The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-07
Hobson's Choice.

There is rot, at this time, the remotest
chance OF elscting a Democratic county ana
legislative ticket. The election OF any can
didates, other than those nominated by me
two Radical factions, would require from she
Conservatives more time than they have
money which they cannot get, and a COM
n~,eteness OF organization and unity OF pur-
nosa which they do not possess. This, how
ever. is no reason Why the six or seven
tbousand Conservative voters should fold
their arms and take no part in The contest.
For four years the Conservatives IN
Charleston county have yainly stri7en to
| defeat the Radical candidates. They have
failed upon each occasion, and, il they we're
now to adopt the old plan OF battle they
would fail again. The lesson taught oy
hard experience is, that the Conservatives
must content themselves with small begin
nings, and take what they can get "nere
thew cannot have what they desire; that the
conservative vote should be put where 1t
w,J pro3duce a practical result, instead OF
belpg thrown away in complimenting Demo-
cratic candidates who are set up to be
knocked down. This is a reasonable, busi-
ness. like view of the situation; 1t ID plain
| hard common sense.
Neither the Mackey ticket nor the Bowen
ticket is worthy OF the Conservative vote
and, as a whole, neither ticket can receive
that vote. But il Democratic or conserVa-
| tive nominations be made, or II the Conser-
vatives stay away from the polls, the Bowen
ticket or the Mackey ticket will indubitaoly
be elected. The success Of the Mackey fac
ton would give the people fairly good county
officers, and a wretched set OF representa-
tiyes in the General Assembly. The success
OF the Bowen faction would impose upon the
county an array OF legislators and county
officers many degrees worse than those who
we're chosen two and four yearsago. The OBJ
iect OF the Conservatives, therefore, should be
to defeat the two tickets, as awhole, and elect
q ticket made up OF the least Objectionable
men: on those two tickets. The struggle is
hard, and the majority, as long as the fight
is confined to the Republican factions, will
be exceedingly small. A Conse alive vote
cast for q person not already In nomination
is a vote wasted and lost. But one-half OF
the Conservatives In the county can. with
out difficulty, elect any Of the Republican
candidates for whom they may vote.
Some OF the candidates upon the Mac
kew and Bowen tickets will, in any event,
receive a certain number OF Conservative
votes; but the Conservative strength can
not be employed to advantage unless all Inc
Conservatives who do vote resolve to vote
substantially the same ticket. An indis-
c,riminate emitting Of tickets. would, seriously
diminish the effective value OF the ConserVa-
tive vote. TIE NEWS, therefore, has taken
upon itself the responsibility Of making up a
county and legislative ticket from the two
Radical tickets in the field. This ticket,
which The NEWS recommends to The people
OF the county, and which it will support
with all the energy OF which it is capable, is
For Sheriff.
E., ". N. Mackey.
For Clerk or Court.
Jacob whitman.
For Probate Judge.
George Baist.
For ron
J. A. Washington.
For scnool Commissioncr
p. P. Hedges.
For County commissioners.
G.. I. Cunningham, Louis DunnemRn,
VIM. G. Fields.
For
W. N. Taft.
For the General Assembly.
1. ]. F. Greene. 10. B. A. Bosemon.
q. h. {. Minott. IL. G. J. Audell.
s. George Cannon. IL. Stephen Brown.
4. E. J. Adams. Is. 8. D. Russell.
s. W. G. Plnckney. IA. ]. L. Walker.
6. o. r. Levy. Is. r. B. Artson.
2. W. T. Spencer. l6. C. F. North.
8. John E, CLYDE, II. C. B.. vanaerhorst.
: 8. Timothy Hurley. IL. J. a. Williams.
This ticket, poor as it is, has three re-
deeming points, which the people Will 90
we'll to bear constantly in mind: It is a
better ticket than that Of Mackey or Bowen;
it is o better ticket than that which was
elected in 1868 or In 1870; ii must be elected,