The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-07
THE RECENT COUNTY ELECTIONS.

THE RECENT COUNTY ELECTIONS.
Additional Returns.
The returns of the recent county elections,
given in our State exchanges, are somewhat
| fragmentary and unsatisfactory, but indicate
generally great lack Of interest among our
people in the result. We give below such ad-
ditional particulars as have reached us:
ooILEToN.
| An esteemed correspondent Of THE NEWS,
writes from Walterboro:, under date Of the Sd
| inst: Rs.
| On the 25th inst. an election was held for
Probate Judge. County Commissioner and Cor
nominees have been elected. There was no
| attempt made on the part Of the whites to
nominate and run candidates in opposition to
completely disg,ssted with carpes-bag adventu-
! rers and irresponsible plunderers, openly de-
clared they woald not support the R@d,cai
nominee for Probate. Judge, Jesse s. Craig,
| nominated @. B. Farmer, Esq, ex-Judge of
i the District COURT. as an Independent candi-
date. The white people OF this county, from
negroes, did not believe that they would vote
against the nominees of their party, and there
fore renamed at home and left this little band
battle almost alone. Out of three hundred
| votes for Facmer, two-thirds we're colored, The
Radicals were Indifferent at frst but fearing
Farmer would be elected the leading county
| officers attended the different polls and by in
| tlmidation and threats, and, in some cases, by
| open violence, took away the Farmer tickets
and compelled the negroes to VOC for Craig.
| The result was the election Of the following
Radicals: Probate J~dge, Jesse s. Craig;
County Conmissioner, q. p Jacoby; Coroner,
The Abbeville Press of Thursday last says
The Commissioners of Election, after recelv-
| ing the report of the various boards Of mana
gers, concluded (after three days. dellbera-
| ton, to adopt the same without addition Of
modification or comment. This report differs
| in various particulars from the imperfect re-
turns which we published last week, and is
substantially as follows
FOR THE SENATE.
yanes .; IoSnLSu ..'..'...-..'.......' 14U6
Aemuol -. 6u10u. I4uS
FoR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
w. ID. IagRart. Observation-Disclosures. 14O7
Edward Westfield. ............ 1908
IL. I. Iumn. ........-......... 1aU3
A. 7. Conner. ..................... 1888
A. P. Corror. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. u
FOR CORONER.
Robert Jones. .............,.. 1418
James A. McCord. 1889
It will thus be seen that Jas. S. Cothran
(Democrat) has been elected Senator-Wm.
COUNTY
Commits sioners; whilst there is q tie between
Edward Westfeid (Democrat) and L. p. Guf-
I'm (RadicaD for the other vacancy; and some
seventy-two votes nre claimed by A. p. Conner.
conceded would give him majority. And Ro-
bert Jones "a Democrat who was run upon the
Radical ticket without his consent) a very ac-
ceptable man to all parties, has been elected
Coroner.
We think no better proof could be offered OF
the FAIRNESS OF an election than this report of
the Commissioners. who. after three days in
vestigation, could find no ground for impeach-
ing it's validity.
The result In Anderson County was as fol-
lows: For School Commissioner 81. Hay
ME. Independent, 71S votes; J. M. Carlisle,
Democrat, 4O5. For Coroner George Ham
mond.s sop pppesi.i0r IN srhs 1asslls ssssss
mr. ,,.a William II: Haynie. independent eandi-
date. who was voted tor by both parties, has
been elected school commissioner over the
regular Democratic nominee, Rev. John NJ
Carlisle. The vote is scarcely more than one
to vote in this county, and we are not disposed
TO attach much Importance to the result al
though it is to be regretted that there is not
more unanlnity ln the Democratic ranks.
-. PIoKENs.
An election was held in Pick ,ns County on
Tuesday, the 25th ult., for member of the
Legislature to fill the unexpired term Of W. T.
Field, resigned, and for coroner. We believe
there was no party spirit or excitement in the
election, and the candidates run mainly on
their personal popularity. The Courier states
that j. E. Hagood was elected to the first.
and J. W. Major to the second position. They
are both DEN ocrats. 5.
EDGETIELD. Ag e
Philip Eichelberger, (Republican,) receives
for Coroner 1867 7votes-Abaham Jones, Dem
ocrat,) 457.
FAIRFIELD.
In Fairfield, w. NJ. Nelson is elected Judge
of fFrobate, w. J. Crawford, County Commits
missioner, and Robert Hawthorn, Coroner
all Republicans.
DARLINGTON.
Darlington County gives. for Clerk Of Coun-
ty, w. E. Charles, Republican,) 1885; E. B.
Brunson. (Democrat,) 60s; Coroner, John G..
Gatlin. (Republioan.) 1874.
CHESTER.
In Chester there seems to have been no op-
position to the Democrat nominee. DIR. e. Corn
wall is elected Coroner. Only 1875 votes were
polled. ret4
The Republicans figure out the following as
the result in Laurens: For School Commits
sioner, Nathaniel freeman, (Republican,) re-
ceived 175 majority, and for coroner, w.
Fowler, 176 majority. The Laurensvile Herald
says the most shameless frauds were practiced
by the Radicals.
ocoNET.
In Oconee the election Of j. w. Hoffman,
CRepubcan,) is claimed. The vote polled was
very small. ~
RETURN OF Ex-GovERNoR REYNoLDB.-By
lately arrived steamer the Hon. Thomas G..
Reynolds, Of Missouri, formerly native OF
ChaI lesion, returned to his home from Mexico.
An interesting incident occurred soon after