The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-14
The Election in South Carolina.
SKETCHES OF GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR AND REPRESENTATIVES, TO
REss-MAJORITIES- CONTESTS
RACEs-MEMBERS AT LARGE.

A correspondent of the New York I
Times, writing from Columbia, South I
Carolina, gives the following "bird's
ever view of the men who have lately
been elected to Office in that uafortu-
nate State. The Times is dyed-ln-
the wool Mongrel sheet, and OF course
paints it's ring streaked and speckled
:.pets'' in the most favorable colors.--
1t is enough to make angels weep ana
devils laugh, to see the grand old Pai-
metto State handed over to the tender
mercies of such an infamous horde OF
| s.free" nis.ers, scallawags and carpet
bapcers. Here is the sketch:
Now that the political dust and
smoke of the election battles has en-
tirely cleared away, We may protitahiy
take a glance at the results, ana see
what kind of men are the victors In
the spirited campaign aud hard-fought
battle.
GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT-GoNER-
NOR
Governor Robert X. Scott, white
man. lust reelected to that office, is an
,mmigrapt from Ohio. His biographl-
cal record is too well known to need
! rendition at this time. Hon. Is. f.
/ Whittemore, who was elected from
Congress some months ago, drew up
e the platform of the party for this cam
Y paign. and is leader among the Scott
u factionists of the Republican party IN
l. South Carolina. Governor Scott IS
% ponular with the negroes and exceed
- iualy distasteful to the whites.
) T.ieutenant- 6 overnor A. j. Rinsieris
: hrirht mulatto, native of Charleston,
+. who Snran.. to the front of his race in
Is 1865 so promptly as to secure the lead
III ersliu among them, without possess
re ing either superior abllities OF eouo''
oy ton.
er REPRESENTATIVES, TO CONG REss.
n The REPRESENTATIVE from the Firs
cir District. in the Congress of the United
is States. is Mr.. Joseph H. Rainey. III
NJ is a bright mulatto, native OF George
an town, S. C., and before the war, som
A wears. was a barber at the Mills House
l.. in Charleston. In the war he was ste
ne ward for several trips on blockade
10 running steamer, plying hetwee
Use Charleston and Nassau, n. P; did goo
he service upon the Confederate earth
his works near Fort Sumter; was Senate
"a from Georgetown County in the Legi:
es. lnture of lS6S-70. In the late campaIG
is Rainey became violent partisan
"a the Scott interests and made son
NV strong anti-white- men speeches. IL
GA education consists of reading, wrItln
WIZ a little arithmetic, and whatever
tut, has been able to pick up in the way
Ike general information during his pub
{u- service of little over two years.
I'M opponent was Mr.. {. w. Dudley.
,rils white man, Democrat, native OF {
ress State, having formerly been State Sc
80 ator. The district is overwhelming
= =, negro, as appears in the vote. The
. 81, ~ tai vote was 25,5 and of these Du
Tue lev received only 1892, while Ram
the received O,3o5-a majority of H,l
and In comparing these figures, howev
the il must he remembered that no vo
by at all we're polled for Dudley in
8 to counties of Clarendon, kershaW, LII
and caster, Marion, Sumter and William
IN burr-more than half the count es
w. the district. The whites i'll the co
D "a: % ties merely refused to vote where tn
J uil- was no hope of success. Ralney
VINO the seat held once by Whittemore,
wax is a far more honest man, althouS
con- white quadroon.
lie of SECOND DISTRICT.
4 not THO Congressional Representatiy
ratio the Second District elected is Mr..
nos ert c.. De Large-a native OF Cha'
;losed ron. n mulatto combining the n
them and the Hebrew races, his father d
nd by a Jew. This appears IN MS ia'
that Served during the war on oiocM
> tho runner as gentleman's waiter. w
- member of the Constitutional Con
d. GUY ton of 1868; and served through
mouth first Legislature as Chairman OF
LIST. rommi,tec on Ways and Means.
is a glib speaker, quick at repa
voluhle, and much on the flonf.
re are was perhaps the most influential
, New ed member of that body, and WI
which great influence over 1t De l.;
unt OF opponent in this campaign was
back G. Bowen, white, member OF last
stoned gress. The contest was exceed
Of con- bitter, turning largely upon the
ton OF ton of color. Bowen is preparl
ommon contest the election and sport
waken- are already Offering bets on Bow
uilding Both are Republicans; but De
her by belongs to the Scott faction,
lie New now controls in this State. De
who is combines the shrewdness OF tn
hen we with the intuitive cleveiness OF t
lie Lord gro. and is eninently the IN
simply his race. The vote was close.
re, the 80 1856 votes, De Large got 1905
and re- Bowen 15,70O-a majority OF Oh
have for De Large.
or I'M ru,pn DISTRICT.
nose Of The Congressional Representa-
IL .hara is the Third Distsict-formerly H'
.ah and is Colonel Robert Brown Elliot
M is a full negro. He comes from
t lat we chnsetts, aud is Il bitter enemy
nnr fell white race; is il man OF mark
,;Snensa- his race, being bold, ambition
,'brristian ready at speech He was mel
mo for the Constitutional Convention,
;tv and IA member Of the fast General
ii ,nnm- b,y he won distinction (nnt IN
y Ghost respect enviable} as Chairman
,,rSs INT Committee on Railroads. The
a;S1;,a of Ills District is "a, sol, of which
- nnwar rot &C. 564 aud his opponent
Of those John E. Bacon, native VII
1 Gs 1887 making Eiliott'smaj"rl,
,,,1,a,,t of Colonel Bacon is a lawyer OF
pc, ,paas IF and distinction III Edgetield q
n aee that son-in-law of Governor PlcRt
Christian In every way deserving man
- .lways and character.