The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-24
TIE UNITED STATES sENAToRsHIp.

Although the number of candidates for this
high Office seems to have slmmered down to three
or four, there Is still reason to suppose that the
bold game of gaining votes to sell oat, which was
| being consummated BY so many some six weeks
ago, will be attempted. So many were the candi
dates at that time, that it became quite standard
| passN ord among the Rad-publicans, care you a
candidate?n From Scott, along down the line to
Sancho Sanders, the fever had spread. Scotts
little game was nice one, and it seems was just
as n cely folled. The State constabulary were dis
tributed in the upper country with instructions tC
organize the party and to run themselves into the
Legislature. The negroes, however, having moth
ing but turkey .buzzard,n blocked the little game
and Messrs. Constables are somewhere up tree
| Space is too valuable to show up all these inge
nIous schemes.
| When the election will come Off It Is impossible
to say at present; but If the election OF Judge
for this circuit last winter be any foreboding OF
what we are to be inflicted with, then It had
better be to morrow and over with it. Money will
tell, aud he whose purse ls the longest will have
the surest race. Mr.. Chamberlain's chances are
slim. He Is trying tumbIng feat on two horses
going in diirerens directions. He now says that
every ONCE In the State would, il he had his way
be filled by the black man.
MORE RECKLESS EXTRAvAGANcE.
But glance inside the new hall, prepared for
the lower branch OF the Assembly, will show how
determined tile present administration 'to con-
tnue and increase the already enormous expense
Of government. General Dennis has certainly
displayed considerable taste in his selection Of
furnishing materials; but 1t Is an easy matter to
spend another's hartl-earned money, and the.tax-
payers feel it when they gaze on chandeliers large
and costly enough to light good sized cathedral.
What with gas from lungs and The abeut equally
expensive valuable gas from the gashouse, poor
old South Carolina Is Indeed burdened.
Beside all this there Is very evident desire to
increase the number OF attaches. In the Senate
it was proposed to have three doorkeepers instead
of two, as provided for by law. In the House, an
amendment increasing the attaches from nine to
thlrty.one was carried.
THE STATE PRINTING.
Among the many fat plckings OF the present
government the State printing has proven to be-
during the past year. most sweet morsel, SO
tempting it seems to have been that every le2is-
tor and lobbyist or any influence has been striv-
ing to secure at least q share OF the plunder. The
wise ones have It that Mr.. Denny has pocketed
during the past year from this sourcs, outside OF
his berth as county treasurer, the suhg sum OF
twenty. ave thousand dollars. Mr.. D., OF course,
clings to his heritage with great tenacity and it
will be strong combination that will oust him.
Some time since a combination was started by
certain printing company in Charleston, and by
dlnt OF constant hobnobbng with the great pan
janderum, ensconced In the lower corner OF the
Statehouse, sum OF money was raised, and Dea-
nv bought out. Denny stlll continued to do bu-
siness in his own name, and there. seems to have
been some falling through Of arrangements.
At present, two strong combinations are tus-
sling with each other. The Daily Union, as cor.
rectly reported to your journal, is sort OF fun
gus growth, or feeler for the present lucky State
printer and some OF his friends. Perhaps Mr..
Denny says, "delver as from our friends, but
that is neither here nor there
The second combination includes some two or
three young men OF good business capacity, prac-
tlca printers, and represents capital OF over
one hundred thousand dollars. They stand the
best chance for success.
The Phoenix. OF this morning, announces ltsin
tention OF putting In q bid, but feels not ut all
sanguine Of success. OF course the highest mar
gins offered viii decide the matter.
Ali those persons who are not candidates for
the United States Senate seem to be putting their
fingers in this pie.