Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-03-30
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stumps in his path for the diplomacy
appointments. There are about fos
candidates from other States for &C
~ oana'uas; ss;t;on fly
Representative Shell returned hefthe
night. He states that the report
VIM. Wallace's appointment as lre ias'
ter at Columbia is without foundation
He furthermore said the Office would not
be vaca 1t for year hence, and he was
not in favor of a primary as had been
stated. He declined to state whom he
favored for the place. he said he had
called at the post Office department to-
day and had ]. P. Little, of Clinton, 5.
c., appointed, vice Crenshaw removed
as the latter lived in Pickens county.
Correspondence of The Columbia Register.l
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Quite SEN
sensation was created in the South Caro-
lima colony to-day and especially among
the politicians.
Coneressmen Strait and Latimer, who
came here upon telegram from Senator
Irby yesterday morning, called to see
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
this morning at 10 o'clock.
In a conversation about, South Caro-
lima politics discovery was made which
mortified these gentlemen very much
viz: That they had been placed upon the
black list ard were not entitled to make
nominations of postmasters on account
of being Third Partyites. They found
that with them McLaurin also was black
listed.
These gentlemen were very indignant
and protested that their Democracy was
as good and true as that OF any man II
South Carolina; that this was an unklnd
untrue and sneaking statement:
They felt aggrieved somewhat, without
positive evidence, at the cx-Congressmer
from their districts.
The rule has prevailed in Congress
that Democrats Who are defeated by Re
publicans under Democratic administra
tions control the patronage IN their dis
tricts in Northern States. These gentle
men believe that it was an unfair advant
age that had been taken of chem by the
ex-Congressmen from these districts.
The Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral was surprised at their declarations
and gave s.em very little satisfaction
! They left the post Office and went to the
Senate chamber and had I conference
with Senator Irby. AS soon as the Sen
ate adjourned, Senator Irby and Messrs
Strait and Latimer went to the Pcs
Office Department.
Senator Irby told Gen. Maxwell tha
he had called to see him as the Demo
cratic State Chairman of Soath Carolina
and not as Senator; and that these mel
had been treated with great injustice
that they had defeated their Democratic
opponents at the Democratic primarie:
AMI were the regular nominees of th'
Democratic party in their districts, ane
were the only true representatives of th'
people.
Gen. Maxwell then invited Senator
Irby to go and see the Postmaster Gene
raj. The statement was repeated to Mr.
Bissell. who promised that the whole
matter would be taken under considera
ton, and that justice would be done a:
soon as the rush was over.
Your correspondent asked Senator
Irby if he had any idea who was the
author of this report? He said that he
had. but what he knows was given t.
him in confidence and he cannot revea
the names of his informants wlthou
their consent.