The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-19
A GLOOMY PROSPECT.
MOSES OR CHAMBERLAIN THE CAM
DIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
Arrival OF the Delegates-The Support-
ers OF the Rival Candidatcs-Bowen
Supports Moses-Patterson's Purse
Open-The Choice between the Devil
and q Witch-yVhnt will Orr and Cor
bin Do about It.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEws.l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWs.l
COLUMBIA, August l8.
The delegates 10 the Radical State Conven-
tion have already begun to come in Some
arrived yesterday; more this afternoon. Quite
number OF county delegates are quartered at
the rooms bf the /. O. U. B., over which a flag
is flying, and around and about which are con-
gregatlng the bummers and henchmen of the
various aspiring candidates. The rival chief
talns from Charleston, Bowen and Mackey, are
quartered at the Columbia Hotel; their names
appearing in dangerous juxtaposilion upon
the register.
From the best information can get, and
presume 1t may be relied upon, the struggle for
the Office of Governor Is pretty well narrowed
down TO Moses and Chamberlain. Such Is the
invarlable opinion of the delegates and resi-
dssit Republicans here with whom l have con-
versed, and 1t may be safely regarded as the
true reading of the political horoscope at the
time Of these presents. Chamberlain Is the
choice of the financial rlng-scott is his most
prominent supporter, and Neagle will lend
him what countenance he has. Moses is the
choice of tho lobbyists and the bribe-taking,
thieving legislative crew; "Honest" John Pat
terson, Of Blue Ridge notorlety, Worthington,
Hsge and the bummers generally rally around
Noses. The Chamberlain combination is,
perhaps, the most respectable, and therefore
the more dangerous. They would do their
spiritlng in financial and digniaed manner.
The Moses crsw is heterogeneous mass, com.
posed of ali of the corrupt elements In and
around the legislative halls, from the pusiI-
luminous rogue who would sell Ills vote for
whatever 1t will bring, IA drink, If nothing
else) to the committee manipulation and legls-
lative schemers of larger ambition.
Hoge, Worthingtou aud Moses dlned with
Patterson to-day. Instead of Patterson buy.
ing Moses of, as was thought to be the casa q
few days ago, 1t appears rather that Moses has
United States senatorshlp.
The Bowen faction, it is very generally be-
lived, will support Moses. Mackey is appa-
rently treating with Chamberlain. They were
oloseted together to-day. The opinion now ls
that Moses has the inside track. Money was
all that was lacked, and that he will now get
In abundance from Patterson. Nothing much,
however, can be ascertained until more of the
delegates arrive.
It is reported here that John Cochrane has
the Anderson and Pickens delegations In tow
for Moses, despite the efforts of Orr, Earle
and the other Reform Republicans 10 that Sec
ton.
The question nov Is what will the Orr-Cor-
bin party do about it. Neither Orr nor Coroia
can hardly support Moses or Chamberlain, end
they claim to represent Grant and the National
Republican party.
The county nominations here, with the ex-
ception of that for clerk of the court and for
sheriff, are as bad as bad can be. Miller Is
nominated for clerk. Swygert, the nominee
for probate Judge, knows nothing of Websler's
elementary spelling book, much less OF law.
The school commissioner Is even more igno-
rant than the present Incumbent, Edwards.
There is strong talk among the darkies Of
holding another convention. If they do, the
candidates will propsbly be no better, prooa.
bly worse. There was not single white man
in the late convention, and the blacks even
commenced quarrelllng bitterly with the mu-
lattccs.
Senator F. A. Sawyer is registered at the
Columbia Hotel. He takes no stock, under.
stand, In either Moses or Chamberlain. 1t is
believed he will work with Orr and Corbin.
Lively times are anticipated in the conven-
ton. QUT Vvc.