The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-12
NErrLES TO BUTLER.
CLARENnON'3 COUNTY CHAIRMAN
REPLIES TO HIS REQUEST


The Senator's Rep resentatlve Promptly
Replies to Nettles' Answer--Intorestine
RoadinR.
COLUMBIA, S. G., July IA tow
days ago Senator Butler sent out to each
ofthe various chairmen of tho Democratic
executive committees of tho several
counties III tho State a letter looking to
obtaining representation on the boards Of
primary election managers Yesterday
tho following reply was received from
the chairman of tho Clarendon commit.
tee:
Manning, S. G., Juno 30. 1894.
Hon. M. G. Butler, Columbia, s. @.
Dear Sir: Yours of the Goth instant
to hand, in which you say:
s'For the coming primary elo ctlOn,
28th Of August next, have tho honor
to request that be allowed from among
gers of said election. Either give mo
two managers aud give Gov. Tillman
the other manager and tho clerk, or give
Gov. Tillman two managers and give me
the other and the clerk"
Iconfoss to very great surprise at tho
above. You seem.not to realize the ob.
jects and interests OF our primaries, but
to have reached tho conclusion that their
sole aim and end this year is conferred
in the Senatorial contests. Possibly
you have overlooked the fact that there
is really to be no election in our prima-
ries for q United States Senator, but as
usual these officers are elected by the
State Legislature, and it is TO be pre-.
sumed that our Legislators will have
some other merts and qualifications
than simply TO vote for United Statos
Senators. You have apparently jumped
at the conclusion that the heretofore Re.
form and anti.Retorm factions of the
State have been revised and that their
platforms Of principles are now concen.
trated on Tillmau and Butler, or on
Tillmanism and Butlerism.
You surely lost sight Of tho fact that
there arc many other candidates. each
OF whom may feel as great interest In his
individual election as you do in yours.
believe it is a fact that there are already
four candidates f,r Governor. Then
: there arc candidates Tor tho other State
Offices, for Railroad Commissioners, for
Congress, foe the Legislature, for coun.
tY otllces-a great host of candidates,
each one like yourself, possibly, fearful
OF the consequences. Suppose that fol-
. Loving your example each one ofthis
] mighty host should demand two man.
, agors, that he might feel fully assured
0 Tint every vote cast for him was proper
ly counted (and you must admit that
Y in this Democratic country OF ours you
y have no rights that tho humblest caunot
equally claim, what would be the re-
: sult?
I think when you carefully consider
this question you will realize that your
request is unreasonable.
We have in Clarendon county twenty
five clubs, and in each the line is strong.
ly drawn between Reformers aud anti.
Seformere. Fifteen Of these clubs are
} Reformers and ten are Ants. At our
primaries 10 1892 we agreed upon the
following plan: Each club should select
from it's own members two managers
and one clerk, and q neighboring club OF
the opposing faction should complete
the BOARD by sending another manager
and clerk. BY this plan each club had
three managers and two clerks aud both
factione were represented. We found
it TO be most excellent plan and it
will probably be adopted again this year.
If now these anti clubs Cor Reform
clubs) should SEQ fits to champion your
candidacy, and to select Butler mana-
gers, they would of course havo right
to do SO, and in this way you may get
your wishes gratilled, but then. as you
will note, this is a private matter with
the clubs and not for tho executive COM
mittee. You know it is now "equal
rights To all and special privileges to
none." Yours very respectfully.
S. A. NETrLEs.
Chairman Democratic Executive Com.
mittee. Clarendon County.
OAPT. CAPERs REPLIES.
Columbia, S. g., July 2, 1894.
MIS-. A. Notifies, Chairman, Clarendon
County:
Dear Sir: Your favor of juno 80, In
reply TO tho letter written by Senator
: Butler, asking for an equal representa-
zion at the coming primary election In
the board OF managers, duly to hand.
Your expressions of surprise arc as
absurd as your Ideas are narrow and par
tisan. II affords me some satisfaction
to feel sure that you do not express the
views, nor do you represent the feelings,
OF the executive committee of your coun-
ty or Of the white Democrats of South
Carolina, matters not to what faction
they may belong. Many of your refav-
ences TO Gen. Butler are unworthy Of
you, but dismiss them and credit them
to bias which has characterized your
public career for the last four years.
F-om many portions of South Caro-.
linn have received most courteous re-.
plies to Senator Butler's letter--from
county chairmen, who have been in tho
movement longer than you have and
who are no doubt just as true Reformers.
DO mo the kindness to submit Senator
! Butler's letter to your executive com.
mittee when it meets. Tho slmple re.
quest ls only for "fair play" aud you
should not show 80 much nervous aglta.
lion in anticipating that fair play would
mean the removal of yourself and some
, Others from influence in Clarendon coun =
, tY. Very truly yours,
JOHN G. CAPERS.
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