The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-12
SECRET HISTORY OF THE COUNCIL
CAUCUNES.

SECRET HISTORY OF THE COUNCIL
CAUCUSES.
How Captain Hendricks Camo to be
Ke-elected and alderman FKOlloway's
Som Defeatod-A Split I'm tho Pflls-
bury FactiOn Tho Anti-Massnchu.
setts Party--ACtion OF the Mackeyltes
In Regard to ID. n. orbin.
AS has been stated by The NEWS, there was
| a great amount of caucusing by the Pillsbury
faction in reference to the Offices Of tho Police
Department. This caucusing and canvassing
has occupied nearly all of the time OF said
faction for several weeks past, and up to half
past one o'clock Friday afternoon there was o
diversity Of opinion. The Mayor had pledged
himself and his faction to the support Of Major
r. 81. Willoughby, but five of the faction, viz !:
Aldermen Voigt, Cunningham. Geddlngs, How
ard, colored, and McK,nIay. colored. not only
refused to support him, but declared them
selves in favor OF Hendricks as the more eff
cieat Of the two candidates, and at the hour
mentioned formally seeded from the caucus.
The leader Of the Mackeyltes hearing of this
secession, summoned his adherents and by n
well-timed flank movement formed junction
with the secessionists, and after collation. IN
the police barracks, where champagne and
various refreshments were lavishly furnished
by Captain Hendricks, the seven Mackeyites
IT. J. and e. W. NJ. Mackey, Barrow, L. F. and
E. p. Wall. colored, Thorne. colored and
Hampton, oolored,) and the recus .nt five
Pisburyites agreed to support Captain Hen
drlcks for Chief, Lieutenant Chapman for First,
and w. N. Taft for Second Lieutenant-Taft,
in their judgment, being an active Repub-
lican, and Hendricks and Chapman almost
Republicans.
Tine Plllsburyites (the Mayor, Potter, Greene,
Collins, Small, colored, and Brown, colored,
arranged their tickets as follows: Major R. Fl.
Willoughby, Chief, T. B. Chapman, First, and
Benjanan Holloway, colored, son of Alderman
Holloway, Second Lieutenant. They hoped
that the i've who had seeded would think bet
ter Of their action. return into the fold Of the
faithful, and vote the Willoughby ticket. and
therefore came into the Council chamber con-
fdsnt of success.
The election resulted in Hendricks receiving
Ia votes, T. B. Chapman II, w. N. Taft IL,
Holloway, colored, 6-Hendricks, Chapman
and Taft. the nominees Of the Mackeyites and
s'splits,' being elected, much to the disgust OF
the faithful, and especially Of Alderman Hol-
loway. who, on being oommiserated with in
the Council chamber by Alderman Potter, in
dignantly denounced what he termed the
treaehery of those with whom he had acted
and bitterly bemoaned his failure to get his
sprice."
The flank movement OF the Mackeyites not
only defeated the Wllloughby ticket, but also
occasioned the election of several of their
friends as Commissioners of Markets, and es-
pecially in throwing off the ticket julius
Roumillat and placing thereon and electing
Thomas Aiken, colored butcher. weighing
about three hundred pounds, who is said to
be quite a respectable colored man, and of
some s0eight among his class.
The result Of this election is due to what is
termed the anti-Massachusetts party, (com-
posed Of native Radioals.) which is rapidly
object the expulsion from the State of all
carpet-baggers-nearly all OF whom are from
Massachusetts. hence the name anti-Ma
ohusetts. To this party Major Willoughby
owes his defeat, and all members of the Radi
cal party. not natives of Charleston, Will here
after meet with strenuous opposition from
| this anti ti-Massachusetts clique.
The election tomorrow night for Superv;-
&C., will. it is asserted be full of interest, aud
it is further announced that Alderman T. J.
Mackey will. much to the disgust of numerous
ofRce-seekers, lead his band in support of d.
T. Corbin, believing as they do that the city in
giving him only one Office while the State has
given him five has done him great injustice.
They claim that the city should aid him in
supporting himself and family by allowing him,
in addition to his Offices as United States Dis.
trict Attorney, (s15,O 900 per annum:) President
Of the Senate and also a member. (s15OO per
annum;) Commissioner Of Elections, ($5 per
day when employed;) Codifier Of the Laws,
($SOOO per annum;) City Attorney, ($14OO per
annum;) several other Offices in the gift oi
Council.
CoL1KoroR OF CUSTOMS. letter from Wash.
| ington received hero Saturday, states that
Mr.. q. w. Clark left there for Charleston on the
| 9th with his comm ission as Collector of this
Port in his pocket, and also an order to super
sede DR.. A. G.. Mackey. He is expected to
reach here on Wednesday. DIR. M. will pro.
baby arrive to-day. Mr.. Clark will make O
clean sweep in the Customhouse. 1t is not
yet known who will be appointed to fill the
positions OF the retired officers, nor what will
be the proportion of colored men. The friends
Of DR.. Mackey are confident that the Senare
will not confirm the appointment OF Mr..
CLARK.
BRUTAL MURDER AT AsHEpoo FERRY.--THE
NEWS on Saturday learned the following re-
garding brutal murder committed on Tues.
day last, by three negroes, at Ashepoo Ferry,
on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad
thirty seven miles from the city: A negro
man. it appears, had interfered with the do
mestic ARRANGEMENTS OF another negro. The
wrcDged husband. with two friends, went Il
the plantation where the disturber OF his peace
lived, and, without warning, shot him. Th,