The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-31
JONES SCORCHES# SELL.
BITTER OENUNClATlON OF THE CON-
GRESHAM.

Attacks the Reeister-Brother Bowdsn-
a Dying Confession from shell-Ac-
cases Shell OF Deyi stinS from thu Paths
ofTruth and E'shteonsnsss.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. l9, 1884,
7 feel called upon, in view Of all that
ls being said against NY frined, who is
loyal ard true to the people at home
and in Washington, to have few words
to say myself.
am member of the State execu'
tive committee and Represented the
county of AbbeVille as Tillman's cam
paign organizer IN 1892. I feel as deep
an interest in the welfare aud success
of the movement OF 1890 as any man in
South Carolina, aud, while mT friend is
being traduced and imposed upon by
the Register, the Reform organ, feel
it my duty to let the people Of the State
know how some her folks are acting
when they are away from home.
It has been an open secret ever since
came to Washington, that Capt. Shell
was acting in concert witl on! political
enemies here There K .l0t :. true r.
former iD Congress, or iu Washington,
who nas not seen IL, and who does not
realize and recognize iG. He has PLAYED
Congressman Latimsr and myself false
in mater th2i shows his dupliclty
and want OF ;dat trait tnatis necessary
to make &C honorable and reliable man.
He promised mY frIeods in toe spring
ot last year to endorse NE fgc the Office
Of salts clcian OF SouLa G Lr0liaa. with the
further declaration to then that M
Morton, Secretary OF Agriculture. lad
, gwen hin the refusal Of his place. I
Heot 10 work snd got up q peGIlon,
which vas signed bY al! the Democratic
Congressmen VINO had "a chAnce TO sign
it. Whlle I was expecting the appoint.
meat. saw through the columns OF the
papers. the appolntmeot OF Cpl. Wash
Watts, an invetecate aud impiacaole
hater OF The movement, who had de-
nounced Us as vile horde aud who had
refused 10 1890 to slgn testimonial OF
character for Mr.. Shell This, Congress
nau atimer aud I did not understand,
and when Congressman Latimer ap-
preached Shell he deuiei hav.ug endorsed
Watts; aud afterwards. wheu he was
Knocked down BY q cable car and taken
10 tns Metropolitan Hotel, he':alled N.
Latimer to his bedside and made dV.
lao confession. as 10 whether be De-
lieVed ~ was going to die, some people
have their doubts. 10 said dying coa
ession he told Mr.. Latlner that he had
never endorsed Col. Watts for tais posi-.
| ton. Afterwards, in o-der to verify
this statement, which was generally
doubted, Mr.. L.timer and went to the
Agricultural Department aud found 9
letter from Capt. Shell endorsing Col.
Watts for this place, and saying, among
other things in the letter, that be would
be endorsed by Gen. Hampton and other
prominent Conservative clEizsns of South
Carolina.
Now, Mr.. Editor, il this Is the kind
| of a man that.is to be selected by Mt.
Bowden to lead the Reforc forces IN
South Carolina, may God save the
movement. I have never been proml.
nent, other than in the manner stated
above, but wish it distinctly under
stood by all parties that this kind Of q
man cannot lead me. I want to De led
BY men VINO have never faltered and
can be relied upon in daylight or dark.
L suggest hunbly that the lea3ing true
| Reformers of each county be called to-
gether and inaugurate the campaign 10
order that justice may be done to all
parties. If this is not done, trouble is
bound to come, aud the abuse aud de-
struction Of our leading men oy the
Register will not tend to save this move
ment. I say, give US az open and far
field, and, if BoTdsn's and Shells sort
can control this convention, then the
N ,Vement is too weak to have stood
anyhow; but do not believe tna! the
Reform Democrats ofthe State are ready
for any such leadership.
Very respectfully,
j. Y. JONES.