The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-15
CAROLINA AT THE CAPITOL.
A High Compliment to Hampton-The
Senate Requests President Cleveland
to Appoint Him Railroad
Commissioner.
Especial to The State.

Especial to The State.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Gen. Wade
Hampton has had, perhaps, the high
est compliment paid him by the mem.
bers Of the Senate that could have been
paid, and he will, without doubt, re.
main iu Washington four years as
Railroad Commissioner. I have the
information directly from one of the
leading members of the Senate, who
has signed the paper. Gen. Hampton,
as he has said all along, would not
seek an Office, and until to-day knew
nothing Of it. The leading Senators
got up request in the Senate chamber
to President Cleveland, asking him to
appoint Gen. Hampton Railroad Com.
missioner. 1t has been signed, so the
Senator tells me, by every Senator in
the body, with the exception of, per.
haps, Irby. 1t has been placed in Mr..
Cleveland's hands by the Senators.
My informant adds: "President Cleve-
land has said that he will give Gen.
Hampton anything that be wanted.
Since he would not make known q
preference, his friends did it for him,
and the appointment will soon be an.
nounced."
Gen. Hampton is still here, and will
remain for perhaps week longer.
E. J. w.
SENATOR BUTLER DEFINES HIS POSI-
TIoN IN THE PATRONAGE FIGHT.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Senator
Irby's attempt to throw all the blame
on Senator Butler for dragging the fac
tional fight in South Carolina over the
State patronage matter to Washington,
has caused much comment, and made
it necessary for Senator Butler to ex-
plain his position. When I saw him
to-day in regard to the matter, he ex-
pressed surprise at the reports sent
forth by the Tillman men, and said:
my position in regard to the Fed
eral Offices in South Carolina ought to
have been thoroughly well understood,
as have made no concealment of it
since Mr. Cleveland's election. I have
said, and now repeat, that, as far as
had any voice in regard to them, I did
not intend to prescribe any good Dem
ocrat in South Carolina because of his
action in the last State election, and
that I would not permit any Democrat
to be prescribed on that account.
did not wish to transfer to Washington
the factional differences in South Caro-
lima, but to do everything in my power
to unite them. III had been met in
that spirit by all my colleagues, as T
am gratiied to say I have been by
some of them, We should have had no
difficulty in adjusting the differences
which unhappily exist. But when 1
discovered that some members of the
delegation prescribed every Democrat
who chose to differ with them in the
last election and since, and who exer-
cised their own judgment as to men
and measures, I determined, as far as
l could, to see justice done to all par
ties. I dc not know what source of
information Mr.. Cleveland and his
Cabinet will seek in making up their
minds as to who they will appoint in
South Carolina, but whenever my opin-
ion is requested I will advise them
frankly. I shall certainly not dis
charge a grave public duty by lot, as
has been suggested, nor will l enter
into any bargains to secure anybody's
appointment"
Senator Butler further states that
the conference was held at the invita-
tion of Senator Irby, and be gave to
the public his own version, without
consulting any one else present. "If
had KNOWN" said he, THAT it was to
have been made public, I would have
had stenographer present. I regard
it as violation of every implied agree
ment."
The war against Senator Butler has
virtually begun, though be has gone
80 far as to try and get Irby appointed
to the craftsmanship of a committee.
I don't think Irby will get anything.
Senator Butler is going back home
as soon as the executive session is over.
He has been assured by Col. Talbert
that he is not going to be in the Sena-
torial race, though it would make little
difference.
Both Senator Butler ard Congress-
man Hemphill refuss to say anything
about the probable successful officers
for the State.
I heard to-day, from a thoroughly re-
liable source, of an astounding and
and very amusing proposition that
Latimer made at the patronage confer
ence. It was that one Tillman man
and one Conservative be appointed to
each postofice, allowing them to draw
pay for the work and divide it equally.
He made the proposition in all serious
ness.
The Tillmanites are making every
applicant for office say whether he
voted for Tillman or not before they
sign petitions. E.J.w.
IRBY AND TILLMAN MAKE A SECOND
CALL UPON PRESIDENT CLEvE-