The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-12
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claims we're well epltouitZeu III O oPeeSh
by Senator Corwln this morning. He said {:
Eve hsye low four candidates, the first of
whom is Governor B. z. Scott. He Is run
ming on his record. Well, We all know that ne
has q record-such as 1t Ia. Next Is Mr.. 3. b.
SElllott. BE Is running on his color; aud. gen.
( tlemen, 1t cannot be disputed that ne mas
: color, and a good deal OF 1t. Then there Is
{ Mr.. John J. Patterson, vino Ia r1nniDg on bis
/ honesty, and It Will be admitted that he was
{ honest-when he was born. But our candi-
! date Is Mr.. Samuel T. Pointer the Young Mems
{ candidate who is running on the question of
: youth. and we all know that he is 'one OF the
boys.'n These were the candidates, or at
least the only ones who were at all prominent,
and the result and the details OF the contest
are already known. Patterson was elected by
receiving ninety votes out Of the l24 cast, and
It'll not probable that his election cost him or
his friends more than forty thousand dollars.
/ Elliott received thlrty-three votes, and foul OF
! them were cast by white men. Mr.. Pointer re-
] ceived seven votes, and not one ofthe patriots
who voted for him was promised any higher
reward than the collectorship Of Charles
ton. Chic. Justice Moses, who was not a can
didste, received an. honest expression OF
preference from eight Conservative members.
Judge Grahsm's name furnished q convenient
compromise for four more, and there were
found eight men who thought that the present
incumbent, Senator T. A. Sawyer, deserved a
reelection. I have, however, almost for
gotten to mention the complimentary vote for
Ex-Governor Scott. It was understood that
he desired the election, not from any banker
ing after senatorial honors, but slmplya as va
vin6ication Of his administration, }" and he got
s.yindIcatedn to- the extent of seven votes.
The ,Ohseleston delegation fought nobly, and
In defence Of the ahrewdness Of these mem
beers who are charged with the representa-.
ton of the largest and richest county in the
stateit must be said that they have as keen
an eye to the main chance as any other dele
CATION of retrenchers and reformers upon the
foor OF: the House, and any member, official,
reporter or citizen who ventures. to assert
that the Charleston delegation do not yearn
for the fesh-pots of Egypt as hungrily as any
other delegation. Is guilty, in my humble
opinion, Of q foul aspersion upon that unique
body 6fneedy patriots.
The election, Of course, was q farce, and 30
fsrast the farce Ia concerned the above crlti
cism VIII probably prove sufficient, but the
managers OF the legislative drama have kind
" presented rs with a two act comedy as an
afterpieca, and the Columbia audiences who
have witnessed both the farce and comedy ap-
near to have been highly amused by both.
The story of this a%fterplece,' or at least the
portion ofthe plot which was allowed to be
seen by those In front of the curtain, is as
follows ~
At about four O'Clock this afternoon Honest
John, Patterson was engaged In certain inter-
esting financial calculations and arrangements
in the office of the Carolina National Bank.
ALVEY conversation wasin progress between
the prospective senator aud a number OF lis
friends. One of the party, a portly ex-chsp-
lain ofths Federal army whom Judge Mac.
key has compared to a "winking clock" had
lust remarked In scrlptural language, as be-
came his cloth, that s.the child was born aud
Ais name was John.n Another bystander
ventured upon the assertion that If Mr.. Pat
terson1would print q copy Of his cash book,
the future Pennsylvania who might desire to
pack up. his carpes-bag and come to South
Caroline to contend for senatorial honors
might know just how much It would cost.
The senator received sll these com.
ppments with that urbanity for which
be Is 80 eminently distinguished, and
was about proceeding to remark that
he had prophecied last August that he
would be the next United States senator, and
6athought 1t was cheap at $4,000, when ne
was tapped upon the shoulder by a mild
Smannsred man with q couple of pistols In con.
venient pockets, who remarked You are my
: prisoner Colonel Patterson very naturally de-
sired to know why this was thus, and the mild
hammered man produced a warrant for the ar
rest of one John J. Patterson upon sundry
Scharges of bribery and corruption, based upon
1tthe affidavit of Representative n. 8. Miller, of
Fairfield County, 10 whom he had only given
bixty-fve dollars for his vote. Colonel Pat
terson, with his native shrewdness, saw that
,;a:trumn card had been played on him, but he
1mmediafely produced the ''l,ttle joker" In the
person OF Mr.. Hurley, an lncorruptible patriot
\ from Charleston, who upon the spot offered
to 60 his bail TO the extent of all Hurleyvllle
and to throw his chances for the collectorshlp
; 81 Charleston into the bargain. Tue party
Them started toward the office Of Mr.. R.
IA. Kirk, the trial Justice who had Issued
the warrants, and the story OF the arrest
:. having spread like magic, 1t was quite a for
). tidsble crowd that finally drew up before Inc
little dingy front room on Assembly street,
4 which Is ornamented with a single to the
eject that justice is dispensed on trial there
in by one B. q. Kirk. After the arrival OF the
~party at this ONCE, the proceedings appear to
have become irregular, and the best informed
spectators relate that the formalttles consist
ed simply Of an amount of reciprocal swear
; ing that was unusual even In an Office de
voted to the manufacturing of afidavlts. Al
!. all events it appears certain that q good many
oaths were made that were not subscribed to-
!. 2and1t Is said that sundry pointed arguments
In the ahspe Of seven shooters, were Intro
. ,,duced In the course OF the debate and the
trial Justice dually concluded that that was nc
/, at company for him and he LETT, Will some
Svarne understanding that the case should be
examined tomorrow morning. the prs