The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-28
THE WHIITEMORE CANT4SS.
A Northern View OF II.

A correspondent Of the New York Sun (Radi-
cal) writes from Florence, S. c., under date OF
May 10:
Whittemore, having returned from Wash
ington after his expulsion, at once set about
publicly addressing the negroes. No sum.
mons had been issued by the Governor to I'LL
the vacancy occasioned by Whittemore's eX-
pulsion. The Governor knew that Whttemore
and coyertly favored the proceeding. When
vat,en vaceacv upCr occasion whittemores expul-
sion, the Governor at first declined to do
so, automatically, without assigning any
reason for his censurable conduct When
Whlttemore had canvassed the whole district
had made false impression upon the color
ed men in relation to the cause Of his eXpul-
sion from Congress-the Governor suddenly
ordered an election in the First Congressional
District. which Whittemore had been decided
by the House Of Representatives to be disquali-
fed to represent. No other man, possessed Of
good reputation, now had time to 60 over the
district and state the true facts of the matter
which caused Whittemore's expulsion. The
negroes, therefore, are misinformed, and Whit
temore will probably be elected, principally by
means OF the Governors connivance with
Whittem0re for that object.
R. X. Scott is the Governor OF South Carroll
ma. He came from Ohio. Whittemore Is tell
ing the negroes that he has received letter
from General Logan, who apologies for what
he abiecty characlerizes as his too hasty con-
duct.
The Sun editorially says:
The district in which Whltemorc is candi-
date for reelection to Congress is one Of the
wealthiest in South Carolina. At various times
it has been represented by one of the Hugers,
b,- Dohor+ opI Iohp Camnhpll and General
MCQUEEN. Besides Whittemore, Mr.. 7. G.
Dunn, of Massachusetts. who resides in Horny
District, and has been in the State about live
wears, is a candidate, and also Ralney, col
Ored man, formerly a barber in Charleston,
who possesses land in Georgetown District and
was elected State senator from that region.
Recently, while Dunn was making speech in
Florence one OF Whlttemore's runners pnr-
chased three gallons OF whiskey from A.W. Ly-
ons for IS, and placed it, watered and free to be
used by everybody outside the compass OF
Dunn's voice Dunn's auditors were negroes,
who were quietly informed by the Whittemore
cmissares where they could get the evil spirits,
to which they sauntered one after another,
until at last Dunn was left with less than doz-
en- hearers. The successful application Of this
trick, introduced into South Carolina by rev.
erend native OF Massachusetts,, who will pro-
badly be reelected to Congress. will assuredly
commend him to that body. There are also
numerous other commendable traits In his
character one Of which he recently so clearly
exhibited that he was expelled from Congress
on account oft. The statement which White
more is making all over the First Congresson-
al District Of South Carolina, that General Lo-
gan has written letter in which he apologies
for what he characterizes as too hasty conduct
in Congress toward Whittemore, would not be
surprising, coming from him, If It Was certain
that II was not true.