Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-12

of South Carolina, by the present
Governor, who is Republican. That
a majority of tho Commissioners of
each county are Republicans, and a
full proportion of the Managers, SO
far as they could be had, are of the
same political faith ; and if the frauds
that are charged, and so often rcitcra-
tod, against the said Commissioners
and Managers, or any of them, by tho
contestant, are true, they were com
mitted by the political partizans of
contestant, who SO ungraciously as
sails them, and they may we'll pray to
be "dcl;vcred from their friends.
But | charge that the said Commits
sion ers (eXcept IN the county of E1gc- !
feid) acted in fairness and good faith,
and that the slundcrous and reckless
charges made against them are alike
false and uniOundcd.
18th. charge that an election for
Solicitor of the Fifth Judicial Circuit
Of South Carolina was held in the
counties OF Richland, Lexington and
N"wbcrry, Of the Bird Congressional
District. on the same day Of the Con-
gress ional election. That J. IL. Runlllc.
a brothcr-in-law Of contestant, was the
candidate Of the Republican party,
land that w. IL. Talicy Of the Demo
cratic party. That the said W. II.
Tallcy, the Democratic candidate, VIII"
was. :hcn Ineligible under the 1l:h
iancnImcnt OF tho Constitution of the
United States, received q majority OF!
two thousand seven hundred and fifty
six (275G) votes i'll the counties OF
Ncwberry >anI Lexington, and was
declared daily lc"tel by the Rcpuhli-
can State canvass e:s, and has been
commissioned and entered on the
duties OF his cl,ica without protest or
objection On the part Of sad Rrpub!i-
can candidate. his brothrr-in: law, the
contestant, or their friends, who We're
on the spot. and convcr.ant With all
the facts. That II. l.. McGowau, tn"
Democratic candidate for Solicitor in
the Seventh Judicial Circuit, at the
same election, received majority of
two thousand, two hundred and twelve
(2.212) votes in tic county Of Able
vile, in the 3rd Congressional District,
over the Republican candidate, ".
McGili Fleming; and on the same day
W. II. Perry, the Democratic candi-
date for Solicitor Of the Eighth judicial
Circuit, received in the county OF
Anderson, Of the same Bird Congress
sional District, a majority of two
thousand one hundred and twenty
eight (2.l25) votes over S. ID. Goodlet,
the Republican candidate, and tha,
he said last named Democratic can,
didates wcro declared duly elected hy
the Republican State Canvassers, and
have been commissioned and entered
on the duties OF their respective Offices
without protest Or objection as to the
fairness Of the election in the counties
> of Abbeville and Anderson, on the
part Of their Republican competitors
their friends or partizans.
, II. And I charge that in the coun
ties of Richland and Orangeburg: 0
the 3rd Congressional District, where
contestant received a majority Of th'
votes cast, and therefore makes NJ
complaint as to the fairness Of tn
y election, the Republican majority wa
reduced from the last previous election
:. by thousand votes in the count,
. of Orangcburg, and the cmocrati
,, majority increased by - thousan
y votes and in the county Of Rich!ant
the Republican majority was reduce
y from the last previous election b.
- thousand votes, and the Demo
:, cratic majority increased by -
- thousand votes and charge that th
increase of the Democratic vote, an
. decrease Of the Republican vote i
=, said counties was brought about b
- precisely the same influences that ca
'' ried the counties Of Lexington, New
T. berry, Abbeville and Anderson in til
< Congressional election.
Is Is. And 1 charge that the contes
Il ant, during the years 1866, 1867 an
, 1868, whilst stationed as an officer
= the United States in the county
u Darlington, and other counties Of IL
e. State of South Carolina, and up t
- or about tho time, he determined I
's aspire before the Republican LegisI
II ture to the office of Associate Justi
le Of the Supreme Court of said Stat
which Office ho now holds, was {
ie open and ayowed Democrat that
% was bitter and uncompromisir
ol enemy of the Scolorcd race; tn
o' whilst stationed as aforesaid, he 'oftt
~ proclaimed that he "wished' lie h.
every negro in South Carolina confin'
= in ten acre field, and that he (tl