The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-10
WILL HOLD NO CONVENTION.
This is the Decision OF the Republican
State Committee.

This is the Decision OF the Republican
State Committee.
COLUMBIA, Oct. 3.-The Republican
State Executive Committee wrangled
for five or six hours yesterday after
noon snG decided not to call Stat
convention. Many Of the member
were IN favcr OF calling convention
and putting out ticket. but they Wer
outvoted.
1t was the largest meeting Of tn
committee in years. The committee Il
composed of twenty-five members
three from each Congressional District
two from the Stste-at-large and tn
chairman and Vice chairman.
Chaisman Webster presided ant
among the most prominent of tht
goats on hand we're the following: E
M. BraYton, Bob Smalls, E. Il. Deas
T. B. Johnson, Fred Nix, Fordham, &
w. Murray, r. R. Talbert Of Abber
vile, w. E. Bovktn Of Camden, J. c.
Whitaker aod 4. E Walker Of Sumter
W. F. Meyers Of Colleton, E. d. Little
john and B. F. Means Of Spartanburg
A total Of twenty-five men were pre-
sent, including several represented by
proxy.
The discussion on the calling OF q
State convention lasted long time
and was warm, as Republican debates
always are. The decision reached Il
toll of above.
The committee next turned its atten
tion. to the Congressional fights and re-
commended that nominees be put II
the field 10 every Congressional Dis
tIict. The Fifth and Sixth Districts
are the only ones 10 which nothing has
been done about calling a convention
to nominate candidates. This Will be
done and the Executive Committee
will see to 1t, The plan Of the Repub
lIcsns IN the Congressional fights is the
same as was sent out In circular by
Chairman Webster a few weeks ago.
Nominees are to be put up in every
district and the name Of every Republi'
can who offers to vote and is not allo w.
ed to do 80 because he does not have q
registration ticket will be taken down
The expectation is that there will be 6
Republican Congress next year. The
Republican nominees will uss the re.
glstrstion laws and failure of their 10 en-
to vote as basis for contests In the
House.
The committee sat down on Brayton
In great shape, endorsing the candidacy
OF T. B. Johnson in the Seventh Dis.
trict, by the passage of the following
resolution:
while regretting the condition that
confronts Us in the Seventh Congress
sional District in the candidacy of Col
T. B. Johnson and Hoa. E. NJ. Bray
ton, 1t is the sense Of this committee,
from the facts presented to them, that
Col. T. 3. Johnson is entitled to the
support of the Republicans OF
said District as there gulsl
nominee Of the party and as
snch We endorse and commend him to
the loyal Republicans of the district
Brayton made a fight against the re-
solution but be had only six men to
back him. In some manner Webster
and johnson have the State Executive
Committee packed against Brayton.
Bcayton, 1t will be remembered, car
ried the contest before the Republican
National Congressional Committee and
they decided that Johnson was bolter
and that BIayton was entitled to Re-
publican support. johnson says be
made no effort to meet the contest be.
fore that committee because Brayton is
a member OF 1t and the committee was
packed against him (Johnson). It will
thus be seen that both Brayton and
johnson will be IN the race to the end
in the Seventh oIe having the endorse
ment of the National Committee and
the other that Of the State Executive
Committee.
The row between Murray and Smalls
In the new First District. was submit
ted to the national committed some
time ago and l. decided In favor of
Murray. Smalls thereupon withdrew
from the race and there Is only one
Republican candidate In that district
One of the last things done by the
committee was to decide to make a
strong fight at the ballot box in the
November election against the Con
stitutional convention, and q resolution
was adopted calling on the white peo'
pie OF the State who are opposed to the
convention TO aid the Republicans In
the fight.
BRAYToN CONDEMNS IT.
Brayton strongly condemns the &C
tion of the Republican State Executive
Committee in refusing to Call State
convention. The motive for this action
was desire, be says. to prevent the
election of new State Executive Com
mltree and of County Chairman as is
required by the rules of the party and
its effect is to deprive the party of any
rightful and legal organic alton as the
tenue OF these party officials expires BY
limitation. He also considered the STATE
committee dereljct In not outlining a
policy for the party in tho approaching
campaign.
In regard to the endorsement OF
T. B. Johnson's candidacy for Congress
in the Seventh District Brayton speak;
with contempt of the conrse OIL
the committee and claims it was
brought about by the basest anc
most corrupt methods and to destroy
the chance Of Republican success. The
following protest was filed by those re-
pudiaJing tbs action of the committee
"We the undersigned members OF the
Republican State Executive Commit
tee of South Carolina protest sg 4inst
tbs right OF authority of the committee
to consider or act on the question Of
the Republican nominee IN the Sew.
enth Congressional District in this
State, for the reason that the matter
has already been determined by the
National Congressional Committee
which has duly considered the case and
declared +. NJ. Brayton the legal and
regular nominee Of the party, aud be-
cause the State Executive Committee
has no jurisdiction in the primaries, and
in addition the matter was brought uI
without previous notice OF intimation
that it would ba taken up and acted CT
without proof being considered by the
committee.
"We therefore protest against the
Interference and decision OF the COM
mittee as unauthorized, illegal anC
void. &c. NJ. BRAYTON,
&c. w. MURRAY,
"W. F. MYERS,
"E. }. DICRERsON,
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