The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-31
Czz.PE..kS 4 TRAITOR
SAYS THE BLACK WING OF THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Lily Whites AIiege That They and
Not Adams-Co chran-Harris Wing
VIII Be Recognized at Chicago.

VIII Be Recognized at Chicago.
The socalled regular" Republican
state committee me- recently In Co.
lumbia and adopted resolutions en-
dorsing the administration Of Presi-
dent Taft and dencuncing John G.
Capers, National committeeman, who
is the leader Of the Lilly White
republican movement in South Car
DINA. The committee issued call
for the meeting of the state coDVsn-
ton in Columbia February 20.
The committee especially COM
mended Mr.. Taft's stand on arbitra-
ton, the tariff board and the Sher-
man law, and urged his reelection.
Capers was denounced as q traitor to
tie party who had been seeking to
undermine the regular Republican or
ganization.
Following this meeting, which was
held several days ago, and was engi-
neered by the Adams-Cochran-Har-
ris wing Of the party, L. ". c. Bla-
lock, chairman Of the "lily white"
wing in South Carolina, has issued
letter to the Republicans OF the
State, In which he says that he IS
the chairman recognized by the Re-
publican national committe and
that only delegates elected by the
convention over which he presides
will be recognized at Chicago next
June.
The letter issued by Blaloek was
sent to several hundred Republicans
OF South Carolina. The letter states
that this wing Of the party Is the
regular party in South Carolina and
will be seated IN Chicago lext June.
The letter follows II full:
"Coldville, January 25, 1912.
"My Dear Sir: Please take no
steps toward organization il your
county or district under the CALI
for a convention, county, district or
State, issued by what claims to be
the executive committee, of which
Joe Tolbert says he is chairman. Del
eeates elected under such cali
will not be seated at Chicago next
June, as the Republican national
committee has recognized me as
chairman and Mr.. Wallace as secre-
tary. Mr.. Hayward Of Chicago, the
national secretary, sent us the of
fetal call through our national COM
mitteeman, as required by the pres
ent law, as you will see from the
attached extract from the call We
are recognized as regular and ready
for action. We want you. the man
to whom this letter is plainly and
individually addressed, to mark time
and ignore the Tolbert call
"Our plans for the counties and
districts will be Issued within the
next 80 days.
Gas far as the colored man in our
party here in the State is concerned,
we believe it is our kind OF white
alks, the trustworthy, high-class
colored man respects and trusts. We
do not fool him aid degrade him.
We will insure him just and fair
treatment.
capt. Capers, the South Carolina
member of the Republican national
committee, after visiting me here
and others In the State, has returned
t ohis Washington Office, where be
guides and advises us from head
quarters. Under his leadership We
have never failed 10 seat our dele
gates in the national conventions,
and he will meet aid match all oD-
position by standing by Us. He is
with US to the finish.
''The national committee says we
are regular We will prove that We
are also right!
"Let me and Capt. CapeTs hear
from you; be patient, trust US and
we will be safely seated at Chicago's
great convention next June.
Faithfully,
''L. W. c. Blalock,
Chairman"