The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-02-01
THE REPUBLICAN REVIVAL.


Chairman Webster Issues an Address
lie Urges the CoIored Voters to
Register And Take Advantage of
Democratic differences.
Columbia State.
Both wings of the Republican party
in South Carolina now seem to be up
and doing. Some weeks ago the in
dependent wing came forth with its
call for a State convention, looking to
q big fight on the matter of electing
delegates to the State Constitutional
convention. Then came the colUred
ministers with their call for n cOnven-
| tiOn, and now comes the regular Re-
publican organization, which the other
factions propose to supplant, with a
| circular TO the several Republican
county chairmcn all over the State,
which speaks in pretty plain terms to
the negroes.
State Chairman Webster is not TAX
ing any stock in the Independent
Republican convention, and does not
see where it can do the Republicans
OF the State, of either faction, any
good in the matter OF the coming fight.
He endorses very heartily the scheme
OF the cOlOrcd preachers to work
through their churches on uniform
plan.
of tho Carolina political house is now
getting about us much mixed up and
as interesting as that on the other
side. But no matter what comes, the
months of February and March are
certainly going to be very interesting.
Here is the circular:
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
COLUMBIA, Jan. II, 1895.
To the Republican County Chairmcn ::
The Office of the supervisor OF reg L.,
! tratiOn for each county will be Opvn
at the court house for general regis
/ tratiOn, renewal Of certificates, c,c..
on the first Mondays in February.
! April, May, June and July. In ad
dition to these days the Office will b.
open for the purpose above stated, ana
for the registration OF ali persons who
have not previously registered, ON
Monday, the 4th Of March, and on each
following day, except Sunday, until
! Thursday, March II. These are tho
only days on which there will be an
opportunity to register before the
election OF delegates to the Constitu-
tiOnal convention. The election Of
delegates will be held on the third
Tuesday in August, and each county
will be entitled to As many delegates
rs it has Senator'S and Representa-
tivcs in the General Assembly. The
principal object in holding this cOnvcn-
tion is to disfranchisc the co!orcd
voter, but owing to the factional diff
fcrcnces in the Democratic party.
there is an opportunity, by wise and
iudiciOuS action on the part Of the Re-
pubicans, and especially of the colored
men, who constitute SO large "a proper.
ti0n OF the Republican party Of this
State, not only to defeat this scheme
to nullify the Constitution Of the
United States, but to accomplish much
to promote the best interest of the
whole State. AS absolutely necessary
to success an effort should be made t.
register every voter. You should in
struct the precinct chairmen to sec
that every Republican makes an effort
to register on the days above mention.
ed. The earnest corporation and sup
port Of the colorcd ministers of every
denomination should be solicited in
this matter, which affects the Con.
stitutiOnal rights and liberties Of the
race which they represent, and in the
vital interest involved is elevated
above the plane OF party politics. a
committee should be organized at the
court house to assist voters in securing
their registration certificates and pro
curing accommodation for those from
a distance who may be obliged to re-
main at the county seat for more thar
one day during the ten days on which
the office of supervisor will be open
during the month OF March.
The great and all-important duty a:
this time is to register the voters. II
does not seem advisabl just at this
time to call Il convention OF the party
but after the close OF the registration
in March u Republican convention
may be necessary for determining the
policy to be adopted in the selection OF