The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-04
GOES FOR CAPERS.
|psas Talks OF Tho Condition Of
9$ V, sha Republican Party
lM SOUTH CAROLINA.
He, Speaks Plainly About Some
\ Things. Claims That He Has
Bcen Warned as National
Committeeman.

Tho State says Edmund II. Deas,
tho, Republican State chairman, was in
tho ciiy Thursday on his way to Wash.
iogton whore ho is going to look after
a number Of things that aro in tho air
lin Republican airoleu just nov. Tho
rooent death Of Collector Webster, tho
national committeeman from this State,
lrhas started a great doal Of talk about
tho status and future of tho Republi-
can organization in South Carolina, and
tho old line Republicans aro beginning
| to take on new lifo with the advent
Of President II osavelt.
Deas 10 not only tho State chairman
ofi3tho party organization butssihe ie
now virtually Webstsr's successor on
lltho national committee also. He goes
to Washington having in his pocket
the a,nna nranment in writing Of 18 Of the
"A rnembers Of tho Republican State
IooAmittee for tho position Of national
ootnmittoemon succeeding Webster.
This amounts to his election by the
committee. He does not intend, ho
SAYS, to.retain both positions. but will
do so for the present, until things are
more settled than thoy are just now.
Doas was considerably wrought up
over the column avtiole on tho local
page of The News aid Courier Thurs
day regard to the Republican eitua-
tion in this State. In speaking Of tho
matter no said: s
In the article headed, Mr.. Blalook
Wins, it 10 stated that thoro will be
an appointment in two or throo days.
myself am willing to put up 81, 600 chat
.thpre will bo no appointment in two
oSIthroe weeks. And I am willing to
wager another $1,000 that Mr.. ohm G..
0spers will never bo national commit.
t8eman, This article bears tho ear.
marks Of tho captain. 1t is . nice way
| lt0}Win tho favor Of tho negroes by
redsoting on them as he has done in
this article. He ought not to think
that he can run over tho II republicans
IimSouth Carolina roughshod while he
himself 10 j. registered voter in tho
S5ato of Maryland. This article is only
lsipNended to foroe and intimidate tho
IsnI|S|gro, into endorsing him. Itsaye: 1t
3aIMots out Of place j ast here, in pass
SO remind aome Of the ne groes
IS, I eola ing TINT tbey ers ers
sbby Ii politios Il il ssid
lthat there ia an axe for every negro
holding Office in Charleston, and i sup
jpoae il is meant that there Ii also
one for, every negro holding Office in
South Carolina. Their names have been
entered, it is alleged, on the sacrifice
counter and they are to bo handed
down, and 90 quickly that they will
not know what hit thom. They will
not liston, however, and the men who
have the federal patronage Of South
Carolina at tho finger tips will put
q GROSS mark upon tho name Of eyory
negro who haD been doing the oon'er-
enoo stunt in Charleston. This WAS in
depreciation Of ON alleged conference
said to have been hold in Charleston,
of which your humble servant knows
nothing. This will have no effect on
tho sefreapecting nogroes Of South
Carolina. They will stand by heir
organization, unawod by fear, unbribed
by gain. It is evident that this will in
timidate and foroo tho negroes into en-
dorsing him as member Of the ma.
tlonal committee. But the vacancies
on tho national committee are filled by
| oleation on tho recommendation Of the
SthtoI executive committee as in this
case. and the national committee will
not meet for about three years to como.
Mr.. Blalock is very nice man, good
Republican and deserves tho collie Q tor
ship and we havo no objection to him;
| but tho bad company ne keeps and his
fool friends that speak for him arc
killing him. The Republicans have the
organization Of the State and al be-
tween the PATRONAGE and tho organi
cation, thoy will keep tho former to the
loss Of the lattor."