The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-07
TIE CRAFTY POLITICIAN.
CHdMBERLhTN USJHG SOUTH CARo-
I'VE LEGIALATLRE.

LIN1'S LECISL1TURE.
Strengthening Uimnclf il once as Governor, |
GatuinS niiwited Control Of tho Eiection |
Returns and iIow he is Making Money.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Feb. 3.-rhe opposi- |
tion element In the Republican party Of this |
state appears to he giving way, and @ ov. Cham |
bcrlain is anticipating Il pleasant reunion with |
his old friends 1t was impossible to Withstand
public sentiment, and they have yielded to his |
present demands in relation to many measures
before the LEGISLATURE. Elliot seems to have
led the detection from the whipper party
The power OF the Governor Is almost tanta-
mount to IN ability to continue himself In
Office so long rs no my sec proper. lie has the
right to appoint Supervisors Of Election, and
through them the managers. lie and his chief
executive officers comprise board of appeals
from the decisions Of these managers. It IL
eesy, therefore, for unscrupulous managers to
count their candidates as elected. whether they
were or not, and an imposshlity to reverse
their decision when In accord with party In
tcrcsts. But should the managers Yield to local
sentiment the appc board, nivestel Of such
Leans" Those SIMPLE mirdcd Democrat wh
have Rugged the hope Of Cham ueriaig's guilt
uiliW, and that he was gong to turn from tho
error OF his WAYS To- their rearus, did no. heel
tate to clnat over the prospect Of getting tho
avoid Ills c tastrophe and Keep ON the good
81 10 VI such n provocative 20 Wer ss hrs Tx rel.
cncy was the inducement for the &c deiec-
ton, wnen 10 was found inaccessible to break
that p ,wcr 10y passing n oil to do so over the
Executive veto.
serve ITS power nv keerinr in session. They
have pr tt wei ACCOMPLISHED all their work,
and desire 10 rake recess until such period ~
thev IN think 1t necessary TO convcne Tor
their personal sclf-preseivIlinn In the next
elections The Governors friends have been
endeavcring to frishten these Uu24lrds awa7 by
telling them II they did not agree uuOn some
day ~ dj1urnment be would IrH-iogue the As
senhlv. This must h we heen Joke. OF rather
Apl on the applicability Of the second s,llaole
OF ,his almost ooeoletc word but i will suffice
for the purposes with the amount OF int iiigeuco
at the command of the Legislature.
Thee are ulanv reasons why tho Governor
wants thcso people tu 80 home There e. no
telling what r day may bring forth. Leslie has
asked for committee Of investigate into his
land commission MISUNDERSTANDING to clear
bis own skdt , but e.liy to a, tick Chauserlain
IN retaliation Tor his veto Of the lilackvle dill,
which ruined ;.eslie's future prospects. Lesis
as wsys alleged, when dlnering from Cnan,.
hetlan, That the then AuorneN-Ccuerh md
kemgton made TIE money In the meter O.! tue
Hen Hole swomp purchase. In this be has been
horne out by statements II eN-tfoV. SCOTT, Gen.
j. u. Dennis, sn C. C. Bowen. inis lrrcs1lanly
mittee 81 investcston any day tha; they choose
to hing M the notion f,ct-.
1t has lately necn brought to my attention
| that the state bonds for the l. nd tomm SION
| and payment of interest on the public dcbt ut
| that time y ssed INTO kimpton's pus4e.aiuu. md
were hVpnt.iec.ted for loan. which WAS CARED
| lonl after the general collapse of the honda ~
| II IL anu ttllt NueN tHtSe Dol Is were Stlt ana
the proceeds credited to the State, they did not
net more than Il of Is cents ON the dollar Yet,
owing to- tine little corner which Card -,
| Kimpton & Co. then MADE I'm the secuIities
| they were pGt IN % the funding initl. and are
| ngw Neldinr ~ cents on the dollar. Tue holders
! of the repudi ted conversion bonds. who arc
| now iickiug up courage to acknowledge Their
| pusscsston complain thet they VI the Sts,e
- sni % ceuts Tor those bonds. and Yet they
| hive lssn lcft uut 81 the funoinR .ettcmcrt.
| They s,N they ha,e held On to tneir conversioh
| nos. knowing that some time or other their
| TNGemItt IN would cNHuC. INpg 10 y Ia fne
present DoltlcI condition with much sati.fsc
| ton. They THAI Chamberlain "a n complete
| ~ routed tue party VINO ere tue repudi ttors 81
| men and former Cous,r,ntiyes sum or ,nr MN
| az II uron mutu l and private underatanling
aud they feel assured that they viii yet gain
their case.
Chamberlain has succeeded In another one Of
| hts hnauci efforts; that il the matter of the
| bills Of the bank OF the state The United
| Hgo that these Quotations wrre receivable for
State taxes, md 'ot the Legislature hi! made
NJ provision 10 meet them. Il is opposed that
there afe s,J).tp0 Of these bills snpat. not~itn-
| standing they we're oilir liy ported rs burned
wears aeo OF theae sJ1,UO are nelI 10y" - party
IN New \ OK aud I'VE na'aicc are scattered
| among ;ne poople. The New YORK party would
other members OF tue Legislature. who knew
| too much about these Ills and the Legislature
| would never provide for them. joe Crews Is
| deaf, Gud Ar. Cnamo"rlhn,s New York client
| mi-ut seriously ipc0minode the operation III
the state Govcrnmeut Gurins eie. tion year by
| tender Of these nis for the tixes Of railroads
| add ether large iucprpptauons. thereby di-con-
| c"t.ug TIE alproi riatiun-. he r.ucus, q ere
| fore. agreed upon paying these IL, by three
| annual install iments. Ins actipu Is t,nttmOunt
to the passAg- Of till tlr tina; pIrlose.
| All these the sufes, however, arc as vet IN
DOUBT, fos 1t now threatened thai ex-lreg surer
| Parker Is to return and disclose the History ~
| all these mysteries. should TINS occur, the
| abea may he turned. ana his Excellt ncv, in
stead Of making public opinion, fall before It.
Inc recen. action ~ the supreme Court OF the
state In setting aside the orders III ide by Judge
| Mackey IL releasing Parker from ~ upon
habeas corpus HIS had some innusuce in raising
! this ghost. Some Que Will have to step up 10
| ihe She rd's once AM settlc the little bonds
| which bind the su.cties for his appearance In
| ruurt, on produce the fugitive. They VIII not
| be charitable ~ to do tho former on their
| own account, but II the partv most intcrest sd
| VIII do 50 for them. either out OF his private
| purse or the state eXchequer, then the ghos
| may say away. should Parker make his Ap-
pear,nce snyhow, he might become the canGi-
date Of the anti Cham crlaih Republicans for
Governor: ANY Republican who can play tho
r6ic Of Jack, the liant Killer, can get the nomi-
! uatlon.