The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-13
SOUTH ROLTNd.
All the Corrupt Politicians Combining for
the support of Gov. Chamberlain.

the support of tlov. Chamberlain.
CHARLESTON, g. c., July S.-Chamber-
lain's mania for speechmaking has not yet sub
sided At the Cincinnati Convention he was
stuffed with one which was to roll throughout
the nation, and u is said the South Carolina del
egati n we're OBLIGED to use all their power to
suppress IT'S ut GRANGE. IL was there. however,
and had to come out so he journey ed to the
Fort Moultrie Centennial, but again failed to ret
It OF. T"ere was only one resort. A meeting
Of the Mackey loyalists was called In this CITY |;
but wnen 1t was known the Governor was to To-
CT I'm, the crowd disap p AIRED, aud ain the
chance was lost
GEORGETOWN, where Red Hot Jones rules SUI
preme. Red Hot Ia the most notorious corrup-
II was he who incitcd the Genreetown riots IN
1874 when the United States revenue cutter mad
to interfere. He Is under indictment for various
acts OF bribery aud cofIuDtion M tho state
Senator OF GEORGETOWN. He IL aR lin candi-
d u tor reelection, and II canonized rs mucb 10y
the rice field negroes Of the country as Cham
berlain Is by his Democratic bonGholders IN
Cnarleston. Under the .vorlug auspices OF his
stlnguisbed pod lei m. the Governor spre I'd
himself In his long cherished speech t. the t.
isfactioD OF the duskey devOtees OF Ssntee and
Wscimaw: Returning bomeward he gave
another rehearsal to an i'm prom tu gathering at
Kingston under the patronage OF another sweet
scented reformer, Senator Swais. Swais u
and In every job since reconstruclion. He is
the editor Of country paper, aud hoists up and
pulls OOwn thhmherl ms name Tor Governor
IN his columns every other week or so.
= eaker Elliot took part Of the western part Of
the state md ut Aiken delivered a discourse
very similar to that 81 the Governor. He did
no saw Chamberlain directly. but II was close
enough for present purposes. Elliot, like Pat
tcrson, has buried the Ratchet with W., ich he
W 81 few weeks AFRO about to brain his Excel
lency. Aud wnat II natural, he appears to nave
tue sympathy OF many OF the old coIruptionist,
ia this reconciliatIon. Elliot ia head Inanaeer
10 the Bonanz, claims, and immed lately after
the reconciliation Of Chambe lain ana Patter-
n N. m IA la lstll tn I'm &G.en =
preme Court for mandamus to compel the
Bonanza Commissioners to pass the CLAIMS
without any ina Iiry into their merits, except
that they we're authorized by legislative enact
ment. The Commissioners mad resolved them
selves into a Kind OF appeal court over aud
above the acts OF the legislative Or ,nch u the
State, and I'D required the claimants to show
t n c ,p era,nn oil ne pay certincates they
had impUunded the appropriation made 10 paw
these cllim' 4, and lrritAted he expeotant claim
ants twas aquestion Of law, however, and Cham
berlain could inspire the Supreme Court into
granting mandanus. II Elliot and 1.-THE BOYS"
would promise To- behavo themselves. And, ac-
cordinely, we ind the ap plication z ding through
the mill coDtemDorsne0usly with Eihot's "re-
form" speech at AlKen.
he up country. too, has spoken out for His
Exceilenry. All the Radical rascals who have
been going through the Court Of Sessions for
tue last SIX years met IN the M ass meeting of the
kepubhcHns at Spart lnnurg aud res lived to en-
dorse hrother Chamberlain. The good old Doctor
Winsmith. who had never held Office In the
party, and who hdd some reputation, en- Favored
TO stem the current and turn the tide, but ms
euorts were unHvaillng. Chamberlain was I'D
TO be nece Sly TO the party, and II was claimed
I at enough Democr - would vote for MIN to
tns re them a full radical victory.
IN faot, the reunion apDehrs complete. and has
1ale Only IN ono partic liar. Mhckey. the Htirfs
debates Of Chamberlain IN Charleston, who was
m dependent Republican Congressman, has
fallen. His strength has vanished, so that his |
command can no longer assemble tae Z ithful |
for the Governor. Hts so-calied election TO |
Congress has been declared illegal by tho com
mitteo TO whom u was referred. aud he will we
to ppeal again to hts constituents.
"a haa a1a aa,.It
Cd untayorabiv Tor tn champion OF the Gov
ernor. Register In Bankruptcy Carpenter made |
MS report To- the court concerning AN OUTLAY OF |
t5UO ov the ctv. IL appears that the city loaned
tnat amount TO Prof. Msill-,uit, taxing a mort |
pad more than hsif of II to Mackey and tho |
CIV Hall politicians. and, the city having inter.
by the creditors OF the Professor the K.sister
reported that the mortgage void on ac-
count OF the fraud perpetrated by the cit,'s |
AGENTS. Mhckey and Others. who received so
mucn OF the fund. rhe case h ~ not vet closed
! he reoort was rled, but owing to cert in IesI-
honV when Mackey desired to have taken it |
W again referred. with instruction to hear the
testimony and report In afteen DAYS. Much III |
reier y supposed the opening OF the references
WIZ result more to toe exposu. q OF MarKev and |
his frienus than has heretofore been done He-
sides the Se,OOO ABOVE referred TO, Inc city had |
apDro,ri ted xO,OOO to d. ed cling the bar, which |
w"rk was dune by the Professor Out ~ tn |
sW"unt t>buO alone went into the Professors
conirol, anu the balance was dvided out am ug
the City Hall crew.
mas. therefore, opened very omnousiy, with
hed not 'nes Sw lis, Elliot, the q RI 'nbury 4
nVlcts, and ackey. lness are he " good Re
puollcans who are ~ ne saved from fur her
Inoie-tation hy the elevation of their brother
the Executive on ..
but the impersunation Of real reform by tho
ln'r duetion OF 1en. Wade Hampton's name fur
= vernon has mad an invi surating effect upon
Lhe sr 'gnt-out Democracy. between Cham
D rial" aud his d-hot rascals on tue one side
anu Hampton with his new national departure
IN tue other. the contrast is distressing To the
hsi1nists, who have heen advocating Cham
peri ~ adoption into decen society. Gen N
= butler, VINO on the Carpenter ticket in
isU Tor Lieutenant-G and who Ia re-
<arJeu as IA ledder OF the Young Democracy ia
p"t N card d rlining Nomination OF hImself
Iuf Governor, ana proposing a comoInallon ~
All Dem ocrats un HAMPTON.