The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
THEY WILL MEET
Capers Issues Call for Republicans in the
State 10 Meet
PARTY OF LILY WHITES

Committeeman Assures the Re.
publicans and Near Republicans
That They Will BE Welcome in
the New Party.
The Washington correspondent oil
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 a new Republi-
can organization in that State:
"Greenville, Oct. 5 1910.
Dear Sir: 1t will be established,
when the next Republican ma.
tional convention meets thai
there is no Republican ~organiza-
| SIOu ~ Az OldlC " oouIh W Siallu
at this time. Any organization,
through a State central committee.
or a State executive committee, which
may have existed, has now ceased "a
exist and the necessity for party re-
organization is apparent.
where no party organization ex-
lists in a ne WHY created State Of the
Union, OIL where a party organization
has ceased, under the party law, 10
perform its functions the Republi-
con national committee recognizes
what is called the mass meeting
plan, for organization or reorgaan:-
cation as the case may be.
mo such ooo,. .u.i.vhas existed
to improve the personnel Of the R.
publican party in $50 Carolina
since the Philadelphia convention of
1900, at -hicf P 'ns:As:t Mckinley
was renominated withou. opposition
and at that time the opp 'rLunIly was
not taken u an = &C
Under the circumstances, made
,ossjn1e only by recent de'e'r-
ments, I feel / my duty, in spi:
of a strong personal desire to refrain
from further political effort, to ad
wise our people of this opportunity
to organize in South .::arolina a ;e-
spectacle, militant opposition party
with some promise for Q ~discussioh
hereafter of party issues and Hnes-
tons of government, rather titan a
continuance of the n paity plan
where the campaigns are confined
solely to a discussion Of the merits
or dement's of the candidates them-
selvesA frequently accompanied uy
violent personal attacks of. mouth
and muscle.
Therefore. as the member Of the
national Republican committee for
our State, l write you to say that
| after full consultation with personal
friends and due notice you will
| please cause TO be assembled at yorr
county ceat at II o'clock Nednes-
day. October 26, a meeting of MEL
in sympathy of the national Republi-
can party. and from such a meet
ing elect delegates, and an equal
number of a]lternates (the number
allowed your county by law, said
delegates to meet in convention at
the opera house in the city Of Colum-
bia at IL o'clock Thursday morning.
October 81. for the purposes of par
ty reorganization.
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,
(Signed) John g.. Capers.
South Carolina Member Republican
National Committee"
1t is understood that the Republi-
can national leaders are interested in
| this movement and that an effort
will be made to build up a white Re
publican party in South Carolina in
time to participate in the campaign
of 1912.