The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-09

licans could carry a number OF coun-
ties, but if they could secure the aid
of the Conservatives there was no
telling how many they could carry.
REPUBLICAN DOODLE
It has already been intimated that
the national Republican committee
will send money to this State this
year to try to prevent the Democrats
getting control of the Constitutional
Convention. If Dr.. Pope aud other
Independents should join in the
fight against the white men, and
should be aided by an abundance of
money, there is no predicting what
would happen in the State.
The Washington correspondent of
the Piedmont Headlight has this to
say of DR.. Pope:
II have little item of South
Carolina news, for you. have it
from good authority that old Samps
Pope is making overtures to join the
Republican party, and will doubtless
become their leader in your State at
the next campaign. Samps. is posing
as not only ar astute politician, but as
sraunch believer in the doctrines of
the Republican party. and he pro-
misses to carry the Palmetto State
into their column IN 1896. if he is
given his own way and plenty Of
Doodle. A prominent Republican
today asked me what kind of man
was DR.. Sampson Pope? told him
that the Doctor was cross between
a portable lunatic asylum and a
second class crank, and l very much
doubted if he had influence enough
in his State to control his own vote.
But wouldn't it be amusing to see
this galvanized anti idol presiding
over negro Republican meeting %
TIE REPUBLICAN SCHEME.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Baltimore Sun gives the follow
ing as the Republican scheme in the
South in the future:
at is regarded as more than
probable that the next Republican
nominee for Vice President will be
taken from the South The returns
of the last election have given re-
newed hcPe to the Republican lead
ers of making serious inroads upon
the Solid South. The policy Of the
party will be to foster whatever
tendency exists in the South to cut
away from the old Democratic
alliances To this end liberal appro-
priations for that section will be
made by the next Republican House,
and policy of Cancellation will be
Systematically pursued. There will
be no meance Of force bill held out,
but everything will be done which
indicates disposition to build up
the material interests of the South.
Republican leaders have come to the
conclusion that the South once more
offers an inviting field for them. If
they can only make a half-dozen
States in that section debatabe
ground, the prospects of the party
for supremacy are immcasuraoy lm-
proved
"After the bitter disappointment
caused by the failure of the hopes
and the apparently well-laid plans
based upon the reconstruction legis-
lation, the South was by tacit consent
given up TO the Democrats In all
their bedrock calculations from 1880
down. the Republicans, while some
times making nominal claims for the
sake of effect, have really never
taken the South into consideration.
The history of last November has
wrought a marvellous change. Next
wear. when the State elections rel;
around, the Republicans will come
up all over the South in compact and
well-drilIed organization Then can
didates will be selected with care,
and the party platforms will be art
fully and skillfully constructed for
home consumption. This is matter
which is engaging the earnest and
constant attention here of the most
trnsted men at the head Of Republl-
can party affairs. 81.
Local Republicans in the South