The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-30
THE sENAToR1A1 sQUABBLE.
Another Richmond In the FIeld-Specu-
lations by the Quid Nuncs of n Capt.
tol-Interesfing Biographical Remin-
iscence Of Honest John Expected.


iscences Of Honest John Expected.
[FRoA OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
COLUMBIA, November %.
To-day has been dies non with the Leglsla-
ture and all the courts In due observance OF
the Federal and State Thanksgiving, and the
city has worn a Sunday look In consequence;
but the political Vaccinations, which admit of
no postponement ION account OF the weather"
or anything else, are as lively as ever, and
the rumors OF new corners. combinations,
pledges and states, are az thick as can be.
The senatorial contest Is still an engrosslng
topic of conversation, and the Interest therein
seems to Increase as the day for the decision
of the question approaches. A new Rich
mond Ia in the field this afternoon in the
shape Of the present incumbent, Senator F.
A. Sawyer, who has just arrived here
from Washington to press his claim
for q further lease of the position, In
person. The general impression regarding
bis candidacy appears to be that he Is begin
ming his campaign rather late 10 the day, and
that his prompter rivals have pretty we'll cut
the ground from under his feet With their
respective headquarters, free lunches, and
promises of cash. His claims are understood
to be based upon the two suppositions that he
has the airport Of the Federal administration,
and that az between him and the three other
candidates now in the field the Conservative
element In the Assembly would be inclined 10
his support. His friends also claim for him
that he will probably be able to carry the
Charleston delegation In his favor, but the
best informed gossips of the capital assert,
DER contra, that that delegation Is pledged
unanimously and 10 writing to the support Of
Patterson. Sawyer's claim for considera-
ton at the hands of the Charleston
members appears to be that they were elect
ed on the Boilers ticket, of which ticket he,
Sawyer, wa a strenuous and dlllgent support
er. but the fact Is that 30 far as the Legislature
ia concerned the so-called Boilers amount to
little or nothing, as Boilers, and fully realize
the fact that until they are ready to renounce
and repudIate that Inflated movement, and
make q full declaration of allegiance to reg
ular Republlcanism, they will be constrained
to take back seats In the Assembly and be
satisfied with q very modest share of influence
or patronage. On the whole 1t certainly does
not appear at this writing that the senator
has much show for reelection, although 1t is
still very possible that neither of the other
three men now named will be the successful
candidate.
In addition to the arrival Of this new COM
petltor for senatorial honors, there is but
little actual news TO report In regard to this
race. There is, however, no end of rumors,
theories and speculatlons In regard to the
| probable shaping of affairs and the chances
| of the various candidates, aud the inquirer
| after Information Is apt to be furnished with
an abundance CT curious, interesting and
sensational gossip. to every bushel of which
there is perhaps one grain of substantial fact.
One theory of the situation was advanced to-
day by a shrewd and we'll posted politician.
which is certainly interesting and ingenious,
and Is not without some plausibility. Thit
| theory is' that the new administration ls, tor
| the present, pledged to Elliott for the double
reason that, having been elected upon their
promises Of reform, they could not very well
support either Scott or Patterson, and that
| Elliott has rendered certain Important service
towards their nomination and election
in the recent State campaign. That they
will, therefore, support Elliott and op'
pose both Scott and Patterson up to the first
three or four ballots, and after them II ne
should then be found to have sufficient
strength to afford q reasonable prospect Of biz
election. If, however, after q few test ballots
1t should be found that Elliott was not likely
to win, that he should be Withdrawn, ano
some other carefully selected candidate be
placed In nomination who would be able to re
ceive all the votes that had, go far, been cas-
for him, and, In addition, attract a sufficient
number OF the dubious members from the
ranks OF. the other two candidates or from the
absentees to constitute a majority. Who THU
eleventh hour candidate Is to be does not ap
pear to be known, although the name OF Chic
Justice Moses has been somewhat conspicu