The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-30
The Two Candidates for Governor In
Soulh Carolina.

| south Carolins.
The character of the two Radical
nominees for Governor in South Caro-
lins-Moses and Tonlinson-may be
gathered from the following speeches
in the Convention. First, Tomlinson'
who is called the Reform candidate:
Judge Thomas Jefferson Mackey said
that il the time was given him he would
prove that the immaculate TomlinsoD
had enriched himself at the expense ol
the State, and traded on his official au-
thority. He charged, very vehemently,
too, that in 1869, in the Legislature oi
tie State, Tomlinson was the champion
of the Atlantic phosphate bill, and soou
after the bill passed that his name ap-
peared on the books OF the company
for $40, 900 worth of stock. The time
wss when a legislator Of South Carolina
would have shrunk from the mere sus.
picion OF taking q bribe. He charged
that Tomlinson mad voted for the Sink
ing Fund Bill, and had received $4,000
for reducing the assessment on the
Greenville railroad property. The Judge
then mounted his old hobby-the car.
pet bapgers-and rode them unmerci'
fully. He believed the time would SOON
come when this class Of reformers could
be convicted in the courts. With these
men and him it was war to to the knife.
They were insulting South Carolina by
their presence on the soil of the State.
He was going to fight it out on this
line, but he would not have practice
unler his eye the dodge OF the old
thief who put on the uniform
of the police. The Senator from
Darlington, Whittemore, was a sorry
reformer. Four days after the
last Legislature adjourned, he was
tound in New York selling his Blue
Ridge scrip. Still he thought that the
gentleman from Darlington was in a
proper place when he advocated reform;
it was an evidence Of repentance, and
he for one was quite willing to throw
the mantle of charity over a repenant
criminal. He believed Moses was a
better man than either the candidates
named. He further believed that Cham
berlsiu would provide for the payment
of the interest on every dollar OF the
fraudulent bonds. Elect Moses, and the
Senator from Darlington would not be
in his seat for thirty days, while the
Land Commission robbers would be
made dis Jorge their illgotten gains.
At this juncture Judge Orr propound'
ed a question. He desired to know il
Judge Msckey knew anything about
the offering OF $1,000 for the vote OF
Julius Mayer, a delegate from Barn
we'll?
This was a bombshell, and it was
exploded at a most critical time.
Mackey denied it in general terms.
Elliott called for Mayer, and that indi-
vidual having been brought in, made
his statement confirming what Orr had
said. This produced a confusion which
bordered very closely on Pandemonium.
There were sundry attempts to draw
pistols, and the President, as he raped
his gayel on the desk, looked very
much as if he would like to have raped
1t on the heads OF some OF the delegates.
Judge Mackey violently asserted that
this was the uncorroborsted statement
Of q single witness, and that the proofs
were not forthcoming.
johnson, of Sumter, said that he had
inst heard that Mayer had been paid
$500 for making that statement.
Elliott, the President, stated that he
had been informed that Orr was seen
going out with Mayer just previous to
hls (Mayer's) statement. Yells from
the Necessities.
Orr declared that the statement OF
the delegate was false. Cheers from
the Tomlinson Chamberlain syndicate
Elliott, the Chairman, stated that he
had the authority Of General Moses to
deny the report. That he (Moses) had
heard it intimsted to him that the
Bsrnwell delegation was for sale, and
had asked Mayer if 5000 would buy
it He (ElIiotD knew personally that
Mayer was for sale.
MAYER said that General Moses had
sent for him, and at the interview last
night, had asked MIN if he had made
up his mind to go for anybody yet? He
replied no. Moses then asked bim il
he could control the Barnwell deIega.
ton, and told him that he would give
him $1,000 if he would. He then left,
promising to return.
This brought on another very extern
sive edition OF Pandemonium, and a
thousand and one motions were bawled
out from a thousand and one stentorian
lungs. The upshot OF the whole matter
was, that q motion was made and car
ried to close debate and take ballot,
which being done. the result was the
nomination OF Moses.
Here is brief sketch OF Moses:
w. E. Earle addressed the meeting.
He charged F. ]. Moses with specific
acts of bribery. and offered to let Moses
indict him upon 9 libel, as he would
indict Moses for corruption. This chal.
lenge he had gwen before, and no no.
tice had been taken Of it. He wa ted
to try the question in the courts. There
was no truth in the statement that
Moses had used his pay certificates for
the relief of the Ku-Klux refugees from
Union and Lsurens. Only three u.
gees came here, and they had no certifi.
Gates The truth is that Moses used them
to secure the nomination. The Repub-
lican party cannot tolerate such man.
Good men consenting to 60 on Moses
ticket cannot save II. If the angel
Gabriel were on the ticket he could not
prevent Moses from stealing. Put up
q good ticket and the masses will sup
port it. Earle showed that the last
session of the Legislature had cost
twelve hundred and seveuty-three thou.
sand dollars, and he appealed to the
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