The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-24
NO. 8.
THE REPUBLICANS
White Winged Peace Reigns in Grand
Old Party.
NO CONVENTION THIS YEAR.
Capers Was Not on Hand. Many
Buncombe Resolution Were
Adopted. a Cheeky Re-:
quest is Made.

quest is Made.
The State Republican Executive
Committee held a long session in
Columbia Wednesday. District At
torney-General Capers, who fellow
ships with Deas and the other black
members of de party on very friendly
terms, was not on hand, but Chair
man Deas, who called the meeting:
Robt Smalls, Ensor, Screven, and the
other stalwarts were on hand. The
following account Of the meeting we
take from The State:
Some Of the delegates were lively
and emphatic, but when it was
over all had consented to let harmony
prevail in the ranks Of the organiza-
tion. It was close vote on the pro-
position to hold a State convention.
Two Of the leading speeches Of the
day wer made by DR.. EnSor and
Smalls il .dVocacy Of a convention.
The committee decided that it was
impracticaole to hold State conven-
tion this year. The committee on re-
solutions consisted Of T. L. Grant, E.
n. Brayton, J. a. Baxter, J. r. Levy
and ". W. Ramsey. Below are given
the resolutions reported by this sub
committee and adopted:
Resolved, That we, the Republican
State committee of the Republican
party of South Carolina, would most
respectfully and earnestly urge his
e1cellency, Gov. N. B. McSweeney,
that the Republican party be accorded
representation on the boards Of COM
missioners Of election, viz: one Repub-
lican to each county board to be NAM
ed by the Republican county chair
man; and that the county boards be
instructed to allow one Republican
member to each board Of managers,
for each precinct, to be named by the
Republican member Of commissioner
Of elections.
Resolved, That the Republican State
executive committee duly assembled
this day having decided that the un-
righteous registration and election
laws Of South Carolina makes the
nomination of a State ticket this year
fruitless effort, therefore, it is re.
commended that each county chair:
man in the State be required to i'm
mediately call county convention
and district chairman to call district
conventions, and reorganize the party
under the rules of the party.
Resolved, That we endorse the ad-
|ministration Of President Roosevelt
and congratulate the country upon
having elected a vice President who
has proved so worthy a successor to
the lamented VIM. Mckinley, and ad-
ministers the affairs Of the nation with
that fairness, patriotism and personal
disinterestedness so conducive to that
prosperity and progress which carries
our country into it's destined grandure.
We are firmly Of the opinion that
neither the president nor the admins
tration are in sympathy with the
illegal and unjust election laws now IN
force in several States Of the unioI
which depriYes the colored man Of the
exercise of his just right Of suffrage,
that in due time proper national legis-
lation will be recommended and pass
ed correcting this great abuse. We
further believe that the president and
his trusted advisers have no sympathy
with the movement inaugurated in
North Carolina and Alabama which
seeks to eliminate colored men from
membership in the party and that in
due time the president will make this
fact known.
This committee expresses its high
regard for the chairman Of the nation
al committee, Hon. NJ. a. Hanna, and
pledges him the support of the party
in this State to further the interest OF
the organization.
We advise the people that this COM
mittee opens the door of the party and
invites all who believe in Republican
principles to enter and join US IN
fighting for those things for which
our party stands, labors and contends
for, and that their entry into the
party will be welcomed by us with
outstretched hands and thankful
hearts. For party harmony, party
success and relief from Democratic
misrule we willingly bury all past
factional differences and invoke
union of all those who agree that the
best interest Of our country lies in
continuation of Republican rule.
The Record says the session was a
stormy one and Deas had his way in
everything except calling State con-
vention for the purpose Of nominating
a state ticket. The session was quite
stormy at times and Deas was unspar-
ing In bis denunciation Of Capers and
Others. The former was not present,
but Deas declared that some OF them
had been brought out with official IA
7ors. The president came In for his
share OF denunciation on account OF
his Federal appointments, but in the
resolutions given to the public all rel
erence to such matters was care1ully
avoided.
The Record also says that COM
mittee was appointed to whom all ap-
plications for the position OF collector
of the port Of Charleston must make
application in case they want the en-
dorsement Of the committee. The
committee was appointed at the in
stance Of T. L. Grant, Of Charleston,
and consists of himself, R. r. Tolbert,
Robert Smalls, E. NJ. Br4yton, J. A.
Baxter, E. J. Dickerson and E. b.
Deas, ex-otficio. This committee pro-
poses to weigh the merits and demer-
| it's of the various candidates who ap-
ply, and whoever they endorse will
have the official endorsement OF the
executive committee. This IS evident
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