The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27

thority for this statement is Senator Tillman The Tolberts are a very infiu- ential white family in Greenwood County. The most conspicuous member of 1t is Major John R. Tolbert. He is really the Republican leader in South Carolina.
 Major Tolbert is a man of middle age. who graduated from the South Carolina University, which at the time of his graduation was the educational institution of the highest standing in the South Major Tolbert served during the war as a member of Buffers Confederate Cavalry Divis- ion, and came out with a fine repu- tation for courage and the rank of a lieutenant. He Is to-day a slender, erect, dressy man, with an iron gray beard and fine presence. He has two brothers, one of whom, Thomas Tol- bert, lives near Phoenix.
 THE TOBERTS.
 Major Tolbert has a number of sons, among whom are Robert and Rhett Tolbert, Thomas Tolbert Jr., Joseph Tolbert and James w. Tolbert Major Tolbert became Republican leader in South Carolina. He turned Republican during reconstruction days, in the hope of getting office. He is at present the Collector of the Port at Charleston, s. C.
 
 his efforts for Mckinley at St Louis in 1S96 His son, Robert Rhett Tolbert is chairman of the Republican State Committee. Robert Rhett Tolbert's name has been invariably printed Robert Red" Tolbert. "Red is a nickname. His other sons are all ac- tive Republicans. The Tolberts are all planters in that section of the State. There are all very well educated and very well-to-do, too, and their com bined holdings in land exceed 10000 acres.
 The wife of James w Tolbert was appointed postmistress of McCor- mick, a small country town. James w Tolbert professes to be his wife's as- sistant in the office. Collins, brother in-law of R. R. Tolbert, claims to be the postmaster of Ninety-SiX, a station on the Southern Railway, near Green wood. This is denied by the Demo- crats. who say that Collins is an ap- plicant for the postoffice at Abbieville Courthouse, and James Tolbert is an applicant for the postoff1ce at Green wood
 Although the Tolberts are one of the best families in the State, there being nothing against either their personal or business habits, the great mass of white people have regarded them with enmity because they are Republicans When Robert Rhett Tolbert became a candidate for Congress this fall the white Democrats declared that he should not have any votes. and the feel ing in the community was very bitter.
 NEGRO VOTES REFUSED.
 The negroes were bolder than they have been for many years. l do not think the Tolberts have anything to do with this. The only reasonable explan- ation I have got is that furnished by Colonel N. G. Gonzales, who says that since the colored troops behaved so fine ly at Santiago and Fl Clancy the ne- groes through the South believe that they are a race of warriors and can whip the white men, and this impress sion has made them very hard to get along with.
 They were encouraged by the orators both in North and South Carolina to go to the polls on election day, and were reminded of the great exploits of their race in Cuba. The colored orators were prone to allude to Maceo as one of the greatest warriors of modern times.