The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-08
Capers Issues Call for Republicans in The
State 10 Meet
PARTY of LILY WHITES
May Be Formed, as the National
Committeeman Assures the Re
publicans and Near Republicans
That They Will Be Welcome in
the New Party. -

the New Party.
The Washington correspondent of
The State says John G. Capers, fresh
from the Republican gathering in
New York on Saturday night. as
national committeeman for, South
Carolina mailed out on Wednesday
the following letter to over 100 men
in various parts Of South Carolina,
in the effort to found new Republi-
can organization in that State:.
"Greenville, Oct. S 1910.
Dear Sir: 1t will be established,
when the next Republican ma
tional convention meets that
there is no Republican organiza-
ton in the State OF South Carolina
at this time. Any organization,
through State. central committee,
or State executive committee, which
may have existed. has now ceased 70
exist and the necessity for party re-
organization is apparent.
Where no party organization ex-
lists in newly created State of the
Union, or where party organization
has ceased, under the party law, 10
perform it's functions the Republi-,
con national committee. rec 1gni2es
what is called the mass meeting
plan, for organization or reorgaan:-
zation as the case may be.
NO such oo,i. .u..':Ehas existed
to improve the personnel of the Rs
publican party in S:''::' Carolina
since the Philadelphia 70 avenlion of
1900, at whics P'es:a'&t Mckinley
was renominated withou. opposition
and at that time the OPP 'rtunny was
not taken IA |nn AK &C
Under the circumstances, made
,oss,nle only by recent deve q
ments, feel { my duty, in spit
of strong personal desire to refrain
from further political effort, to ad
wise our people of this opportunity
to organize in South -arolira a ;e-
spectacle, militant opposition party
with some promise for q discussion
hereafter of party; issues and, niies-
tions Of government, rather than. a
continuance Of the one patty plan,
where the campaigns are confined
solely to a discussion Of the merits
or dement's of the candidates them
selTeA frequently accompanied by
violent personal attacks OF mouth
and muscle.
Therefore, as the member of the
national Republican committee for
our State, write you to say that
after full consultation with personal
friends and due notice you will
please cause to be assembled at your
county ceat at IL o'clock Wednes-
day, October 26, meeting Of mea
in sympathy Of the national Republl-
can party, and from such a meet
ing elect, delegates. and. an. equal
number Of alternates (the number
allowed your county by law, said
delegates to meet in convention at
the opera house in the city OF Colum-
bia at II o'clock Thursday morning,
October 27, for the purposes Of par
ty reorganization.
f'Those in your county who have
participated recently in the Demo
cratic primaries, the candidates be-
ing for purely local or State offices,
are entirely eligible to come as cand-
idates to the convention herein men
toned, if they are in sympathy with
the Republican party and its ad-
ministration of national affairs, all
of which are of interest to the whole
country and particularly at this
time to the South.
Respectfully yours,
{Sined) "John G. Capers.
South Carolina Member Republican
National Com mittee."
1t is understood that the Republi-
can national leaders are interested in
this movement and that an effort
will be made to build up white Re
publican party in South Carolina in
time to participate in the campaign
Of 1912.
ATTEMPT AT MURDER.