The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-29
= Illegal Voting In Edgefield.
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We We th;nk theTesulS win show that the Radical
have majority In this county OF over tnree nun
lred votes. But we have no nesltatlon IN saying,
that If the hundred and ODD eoloie9 soeers irom
near the river. and all those under age ano ot1er-
wise not entitled to vot. who voted az tne diner.
ent precincts were docked from tne poI list, there
would undoubtedly be ms,Grty tSran tS and he
United States commissioner, NJ AI, Ga1nn1n,i 1a,i are
busy issuing warrants against tnose tnegSHy aVot'
iup. and day by day the number reported forSyot.
ing contrary to law is heavily augmented. the
United STATES Court will strike heavy! docket
when it begins work on these Edgenela cases.,
The Evils OF split Tickets. =
The Anderson Intelligencer says lA-1i
Some or the Reformers are undoubtedly beaten,
although the majority for Carpenter and Butler
will he more than 400. The total Whlte vote Is
2oSs; total colored 1397.-Ma1oFty -ior CYL:
According to the censusp OF 1859, oelWeen nve and
same authority IL is adjudged that less than one
hundred colored men stayed away from the polls:
I'he colored vote is nearly s0iiu LOT the Raolcai
ticket while the white people aivlded i. Sonsaers
cayndidates can @ Tnis scattering vote therefore, WIN
the unanimous support OF the Radical party.
The Result I'm Chester. -. I! II.
| The official count shows 27o5 votes for Scott,
1865 for Carpenter, 2lo3 for Ransier 1857 for But
ler.
The following is the total vote cast for senator
and delegates to the House OF representatives.:
For. Senator-L. Wmbush lRepl 27os, purvls
1Iekander jRef) 1885, For House-Republl6an
R G. Yocunn 26o7, B. Hhmphries 2Io3, Sancho
Sanders 27OS; Reform: OSBORNE Barrier 1850, WIN.
Thompson l348, Adam Branch lS4s.
The Reporter, says:-:.
It REQUIRES some arithmetic to make 1900 out OF
$50. but our Republican friends prove themselves
eaual to any emergency. They beat an creation
even out Of that i2eo majority, taas $50 maority,)
the grand Jury OF this county, as VIII oe seen
elsewhere. have presented 65 persons, al colored
for ueriury. In that they swore falsely 10 taklng
the election oath. Responsible parties nave az.
tested to the several commissions OF TINS grave
offence and the Court OF sessions, INV oelug
held win speedily take cognzance OF tnelr onence.
n found rIiIlty upon trial. term OF years In the
state nenitcntiary will impress, not only inpoE
these misguided creatures the folly OF their con-
iuct but viii likewise fill them with hatred 1or
those who, perhaps, were instrumental ior thelr
own. selfish ends, in inducing them 10 sucH aVlo-
latioh OF laT. t.....-..I..,l -s. .
A Victory In Greenvilte.
The Enterprise announces that the Reform
ticket for Greenville has been elected oy large
majorties. ~ ~ =, :.
The following are the figures for Governor,
Lieutenant. Governor, and for Congress Caipf9 q:
ter 1S47: Scott LASS; Butter. 1858; Ranster, 1905;
McKissick, 1916; wallace, 1874; Stokes, 4s. The
following are our successful candidates For tle
Ieplslatpre- Captain L. Williams, Colonel 3. >.
Crittenden, Washington Taylor, H. sullivan FoT
Probate Jndge-Samuel j.. Donthlt. For ScnoOi
eCommissioner-A. c. MCGEE: For County com
missioners-Dr. W. A. Mooney, ". A. Hudson, j..