New-York tribune., 1874-10-22

PROSPECTS IN TIIE CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRICIS-PROB-
ABLE COMPOSITION OF THE DELEGATION-GEN.
KERsHAw's ELECTION CONSIDERED CERTAIN.
[FRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE ]
CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct. .14.-FOr the first
time In several years considerable interest attaches to
the In this state because there s
in The opinion OF the conservative voters reasonable
certainty that the solid line Of Republican Congressman
who have reprcse South Carolina since the will
at last be broken Under the last Apportionment act
South Carolina is entitled five members Of the United
States House of Representatives The Legislature failed
TO redsrct the State and two years ago Congressman
was elected from each OF the four Congressional districts
and one Congressman from the State at large. Last
Winter the question Of redsricng the State taken
up As the districts then stood the Conservatives
with fair election and full vote, could certainly carry
one district and perhaps two districts In dividing the
State therefore into five districts 1t the object
the Legislature 10 give each and every district, by
dexterOus gerrymandering, handsome Republican
majority This was DONE and the several counties
strung together in bewilderng fashion, But there Is
reason for believing that the Legislature overshot the
mark, and 10 instance Outwitted themselves.
The Ist Congressional District, as IL stands is COM
posed of the counties OF Georgetown, Williamsburg,
Darlington Marlboro Marion, Horny, Chesterfield and
SUMTER which counties in the State election Of 1870
using that the basis OF cacuaton-gave r. K Scott,
the Republican candidate for Governor majority Of
6l63 The regular Republican candidate is j. H. Rainey
light mulatto of quiet and uDostentatious manners,
who is the Representative in Congress from the old Ist
District Raney has also been nominated by the Inde
pendent Republicans and WILL the Conservatives find
10 useless to put up man to be knocked down, walk
over the course Raney supports the Regular Repubi-
can ticket for State officers.
SPECIMEN TACTICS IN SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.
The present lid District is composed OF the counties
(Iar.p
which counties gave Scott in 1870 majority OF s56
votes Major c. W. Bultz, the Solicitor OF the Circuit
is recognized the regular Republican candidate and
he secured hts recognition by very shrewd device.
The opponent OF Bultz for the nomination was Col T..
W. NJ Maciey In the Congressional County Conven-
tion Charleston County has Is votes which than
the total vote OF the other counties in the District
Mackey secured the Charleston delegates aud Butz se-
cured the delegates from the other counties. Bultz
also got up a contestng delegation from Charleston
and when the two Charleston legations made their
appearance before the Convention 1t was left with the
dele frOmihe other counties TO say whether the
Mackey delegation or the Bultz delegation should be
admitted. As prearranged, they admitted the IS Buz
delegates, and Mackey was defeated. Mackey soon
aterward declared for the Independent Republicans and
Is the candidate OF that party against Bultz Sheriff
Bowen of Charleston, who divides the Republican
strength Of this county with Maekey, supports Buz
who expects to gain, besides, handsome majority In
the County OF Orangeburg. There are, however 2CoO
Conservative votes in the Congressional District and II
half OF these are firm to Mackey. believe they will
be- Buz Will be defeated. T.. W. NJ. Mackey ia native
Republican and a somewhat INSCRIPTIONS politician,
but said to truthful and honest In his private
dealings and IN the oce OF Sheriff which he held from
1865 TO 1872 Moreover, he Is poor About year he
married a well-educaied and good-l00king octoroOn
named Victoria Sumter. said to be great
granddaughter one side or Gen. Sumter
OF Revolutionary fame. Mr.. Butz figured
m as "A
He Ia Northern man. and the present Circuit Solicitor
The that tho will vote gltnst