The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-11
TRICKS THAT ARE VAIN
TIE TRIUMPH And TRIBULATIoNS
OF "HONEsT JOHN"
Cash conquers Color-Patterson Cnose"
United States S~enator--an Hasy VIC
tory--The Sequel--Arrest OF the sena-
tor Elect--His~ Indignation ana rs
cape-.The End Is not Yeti
.rRRo1AL TELEGRAM TO THE NEws.l

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]. Patterson, the well-known hesd.centre 0
the Blue Ridge Railroad Ring. According tt
law. the vote was taken In the Senate and II
the House as distinct and Independent bodies
and II no candidate had received q matorit!
vote in both houses, a joint session would haV'
been held to-dsy. when the candidate WHIT
received q majority on joint ballot Woule
have been elected. The wires OF Patterson
however, had been 30 skilfully laid, that ht
was elected on the second ballot in the Senate
and on the arst ballot in the House, his oppo
nents failing to make ever a respectable SHOW
of opposition.
In the Senate J. J. Patterson was put Ii
nomination by Jones, the colored Senator from
Georgetown. Nash, the colored Senator from
Richland,s nominated Congressman r. B
Elliott, colored, the nomination being sec
onded by Cain, the .colored Senator from
Edgeaeld. Maxwell, the colored Senator
nom Marlboro, nominated Ex-Governor B
z. Scott; Mcintyre, the Senator from Collector
seconded the nomination. ST.. Poiuier wal
was nominated by JIM. Smith, of Barnwell
and Cerwin, of Newberry, seconded the nom
inatIon. 4 number OF humorous speeches
were made, and the vote was taken with The
following result, the names-of the Conserva
tiyes being printed in italics:
FoR ]. J. PATTERsoN-senators Corwin
Ford, .Gailard, Holllnsshead, Hope, Jamlson
Jervey, Jones, Lee, Overs, Christopher
Smith, James u. Smith, smalls, Swails,
White. and Whittenore-l6.
Fob Re ~ELLIorT-Cain, Cardozo, Clln'
ton, Hayne, Johnston and Nash-6.
For 3. K. scoTr-Dickson, Mcintyre and
Maxwell-s.
For F. A. sAwYER-Dcnaldson, Duncan and
Dunn-3.
FOB B. F. GRA4Ax-Duual, Keith and vii
Sons.
FoRF. ]. MOSES, SR.-Holcon6e and Jeter-2.
The whole number of votes cast was 50. and
II were necessary to a choice. There vas
therefore, no election.
A second ballot was ordered by the president,
when NASH. colored, of Richland, raised the
point of order that oply one ballot could be
taken each day. After a debate In which
Naah, Jones, colored, OF Georgetown, and
swails,. colored, of Williamsburg, took part
the PRECEDENT decided that the Senate could
ballot until midnight, If desired. Hayne, col
ored, OF Aiken, then moved to adjourn. All
the Elliott men voted for this motion, but the
Patterson men, with Dickson, white, of Clar-
endon, and Maxwell voted against 1t, and the
motion was lost. The second ballot was pro-
cseded with, and the senators voted precisely
as they had done upon the first ballot, but be-
fore the result was announced Maxwell, col
ored, OF Marlboro, said he had earnestly sup
ported 3. K..scott, but seeing no prospect OF
his success, he would change his vote from
Scott to Patterson. This gave Patterson II
votes, 9 majority, and the result was 30 an
nounced by the president, amid much applause
and more confusion.
In the House an immense number ofspec-
tators. were present, and at noon the election
was proceeded with. R. B. Elliott was nomi-
mated by Thomas, colored, OF Collector, and
seconded by Bo wley, -colored, of Georgetown.
il. Patterson was nominated by amuel
Greene, colored, of Beaufort, and seconded
by Robertson, white, OF Beaufort, and Hurley,
white, of Charleston. 3. &. Scott was noml-
mated by Rivers, colored, of Aiken, and Sec
onded by Cochran, white, Of Anderson. N.
B. Myers. white, of Beaufort, nominated 8. B..
Pointer. A vote was then taken with the tol-
lowing result, the names Of the Conservatives
being printed In italics:
Foa 7. J. PATrERsoN-Adamson, Altman,
AndelL. sArtson, Bascomb, Black, Bosemon,
Brennan, Bryan, Gain, Crews, Curtis, DAN
nelly, Davis, Ford, Frazier, Gather, Cant,
Giles, Gilmore, Gourdln, ]. J. Grant, Wa.
Grant, J. F. Greene, Charles Greene, Green
wood, Hamilton, Holmes, Hough, Humbert,
Hurley, Johnson, Jones, Keith, Levy, Lilly,
Lowmcn, Martin, Middleton, Mills, Mluort, N.
B. Myers, McLaureD, Neriand, Nix, North,
Owens Peterson, Petty, Prioleau, Presley,
Ratchford, Reed, Riley, Robertson, simms.
smalls, IA. Smith, Spears, Spencer, Stump.
ter, Tarleton, 8. B. Thompson, B. A. Thomp-
son, T.ngman, Turner, Vanderpool, John
Wallaes, ,Wideman, VILLAINS, J. Q. Wilson,
Wolfe, Young, Prince-73.
Foe =. B. ELL1oTr-Barker, J. D. Boston,
John Boston, Bowley. Bridges, Collins, DIX,
Dunklp, Ellison, Graham, Green. Holland,
johnson, 8. J. Lee, L. Lee, NJ. s. Miller, ].
Miller, Ramsay, slmons, Paris simkins, Au.
gustus slmklns, 7sperry, Sullivan, Thorne,
Tolbert, Marley, Young, James-27.
FoR 8. T. Pons1ER.-Bowen, Compton, Coop.
er, Natherstons, Meetze, T. J: Moore, r. N.
Smith,. az
FoR F. ]. MOSES, SR--Cannon. Herndon,
Losory, J. T. Moore, Mccullough, ". II.
Wallace, John Wilson,.
Fob sooTT-Cochran, Hays, ]. F. Myers,
Rivers, Sste-6.A'1,@
FOB F. A. sAwYEn-0rltenden, Dusenbery,
Good,otn, Rice, Spencer-6.
The number of votes cost was la; neces.
sary TO a choice es. Patterson, therefore, was
declared elected. The announcement wal
followed by q scene of the widest confusion
Among the Pattersonians the excitement was
Intense, and the cheering made the walls Of
the statehouse groan. The Victory Is In
course of celebration this evening at the bar
room where Patterson's headquarters have
peer during the canvass, and champagne ano
whiskey are flowing like water.
1t will be noticed that the Charleston dele
CATION voted solidly for Patterson, as did foil
Conservatives, Senator Hope and Representa-