The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-09-20

OF the pardoning power in tho alb.
sence OF governor. Ho is mulatto
rather fair intelligence, good bear~
ing and curteous manners, but Of
son ewhat questionable honesty.
Cardozo, the complacentands solf-pos-
sessed divine, is again put forward
rs State treasurer--a position he
has held for four years. Though
badly mixed up with the stealing
practised in tho timo of Scott, he
has behaved rather well since he
became treasurer. 1t will take
many years of honest actions on his
part to counterbnlance the frauds in
which he participated when he
was Secretary Of State. It was
Cardoza who, by tho advice of
Chamberlain, took the seal Of the
State to New York, that fraudulent
bonds might be the more rapidly
issued by Scott, Parker & Go. The
treasurer will stand very close
watching. For comptroller, Dunn.
the present incumbent, is put for
ward. There is nothing worthy of
note III MIR. Dunn's record, except
it's many Inconsistencies. O.igin-
al'y sent to tho Legislature as IL
Democrat, from Horny, he soon
came out as an 'ITndepcndcnt Rcpub
li@au, and ran on the Green ticket
III 1874. lie was noted during tha;
campaign for making tcrribl,
speeches against certain men, an
then cooling down. His choic,
upon the present ticket is ono of the
evidences of Il reconciliation between
the different wings of the Radica.
party. For Secretary of State, H.
e. Haync, who holds tie position
now, was nominated almost unnm
mously. He was formerly senator
from Marion county, and WIS then
regarded ns one of the most poison
ous and inccndiary men in the pal tv.
l1o was generally believed to be
utterly corrupt, and nothing has
taken place to cause any alteration
of this belief. Hc is u brigh
mulatto, and Il carpot,baggcr. Fo.
tttoi noy general, II. B. Elliott re-
cclvcd vote even larger than.
Haynes. he bitterly opposcG
Chamberlain, but the lattrrs friend
being very hmb-like fellows, rcadi-
Iy forgavc him ana put him on til,
tirkct. Elliott is well known as one
Of the chief Of the robbers wht
plund"vcd the State for six years. n,
more rollult nan has cv l. held
position under the Republican
government in this Statc-which is
iyi,g great deal For the Office
/ ndjutant and inspector general.
che convention nominated james
Kennedy, who was once sergeant
ma or in the United States army.
md has since held diil'cl ont subor
Innate positions in th" Stat" u"'."',.
mcnt. AS the acknowledgement
must always, under Radical rule. be
Il smccure, doubtless Kennedy
would draw the pay and do the
Ting Of the office about us grace
;ully as any other man in is
party. For superintendent of cdu
cation. Il. II. Toibcrt, Of Abbcvill,
won the nomination. Who he is oi
what he is, we have not yet learned
But it may be safely asserted that
nc does not possess the cducltiona,
qualifications noco 'sary to IL propc!
dIsclnarge of the duties Of the office.
As whole the present R,dicn
ticket is no Improvement upon thos,
heretofore pnt forward by the party
1t has upon it men no!oriously cor
rupt, and others shamcfully ignorant
1t contains chosen representatives
of the lowest or,lcr of Radical cor
ruptionists, and there is no ground
to believe that these will be held in
check. The reform of the Radical.
PARTY in South Carolina is the
:A"r"st sham, and the ticket just
put out is Of itself IN overwhelming
proc! Of This fact. The party i,
rotten to the core, and it can ncve,
undergo genuine reform.
Chamberlain Renomtnatcd.
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