own man, any
way; and as to division, that has oc-
Cured, snd I'm going to keep it up. I
don't want any harmony" This, Dr..
Bass tells me, is the substance of what
he said, conveying but plain meaning.
He had no idea, in relating it, that it
was going to get into print, but I heard
of it, and he admitted it.
CONSERVATIVES ON THE FIELD.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-There is
profound quiet in South. Carolina circles
to-day, the Conservatives camping on
the field and the Ocalaites in retreat.
Little doubt is entertained by the for
mer that they won yesterdays fight.
No formal decision is expected, but the
results will show in due time.
SIGNIFICANT STRAW.
Ex-Congressman Johnstone was
heartily congratulated by Postmaster
General Bissell to-day upon his bearing
in yesterdays discussion. His dignifed
manner and unanswerable logic evil
dently impressed both Messrs. Bissell
and Maxwell.
| LAYING 1T ON TO LATIMER.
George c. Bradley, of Troy, writes
Mr.. Johnstone that after his nomina-
ton, Latimer when asked whether he
was for or against the Third party, re-.
piled that If he could get what be
wanted in the Democratic party he
would stay there, and if not be was
against it. Mr.. Bradley dares Latimer
to deny it.
Tonight Congressman Moses Of
Georgia, who fought the Third party
movement at the St. Louis Convention,
told Col. Johnstone and the writer that
though he was sorely in need of Demo-
cratic aid there, and on the lookout for
allies. he could not discover that Lati-
mer, either by word or deed, opposed
the Third partyites in that body. He
had always considered him, be said, a
Third partyite.
THE OTHER SIDE.
Especial to Colum bia Register.]
WASHINGTON, April 5.-A confer
ence was held to-day in the private
Office of theP PostmasterGeneralIa which
was present Mr.. Bissell, Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General Maxwell, Sen
ator Irby, Senator Butler, Congress
men Talbert, Strait, Latimer and Shell
and ex-Representatives Johnstone and
Hemphill.
The object Of the conference was
to permit the blacklisted Congressman
from South Carolina an opportunity of
refuting the charges of third partyism
made against them and of record in the
Postofice Department. Full steno-
graphic notes of the argument were
made by Messrs. NJ. F. Tighe and
Blamenburg as the official record for
the Postmaster General.
The opening argument was made by
by Mr.. Hemphill. His remarks
were confined almost exclusively to
two points to wit: That the patronage
did not belong exclusively to the Con-
gressmen but also to the departmental
officers, and to repeat the threadbare
editorials of the News and Courier and
of the State besmirching the political
record of Latimer and Strait.
| Colonel Johnstone followed Mr..
Hemphlll on very much the same line.
He referred to what be called the Third
party element in Mr.. Latimer's dis
trict especially, and endeavored to
show that from Latimer's connection
with the st. Louis convention and by
the charge that he continued to confer
with Third party leaders in South Caro-
lima that he was not q Democrat.
Mr.. Latimer replied in detailto all of
these charges and denied each and
every allegation rejecting upon his
Democracy. In general terms he said
that while there were differences of
opinion among the Democrats of South
Carolina, and that he differed with
some of the brethren, yet when the
nomination of Cleveland was made be
went in with all the Democrats to sup
port him in his public speeches and
otherwise.