The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-29
SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
THE SHREHD STRATEGY or COZ
ERNOR CH1MBERLAIN.



Throwing Dust In TIE ives Of CrcduIous DEM
Ocrnts-An Impending Contest IN the Su-
prcmc COurt-A Nice Reform Governor.
CHARLESTON. s. G.. Dec. A.-Tne action
Of Gov. Chamberlain in declining to issue the
commissions of the newly elected Judges,
Whipper and Moses, cxcitcs a great deal OF
| comment and population. Almost every BODY
IL CRYING "well done" a few, however shake
their heads and reason IT out
These Judges were elected by the Legislature,
and the act Of the Governor in commissioning
them would DO merely executive In It's charao-
| ter, without any personal rcsponsibllity, co6r-
dlnats branch Of the government being particu-
! larry in,rustcd with the responsibility OF their
selection. There must have been some reason
moro than ia seen on the surface why he should
have declined such plain duty, and one which
| can so easily be compelled by mandamus from
| the state Supreme Court
In analyzinc the political situation an urgent
| reason can be found.
Tho election Of these two mon has rung
through the state like "A Ore bell in the NIGHT
| The Democratic party Is Co be reorsani4ed
| and q terrible effort Is to be made TO
throw OF the black yoke. The northern and
middle counties will he swept as with hurFi-
ne. The lower tier alone. with their trcmcn-
| dnu- hlgck maiortie4, are Ia doubt. 10 carry
these at the next election Is the test du'sti 100.
- ,," W ,i ~ al, ,, ,t,,'o AK. tyg, IL, ~,
| in- may ID" admitted Ia order to secure the ma
| jurity To carry the state.
THE Election OCcvRs NEXT NOVEMBER,
alonr with the Presidential race. Tnc ucv
JUDGES, if commissioned. should taSe thoirsel ute
| Aug 90, about the time when the hottest pnrt OF
the race a. upon us. and the home .trDtCh ltcs
| under the whip aud spur. 10 the ileuuncuu
party, theS'fore, n Is All important that the
track shall be cleared Of an Obstacles for Nclsrs.
| Whipper ana Moses. SO th4t they may vault
| into their saddles on the ~ 10 Of AuLust
without any delay from litigation. The
hy tho Republicans aisc chioliy from the state
| Constitution. when req Ites that each Jud e.,
! wien elected shall hoid ma once iNr lnurNcHl-.
Such delay would operate under ordinary CIR
cumstlnces IN this way; Tho comn.issiun Of
the two judges would be legally signed ty the
| Executive. aud thcrcuv they would ic entitled
on August %. 1876 To demand OF Judges Rood
ana Sh W ana tue various clerks ana aterins p
recognition uf their authority az that time. ihis
would prob thly be declined and contested and
some neichhOring Jud. e. Ike Nlsein. beng so
licitcd tor the applicants, would grant their of-
der. which would be appealed, aud the so
Court. This delay would encompass the torn
Of the election, and retain the incumbent judges
mi. danger 70 the Republican party must be
stands ike a lion IN the bath II lie t,,ii Jti. ,.s
n,,,sf he MOS AZ "nrn amh deri.t,d h. a.. a.,
l.i, ",, a. "",V' a',. 5000 wv ..-
| th.t when Aug Il email come th,re viii be no
h.'if''ti',i
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gov thNNNtNLNlS CONES TO THE lE-ci D.
lie rrCriDi 4tC. tine issue upon the Sg. rome
Moses ana Whinper uuun III, ground II rio
uucunstitutinrh!ii, of Their election. 'rotv,Its-
standing Rrod and snuw bold t.circoulrI- ions
from INN fnr measured terms. III. ,i.il4 fh,,
4 neral idea # che law in hi4 ctoAinx asutanra
when be saws: While ~ some cases c.cnfir-
legal questions Il might not be required of o. .
g. vernon to decline to issue cominis- ions, Tho
circuu stances ~ the present Z. Sc compel me to
THIS course But who can say what those CIR
cuui,f ifrr4 are2 The Conservatives ning no
th,if hats ana sSscl 6 IL "a tie bad character OF
Moses aud Wnipper. Your correspondent la.
| 4. d.
stanr. e.
l ~ course tho supreme Court Will oc immedi.
w. fr " to c"urnnl ths ,;ov -n1
To- sien and .eal The c"mmtss"ns' in ecrordauce
,yi,t ,cc rcc,ir,',r an 80 no -, 't,rc ~ ~
Sunron,c Court n,v trrnt this st,,Iin,iion ma.
sveetlve Of the consiit,tioisl 1n"Sti"n or of
| IA ,i,,,,s' i,i',S. Irrd MI 80, n'f a.
s,,,r.-@c r,,,rt I,,,t,,s ,,, .s i,, ,s ~ n ,
eiIiar. and m rrA.I,inr the minor GncstiNn Vii
hv ti,g f,,JrS. iirej AMI Sian ,',,o H. ,i,S
nt,uiic ri, ~ preclude their fignt 10 r.i.. thai
. | ",i,,..'i,,f' i'm f'ii,ife
mo ~,itfeipc- Court corsi4fs ~ Chief Ju-tfro
N...s f.th - ST., al. ft-tt,s V-ri.f.f IT, s,,l..-
a.. ...-.. .h.. .sa- ..lsat- hs tna ...n con tir
p tors wac elected Frank Moses and Nhipper gn'
. Ju-iice Willard. who Is mora detest,d by m.
: tHu 'rrN ttvt' th.u .iiurr 81 ih.u, ANA We
, h'prs to 9c reelected ~ the Lon, turo To tt
{ chosen VA NoNcintcr. 49, te de- '.iNn Of ~uci
% court g. iurDroue .l1~ion. Juus Nos,.
D fnd W lnrr' 10y rs order: wil RECEIVE th"i
o. c'i1m'esiuu'. Ihe .c. AZ Judges i,,rd hn,
2 ia "t become ff- adl'ulru ,Hui tho Twin
- Ju E'- WI Pee -'.iti go tu' g. o. nI .to 49, t
- tclur q OF them during the political c.nNa--
o. Of l~,H.
. THE q iu7nrylfives arc not the oul, ones who
J. are in tne dtrA aS to tiis str .rlsel. lte Ra g
with cniniiAints against the Governor for r.fu-.
- inA % conmssIon tne officers ,lc'tei hy them
D and they threaten To lmnrach Cha ntflatu. IL
g Moses vas not two-thirds of eacn House, wal IA
. - requisite Tor lmpeaeument and ne Is sate
, II the Snnreme Court iues Moses and Whirel
u In, they can be made 70 Know he did n. II n
| cock Of the walk IN tho Republican pafty al
| va ina A. IL la tf.t.,. z