The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-23
HANNA'S BANQUET
And How John G. Capers Of this
State, Dcdged It.
SAID HE Rad AN ENGAGEMENT

IN Baltimore that Called Him
Away Before the Banquet
Took Place, Judge Rob
inson's Plain Talk.
A dispatch from Washington under
date of Dec. II to The State said:
Among the southern colony here, and
among South Carolinian, the
action of John g. Capers, the Repub-
lican national committeeman for
South Carolina in eating with negro,
Judson W. Lyons, register Of the
treasury and committeeman from
Georgia at Senator Hanna's banql ct
to the Republican con- mittee at the
Arlington Hotel Saturday night, cen
tinues to arouse intense CRITICS n.
The fact that be was former Demo-
crat is perhaps the cause Of more cri-
ticism being heaped upon him than
upon other southern members Of the
committee who attended and who
have never made any secret CT their
love for the negro.
AN ARTFUL DODGER.
It seems that Capers dodge1 the
Hanna dinner by going to Baltimore.
A dispatch from Charleston to The
State under date Of Dec. Is says on
his arrival in that city Mr.. Capers
was asked if he had attended Senator
Hanna'S banquet in Washington, at
which Judson Lyons, negro, was
guest, to which he replied that be re-
GREETED very much that be was unable
to attend, but that he left the Arling-
ton Immediately after his contest had
been favorably decided that afternoon
and went to Baltimore on business,
and that from there be returned to
Charleston. lie stated that be had
no knowledge one way or the other
of Committeeman Robinson of North
Carolina having gone to the Arling-
ton hotel that night, and then having
retired from the hall, as he did not
go to the hotel himself that night, out
was out of the city hours before the
banquet was called to order. That
the fact of JudSon Lyons Of Georgia
being at the banquet had never enter
bis mind, for tie simple reason that
he had been forced to dismiss the idea
Of the banquet from his mind early ir
the day on account of having been
called to Baltimore IN important
business, and that he therefore never
considered that featur. one way or
the other.
CAPERS WAS TTERE.
A dispatch from, v ashiDgton to
The State under date OF Dec. II says
if John G. Capers, Republican na-
tional committeeman, United States
district attorney, Republican referee
and chief adviser Of the president for
the State Of South Carolina, did not
sit down to table: eat drink and was
not raerry with a negro-Judson
Lyons, register of The treasury-at
Senator Hanna's banquet to the ma
tional ommitteemen last Saturday
night at the Arlington hotel, then
Mr.. Capers has been grossly slandered
by four members If the national COM
mittee who were present-one of
them representative in congress
and by the esteemed secretary OF
Senator Hanna hinself.
If Mr.. Capers cid attend the ban
quet as Representative Brownlow,
national committeeman from Tennes-
see: Solomon Luna, rational COM
mit,eeman from New Mexico, and
Elmer Dover, secretary to Senator
Hanna, positively assert that he Gid,
then so much the worse for MI.
Capers' memory For these gentle
men declare with one accord that Mr..
Capers was al the banquet and re-
mained throughout; that he appeared
to enjoy the feast, and if he
had any compunctions about eating
with his negro conferee from Georgia,
be kept them strictly to himself.
Regarding Mr.. CaperS' presence at
the banquet, Mr.. Luna said: iiIr.
Capers was at Senator Hanna'S ban
quet, of course. I know it because l
talked with him. He remained
throughout the evening, and if any
one says he was not there or left on
account of the presence Of negro,
they don't know what they are talk
ing about"
WHAT BROWNLOw SAYS.
Saws REPRESENTATIVE RrnWnlnW one