The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-05-23
REPUBLICANS IN A ROW.
GuLLAA SMALLS MAKING IT HOT FOR
CONGRESSMAN MURRAY.
Smsils Claims At Murray Was Not Fair
1s and squarely Nomlnsred-Meet ttr 6 Of
the Safe Republican Executive Com

lg and squarely Nomlns,ed-Mesttr ttrg Of
the Safe Rspuollcan Executive Com
m:tt, e-Whse Was Doae.
| COLUMBIA, S. c., Nav v1e.-Unherald-
ed, the notaules of the Republican par
~ cana into Colum bia yesterday morn
ing and during the day there was q
great rat ting of the dry bones of the
Republican corpse in South Carolina
There was Bob Smalls. the "gullah
statesman" there was George Wash
ington Murray the present euilah
Congressman from the seventh dis.
trlct; there was jenkins, the gentle
man from Bucksley," there was Dick
inson, Edmund Dtas, Fordham, Bray
ton, the white ex State chairman: Web.
ster, the present State chairman, and
others.
The following is complete list Of
those present: E. a. Webster, chair
man, Orangeburg; Robert Smalls, Beau
tort; E. H. Deas, Darlington; j. F. Lo-
PEI, Colleton; &. W. Murray, Charles
too; r. E. Brown, Charleston; E. j.
Dickson, Aiken; Professor Morris,
Barnwell; J. II. Johnson, Ne" berry;
| R. a. Toloert, Abbevllle; W. J. Thom-
as, Oconee; L F. Goldsmith, ,Greenyilie;
B.. F Means, Spartanburg; W. E. Boy
kin, Kersha@; J. E. Wilson, Florence;
L. Jacobs, Williamsburg; R. A. Stew
art, Clarendon; w. W. Ramsey, Sum-
ter; George A. Reid, Beaufort; R. E..
Jenkins, Berkeley.
They came here to attend meeting
of the State Republican executive COM
mittee and the meeting was held be-.
hind closed doors, continuing most of
the day. The principal Wolk of the
day was trying to settle first class
row between SmalIs and Murray about
the nomination in the First Congress
| ional district. This has not been SET
tied. except in so far as a result OF the
meeting.
The most important thing done dur
ing the day was the appointment of a
committee, consisting of Brsyton, Ford
ham, Dickinson and Webster, to devise
means for testing the election laws OF
South Carolina as they now stand IN
| the courts. This committee proposes
to bring test case in the State Su-
preme Court or in the United States
| Court to test the constitutionality of
the State election laws. They propose
to establish a fund for the purpose and
employ able counsel to make the test.
Another matter of importance tran
sacted was the revision of the rules Of
the party, so as to reach all cases OF
redistricCing, there being no such pro-
visions heretofore. The committee an
nounces that 1T proposes to issue an
address to the Republican voters OF the
| State very shortly, calling upon them
| to register, and referring to other mat
ters of registration.
The committee yesterday did not dis
cuss the matter of nominating State
ticket, saying it is as yet too early to
discuss that matter. They say, how
ever, that they will cali the State con-
Yention to be held in September, and
there the matter of nominating a State
| ticket will be given serious considera-
| ton. They say they are watching the
| Democrats to see what they are gong
to do and their action will be governed
accordingly.
In regard to the Congressional fights
the Republicans will make, they say
that they will not bother with aoy but
the new First and Seventh districts
| In the Seventh the Republican candl
oates for the nomination are: Il. b..
Richardson, Murray's private secreta.
ry; T. B. Johnson and E NJ. Brayton.
| The fight between Murray and SUalls
| for the First district nomination is in
terestlng. Both claim that they have
the nomination and it looks as If DO
matter what comes both are going to
be IL the race. Tue row bad its start
about the Organization of the district
com nitt-e. This cummirtfe met, IT.
8, ems, and elected Sperrv chairman
pro TEN, 10 place of R Il. Jpukins, who
vas lett in the new SeVrnth by the
redistr.ct,Dg of the State. This com.
mlt.ee called the nominating conVeu-
riop. Sma:is and his frleuos cha!
Legged the l-2alify "f the Call but zen:
ahead and w-Dt into she convention
Murray claims rh6r they made no big
xxx till the cunventi N met and they
rouno that they could not carry thr
CONVENTION. Murray says thai Smalls
| then withdrew with one del.gatr,
trumped up some followers III the
8 reeL Il 2e;t!ug them together made
hem l.nminate him and declarsd hlm-
s l. their regular nominee. Murray
eia,n tnat Smalls is stopped from any
! further contest by bis withdra val
from the convention. Smalls claims
| snas tn change OF the district destroy
ed the Republican organization In the
| district, and that the convention which
dominated Murray was Irregular.
| Murray claims that the LAYS or the
State have nothing 70 do with the Con.
gresslonal organizations. He gives the
following letter in support OF bis posi-
tior, sInd gives some interesting ln-
| formaliOn:
Hon. E. NJ. Brsyton, of the National
| Committee CDlum bia. S. G.
Ny Dear Sir: It. seems to me that
Hon. L. W. Murray, member Of Con
gress of the old Seventh District, IS the
regular nominee for Congress Of the
new first district. I understand that
he was nominated at the district con-
vention May 2ad, by a vote of 29 to /;
that the convention was regularly call
ed, and that on some technical grounds
| Mi. Robert Smalls claims that the
nomination was irregular aud aD-
nounces his candidacy.
hope that you will use your good
Offices to see to it that Mr.. Murray is
sustained. and that no bolt is made
against him among the Republicans.
| The chances are in favor of the Repub.
licans having the next House, and the
First district of your State ought to
helr consummate that result, and it
will do 80 if Mr.. Murray is sustained.
1t seems to me that 1t would be po.
litical mistake, yes a political crime,
not to sustain Mr.. Murray. II each
county in the new district had COM
mitteeman elected by the convention IN
the old Seventh district and every com.
mitteeman thus elected joined in the
call for the convention which was held
in Charleston May End, the convention
was regular and its action binding
upon the Republicans of said district.
l am with great respect your ooedl-
ent servant. J. H. MANLY,
| Chairman Executive Committee Re-
| nnhlioan National Committee.