The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-03-04
LIVELY TIMES AHEAD.
Three Republican Conventions to be Held
in April

in April
COLUMBIA, Feb. 26.-The Republican
Executive Committee, of which Capt.
L. D. Melton is the chairman, met in
this city yesterday for the purpose of
fixing 6. date OF the State convention
to elect delegates to the St. Louis con-
ventiorl. April IA was the day chosen.
Chairman Melton was asked about the
results cf the meeting and he said that
there was a full attendance and that
the Republicans felt much encour-
aged from reports received from every
part of the State. The committee de-
cided to issue an address which is
quite lengthy and which will be given
to the public today.
One of the committee has been quite
prominent in the State as Straight
out and anti Dispensary man. He is
Mr.. G. S. Nettles of Darlington, who
is now full hedged Republican and
member of the committee Another
is Mr.. Mike Watson of Edgeield, a
brother of Senator Watson, who has
heretofore been Democrat,
These two, with Capt. Melton and
Mr. Z. NJ. Brayton. were found at
Fitzeibbon's restaurant yesterday af:
ternoon and were asked who the dele
gates elected by the convention would
probably favor for President They
declared that they could not state and
declined to express any preference
themselves between Mckinley. Feed,
Morton or the rest. AS the "boys"
expect the next President to be Re
publican they don't want to commit
themselves too early in the game as
there are some good fat jobs to be dis
tributed among thern if a Republican
is successful. Naturally, they will
want to be on the winning side and
rake these in.
Capt Melton's committee has been
recognized by the National Executive
Committee as the representative of the
party in the State, but the Webster
faction don't give up yet. They will
have convention on the 7th Of April
and will elect delegates to St. Louis
and between the two there will be a
lively contest for recognition.
But the best of it all is that Samps
Pope is going to hold little peace
and unity convention on April 18th
for the purpose Of bringing the two
warning factions together. He has
issu"d a call for such a meeting, but it
is hard to see what ne can accomplish
after both sides have met and elected
delegates. Nevertheless, three CON-
ventions in one month for the Repub-
licans will make it quite lively for the
party in this State and their move
ments will be watched with interest
by the Democrats The Melton people
are claiming great many converts
among Democrats which if suostantl
ated would indicate a serious defec
ton from the party. 4 great many
men have signed the club rolls who
do not feel at liberty just yet to make
themselves known and thus, it is
claimed, the work Of proselyting goes
quietly but effectively along.
The following were present at the
meeting yesterday: L. D. Melton, J.
W. Morris. G.. W. Murray, represent
ed by S. H. Nix; r. ". Memminger,
represented by @. /. Holmes; L. d.
Green represented by R: B. Ander-
son; S. J. Lee represented by S: +.
Smith; R. Z. Primus, represented by
E. T. Cleckly; NJ w Watson, Il: &.
Hendrix, ". W. Russell, D. 4. john
son, Frank Nichols, '. 2. Clayton,
W. f. Myer, f. NJ. Prickett, D. w.
Bowen, W. c.. Rush, Jr., f. ". Viii
liams, J B. Fishburn, c. S Nettles,
H. L. Shrewsbury, represented by ).
F. Lopez.--Register.