The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-19
REPUBLICAN RALLY.
STATE COMMITTEE CALL THEM TO
THE FRONT.

An Address T.sued Wednesdsy-Congres-
sional Candidates to be Put Out. E,eo-
t,ons to be Contested All Along the
Line.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 13.-The R.
publican corpse in South Carolina has
begun to snow signs of life again. It
has had good long and peaceful slum-
Der, ana, as soou as it gets thoroughly
awakened, will doubtless fall off into
another death.like sgooD, it will be so
much surprised at itself.
But to be serious, the Republicans
are on the move now, and getting rea-
dy for the part they are to play in the
coming November general election.
The following address, issued yester-
day by the State Republican committee,
shows whst Is being done, and is entire
lv self-explanatory.
Headquarters OF the State Republican
Executive Committee.
Columbia, S. C., Sept. II. 1894.
TO the Republicans of South Carolina:
A political struggle of far-reaching
and widespread i'm portance is now 10
progress. Vermont aud Maine have al
ready spoken 10 such grand Republi-
can maJorltleS as have not been known
since tae days Of Abraham Lincoln.
tnl5 Democratic party, in full posses.
sion OF every department of the govern
ment for the fist time since 1850, has
demonstrated its incapacity to success
fulv siminister the government.
E,y9rQfniOp 9aaDna inIioofo hot
the next House OF representatives will
be largely Republican, and that the
landslide OF this November will be but
the prelude to the Republican cyclone
of 1895. Although illegally disfranchis-
ed oy the registration and election laws
of this State. the Republicans of South
Carolina Cannot afford to remain inac-
tive aud lndiff 3ren5 in this great strug-
gle. Public sentiment is crystaliziIR
against these Infamous registration
and election laws, and whether they
are legally decreed to be unconstitu.
tional or not, q Republican House OF
Representatives would not hesitate to
unseat and send home in disgrace those
whose 0nly claim to election is based
on Cue suppression OF the right to vote
of large majority Of the citizens of
the State.
The Republicans at this election
should record an earnest and vigorous
portes5 against their illegal dlsfrau-
chisement. Candidates for Congress
should bs nominated in every Congress
sional district, and all Republicans
SHOULD attempt to cast their votes for
representatives in Congress. a record
should be kept Of all who are rejected
under the operation of the registration
law, which will serve as 4 basis to con-
test that law before the next National
House OF Representatives.
Congressional committees should at
once arrange for Congressional conyen-
tloas to nominate candidates for Con.
gre5s, not waiting for call to be is.
sued for State convention.
Congressional conventions will be
constituted as follows:
First District, 81 deegates-Bsaufort
county, 6; Berkeley, 2; Charleston, 13;
Colleton, 3; Georgetown, 4; Williams
burg, 3.
Second District, 81 delegates-Hamp.
ton, 4; BarnWell, 8; Aiken, s; E1ge6eld,
Third District, 81 dslegates-Abbs-
vile, 9; Newberry, 5; Anderson, z; Oco'
nee. 3; Plckens, 3.
Fourth District, 35 delsgstes-Green.
vile, 8; Laurens, 6; Fairfield, 5; spar.
tanburg, Z; Union, 4; Richlsnd, 4.
Fifth District, % dslegates-York,
I; Chester, 5; Lancaster, 3; Spartan.
burg, 2; Chesterfield, 3; Kershaw, 4;
Union, l.
Sixth Distric, 27 dslegates-Claren.
don, 4; Darlington, 5; Florence. 4; Marl-
boro, 4; Marion, 5; Horry,3 Williams.
burg, 2.
Seventh District, 90 delegates Bsr-
kelley, 4; Colleton, 4; Lexington, 4;
Richmond, 2; Sumter, Z; Oraugeburg, 8.
E. A. WEBSTER, Chairman.
Attest: J. LII. JOHNSON, Secretary.