ive ▁Party ▁After ▁the ▁James on ▁ra id ▁split ▁apart ▁the ▁Cape ▁political ▁scene ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁revealed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁plot ▁by ▁Cec il ▁Rh odes , ▁the ▁Af rik an er ▁Bond ▁finally ▁split ▁with ▁Rh odes , ▁whose ▁second ▁government ▁fell . ▁ ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁the ▁choice , ▁S ive w right ▁joined ▁the ▁Rh odes ian , ▁pro - Im per ial ist ▁" Progress ive ▁Party ". ▁The ▁move ▁paid ▁off ▁when ▁Rh odes ian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Gordon ▁Spr igg ▁gained ▁power , ▁and ▁S ive w right ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Commission ▁of ▁Crown ▁Land s ▁and ▁Public ▁Works . ▁▁ ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁seat ▁for ▁St ellen bos ch ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁standing ▁as ▁a ▁Progress ive , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁soon ▁discovered ▁that ▁his ▁agents ▁had ▁been ▁b rib ing ▁vot ers , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁consequ ently ▁de posed . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁S ive w right ▁then ▁tra ve led ▁back ▁to ▁Britain ▁but ▁non eth eless ▁kept ▁strong ▁political ▁and ▁business ▁links ▁with ▁South ▁Africa . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁he ▁arranged ▁the ▁Blo em f onte in ▁Conference , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁diverse ▁financial ▁interests ▁in ▁southern ▁Africa ▁that ▁he ▁kept ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁▁ ▁His ▁reputation ▁for ▁massive ▁cor ruption ▁never ▁quite ▁f aded , ▁and ▁liberal ▁activ ist ▁O live ▁Sch re iner ▁rec ount s ▁that : ▁ ▁" when ▁both ▁he ▁( R h odes