New-York tribune., 1874-10-22

him; fret, because OF the ugly charges against him In
free circulation second because he is supporter OF
and supported By Sheriff the
abhOr. The present Member OF Congress from tne
iating nulatto Falling to secure . renomination; he
thought Of running an independent candluae, pu.
has withdrawn frOm what would have been hopeieS'
contest.
THE SITUATION IN MR.. ELII0TT5 DISTRICT.
The lid District Is composed OF the COUNTIES
OF Richland, .Newbury Abbevllle, Lanrens Ahdersoh
Oconee and Pckens which counties In 1870 gave oco'
QRcp) majority Of i,so5. Rchand County however
does adon the Of the district aud as tho act Oh
Congress requires that district shall be composed
OF territory is claimed that the vote OF
Richland, including the city OF Columbia, must De
thrown out Richland gave Scott Ais msjorty aud its
rejection would leave. at the most Republican ma,
ory Of 1900 IN the rest Of the district nepe are Hooc
Regular Republican. Mr.. Hoge is New,Englander
who South Carolina with the Federal army anu
was in 1865 elected Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court OF this State which high position he ss was
udicrousy unfit TO fiji. AT the COngressi0nai eieclion
rather he was defeated by 3.OOs votes by Col D. r.
Reed Conservative who, being under pOntcai uIs"oI-
Mr Moge was elected Controller General Of state
and his term OF office will not expire until nT Io,e
seeoRo % Sank ar Of northern BIRTH
leading Methodist preacher, ana very poPnat VIII th
the colored people in the low country. ho S 'no oS
present COngressman-at-Large. Cain now on
the stump IN the upper part 0i Inc, une 1,a,., ,nnrs
but Il is hardly likely that he viii carry more 70
the field says that will do. the third candidate
Gen. s. q. MCGOWAN. Conservative. Will stand sooo
chance OF election. Gen. McGOwan in native OF ADDe
vile, in this State. and commanded brigade oi ooutn
Carolina troops the late war He is lawyer by pro
fession, gallant soldier honest man. ln MS pour
cal views he is so liberal that year or more ago ne was
nominated and received respectable Republican vote
In the Legislature for the Office OF Circuit judge lns
made him somewhat unpopular, but things have
changed since them and thorough canvass and run
doors Of the Capitol r. Is. Elliott, the present Con
gressman from the lid District declined reelection,
70, "A, lnUa
GEN. KERsHAw's PROSPECTS BRIGHT.
The Ivth District is composed OF the counties OF
Greenville spartaDburg. Union York. Chester Fairfield
Kershaw and Lancaster which IN 1870 gave scott thep'
for Governor, 3672 majority. The Regular Republican
candidate is Congressman A. 8. Wallace, VINO was
elected TO Congress in 1870 and again In 1872 from the
old IVth District. Mr.. Wallace Is not particularly
strong IN his district ana ms iacenaarS & onser
vative candidate is Gen Joseph Breyard kersnaw Oh
division in the Confederate army of Northern Virginia
He is the prime of e. fine speaker man OF spot,
Judges T. j. Mackey and Thompson H. Cooke, Two Oh
the most pronounced native Republicans In the sta
propose to support him. He Will probably draw OUT
fuller white vote than was before poed and has
the indorscm cment Of the Independent Republicans HIS
Kershaw has been persistent advocate OF cooperation
the whites and blacks and OF entire respro, iof
thoughtful men his election would be regarded as
benefit TO the nation. ou
The WIN Dlstrlct ~ compOseu ol Tue VI Hnh
ton Beaufort, Barnwtll. Elgeteld aud Aiken, wnch
gave Scott Rsp) IN 1870 majority O1 1888 votes Inc
Regular Republcan candidate is State Senator ROBERT
Smalls Of Beaufort, cOlored man, VINO Is toiefaoiy
wellknown as the person who ran out the steamer
Planter from Charleston narbor during the war; Win
cargo Of cotton stole by the Confederate batteries and
delivered up himself and his prize In triumph to tne
Federal fleet Smalls looked upon AS straightfor-
ward honest man, of mited intellect. Inc lndepen-
dent Republican candidate Is j. 7. N. Eppng, North
ern man. who has lived my years in tns state lie is
a chronic candidate for Congress, and stands apparently
no chance Of being elected.
This closes the list. One OF the present Coneressmen
(ElliotU has declued denomination another tHanserl
mas failed to receive nomination third w ailace) ls
renOmnated the lVth District; and fourth tIheyl
b renomnated In the It District aud the hfth Cam Is
the independent candidate in Hid District AS well
as can Judge, delegation Will probably CONSIST
OF Ist j. II. Raney (Rep); IId, T.. w. NJ. Mickey inu
RepJ; lid g. L. Hoge (Rep); Ivtb,J Is. Kershaw (Con
servatlveD Vim, ROD omails Rep; win the iiid DIS
trct probably Tor Gen. McGowan CONSERVATIVE