The New York herald., 1872-09-16
The following are the

For the information of the readers of the HERALD
give below brief sketch OF the candidates for the
GovernOrship on both sides.
FRANKLIN J. NOSES JR.,
born IN Sumter county, in the year 1s4o is the only
lsraelitc. His education was well nigh completed
CANT and tastes his had to take s@
away IRON tnat and place him In charge
Of e. hardson .s Esa ne OF ne
and shortly afterwards, the war breaking out
Moses Jr refusing to espouse the rebel cause, was
about to be conscriptcd when his father, who was
at that time State Senator, obtained q
BOMB-PROOF POSITION
for him as aidde-camp on the star OF Governor
Pickens He soon alter became the Governors
private secretary ana now ne rivalled every chiv-
Sumter was attacked by Beauregard from the
islands surrounding the water-bound fortress, ana
lowered the nag OF the Union Franklin j. Noses, Jr,
was the very man who hoisted and
After Pckens term expred Moses 1rsSs 1r Became
First Lieutenant In the First South Carolina regular
infantry. Not having taste for the field, he soon
as an enrolling or cOnscripting off1cer, and
in this capacity he sent to the 'front.'
most inveterats % conscriptonist. @ St. At ss the
close OF the war ne turned his attention to journa
ism, and for while i,s edited weekly democratic
accept the reconstruction acts OF Congress- This
brought HIM to the notice OF the co'oIcd people.
ton In 1862 He took an active part In the conven-
tion, and was elected Adjutant and Inspector
General. He was subsequently returned to the
Legislature In 1858, and was then chosen Speaker
OF the House, which position he has since retained.
He n charged by the boilers with having Issued
fraudulent pay certificates to the amount OF
ONE MILLION OF DOLLARS, tt-r
and that he hos organized 'ring'' in the Legisa.
ture which controls all the legislation Of the State,
ana unless this "rng" was bought up 1t was I'm
possible to get single bill OF any Importance
through the General Assembly. This Is the candi-
dafa NJ r. hp reU lar N
REUBEN TOMIINSON, THE BOLTER'S NOMINEE
for Governor, Is a native OF Pennsylvania Early
In the war, and Immediately after the United States
forces took possession OF Port Royal Hilton Head,
and adjacent islands, Mr.. Tomlins0n made his ap
pearance there III the capacity Of q teacher, and
from that time till 1868, in which year he was elected
state Auditor, he had charge OF school matters so
far as pertained to the freedmen, having been ap-
pointed the superintendent by General o. ..
Howard.
Mr.. TOmlinson was also elected to the lower
branch OF the Legislature In 1868, and served there
In one term. lie organized the system OF taxation
in the State, 80 far as 1t differs nom that In other
States. There never has been any charge OF dis
honesty brought against him. although complaints
have been made since lie resigned the office OF au-
dit0r in 1870 to accept the treasurership OF or
the largest or the phosphate companies that the
office records were kept in loose manner. 1t is
also charged that he, by purposely being absent
from his seat, Influenced the passage Of the phos-
phate bill, and that he was connected, while State
Auditor, with the Greenvie and Columbia Railroad
transaction In which the State transferred its
stock to the injury Of the interests Of the State to
a ring OF twelve persons, Mr.. T0mlinson being at
the same time one OF the twelve. He is man OF
finished education, and In every other particular
OF good repute, and moderate In political prefer
enceS. n...