The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-02
THE RADICAL NoMIN.ArIoNs.
What is to be Done with whittemore.
THE SITUATION IN THE CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICTS.
[PRoa OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

COLUMBIA, August 1.
The smoke of battle is beginning to lift from
the field where the Anti-Refyrmers have been
fighting among themselves for nearly week.
The State nominations Scott and Ransief-
have not produced any surprise. n obody
talks of them.
But the Congressional nominations are far
different. The feeling evolved in these coz
tests is raging still. Curses both loud and
deep are still to be heard.
In the First District it is understood that
nothing short of the District Attorneys arrest
OF Whittemore can keep him out Of the nomi-
nation on the 18th, at Florence. Sinca the
New York Tribuus's editorial on the subject
of Whittemoro and his crimes, there is some
talk here of forcing the District Attorney to
the performance Of the unpleasant duty Of pro-
ceeding against Whittemore fer cadetship-
selling.
In your Second District the nomination Of
both DeLarge and Bowen, by their respective
factions, has left but little excitement here in
Columbia, because Of thu rernoteness of the
field. It is commented on as straw, showing
that while the negroes are Republican enough
to prefer thorough party man. they are ready
to let the carpet. .bsg2er side-f they can.
Bowen declines to slide; and he is something
like the man in the fable Of the horse and the
stag. But the caucus work was bitter in the
extreme, aud mutual denunciations were
wrathful and ominous.
In the Third ID. strict, the nomination OF
Elliott over Hoee has made lively stir, which
has not all quieted yet. Our entire communi-
ty vii! vote for Elliott if Hoge dare to carry out
his threat Of running without the nomination,
aud The issue be between the two. But Hoge g
threat is probably mere bravldo to ease down
his fall. AS far as intelligent msn of his party
can see, Hoge's role is played OUT. The Gov
ernor had quite set his heart on Hoge's sue
cess; but now, since he is defeated, what use
has the Governor for himP There ia probably
no place which bis Exsellency has not already
promised time and again to his numerous
friends. Our people, both white and black,
look upon Hoge just now very much as the
English may look upon convict about to be
banished to Van Dieman's Land, with feeling
OF pity, but no desire to interfere with his sen-
tence or his departure.
But it was in the Fourth District that there
was the highest run of excitement and mu-
tual iecrininatiou. Wallace and rom'inson
and PAfer were the contestants fer the noml-
nation; and here. as in some other issues, the
carpet-baggers were worsted But, if we ore
10 take the since-published testimony of VIM
bush, Cook, Barber. Duncan, and representa-
tives from two other counIes. Wallace's nomi-
nation was not regular. Their testimony will
have the effect of settling, perhaps, both the
question and Wallace too. Another conven-
yention in the Fourth is to be called, when, if
signs are to be trusted, o colored candidate
will be nominated. The disorders OF the fac
tions in the sessions here last week we're dis
graceful in the highest degree.
Upon the whole, the carpet-baggers are
badly wors.ed aud the anti crpet-bag feeling
grows stronger every day,
The meeting Of the Richland County Con-
vention on Saturday-the boilers from the
former conyentiou-indicated a decided ten
dency to rebuke the corrupt officials and rep
re,eptatives of Richland who rushed them
selves into nomination irregularly at the
former convention. The discussions were
temperate, earnest and Well-timed. They ad-
journed without offering another ticket, but
have taken steps to prepare one, and it will be
an Improvement on The other no doubt.
The shooting affair on Friday does not pos
sess any interest. It was merely one boy
trying new revolver On another-Mooney
tson OF q Radical AIderman) shooting de-
formed beggar named Holloway. Both about
fourteen years old.
seeeers's ice factory is rapidly approaching
completion. CoR9A1R.