The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-07-11
NETTLES TO BUTLER.
CLARENDON'5 COUNTY CHAIRMAN
REPLIES TO HIS REQUEST

The Senst 'r'A Representative Promptly
Replies to Nestles' Answer-Intsrastine
Reading
COLUMBIA, S. c., July 3.-A few
days ago Senator Butler sent out to each
of5he various chairmen of the Democratic
executive committees of the several
counties 10 the S.ate-a letter looking to
obtaining representation on the boards of
primary election managers Yesterday
the following reply was received from
the caairman of the Clarendon commit.
lee:
Manning, S. c., June 30, 1894.
Hon. NJ. C. Bltler, Columbia, S. C..
Dear Sir: Yours of the 265h instant
to hand, in which you say:
For the coming primary election,
2SLh of August next, I We tie honor
to request that be allo zst from among
my frieods an equa! division of the maua-
gers Of said election. Either give me
two managers aud give Gov. Tllman
the other mansger and the clerk, or give
Gov. Tillman two managers and give me
the other and the clerk"
confess to very great surprise at the
above. You ssem,not to realize the ob.
jects and interests OF our primaries, but
to nave reached the conclusion that their
sole aim and end this year is csutered
in the Senatorial contests. Possibly
you have overlooked the FACT that there
is really 70 be no election in our prima-
ries for United States Senator, bat as
usual these officers are elected by the
State Legislature, and it is to be pre-.
sumed that our legislators will have
some other merits aud qualifications
than simply to vo:e for United States
Senators. You have apparently jampsd
at the conclusion that the heretofore Re.
form aad anti.Retorm factions of the
State have been revised and that their
platforms of principles are now ooncen.
trated on TilImau and Butler, OF on
Tillmanism and Butlerism.
You surely lost sight of the fact that
there are many other candidates, each
of whom may feel as great interest in his
individual election as you do in yours. I
believe it is 9 fact that there are already
four candidates fzr Governor. Toeu
there are candidates for the other State
offices, for Railroad Commis sioners, for
Congress, foe the Legislature, for coun.-
ty ofices-a great host of candidates,
each one like yourself. possibly, fearful
Of the consequences. Suppose that fol.
loving your example each one ofthls
mighty host should demand two man.
ayers, that he might feel fully assured
that every vote cast for him was proper
|ly counted (snd you must admit that
10 this Democratic country of ours you
have no rights that the humblest cannot
equally claim, what would be the re-
sult?
I think when you carefully consider
this question you will realizs that your
request is unreasonable.
We have in Clarendon county twenty
five clubs, and IN each the line is strong
ly drawn between Rsformers and anti.
Reformere. Fifteen of these clubs are
Reformers and ten are Actis. At our
primaries 10 1892 we agreed upon the
following plan: Each club should select
from it's OVID members TWO managers
and one clerk, and neighbcring 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 and both
factions were represented. We found
| it to be most excellent plan and j.
will probably be adopted again this >year.
iff new these anti clubs leSRsform
clubs) sI6tui5d~ should see G.ssTo 10 Champion your
candidacy, aud to select Butler mana
gers, they would of course have right
to do 50, and iu this way you may get
your wishes gratifed, but then, as you
will note, this is private matter with
the clubs and not for the executive com.
mittee. You know it IS now equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none." Yours very respectfully.
S. A. NETTLEs.
Chairman Democratic Executive Com.
mittee, Clarendon County.
CAPT. CAPEEs REPLIES.
Columbia, S. c., July 2, 1894.
MIS-. A. Nettles. Chairman, Clarendon
County:
Dear Sir: Your favor Of Juae 80, In
reply to the letter written by Senator
Butler, askin, for AZ equal representa-.
tion ct the coming primary election in
the board OF managers, duly to haud.
Your expressions of surprise ale So
absurd as your ideas sre barrow and par
tisan. It affords me some satisfaction
to feel sure that you do not express the
views, nor do you represent the feelings,
OF the executive com nittee Of your coua-
ty or of the white Democrats OF South
Carolina, matt IS not to what faction
they may belong. Many Of your refer.
ences to Gen. Butler are unworthy Of
you, but I dismiss them and credit them
to a bias which has characterized your
public career for the last four years.
F.-om many portions of South Caro-.
lima have received most courteous re-
plies to Senator Bltler's letter-rom
county cha!rmen, Wh0 have been in the
movement longer than you have and
who are no doubs justa true Retormers.
Do me the kindness to submit Senator
Buffers letter to your executive com.
miLtee when it meets. This simple re-
quest Is only for ''fair play" aud you
should not shoE so mich nervous agisa.
ton in anticipating that fair play would
mean the removal Of yourself and soma
Others from influence in Clarendon coun-
tY. Very truly yours,
JOHN G.. CAPERS.
An Accident at Oakley.