The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-08-31
President had a gang of thieves around
him in the public Offices of the nation.


President had a gang of thieves around
him in the public Offices of the nation.
/ Chief Justice Moses is the father of F
| J. Moses, jr., the would-be Judge of:the
Sumter Circuit, and J..J. Wright, Asso'
ciate Justice, is the bosom friend of w,
| J. Whipper, the colored claimant to the
Charleston Circuit. There con be nc
doubt that they will be assisted in their
claims to the judicial ermine by the
Supreme Court, and Governor Chamber
lain can very safely refer them to the
courts for decision of the matter. Had
he really desired to prevent these men.
whom the bar of South Carolina consider
usurpers, from taking their seats, he
should have managed the matter so as to
let Judge Shaw have made the test
against F. J. Moses, jr., instead of Whip.
per making it with Judge Reed, the
Chief Justice would not have beenquali-
fed to sit upon the case, and the Gov
ernor could have appointed an able law
yer to act in his stead who, with Judge
Willard, could have controlled the Court
and ousted the pretenders. Chamber
lain's course is only intended to give him
popularity for attempting what he does
not wish to do. Our people have had
enough OF che shams of this Governor of
puritanic descent He is insincere in
many things-we fear the result will
show him to be so in this. Mark it down
as the prophesy of the lntelzgsncer, that
if Hampton is beaten Whipper and
Moses will take their seats as judges Of
South Carolina.
The primary election in Pickens Coun,
ty on the 18th inst. was the first trial of
the plan to nominate candidates in South
Carolina, so far as we know, and we are
glad to learn that the system in this in
stance has worked we'll and given general
satisfaction, Nearly fourteen hundred
votes were cast, which is several hun
dred more than majority of the
entire vote of the county. The
candidates, for the various Offices
were quite numerous, and as general
rule made a thorough canvass of the
county before the primary election. A
kindly and generous feeling existed be-
tween the candidates, and the people
calmly considered the claims of each
aspirant, voting as their judgment and
preference dictated. The defeated can
didates acquiesce in the decision of the
people, and will heartily support the
nominees of the party. Altogether, the
primary election has proven success,
and we note its result in Pickens for the
benefit of the Democratic voters in An
derson County, who will be called upon
to elect their candidates by this system
on the 10Th day of October next.
Governor Chamberlain has issued a
proclamation declaring that each politi-
cal party should, in his opinion, be fairly
represented on the boards of election
commissioners, and that as a general rule
he will appoint two Republicans and
one Democrat in each County. He in
vites recommendations from both parties.
IF the Governor really desires to go upon
the principle that parties should be rep
resented in proportion to their numbers,
which would be fair, he should appoint
two Republicans in Republican Counties,
and tuo Democrats in Democratic Coun-
ties. But as we suppose he is not partic-
ular to be so rigidly just, we must say
that he will do as we'll as his predecessors,
and better than some of them, if he ap-
points one Democrat in every County.
This will, however, give complete con.
troll to the Republicans throughout the
State in the appointment of managers,
aud as the greatest frauds are practiced
by the managers, the appointment of one
Democrat on the board of commissioners
is no guarantee against frauds in the
election. This is, however, as much as
we expected from the Governor, and in
thus making his appointments We hope
he has set an example which will be fol.
lowed in the appointment of managers.
which is that both parties shall be repre-
sented on these boards.