The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
An Open Letter.
Editor Watchmas and SoutAroa::

AL OeOA GSOeV0A'
Editor Watchmas and Southron::
Through the kindness Of friend |
have been permitted to see your
paper of Oct. l7th, which, contains a
very unjust criticism of an open letter
recently written by me as Chairman
of the whole Democracy OF the
Seventh Congressional Diatrict to the
County Chairman of Charleston.
| wrote as Chairman of the whole
Democracy of the District-not DIR.
Stokes chairman-appointed by the
delegates to the State Convention
from this district, who were elected
in the general primary. and Sumter
county was represented.
In speaking OF my letter you say /:
The open letter of DR.. Lowman, OF
Orangeburg, chairman Of DR.. Stokes
Executive Committee, to the chairman
of the Congressional Committee, OF
the First District, is the most super
lative exhibition of gall exsant. He
threatens that unless the Alliance
Doctor is elected III the Seventh Dis
trict, that the Reformers in the First
viii knife Col. Elliott, Are the
Reformers seeking an opportunity to
break their pledges?
By reference to this letter in ques-
ton, Mr. Editor, you will see that |
was not threatening anybody or any
thing. / was simply stating condi-
tons that exist in the First and
Seventh Districts, in those counties
more especially which lie in both
districts. So far from threatening
anything distinctly pronounced as
fallacious any process of reasoning
that would hinder any Democrat from
voting for the nominee in either dis.
trict. took it for granted that the
Chairman of Charleston county would
meet my effort to advance. the inter-
ests OF the whole party in . spirit OF
frankness and dignity becoming the
emergency. I regret that he did not
so. His tone suggests the snobblsh-
ness of Ward McAllister rather than
man charged with the large and
serious business of great party.
PossibS atkaks Got EHptt does
not neH sc the Resaps e | = 6. Fsse, taas I.
Editor, that does not reach the point
/ was aiming at. / was trying to
preserve the !fatbs Of gthe factions as
between each other ALI distrust
might have been allsyed by. q aigni-
fed courteous response.
The studied implication which he,
aided by The New and CGaer, tried
tamSk6zvSaaAatA vaa iae6ling ii
,thesaf6s oMk btsRidA Even
if that wsssaraes ifs seems thst
such q eoapfsid woald come wifi
poor grace Hsm paper and a city
that has systematically meddled with
the STAIRS of the 7th District to the
extent Of. fighting the regular Demo-
cratic nominee in that district.
As your criticism is evidently based
upon the prejudiced colorhg spnt
upon it by The News and Courier.
rather by personal examination of
the letter itself, l send herewith a
cony and aek that YOU publish it In
Justice to me aud the whole Demo
cratic party in the SeventlI ngres-
sional District. I dognot recognize
any factions in the party now. All
that l left behind at the primary
election. Your reputation for fair
ness and honorable dealing assures me
that / will not be refused Ae iasti-
fcation which cam come afone
through the publication in your
columns of this article and of my
open letter to the Charleston Chair.
man. Respectfully,
O. R, LowMAN,
Chm. Dem. Camp. Com.
Eth Cong. Diet.
0rangebarg, S, G. Oct. 15, 'e4
To Colonel Kinloch,
Chairman, Charleston, S. c.:
AS chairman of the Democratic
Campaign Committee of the Seventh
Congressional District, solicitous for
Democratic success at all points, it
becomes my duty to call your atten-
ton to certain conditions that tend
to imperil that success, to some
extent, in this District, as we'll as in
Yys |