The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-24
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votes.
The elections passed or quietly, and the Gufin's
are out in card, stating that they never saw
more fair and peaceable, and quiet election than
that at Calhouns Mills-where there was . row
the last time.
Later returns indicate the success of the Radical
ticket by about 600 majority-a great gain for the
Reformers In 1868 the Radical majority was
nearly 1000.
Fairfield.
The winnsboro' News estimates that the Radi.
cal majority is 1902.
The Times says the election was fairly conducted,
but the colored men and boys voted early and
often. Twenty or thirty arrests have been made,
or are to be-
Frequent attempts were made to abuse and In
timidate colored Reformtsts, but the prom pt
interpos,tion Of officers and citizens prevented
any violence. Many colored men were anxious
to vote the Reform ticket, but said that If they
did they believed they would be murdered before
Saturday night. This fear was expressed BY not
less than dozen, while number who had been
outspoken Reformists before, from some cause,
said they dare not uo:e agatns. the Radical party,
so did not vo e at all
There is no doubt that the whole Reform ticket
is elected.
The following is the number Of votes polled,
white and colored. so far as we have heard !:
Union Courthouse, both boXes-5Ii Reform; $50
Radical. Cross KeJs-24l Reform; s Radical.
Sautuc, sls votes-253 Reform; Ss5 Radical. Bo-
gansyille, 2o7 votes-15s Reform; 81 Radical.
Barnwell.
The Journal gives the following summary:
|. Scott and Rausier have carried the county by
more than 1000 majority. DeLargc is supposed TO
be considerably ahead Of Bowen In the county.
The closest contest has baen for probate Judge.
Mtxs, IN is probably elected The entire Republl-
can ticket is elected, except, perhaps. Julius
Mayer, half -and-half. Robert AldrIch, Reformer,
for the Legislature, leads his ticket and falls to
be elected By only small number OF votes. The
straight Republican ticket for coroner Will proba-
bly, be thrown ont, owing to q misprlnt in the
name st the candidate, Geo. E. Miller, instead OF
Gabriel E. Miller.
To show what the DeLarge men had to contend
with, We publish the following letter, written and
circulated on the day of election by the friends of
Bowen:
"REPUBLICAS HEADQUARTERS.
"A1KES, October II, 1870:
.Repuolicans Of BarnueR-rhe Hon. r. c. De-
Large is no longer candidate for Congress. You
will, therefore vote for Hon. c. C. Bowen.
- &c D. H.YEE,
chairman County Committee"
The following is the Leslie ticket alluded to In
the election returns: For Representatives,. H.
Nerland, B. F. Berry. julius Mayer, Marion Jack
son. G. B. Daniels, WV. Nounes. Judge Of Pro-
bate-I Y. league. School Commlssioner-A.
Middleton. County Commissioners-C. Ehrhardt,
J. H. Rivers, Cesar Caves. Coroner-W lillian
Saxton.
Chesterfield.
The Democrat says: .'The Reformers were busy
and active from the opening 10 the closing Of the
polls, and. with good results, quite large number
of the colored and nearly oil the white men in the
precinct having voted the Reform ticket About
IL O'Clock an extra train arrived with eighty. or
one hundred voters white and colored, from the
Steer Pens poll tno poll being open at that place.
and marching to the town hall, cast their ballots
for Carpenter and Butler. We have heard unofi.
clally from the following places Chesterfield
Courthouse, 1s5 Reform majority; Cole Hill, It's
Reform majority; Old Store, % Reform majority;
Orc, 10 Reform majority; JEFFERSON, $50 Reform
majority; Cheraw, 14o Radical majority. This will
give Reform majority in the county Of 1856. The
ofnclal counting OF the votes has not yet taken
place, but by the count kept at the polls our
friends are confident that the Reform ticket will be
elected BY four or five hundred majority.