The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-28
CHAMBERLAIN'S KINGDOM.
,uE NEW CoMPLTCATroNs IN POLL
TIcy IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

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70 oo rmbnrras sment that the Com
49, s,,iLe has Made for the Governor.
c.,.,,rsroS. 8. c., Aug. A.-Speaker FL
-, T. the Chairman OF the Republican
w. r.o.,,ive Committee, has called the Con-
-, ~ MIA party for Sept IL. This will allow
r.. Chamberlain TO appoint the Commission
- -, Election by the It'll. and so before the
convention as q candidate upon the character
:, ,hose appointments. After the 18th Of Sep
..,,na, ne cannot change the mmissioners.
r,o call. therefore, L. intended US a notice that
hose pointments must be made satisfactory
90 Elliot and his friends The Governor not
onl, has these important officers Of the election
,rhin his control, but he also 10 Commander
,n.Chief Of the State militia, and. In the exciting
scenes through which we are passing, this elc-
nent Of strength cannot be ignored.
Another element OF Chamberlain's strength
with the party Is the State Treasury, aud the
monetary assistance to be rendered him by tae
holders Of the fraudulent State securities. II
these capitalists allow this nomination to slip
ont Of their hands, all hope for the redemption
of their claims will be gone. II Is therefore al
legged and believed that an organized effort has
been made TO bring all these parties, OF every
grade, into pool and assess them according to
their interests. The movement lie going ON win
In the State, but 1t originated In Washington
among those VINO have been Interested III impos-
Ing the licensed robbery, IN the shape OF Gov-
erpment which has been foisted upon this state.
This reminds me what queer kind Of
morality sometimes gets into the minds
of people. In 1870 was at Baden
B,den when the decree had gone forth
that the gambling saloons were no longer
20 receive the license OF the Government l
found that many OF the best and most religious
people In that city wero stockholders IN those
gambling banks. So now 1t turns up that some
Of the most respectable citizens OF the nation
and this state interested In the licensed
robbery, aud like the good old dowaRer Stock
holders Of the Baden-Badeu Bank IN lsiO are
fruwns OF "A civilized world.
Allow me to DO justice to these unfortunates
IN Charleston. My observation is, that they vii
surrender their ill-Rotten gains upon the altar OF
patr otisnl, and viii tske no stock IN the pool
they have come into the movement to support
Gen. Hampton, that the self-sacrince they make
b recognized aud accredited.
The other prominent candidates before the
Convention will be Comptroller Gene raj Dunn
and "tne Unknown" Dunn would, under all
bhe present circumstances, be more objection
able than Chamberlain. lie is even more the
representative Of the fraudulent pool than the
Governor. lie has neither the Governors abi-
by nor his ambition to shine in higher places {;
bnd Will naturally lean more to the deprayity
vance mt In civilization which Chamberlain for
bis own credit would desire to effect.
hut the Unknown" In this state, are more
Jaried in complexion than they were at Cincin-
bati. 1t Is known that Sheriff Bowen Will lead
lhe Charleston delegation-the largest by & r In
HE Convention. Alongside OF them VIII be
probably the delegations from ColletOn, Orange
burg, Beaufort, and sumter. from the low coun-
Try, and many Others from the northwestern
part of tue State Bowen Is In a situation to he
Independent of all State aid. But bis inde-
Psndenee is Dependant to great extent aPIS
be nominated. Besides, he has fought against
he Iesos9itio59 Of the cSnyeIson PONDS no and
Tor three successive State elections. and his
record Is consistent In opposing the nominees of
lesired To put up DIR. Winsmith Of >psrtanburg
The Doctor was State Senator OF the Older
h 1893. He has never held once since recon
buuction. The Doctor, however, Is getting very
Did and feeble. Another cand idate must be
JougnL aud ex-Gov. william Aiken has been
proposed. The Governor would decline the
ssndidacy put his patriotism would would ensure his
On tbs other hand. among the unknown M ust
be ranked Speaker Elliot ana Lieut.-Gov.
lnort to run the State as a negro Government
There was a decided tendency In that direction
eo1ntsnanced az wSShinstou. Tue recent
proclamation of Gov. Oh ,mberlain against
sne from assisting him In taking hts seat addi
gery much TO the chances OF Cham berlains de
feat In the Convention. 1t was Issued just aftel
The Governor had been refused hearing a
Oranseourg by the Republicans Of that county
,ihs.' some Of the Repuolicans mere cali thi
brooam alton IN tn or refined phrassology, Tit
hat Kick Of dying JdCkass, and some OF th'
bther- say Chamberlain has sold out to the Dem
pcratic party that he will aid them from now
IN tnis campaign, and be sent by them TO tn
United states senate as a remuneration for til,
emancipation Of the State The Governor will
certainly have TO rely upon means other thai
bis popularity with his party to carry hiu
through the Convention.
Immediately succeeding the proclamation
came the return OF the ComOahee strikes AM
The attitude VI the Governor Was again cearl
with the Democracy. The rice fields on Com oa
bee are among the finest in the country. Tn
grain Il now ripe, and any suspension OF labo
would b. disastrous to the planter. The strike
which were organized some two months Az
were for the purpose Of demanding nifty cent
was required OF hand In slavery times.
good hand can accomplish Two tasks day,
he will work as other iaborers are required to d
elsewhere. But the rice hed negroes want onl
10 do what they were accustomed under " oil
massa," and demand full days wages for II
There are plenty OF labOrefs VINO would be giai
10 work for the price, nut the regular hands vii
not permit their substitution. Accordingl
they gathered up band OF J0O men to carr
out their plans. The state militia could not b
used AS a posse by the Sheriff, because the
were mostly IN the strike. The Governor teie
eraphed the Sheriff to arrest tire rioters II
took every man IN the county TO do H. One
the white clubs Of Charleston volunteered II
services, hut Lieut-GOv. Gleaves and Congres
mau Smalls INTERVIEWED, arrested the leaderi
ana Quelled the riot.
The Whppsr imbroglio is postponed unit
October, and II ID hoped until after the election