The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-07
MAY FORM PARTY
OF LILLY WHITES
Capers Issues Call for Reorganization
in This State-T0 Convene
October q.
The State.

The State.
Washington, Oct. 5.-Fresh from
the Republican gathering in New
York on Saturday night, John G.
CapeFs, national committeeman for
South Carolina, today mailed out the
following letter to over 100 men in
various parts Of South Carolina, in
the effort to found a new Republican
organization in that State:
Greenville, S. c., Oct. 5. 1910.
Dear Sir: 1t will be established,
when the next Republican national
convention meets, that there is no
Republican organization in the State
of South Carolina at this time. Any
organization, through State central
committee, or State executive COM
mittee, which may have existed, has
now ceased to exist and the neces-
sity for party reorganization is ap-
parent. ,:~psst::;ax Was 5isiaa
"Where no party organization ex-
lists in a newly created State Of the
Union, or where a party organization
has ceased, under the party law, to
perform it's functions the Republican
national committee recognizes what
is called the mass meeting plan, for
organization or reorganization as the
case may be.
*'No such opportunity has existed
to improve the personnel of the Re-
publican party in South Carolina
since the Philadelphia convention OF
1900, at which President Mckinley
was renominated without opposition
and at that time the opportunity was
not taken advantage Of.
"Under the circumstances, made
possible only by recent developments,
T feel it my duty, in spite of a strong
personal desire to refrain from fur
ther political effort, to advise our
people Of this opportunity to organize
in South Carolina respectable, mill
tant opposition party with some pro-
mise for a discussion hereafter Of
party issues and questions Of govern
ment, rather than continuance OF
the one party plan, where the cam
paigns are confined solely to dis
cussion of the merits or dement's Of
the candidates themselves, frequently
accompanied by violent personal at
tacks of mouth and muscle.
Wherefore, as the member Of the
national Republican committee for
our State, T write you to say tha:
after full consultation with personal
friends and due notice, you will please
cause to be assembled at your coun-
ty seat at 12 o'clock Wednesday, Oc-
tober 26, meeting of men in SYM
pathy with the policies of the nation
al Republican party, and from such
meeting elect delegates ,and an equal
number of alternates( the number al
lowed your county by law, said dele
gates to meet in convention at the
opera house in the city of Columbia
at II o'clock Thursday morning, Oc-
tober 27, for the purposes of party
reorganization.
''Those in your county who have
participated recently in the Demo-
cratic primaries, the candidates being
for purely local or State officers, are
entirely eligible to come as candidates
to the convention herein mentioned,
if they are in sympathy with the Re-
publican party and it's administration
of national affairs, all Of which are
of vital interest to the whole country
and particularly at this time to the
South
Respectfully yours,
{Signed John G. Capers,
South Carolina Member Republican
National Committee"
It is understood that he Republi-
can national leaders are Interested in
this movement and that an effort will
be made to build up white Republi-
can party in South Carolina in tina
to participate in the campaign OF 1912.
Mart Floyd, postmaster, and L. ".
C. Blalock, of Goldville, who have
been in New York and Washington
for several days, returned to South
Carolina tonight. T. H. D.