The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-12-19
Election of United States Senator-Full De.
tails of the Proceedings.
CoLuMBIA. IS. C., December 10, 1872.

The readers of the Courier have already been
informed, through its telegraphic columns, of
the result of the Senatorial fight in the Gen
eral Assembly to-day. Whether it was owing
to the extreme SAVIOUR of the Patterson flesh
pots, or to the unpopularity of the opposing
candidates, this correspondent is not prepared
to say but the one fact remains, that it was
not much of a fight after all. Honest John
had what is known in the vernacular, land, as
your correspondent had predicted,) as 'soft q
thing" as man can have. He walked over the
course, leaving his competitors far in the dis
tance, and was, in the language of the orator,
! "triumphantly borne on the swelling tide of an
overwhelming majority" right into the United
States Senate Chamber.
Scott's past record dwindled down into some
half dozen votes, and Elliotts merits were en-
craven on the hearts of some thirty members
only. The Legislature was overwhelmingly
| Patterson, and on the first ballot settled the
long disputed matter. There is no denying the
| fact that this is defeat of the State admins
trution party, who, with few exceptions, were
arrayed entirely on the side of Elliott The
Governor, the Attorney General, the Comptrol-
Ter General, the State Treasurer, the Speaker of
the House and the Chairman of the Committee
on Ways and Means, we're openly committed to
Elliott, and the avowed supporters of his claims
Patterson worked upon the finer feelings of the
members, and having the entire Charleston
delegation at his back at the outset, obtained
comparatively easy victory. 1t will be seen by
the record of the votes given below, that the
Charleston delegation voted to man for him.
Whatever may be said of the means used by
Colonel Patterson to secure the support of the
members of the Legislature, am not disposed
to believe that the same means were used to In
huence this delegation. am further induced
to this belief from the fact that there are some
men in the Charleston delegation who are above
suspicion. Mr. Jas. F. Greene, who heads the
ticket, is generally acknowledged to be a man
of integrity, and scarcely think he would al
low himself to be influenced by such means.
The true secret of the matter seems to be an
arrangement made between Patterson and the
Charleston men, by which the former agreed to
give to the latter a voice in the dispensation of
the Federal patronage in Charleston, and the
rumors now flying around about the sweep that is
to be made in the Federal officers in that city,
give color to this supposition. 1t is generally
understood that the delegation will recommend
Major Louis E. Johnson for the position of Col
lector of the Port, and that the new Senator
will secure the nomination. But to return to
the election.
At 12 o'clock the Speaker of the House an
nounced the special order of the day, viz: The
election of United States Senator, and called
for nominations. w. NJ. Thomas, colored
member from Coleton, obtained the floor first,
and nominated R. B. Elliott for the position.
He said his candidate was man and gentle
man, and was we'll known to the citizens of
South Carolina as man we'll qualified for the
position. Daring his remarks diversion was
made by another colored delegate from the
same county, between whom and Thomas there
seems to be kind of feud, and who forthwith
B. 4. Bowley, the colored member from
Georgetown, and Chairman Of the Committee
of WAYS and Means, seconded the nomination
in labored speech. He claimed that the cleo
ton of Elliott would reflect credit upon the
State, and blot out the stain on the escutcheon
of South Carolina. If he was defeated, it
would be equal to saying that they had no use
for intelligence, ability or culture hereafter.
Samuel Green, colored member from Beau
fort, fired the first Patterson gun. He went for
the Elliott men, who, he said, had presumed to
dictate to the colored men, telling them that
they must do this or be disgraced. His candi-
date Patterson was endowed with all the quail
fication necessary to make him the equal, if
not the superior, of his opponents, every one of
whom had had hand in every scheme of
plunder and corruption that had disgraced the
State. The Beaufort delegation, he said, had
consulted and would vote solidly for ]. j. Pat
terson, and they were not to be thrown from
what they conceived to be their duty by any
such slurs as the opposition had attempted to
cast upon them.
Bowley next took the floor, under question
of privilege, and made another desperate, ap-
peal for his candidate, but it was evident from
sc hot
Prince Rivers the military gent from Aiken,
nominated R. K. Scott, and expressed the mod
est hope that he would receive the majority of
the votes cast
J. D. Robertson, Scotchman from Beaufort
County, seconded Pattersons nomination. He
said that the great railroad and commercial in
terests of the country required all the ability
that they could give them to represent them in
the Senate of the United States. He believed
Patterson to be thoroughgoing man, and,
therefore, seconded his nomination.
n. B. Meyers of Beaufort, nominated Mr.. S.
T. Pointer, as the young mans candidate.
Hurley arose and nominated James Brennan
for the place, having done which, and by that
means secured the floor, he pitched into the
Elliott men, and finally concluded by endorsing
the nomination of Patterson.
John X. Cochran, wnlte, tePuoiicaii hiehiocl
from Anderson, seconded the. nomination OF
Scott in short speech after which the nomln-
atoms were closed, and the balloting began
The Clerk called the name of each member,
who. in response, arose in his seat and named
the candidate for whom he wished his vote to
be recorded. AS have already stated, the en-
tire vote was pollcd in both Houses, not sim
Gle member being absent. The haIoting re-
suited as follows, few of the members chang
ing their votes before the announcement:
THE VOTE IN THE HOUSE.
Those who voted for Patterson were
Messrs. Adamson, Altman, Andell, Artson,
Bascomb, Black, Bosemon, Brennan, Bryo1'
Frazier, Gather, CAN'T Giles, Gilmore, Gour-
din, J. ]. Grant, VIM. A. Grant, S. Greene,
]. F. Greene, Greenwood Hamilton, Holmes,
Hough, Humbcrt, Hurley, J. w. johnson,
Jones Keith, Levy, Lilly, Lowman, Martin,