The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-18
BLALOCK KNOCKED, UUT.
He Rsnounosd MoLaurlnism and
Lost tho Job.

Lost tho Job.
Tho Washington correspondent of tho
News and Uourior BAYS President
Roosevelt threw bono into the South
Carolina Republican camp Thursday by
refusing to appoint Loomis Balook
oollootor Of informal revonuo for tho dis
trict of South Carolina, Woo D. Al; Web
Bter, decossed. Blslook, who Was oligi-
nai)y q Demoorst, but who has recently
affiliated with the Ropublioaa party in
tho Palmetto State; WAS highly recon-
mended for tho coliectorship Among
his friends and endoraors was Senator
McLaurin. When tho regular Ropubii
can oigaeiz stion heard that Bla!ooka
appointment would probably bo credit.
cd to Senator MoLsurin thcy hurried
to Washington in drovos and entered
thoir personal protest at tho White
House. Lstor oonforenoa Of tho vari.
QUO factions was hold in the oity and
B!alook was invited to DO present.
l'heroupon bo ronounood MoLaurinism
and pledged himself 60 ataad by tho ro-
gular Republican organisation in the
State. Whom no did those who had 'op-I
posed him, j,ined delegation, went 70
| tho w nite hOuso anu strongly urged nip
aprointmet upon the President. w hon
they left tho White House they wero
| COL iidont that tho selection Ct Mr. Bla
louk was assure and his appointment
would be formally announced within
thenext day or Two.
Thuraday Son a.or MoLsurin oallod
| ~, 40 hn L. 80 u
tlon With him for nearly an hour. Dur.
Ing the oonforonoo tho South Carolina
situation, and especially Blalook's ap
polntnept, WAS fully discussed, and tho
result is that Mr. Blalook will not bo
appointod, but ono Of tho two men
whose names were suggested by Soma
tor MoLsurin will boln Washington to.
morrow and he will in all probability be-
appointed to tho Vacant ooleotorship.
This sudden change in tho South Caro-
lima situation will create coastornatio
in the Rppnhliaan campaign whom it
becomes Own, for most OF the South
Coz oiina politicians VINO eamo hero in
oohnootion with the BlalUok matter loft
for thoir ho,neB last night 90 atident
that tho matter had hcon disposed Of
aocopsably 10 Mr Blslook and tho old
| limo Republi, ,sn organic stion. Thoao
wEo are dlsposod to iuduigo in speoula
tion Aeto who the next cole csor of ia
toinal revenue in South CAROLINA Will
De suggest tho namo OF DR.. V.P. Clay
ton, a we'll known and reputable oiti-
I Eel of Souih Carolina, ,pho is uenser-
vativoin politios and iriondiy to Soma
tor MoLaurln.
| "5onator McL,urin dtc,inod to dis-
cuss the hudten ooiipso OF Mr Bialook
aitor leaving tho White House iurthar
than to say the subject OF Federal ep.
polntmentu in South Carolina was un.
| der discussion. Tho subjocg must have
boon interesting 10 the Presidont, foI
Senator MoLsurin was oiosotod with
him for nearly an hour. 1t will bo
| diM for Mr.. Blslook and his sup
portcrs TO 1oalizo thata hidden hand
haB upeet his psil of political milk, but
AZ tho Dream was due 10 form he had
secured tho personal ondorsomont Of all
tho socslcd Rypu oiican loadors in tho
Siaso, somo undor protest, and no was
40 conhdeub Of his Appointmont that he
was preparing TO coloorato tho ovont in
q popular manor. Whilo it may not
bo Is fair statomont of tho situation &c
say that SENATOR MoIisurin will con
troll tho bulk of tho Federal patronage
in South Carolina under Presidon
Roosevelt, it liz cvident that his bug
gostions rooeiysd very serious oonsidera
slon by tho Prcaidont and his Cabinet
CLAYTON APPOINTED.
Tho Susie says tho announcement
| f1,nt GS~,,> -. j..
night that Dr. V. z. Clayton of thi
city had boon appointed by Presidon
Roosevelt as collector Of interal rows
nue. tor tho dlstrioS of South Caroline
to succeed tbs lato Mr.. Webster was {
complete surprise to thogo who nav,
boon cloBoly Watching tho matter. |
Was genoraily conceded that Bialoo.
would got the plum. DR.. Clayton
fsicods havo boon working quietly ant
IL scons to bs anothor CASE of ''stil
water runs deop." Tho why's an,
whoroforo's Of the appointment Of Dr.
Clayton are not yoC Honorelly known
but it's very oert&in That Dr.. Clayton
many friends in Columbia and lie ha
not sfsw arc dolishsed to know tha
no has boon eiyon tho position. Dr.
Oiay ton served moBt Btsoooptably as post
mastor At Columbia, and is perhaps th
oloanest man in tho Republican rankf
Ho has been olnsned for somo yoar
/ with tho Lilly White faction of tn
Republican party. Since losing hi
. plaoS as postmaator here he has boo
a kopubllcan for years, but has move
I boen offensive to tho paoplo Of tn
State, ever con Quoting himsolf quietl
0 and unassumiogly.
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