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

CAUCUSES.
How Captain Hendricks Came 10 90
Re-olceted and Alderman Helisway's
Son Defeated-A Split In the pills.
bury otion-The Anti-Msssschu-
set. . Party-Action Of tho Mackeyltes
In Regard to d. 4. c erbin.
As has been stated by TIE NEWS, there was
great amount Of csucusing by the Pillsbury
faction in reference to the Offices OF the 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
diversity of opinion. The Mayor had pledged
himself and hls faction to the support of Major
R. Il. Willoughby. but five of the faction, viz !:
Aldermen Voigt, Cunningham, Geadlngs, How
ard, colored, aud McKlnlay. colored. not only
refused to support him, but declared them
selves IN favor Of Hendricks as the more eff
ole 1t OF the two candidates, and at the hour
mentioned formally seeded from the caucue.
The leader of the Mackeyltes hearing OF this
secession, summoned his adherents and by Q
vell-timed flank movement formed a junction
With the secessionists, and after collation. IN
the police barracks, where champagne and
VARIOUS refreshments we're lavishly furnished
BY Captain Hendricks, the seven Mackeyitss
IT. j. and e. W. NJ. Mackey, Barrow, L. F. and
e. P. Wall. colored, Thorne, colored. and
Hampton, colored) and the recuss snt five
PiIlsburyites agreed to support Captain Hen
dricks for Chief, Lieutenant Chapman for First,
and W. N. Taft for Second Lieutenant-rafJ,
IN their judgment, being an active Repub-
Iican, and Hendricks and Chapman almost
Republicans. .2-.
Tine Plllsburyites (tbe Mayor, Potter, Greene,
Collins, small, colored, and Brown, coIored,)
arranged their tickets as follows: Major R. d.
wiloughby, Chief, T. B. Chapman, First, and
Benjaman Holloway, colored, son OF Alderman
Holloway, Second Lieutenant. They hoped
that the five 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-
fident Of success.
The election resulted in Hendricks receiving
II votes, T. B. Chapman II, W. N. Taft II,
Holloway, oolored, 8-Hendricks, Chapman
and TAFT, the nominees Of the Mackeyites and
sssplits, being elected, much to the disgust OF
the ''fsithful," and especially Of Alderman Hol-,
loway, who, on being commiserated with in
the Council chamber by Alderman Potter, in
dignantly denounced what he termed the
treachery Of those with whom he had acted,
and bitterly bemoaned his failure to get his
'prlce."
The flank movement OF the Mackeyites not
only defeated the willoughby ticket, but also
occasioned the election Of several Of their
friends as Commissioners Of Markets, and es-
pecalIy 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 respectable colored man, and OF
some ,oeigat among his class.
The result Of this election is due to what is
termed the ani-Masssohusetts party, loom
posed Of native Radicsls.) which is rapidly
growing in numbers, and who have fer their
object the expulsion from the State Of all
carpet-baggers-nearly all OF whom are from
Massachusetts, hence the name anti-Massa-
chusetts. To this party Major WilIoughby
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 Massachusetts, clique.
The election tomorrow night for Superv.-
sors OF the High Schooi, Chimney Contractors,
&C., will, it is asserted, be full Of interest, and
It is further announced that Alderman T. ].
Mackey will, much to the disgust Of numerous
oface-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
himself and family by allowing him,
in addition to his Offices as United States Dis.
trict Attorney, (sl5,OO0 per annum;) President
Of the Senate and also member. ts16O0 per
annum;) Commissioner Of Elections, t$5 per
day when employed;) Codifer Of the Laws,
($SOOO per annum;) City A .torney, ($1400 per
annum;) several other Offices in the GIFT Of
Council.