The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-29
DIR. POPES WITHDRAWAL.
He Writes Letter Setting Forth the Situa-
ton and His Reason for not Running.
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COLUMBIA, August 23.--The politicl Il
wheel of fortune has taken another
turn. DR.. Sampson Pope has quit the
game The "loo-loo" game was too
muck for him. He held on to the cards
as loug as he thought he would have a
fair showing, but be evidently has
come to the conclusion that there is no
use to fight to a finish, especially
against ''loo-loo" hand. 1t has been
worked once. DR.. Pope has quit the
race and will not 60 into the general
election or anything else. So this leaves
the nominee in the field, Mr.. John
Gary Evans, with the Reform backing.
Noope, not even the Reformers, have
anything against DR.. Pope, and they
feel that he has made a high-toned
fight with big odds against him.
DR.. Pope has given the press plain
and straig ghtforWard letter. He has a
word or two to say about the ring"
1t reads as follows:
To the Democratic Voters of South
Carolina:
lam in receipt of numerous letters
from different counties in this State
notifying me that hundreds of Re-
formers desire to vote for me but that
no ticket has been gotten out. The
truth is the machinery of the Reform
movement is in the hands "of the
ringu and voters are so much afraid Of
the party lash that whilst they are
willing and anxious to vote for me
they are afraid to allow their names to
apsear on a ticket. This is a deplora-
bic state of affairs, and only goes to
show how despotical!y they are ruled.
Under this state of things it will be
impossi ble for me to get a ticket in the
majority Of the counties and therefore
it will be foolish for me to longer con-
tinue 10 the race for Governor. l have
this day withdrawn my pledge from
the State Executive Committee and
take this opportunity to say that l will
not be a candidate at the primary.
Forty thousand Reformers and $4,000
Conservatives are virtually disfran-
chised and IA 900 ringsters dictate who
shall hold the Office.
saw the danger Of this, and when
the Conservatives, in q desire so per-
petuate white supremacy in this State,
and to conciliate the majority with a
view to peace, proposed that if they
were allowed to cast their vote for one
of the four Reformers running, that
they would be satisfied. I thought it
fair and honorable proposition and
one which did them great credit and
advocated its acceptance. Their offer
was refused at the dictation of few
blind leaders who were pufed up with
their importance without regard to the
general welfare of the whole people.
The Conservatives, I must say, have
shown in this, and in gracefully sub
mitting since 1890 to the rule of the
majority, spirit worthy of emulation.
Their treatment has been simply out
7ageous ard was enough to drive them
to desperation.
In retiring from this canvass, de-
sire to thank those friends who have
stood by me all over the State, espe-
cially those in Darlington, who had
the manhood to come out and endorse
lue. l cannot forget the members Of
the press whose treatment Gf me, with
the exception of three or four weeklies,
has been megnanimous in the eX-
treme.
In conclusion let me say to the
1000 Reformers who did not vote IN
the so.called primary, if you vote, re-
frain from voting for Governor at the
primary on the 18th instant, and thus
put your seal of condemnation upon
the ring methods which have been
employed. Cut of that portion of the
ticket embracing the names of the
delegates or run your pen through
their names. You have a right to do
this and only vote for members of the
General Assembly and county officers.
Very respectfully,
SAMPSON Pore.
August %, 1854.