The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-23
WORKING THE RIOTS
The Republicans Working Them
for Political Effect.
TO UNSEAT.DEMOcRATS.
This Will be the Program
the Republicans to increase
Their Majority in the
House.

The Washington correspondent Of
the News and Courier says: An abun-
dant crop Of contested election cases
are ''futured" in North and South Car
olina as the result of the recent race
troubles in those two States. The
White House, the department ofjustice
and the postoffce department. have
been besieged by white and colored Be
publicans from those two Common.
wealths during the past few days, plead
ing for the Intervention Of the National
Government in behalf of the prosecuted
representatives Of the grand old party.
Having failed to induce the Presi-
dent to send Federal troops into those
States, the Republican politicians are
now urging the Government to send
special agents and postofice inspectors
to assist in gathering material to aid in
the contested election cases which are
to be brought in almost every district
in North and South Carolina. The fact
that the data to be obtained by the
Government officials who make these
investigations is to be used in the pro-
posed contest cases is meant to be
profound secret, and very little is be-
ing said on the subject except In
whisper.
United States Marshal Lawton Mel
ton arrived here today and made a
verbal report to the department. Of JUS
tice on the race troubles in South Car
olina. As he is one of the few native
born, white Republicans IN South Caro-
lima, his statements received more than
usual weight at the hands of the Ad-
ministrstion. His report could not
have been very severe, for, after he left
the attorney Generals Office, it was an.
nounced that no official action was
necessary at prrsent, either in North. or
South Carolina, as the conditions there
are quietihg down, and peace is restored
IN the vicinity Of the recent troubles.
The Republican leaders from South
Carolina are greatly disappointed at
the chilling reception their appeal fer
aid received at the White House and
the Attorney Generals Office, but they
are still hoping to get some encourage
ment from Postmaster General Smith.
Today R. R. Tclbert, James Tolbert,
j. Il. Collins and r. L. Henderson
called upon the President and after
ward upon Postmaster General Smith
to ask that postofice inspectors be sent
to South Carolina to investigate the
cause of the recent troubles at Green
wood County. James Tolbert and Coll
Inns are posnasters at Mccormick, and
Ninety-Six respectively, and it is
claimed that the two postmasters were
driven from their Offices by the mob,
and not permitted to discharge the
business Of their postofices. r. R.
Tolbert, who was the Republican can
didate for Congress in the Greenwood
district, has concluded to remain here
until Congress assemblies, when it is
understood that resolution will be In
troduced calling for an investigation
by Congress Of the race troubles in
South Carolina, also in North Carolina.
In the 18th Congress there will doubt
less be wholesale turning out Of the
Democrats from the Carolinas, and the
old bloody shirt will be waived as as
siduously as in the old days when it
was the chief issue Of the Republican
party. The Republicans will leave no
stone unturned to get substantial ma
jority in the House to sustain the poll
cies of the present Administration