The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-05
TIT FOR TAT.
TiIlman's Black List-Our Congress.
men Greatly Distressed at Being
Compelled to Take Some OF Their
Own Medicine-Was Ever Congress.
men I'm Such n Plight?
News and Courier.


WASHINGTON, D. c., March SLIT appears
now that Governor Tillman ana Senator Irby
were the pioneers In the "black listing bust.
ness" and their represen tatives In the next
at the hands Of the administration that TIL
man and Irby intended for others. Several
days ago received an intimation that Gov
ernor Tillman wrote letter requesting the
in South Carolina to the wall" After consid-
erable difficulty obtained the names on the
Tilman "black list" which are as follows {:
The first named on the list is James G. Hemp
Benjamin F. Perry. who wants 10 be collector
OF internal revenue; third, n. G. Gonzales,
editor of the State: fourth, NJ. L. Donaldson.
president Of the State Farmers A Alliance of
name TO the list and 1t turns out to be Robert
Harris (Harrs halls from Union county
and voted for Cleve and nj Chicago.
I was not certain hnw this "black list"
reuche ed the president until l mentioned the
su bject to Senator Irhy. Er was greatly sur
prised to know that was III possession of the
secret. and In his zeal TO ascertain where re-
ceived the Information he said that he was
present when Governor Ililman n,,y wrote the he
president and himself were aware that such
n communication Is In existence. The COVER
nor in his letter to the president urges that
none Of the gentlemen named shall be recog-
nized by the present administration by Fed
eral appointment at home or abroad. Sena-
tor Irby at once organized guessing contest
in an endeavor to identify the person who
furn ished me with the secret which he be-
lieved was SO carefully guarded.
Future developments In connection with
this matter promise TO be interesting. The
blacklisted" congressman from South Caro-.
lima made another visit 10 the postoff1ce de-
partmeut this morning to try and induce the
ostmaster general to furnish some addition
al in formation concerning the uneviable con-
ditien They saw Fourth Assistant PoStmas-
ter General Maxwell. who gave them but lit
tie encouragement beyond saying that the
South Carolina case might be taken up next
week for consideration. He does not SUBJ
scribe TO the story; that clerk IL responsible
for the "blacklisting' Of the South Carolina
but he declines to state who Is
responsible for their being classed as third
party men. The indications are that the pre-
Sident may determine to I'LL the South Caro-
lima offices with men who are not actively
identified with either OF the contending fac
tions.
Representative Brawley, having become
convinced that the president does not intend
to take immediate action upon the South Car
0ilna appointments, has concluded to return
home and await developments. He called at
the war department to. day to urge Secretary
Lamont 10 detail Lieutenant Jenkins, OF the
fifth calvary, for duty at the Citadel academy
at Charleston, vice-Lieutenant Towers, de-
ceased. There are certain legal complications
In connection with the proposed detail which
Mr.. Brawley has hopes OF overcoming.