Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SCENE~ IN~ LMNA RI VJurw AT I DEC MBBI HEPITL TAFT'S ADVISOR. Charleston Editor Oonsulted in South Orina Appointmekts-Urged Kuker's Nomination. A 'Wishngiton despatch to the Co-' lUiibia State under date of Decem ber -16 says: In these modern and radiant days of Big Bill Taft, what has become of that ancient and honorable institu tion formerly designated "Republi enn Referee," beatifeally transmo grified, as-you may recall, under the be-a6chrate dispensation of Hon. George Bruce Cortelyou -into "Advi aor''-But, regardless of nomeaela tare, whe,re is he atI In brief Who's it in Souith Carolina when it eomes ty-pie? The man who secured the nomina tion of Louis C. Kuker to be post master at Florence and S. Coke King to be postmaster at Darlington is Major James Calvin Hemph-ill, edi tor of the Charleston News-and Cour ier and Mr. Taft 's closest and most eonfidential friend in South Caro lina. Captain John G. Capers, Re publican national committeemanl and erstwhile "ere't for South Ca.ro lina recommended other men for these offices. Captain Caper's ree qmmendations have been wont to go in South Carolina postmasterships. "General" Fra,neis H. Hitcheoek, Political Charge d 'Affairs of the Ad ministration, still consults him about these offices, but a bigger than the General has been taking a hand. senator F,.1D. Smith, who represents Florence if the senate and who haid the power of holding up any appoint ment objectionable to him, "did his durndest,'' in the language of the classic poet, to in-duce the president to name anot'her man for Florence. But there was one more potent in the councils of the president than the senator, and the Major's man was named.Capers Out of it. Captain Capers says he is no long er "Referee" or "Advisor" ian the established sense. "So far as I know t-here isn't any such job,'"% he says. "I have retired to my private law practice and am- devoting my time to i.t, intending not t> accept any fur ther political office. Of course, un bil the next natioc 3,1 convention I am still the national committeeman, and having advised about South Carolina offices so long, and still desirous of seeing good men in office as well as to see the party prosper in South Croli.na, why whenever I am asked to advise, I advise. When I am not ask:ed, I have nothing to say." In passing it is an evidence of Mr. Cap ers' sincerity that he has had the re fusal of at least two goo:d federal ap pointments since he left that of Gen teral Revenue commissioner. Now upon the election of Mr. Taft a different policy with respect to ap pointments in the South was determ gned upon. Mr. Taft has been down to Greensboro, N. C., several years before he was an active candidate for the presidency. There he shock ea his fellow Republicans, who for several years had been engaged in eme continuous an~d conspicuous ex hibition dogfight over federal pat renage by telling them that the Re peublican party in the South would be lsetter off if the Democrats held all tke offices. He seems no't altogether to have got that idea out of his head, .a it is .believed, he would have en HE OUBRA HOUSE, WEDNESDAY 22nd, 1909. tered' upon a wholesale policy of ap pointing Democrats to office had it not been for the more astute politi cal head of his postmaster general and schief political adviser. There is a difference only of judgment be tween Mr. Taft and Mr. Hitchcoek. The object of each is to brpak the solid South. Mr.. Taft thinks he can do it by coddling a few Democrats with Republican - leanings, and while Mh. Hitchcock does not wholly dis agree with this idea he wants to be quite sure of the leanings. Mr. Taft seems willing to take greater ehances on this score. The regular aforetime "referees" have not been formally abolished or'superseded so much as they have been just sort o' defune tionized, as it wer'e, perhaps tempo rary and experimentally in order that the beaming and persuasive per sonality of the big' hearted Bill Taft might .beam direct.' Began During Campaign. This personality has .been beaming upon the Charleston editor ever sine that famous Gander and Hen inci dent, when The News and Courier conducted a raffle for the Bryan cam paign fund. This tickled the Re publican candidate very much and his ,attention was riveted upon the bitter attacks upon Mr. Bryan' which The News and Courier had made be fore the Denver convention and the scarcely veiled partiality of its edi tor for the Republican candidate dur ing the campaign. While Mr. Taft knew .Major Hemphill before that, having been entertained in Charles ton in that most hospitable and charming manner for whieh Charl s ton is famous, in which entertain merit the editor of The News and Courier was naturally tonspieious, owing not so much to his position as to his own pleasing and cordial per sonality. But his Gander and Hen inident seemed to have been an es peial bond of union. Twice since he was- elected persident, Mr. Taft has visited ChAles'to and Major Hemphill has visited the president here, their friendship being, at each meeting hatensified. IThe Gander and Hen incident, you understand, was a joke. Mr. Taft likes a jok;e and he likes a man who gets off a good one. But the presi dent is not.all joke. Tha.t campaign last fall wasn't any joke. He meant business,~ and at one time Mr. Bryan was pushing him so close and the Middle West as well as New York showed such signs of Republican dis integration that 'he got all vexified, as it were. It has always been an idea with him ever since he entered politics, which was when he became candidate for president, you under stand, that he was the Man of Des tiny to break up the Solid South. And he wanted to go into the South during that campaign, to convert the stiff necked people, and would have done so but for this dangerous threat of the Middle West and New York. But all the time he was looking about in the South, wateInug it very close lv. He had certain lieutenants, pulse feelers, to report to him what men in the South could be of assistance to him in furnishing information about conditions. Among these was J. C. Hemphill in South Carolina. It is not believed that he called on these men for assistance, but it is positive y known that he had his eye on them a cosidere them sa not so hos-1 THE C At 'C1 RESOU Loans and discounts Furniture and Fixtu Banking House. . Overdrafts, ecured cured . ,. Cash on hand & wit 4C 4( JN,0. M. KINARD, Presideni tile as their papers might have indi cated to tho e who did not read be tween the lines. Whether he bas Major Hemphill on his list of eligibles with the hope of assistance in breaking up the Solid South or not can be but a matter of surmise. It is certain that he eon sults the Major about appointments, and that the Major, whether eon sulted or not, sometimes gives his "advice.", This he did a few days ago in the candidacy of his cousin, I. J. Hemphill for the office of com missioner of the District of Colum bia. It is believed that were it not for the teehnical bar respecting legal residents, President Taft would out of consideration for his friend, J. C. Hemphill appoint J. J. Hemiphill to the offie, further consideration being of course, given to Mr. Hemphill 's fitness. - -Major Hemphill's recommendations' are not always favorably aeted on, this being notably the case in a re cent recommendation for the past master's position at Walhalla. He recommended Miss Fant, who it de veloped was at the time residing in Anderson, engaged there as stenogra pher. She h'ad, however, been a res ident of Walhalla. However, she and ber people were Democrats, while Anson C. Merrick, the husband of the deceased postmaster, was a "good Republican.'' This was one time the 1%stmaster General had his way, and Merrick was appointed. Zach MeGhee. (A telegram. was sent Major Hemp hill yesterday advising him of the purport of Mr. McGhee's story from Washington, and extending to him the columns of The State for a state ment for simultaneous publication. He was not in Charleston.) NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that certifi-' eate No. 92 for two shares of the capital stoek of the Farmers' Oil Mill, standing in my name, has been~ lost or misplaced. An application has been made for a new certificate. D. L. Ham. EXECUTOR'S SALE. STATE OF SOUT2H CAROLINA, County of Newber'ry. By virtue of the authority con ferred in the undersigned, by the last will and testament of Mrs. Sal lie Tidwell, deceased, I will proceed to sell to the highest bidder, fort cash, before the court house door in Newberry, S. C., on the first Monday in January, 1910, (the 3rd day of the month), the following real estate be longing to the estate of the said Sallie Tidwell, deceased, to-wit: All that piece or parcel of land lying and being situate in Township No. 1, and south of the Town of Newberry, in the State and county abore men tioned, and bounded on the north by lands of Dolly Brogden; on the east by a ten foot right of way leading from the property of the Mollohon Manufacturing Company to a public road lying in front of the residence of Antina Buzhardt; on the south by land of said Antine Buzhardt, and| n the west by lands of ontaining thirty-on. one hundredths (31-100) of an acre, more or less. 1896 ?EPOPT OP THI oOMME OF NEWBE the Close of Busine Dndensed from Report RCES: . . $305,229.76 res . 3,116.93 . . 9,750.LO and un . 28,602.79 iBanks 166,937.63 $513,637. 1 Paid on Sa DRs O. B F The Ne At the Close oi 'Condensed I RESOURCES. Loans and discounts Furniture and Fixtures Overdrafts secured and unse cured Bonds and Stocks~ Cash and due from Banks * 40fo Paid JAMES MCINTOSH, whih the deceased was residing at the time of her death. Purchaser to pay for pap.ers. J. Brooks Wingard, Qualified' Exeeutor of the last will and testament of Salie Tidwell, deeeased. DON'T BE CAERIED AWAY with the idea that beause you haye never had a fire you are never going to. This very night may see yoar house in ruins and your family home less. Have you money ertough to ~uild or buy another? You would have if you were insured. Have us make you out a policy today. One lay's delay may prove just one day too much. tI has often proved so. ecurity toen & lnestment Co. J. N. UcCaughrin, Treasurer. W. A. XOBwain, Sarear. 11909 .,CONDITION OF RCIAL BANK dRRY, S. C. ss November 16, 1909. to State Bank Examiner. LIABILITIES. Capital . .50000.00 Undivided profits . 60521.99 Dividends unpaid .894.00 Cashier's Checks .33102 DuE.to Banks . .86609 Individual deposits . $401,024. $513,637.11 vings Deposits. MAYER, J. Y. McFALL. (ice President. Cashier. IEPORT 'OF wberry avings Ban k 1 NEWBERRY, So C the Business November 16,1909. rom -Report to StateiBank Examiner LI ABILITIES. 269,495.25 Capital /$50,00O$ 2,275 00 UndivIded Profits 27,013.63 Deposits - 250,6328l 1,758.60 Notes and Bills Rediscount 680.00 ed 6,0006O0 59,437.65 333, 646.50 $333,6445 5 On Savings Deposits4 J, E. NORWOOD, Your Idle Money #111 Ear 4 "o Interest If Deposited in This Bank If you would be the most success ful, you should make your money work too. It is a common saying that "money not earning interest is losing money." Set aside what money you will not need in your business at this time and deposit it with this Bank, in our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. It will be here when you do need it, and working for you inthe meantime. THE EXCHlANGE BANK. .Of Newberry S. C.