The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-11-15


weakened the claim which otherwise be
would have had upon it, and it is doubt
full now whether he will secure the ap-
pointments to Office of those whose prin-
oipal claim lies in the fact that they are
partisans of his and that their appoint
ment would promote his reelection and
as that seemed to be the principal ground
upon which it was expected he would
secure the appointment of Mr.. Perry az
collector of internal revenue the chances
of Mr.. Perry's appointment seem to have
very much diminished.
think that in all appointments of this
nature it will be the policy of the Ad-
ministration to put in Office man whose
fidelity to Democratic principles as in
terpreted by the Democratic Admins
tration leaves no room for question. In
all such appointments it seems likely
that the opinion Of Congressman Braw-
ley will be most potential, as his views
on public questions are in thorough accord
with those Of the Administration, and it
cannot be charged against him, as it has
against many who now stand by Presi-
adopted for the purpose of securing pub
lie patronage, as he stands to-day pre-,
ciselJ upon the ground that he occupied
President Cleveland. So far as the chief
public Offices are concerned, therefore, 1t
appears that the Administration will put
on guard none but Democrats of mn
questioned integrity, politically and 9TH
erwise.
The attitude of the different members
of Congress from South Carolina towards
the Administration is somewhat compli-
Gated. It will be remem bered that early
in the spring there were several inter-
views between members Of the delega-
tion and the Postmaster General on the
subject of the postoffice appointm ants.
All of the members of Congress from
South Carolina participated in these in
terviews, except Mr.. Brawley and Mr..
McLaurin, who we're not present there
at. The most deter mined fight seemed
to be against Mr.. Latimer, who, as au-
thor of the May resolutions, seemed 10
be gond target. Of all that has been
done and said with respect to the post
offices in his district it would probably
be impossible to tell the story. It was
found that number of the men whom
he had recommended to office were
charged with being Populists, but it
seems that the question as to his right 10
coutrol these appointments was never
finally settled against him until within
the last few weeks, when the publica-
tion of his letter in the Columbia Regi,-
ter seems to have given him coup de
grace.
Mr.. Strait seems to be practically in
the same boat, as both Mr.. Latimer and
himself seem to have taken occasion more
than once while in South Carolina to
proclaim their hostility TO the Admins
tration.
Mr.. Shell seems to have no difficulty
practically in securing the appointmen ents
Of such postmasters in his district as he
has recommended. He has adopted the
policy generally of recommending par
ties who are acceptable to the com muni-
ties to be served, and in all such cases
his recommendations have gone through
without question, and the same is true to
large extent with respect to Mr..
Talbert; and lately it appears that Mr..
McLaurin is in the same boat with the
two last named Congressman.
Senator Butler has endorsed all the re-
com mendations of Messrs. Shell, Talbert
and McLaurin.
The appointment of Mr.. Waddill as
postmaster of Darlington has caused a
great deal of comment here as it seems
to indicate some sort Of an alliance be-
tween Senator Butler and Mr.. McLaurin,
but it may be that it has not the signifi-
canoe which has been given to it. 1t is
said that Waddill is now Butler man
though originally Tillmanite. Asit ap-
pears to an outsider, however, it would
seem that in 30 far as the postoffioe ap-
pointments are concerned there are some
grounds for the belief that there is some
understanding of friendly nature be-
tween Senator Butler and Messrs. Shell,
Talbert and McLaurin. Time will show
what this amounts to. It is no longer a
secret to any one that Congressman Shell
Isl an active friend of Senator Buffers,
aud will, in all probability, be on his
side in the pending contest.
Mr.. McLaurin has heretofore been con-
sldered strong friend of Governor Till
man, and 1t Is generally thought that
Congressman Talbert has no particular
love for the present Governor. Whether
the friendly relations here of these three
Congressman with the senior Senator
will result in q similar alliance in State
politics remains to be seen, but there is
no doubt whatever that Messrs. Irby,
elnor Tillman. Congressman Brawley,
se far as appears has not joined either
com bination. Taking the ground, early
in the Administration, that none but
Democrats of unquestioned fidelity to
the party should be appointed to any pub
lic Office in South Carolina, he has not
swerved from that position, but he has
not been disposed to interfere with any
of the congressman in the patronage Of
of their districts, except in so far as he
has been compelled TO protest against
certain appointments on the ground that
the persons named were more in sympa-
thy with the Populist party than with
the Democratic party, and in all such
cases he has presented to the department
such objections as the people affected de-
sired to present.
Inasmuch as the position of indepen-
dence between the two rival candidates
has given rise to reports that Congress
coming a candidate for the United States
Senate, I have asked him whether or
not he had any such intentions. He as
sures me that he has not; that he did not
contemplate being candidate under
any circumstances. He thinks that his
attitude on the financial questions is not
popular at this time in South Carolina,
aud is not likely to be SO, and as he has
no intention of exchanging it for the
purpose of obtaining Office, he does not
intend to become involved in the con-
test. He says further that in case any
sound Democrat will stand for election in
his district he will retire at the end Of his
term.
To sum up the whole situation among
the "Reform" Congressman as it appears
here, it would seem that Messrs. Lati-
mer and Strait are for Governor Tillman,
that Messrs. Shell and Talbert are
against him, and that Mr.. McLaulin's
attitude is somewhat dou btful, and If
Waddill's appointment has the signifi-
canoe generally attributed to it it may
be expected that those persons whom
he recommends for Office will be Butler
men.
AS having some bearing on the situa-
tion it may be said that, when Bryan
was leading the filibustering against tho
repeal bill, most of the South Carolina
"Reform" Congressman were with the
handful of Populists that were support
ing him. The whole number of Bryans
followers was about twenty-threo, and
after few votes Messrs. Shell and Me-
Laurin dropped away from him.
A Brute's Queer Ideas.
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