The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-10-16
BLALOCK KNOUKED GUT.
BE Rsnouncad McLaurinism and
Lost the Job.

Tee Wsshipston respondent OF the
News ard Courier ssys President
! Roosevelt threw bomb into the South
Carolina Repuolicsn camp Th4.sd 81 bs
refusing to appoint L9ornis Blslock
| collector Of internal rovepuo Sos The dis
| trIct of South CaCoiina, Woe Il. A, Web
ster, deceased. Bislook, who was origi-
psily = Democrat, bat " 40 has recently
finated Win taa RspuSlicaa party IN
| ,bo PatmotJ3 State; wSl highly recon
! mauGe- f0r the collie o,UFsAIp Among
he friends and eadorrers was Senator
u Lsuyin, When the regular Repu1.i
can olEsG!zaLiun heard t1ss Blzl5ck's
appointm EG would probably lie credit.
ed 10 Senator McLsuEia they hurled
| 70 Washington Ia dcoyes ana entered
their personal protest at the White
House. Later E conference Of tho vaTi-
Gus lcctlors vas held ) q tho oity snd
Bialock was invited TO he prescng.
IhercGpon he ronouGced McLsurinisu
aid pledged h!mselt 10 stsnd o. the re-
gui9r BepubliGan orgsniyati0o ir tie
state. " hen ne did tho8e Who had op-
posed him, 'iucd a 6eiogs sion, went TO
tho White Hcuse and strongly urge d his
apr oihtm;t upon The President. " hen
hey left tho White House they were
cor ddeDt that the selection of Mr. Bls
lock VAS ASSURED snd MS sppointmo n.
would be formally announced withlr
tn3 ext day or two.
Thursday Senator Mchaurin called
upon the President 40 was In consuita
tIon with him for nearly an hour. Dur.
lag tho conference the South Carolina
situation, and especially Blalock's ap
polD,meut, Was tuily discussed, and the
result IS thai Mr. BalocG will pot be
81 pointed, but one of the tRo men
whose usmes Wero suggested by Sens
tor MoL2urIn will beln Washington to.
morrow ald ne will In all probability be
sppolnted TO the vacant collectorship.
J his sudden change In the South Caro-
hus situation will create constern tion
IL the Republican campaign when II
o1comes T. oRu, Tor most OF the South
C-lolua politicians VINO came mere Ia
connection with the B.alock matter lett
fer their homes lsst night colhdout
that tho mater had been disposed of
acceptably 10 Mr. Bullock and the old
iuo heEuoNJan organization. Those
WHO are disposed to icdIiga In speou'a
too ~ 20 who the next cole ctor cf la
tsrna. revenue in Suu.h Carolina will
be suggest the name of DR.. V. z. Clay
fon, we'll knowp and reputable oit.-
zen or Sou CSroiins, VINO is conser-
vstive in politics and friendly to Seua-
tor McLaprln.
Senator MoLlurin dec ine1 TO dis
cu55 the sud len eclipse oil SIR Bialoox
alter leaving tie White House iuetner
thsn TO say the subject of Federal sp
go!4tuUGt5 Ia South Carolina was ua.
der discussion. The subject must have
Ueen luteresting 10 the President, ior
Senator AoL2urin was ciosoted with
Aim tor nearly sn hour. 1t will be
diih suit for Mr. Bialock and his sup
portSrs 20 reahZe that q hidden hand
hAs upset hls psi! of pOii.iczi milk, but
IS the cream vas due 10 form he had
secured the personal endorsement of all
! lEe &c called RepubiicAn IeaIer8 IN the
Sac, soAe under pro.esI, and ke y as
50 co-hLenI oI L4s appoiny0olL that he
r aS preparing TO cyIs yrRt3 the event ia
= popular manner. W nae II may not
~ Iair statement OF The gIuaIoa TO
say thay S-na.or MoL2urin viii ocn
-.oi $50 u K Of tho Fc. raj p1rorago
ii S,u.l Carolina uud5r rres.uaus
Roosevelt, II Is eyijeu, tlas ais sus
sgGGoas Tece y,d very scIious cousiaog4
llon o. the Prsalao-. ana his U5OInat.
CLAYTON APPOINTED
The S;a.e says tie anDOuucemen
hat osms ftym Washington FndAy
gIEal that Ds. V. +. Clayton OF this