Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-03-04
a. '''';'R B..F. WHITTEMO]SE.
Chairman State Central Commits

w.. -Onalru02Q. pLale SeulIdl sSOuu1lllee.
=, W. j. McKISLAy, Secretary. ~ -.ss,s93ss,
We have classified the various Offices 10 be
/ filed and our information has been gathered
from some. of the most prominent members
Of the body. -, - -.
conceded that DE-. Mackey, President of the /.
Convention, will be elected for the long term,
without opposition. For the short term. there
are several candidates, the most prominent Of
whom is Mr.. J. NJ. Rutland, of Fairfield.
Members of Congress.--The Congressional
Districts will probably remain as established
by the Convention Of 1865, with perhaps
slight change in the third and fourth.
Mr.. B. F. Whittemore, of Darlington, is
the most prominent candidate for Congress e,
from the lst District Some Of his friends,
!. however, propose TO elect him United States
Senator for the short term, in. which event, if
he be elected to that Office, he will resign his
aspirations FIR seat in the Congressional
House Of Representatives to Mr.. +. J. Moses.
Jr., of Sumter, who will, no doubt, be elected.
In the Cd District, Mr.. @. G. Bowen is tho
most prominent candidate. His competitor,
are Mi. Gilbert Piilsbury and General @. j.
Stal,brand, Of Beaufort, now Secretary fthe
Convention. In the Sd and 4th Districts,
the most prominent candidates are BIG. Bun.
can, of Newberry Jas. 81. Goss, of Union;
j. NJ: Allen, of Greenvine and T.J.9 Robert
son; of RicLland Should the. latter not bo
elected Governor, Mr. p Pillsburyi is also spoken
of as candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
Governor. There will be very strong
contest to secure the nomination of Governor.
The Candle ates arc Colonel T. j Robertson,
Of Richland, and General r. K. Scott, Assis-
tant Commissioner of the Freedman's Bureau.
The friends of both parties are busily at work,
and it is hard to tell at present who will Sc
cure the nomination. 1t is due, however, 10
General Scott to say that the use of his name
by his friends is unauthorized.
The long discussion yesterday relative to
the term of residence as requisite for eligi
bility to this office, was believed to be an cf
fort on the part of the friends of the former,
to thus get rid of their most formidable rival
candidate. The latter, however, carried their
point, and succeeded in altering the time
| fixed by the Committee from four to two years.
Secretary of ;State.-This Office seems to be
held in reserve for several who, should they
not secure some higher position, will consent
to accept it. Among them are f. j. Moses,
Jr., B. o. Duncan and f. Cardoza.
The latter has recently been elected Presi-
dent of the Grand Council of the Union
Leagues of this State, and has gone to Wash.
iugton on business connected with the League:
and not to seek admission of coored men
into Congress as reported.
Attorney Generdl.-D. Fl. Chamberlain of
Berkeley, formerly q Massachusetts, lawyer ard
a graduate of Harvard College, is the only
candidate for this position.
Superintendent Of Education-J. X. JILL
son, of Kershaw, is supported by many friends
for this POSITION Mr.. R. Tomlinson, Tie
present Superintendent of Education Of the
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Absr.
doned Lands in this State, is also spoken OF.
Treasurer.-The only candidate who has
vet appeared for this position is N. G. Parker.
! of whose nomination there is very little doubt
among his friends.
Olher State O6icers.-Gcneral Stalbrard,
formerly of Sherman's army, is mentioned 5y
some for the position of Major-t3eneral OF TIE
Militia, and others for Adjutant and Inspector
General. @. P. Leslie is mentioned for Comp
troller General. Mr.. Leslie, however, we be-
lievc declines to be q candidate. Dr..J C.
Neagle, of York, is another candidate for
this position.
General ASscm6ly.-The General Assembiy y,
it Is supposed, will be composed Of many
members of the Convention. At least seven
ty or eighty, if not more, members of the
Convention arc counted upon as almost su,c
of being elected to the Legislature.
Supreme Court.-A strong desire is ex-
pressed to secure Judge Moses as Chief JUS
tice, but it was not known whether he would
accept Colonel a. j. Willard, Chief of the
Bureau of Civil Affairs. Major D. T. Corbin,
District Attorney, and Judge Boozcr, arc
mentioned as Associate Judges.-Charleston
Courier.