The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-05
HLACKEISTED BY A CLERK.
An Official Count of Third Party Congress-
men-Four Of the South Carolina Rep
-esentatiyes Find Their Names
on the Fatal List.
Especial TO News and Courier.

Especial to News and Courier
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Vhe Pres
ident does not Intend to take up the
South Carolina cases until he has anu.
pie time to fully investigate the con-
dition of affairs in that Stale. He has
made some examination Of the subject,
: but he has not had sufficient opportu-
nifty to give the questions involved the
. consideration they deserve. Under the
circumstances it seems useless for the
applicants for the various offices and
their friends to liuger longer in Wash
ington. Some of them are beginning
to realize that this is wholesome ad-
vice and are preparing to take their
departure.
Representative Brawley called at the
White House to-day and had Il pleas
ant chat with the President, but was
not prepared to make any rash predic-
tions as to the future. Major Brawley
probabl~ understands that it is impos-
sible Ior the President TO dive into
South Carolina matters at this time
when the pressure upon him from
other sources is SO great. Ex-District
Attorney Youmans was also among
the Presidents visitors to-day. Mr..
Youmans is making his contest for the
district attorneyship with the same
vigor that characterizes all his actions.
He did not have time to say much to
the President to-day, as the crowd in
the Cabinet room when ne called was
very great.
Senator Irby is conducting his cam
paigu against the postoffice officials
from sick bed. He took q severe
cold last Monday and has been con-
fined to his bed. ever since. He is
much improved tonight and hopes to
be out and about tomorrow.
This morning another effort was
made by the "blacklisted' South Car
olina Congressman to get Postmaster
General BisseIl to further define their
political status so far as the postal ser
vice is concerned. Representatives.
e.cct Talbert, Strait, Latimer and Nc
Laurin called at the department, were
admitted to the cffice of the Postmas-
ter General and inquired if they could
secure action upon some Of the post
Office cases in their respective districts
where vacancies exist. The Postmas-
p. ter-General received them kindly, lis
tened to their statements and then in
formed them that be would not take
I'D the South Carolina contest until
after next week. He was then asked
if their recommendations would be
recognized at the same value as those
of other Democratic Congressman.
General Bissell was not prepared to
give direct reply tothat question.
It is said by Mr.. Latimer that be
eyaded the subject and left an i'm
preston that was not favorable. They
also asked the Postmaster-General to
inform them who was responsible for
the prescription. placed upon them.
He is said to have replied that one Of
the clerks IN the department, with a
view to ascertaining how many Third
Party men there are in the next Con-
gress, made up a list in which the four
South Caroiinians are included. This
explanation is not satisfactory to them
and they assert that other influence
was exerted to place them in their
present embarrassing situation.
After visiting the postoftice depart
ment they went to the National Hotel
aud held consultation with Senator
Irby in bis bed room. Mr.. Shell was
MT present, for, according to Senator
Troy, Mr.. Shell misunderstood the in
vitation that was extended to him to
participate in the conference. The
Refor.ners are greatly incensed at the
turn of South Carolina affairs at this
end of the line, and as they did not &C:
eomplish anything by remaining here
it is probable that they will soon turn
their steps homeward to await devel-
opments.
zuaYresentative Strait and his asso-
eiates are sore at the treatment they
have received and they are determined
to resent the indignity to the bitter
end. Senator Irby is not dismayed,
although he realizes that the present
outlook is not as encouraging as il
might be. He says he g!oiies in q
lively political fight and that the Dem
ocratic organization will sustain him
in his demand that the Reformers
shall have fair distribution Of the
fruits Of victory. X. NJ. l..
HOW MR. LATIMER WAS ELECTED
A BIT OF UNPUBLISHED HISTORY.
News and Courier, Morch So
A gentleman who is we'll known in
Mr.. Lalimer's Congressional district
gave Reporter for the News and
Courier some information concerning
that gentleman's alleged Third Party
affiliations which will be particularly
interesting just Il, this time. The con-
ve:sation came up over the Washing
ton special published i'll Tuesday morn
iug's paper, III which it was stated
that Cong essman a. G. Latimer, to
gether with Messrs. Strait and Nc
Laurin, was "blackli isted' at the post
Office department.
The gentleman referred to had failed
to see the article, and when it WAS reac
70 him exclaimed: so Latinier's pic
ture has been turned to the wall, ha:
1t? Then it is where it ought to bs
when Democratic Administration i: