The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1875-12-23
PICKEN6 @. H., S. c.:
Thursday. Dec. 23, 1875.
Editorial Correspondence.

CoLOMBlA, d., Dcc. 10, 1919.
Dear Sentinel: This, consider, has
hecn mado tho gloomiost day for
South Carolina since reconstruction
On yesterday Joint resolution was
received in tho House, from the Son
alto, proposing to go into an election
to day, for ono Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court and eight Circuit
Judges. Tho House, by very large
voto, laid the resolution on tho table
and it was generally understood that
no election would bo gonc into until
after tho Christmas holidays. This
did not meet tho appreciation Of the
asprants and their manipulators, and
last night a caucus of tho Republican
party was held, and everything cut
and dryod-in fact, tho Judges wore
virtually elected, for tho candidates
were all put in nomination and every
"trueand tried Republican" Pledged to
the man receiving tho nomination.
Whipper and Moses formed comb
nation in favor Of each other, and
made their success certain. AS soon
tho House mot this morning, Whippor
moved to take from tho table tho Joint
resolution, which was dono and pass
cd by strict party vote. at II Nj.
tho two Houses met in joint assembly,
with the president of4he Senate IN the
chair, who announced tho objects of
the joint assembly, and that tho no.
mination for Associate Justice was
then in order. Humbcrt, of Darlng-
ton, nominated Judge, j J. Wright,
Qho incumbcntO Cain, Of Edgcfcld,
nominated Sam J. Lee, Boston, Of
Newbcrry, nominated Macon 3. Al
Ion, Of Charleston. Nominations were
then closed, and ballot had, which
resulted as follows: Wright, 128; Leo,
8; Ailon, l. Tho circuits wcro then
taken up in numerical order. Davis,
Of Charleston, "Li,dependcnt and coali-
ton Republican," nominated w, J.
Whipper, which nomination was Sec
onded by speaker Elliott. Jorvey, Of
Charleston, nominated u. b. Sea-
brook; Pinckney, of Charleston, the
"Santco orator." seconded tho nomi-
nation of Mr.. SeabrooI, but in con,
clusion, said do hoped the Republicans
would not vote for his candidate, but
support Whipper. Major Aelchcrs, OF
Charleston, nominated Major ii. A.
Mectzc, Democrat. In this contest
the color limo was drawn so tar as
tho colored members wcro concerned
and the party lash was cracked over
tho white Republicans, who were
given TO understand that their politi~
cal prcformont in the future depended
entirely upon the vote they were then
called upon to cast This had the dc
sired effect, and they voted for Whip
per as complacontIy rs could be ina.
ginod. Tho ballot resulted as follows:
Whipper, 83; Mcotzc, 33; Scabrools, -
Whipper was declared duly elected
Judge of tho first Circuit land most
importanDjudicIaI Circuit of the State;
upon this announcement, q doafcning
yell, that scarcely could be surpassed
by all the demons of the Internal ro- !
gions, rent the air, hats went up to-
wards the top Of the house, hands
wero clappcd, and the sable members
of the reform Legislature of South
Carolina went off into cctacies over
their triumph. 1t was then anuounc>
ed that nominations wero in order for
the second Circuit Whippcr nomin-
atod Il. G. Wiggins, the present So
Ecitor of that Circuit, and whose NOR.
al character and legal abilities, / am
informed, are entirely below par; but
he was dyed in the WOOL and that
was sufficient. Wbipper, in his res