The Portland daily press., 1876-11-13
SOUTH CAROLINA.
No Doubt of Hayes Majority

COuUti6S ouOW IL lOr hampton OF
1928. In the u official counties Hayes runs
1000 ahead of Chamberlain. From reports re-
ceived from other counties it may be safely set
down that Hayes will run 1000 ahead of the Re-
publican state ticket, and thus overcome the
1923 majority claimed by the Democrats for
Hampton. No doubt is felt here among prom
inent Republicans that Hayes has majority
which will be undisputed by any one
Gov. Chamberlain says the Sfnte is Sure
fer Hayes.
New YORK, Nov. 12,-To the Editor of the
Herald-Colan,bta, Nov 1.-The official re-
turns have not been received from more than
eight counties. The figures given are there
fore mostly estimates. These estimates differ
greatly. To repeat them in detail would hard
ly be worth while-you are familiar with the
Democratic claims. The Republicans claim
that after giving the Democrats all they can
plausibly claim, and accepting their figures in
great majority of the counties, Hayes has
about 210O but the Republicans insist their
best information from most authentic sources,
including all of official returns now received or
authoritatively reported to our executive COM
mittee give Hayes a majority of about 1000
and Chamberlain of about $500. That this
State has gone for Hayes we have not shadow
of doubt on either the Democratic or Repub!i.
can showing. On the Republican showing we
are equally sure of election of the Republican
| State officers and legislature with majority on
| the joint ballot Of over 20.
(Signed) D. H. CHAMBERLAIN.
| Senator PatfersSn's Explanation - How
the DemOcr ats Figure.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-Senator Patterson
| arrived here yesterday from South Carolina,
| for the purpose of ascertainng the result of
the national election, as it had been utterly inn
| possible to learn the truth at Charleston. I'm
| til he reached Petersburg he had supposed from
| private Democratic and press reports that Til
| den had carried Wisconsin. Illinois and all the
| Pacific States; but he had heard no where in
| South Carolina of the claim made by Demo-
| Gratis elsewhere that Tilden or Hampton had
carried that State.
| The only possible basis for the Democratic
| claim is an assumed majority in the river coun-
| ties along the Georgia border In some of these
| counties there are but few polling places, and
| in all these counties there were only three
| companies of United States troops. At poll
| ing places near which there were no troops,
| Senator Patterson says the Democrats polled
| large numbers of votes from Iepeaters who
came over the Georgia line. The increased
| majority in these border counties, it had been
| hoped by the Democrats, might give Hampton
| chance of success
| The Democrats Weakening-Wade
Hampton sThinIkso TiIden Has Carried
the State.
We have heard from our committee in each
county Of the state Tin all 32) with accurate re-
| for the state ticket and 10 for the legislature
| and county tickets The vote for Governor is
| the only one on which we have full returns.
The Democratic majority for Governor is about
| 400. The balance of the state ticket and the
Presidential ticket have small loss. The ex.
act difference is not yet ascertained, but we
| think all will be elected. The legislature has
| 124 members in the House and 33 in Senate.
We have elected GA members of the House and
| Is of the Senate, majority of one on the joint
ballot (Sgned) WADE HAMPTON.
| NEW YORK, Nov ia Herald des patch
| fIom Columbia says: In IL counties from which
official and semi-official returns have been re-
| ceIved, Tilden runs 991 behind Hampton, and
in one county he leads Hampton by q votes,
| which is exceptional and it is safe to predict
| therefore that Hayes will carry the electoral
| vote of South Carolina. By misprint in the
| ticket on name, however, one of Hayes cleo
| tors loses 1000 votes in Richland county, and
| this very Giro umstance might possibly give
| Tilden the one vote now said to be needed by
him to secure majority Of all the electoral
votes in the Union.
Democrats Reduce their Majority TO 5f2.
CHARLESTON Nov. --latest corrected re-
turns give the Democratic state ticket 1918 ma
jority. Tilden electors in 13 of the 80 counties
| run 712 behind the state ticket.
Gov Chamberlain claims the state for the
| Republicans by 1000 majority.
The Canvassing Board.
| COLUMBIA, Nov 12.-The Board of state
| canvassers will meet tomorrow to count the
vote. Senator Gordon arrived here today on a
| special train and will be present during the
| session of the board of canvassers. A number
| of Northern Senators are expected tomorrow.
| The Democrats are still confident that the state
| has gone for Tilden and Hampton. Section %,
| chapter 8, of sthe Revised Statutes, provides
| that the Secretary of State, Comptroller Gene
| raj, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Adju-
tans General, Inspector General and the chair
man of the Committee on Privileges and Eiec-
tions of the House of Representatives shall con-
stitute the board of state canyassers, four of
whom shall be sufficient number to form the
board. The following are the members of the
board: Henry e. Hayne, (colored) Secretary of
State; Thomas c. Dunn (white), Comptroller
General; William Stone twhite), Attorney Gen
eral; f. L. CORDOBA (colored), State Treasurer;
Il. w. Purvs (colored), Adjutant and Inspector
General, NJ. j. Hirsch, chairman of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections of the House
OF Representatives. All the members of the
board of canvassers are Republicans. Hayne,
CORDOBA and Dunn are candidates for re-elec-
tion. Hirsch, who is a candidate for Solicitor
of the Sd District is not acting on the board of
canvassers at this time Hague, CORDOBA,
Stone. and Dunn constitute the board as now
organized. The board claims the right to de
eide who are elected, and there is no appeal
from their decision except to the courts.
In the case of the Governor and Lieut.. Gov
ernor, however, the final decision rests with
the legislature. Unless there is a contest for
county officers the county canvassers decide
who are elected In this particular instance
the state board occupy delicate and important
trust as they are called upon to decide upon
their own elections, three members of the board
hQIr sl1ko, four 1IN 4
of the board throwing out votes in any county
for alleged frauds virtually ends the matter so
far as they are concerned.
Everything appears quiet There is no eX-
element today, but all are an xiously awaiting
the meeting of the board of canvassars. A
number OF prominent citizens from all parts of
the state are present.
Majorifies Reported by the Democrats.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE Herald has the
following reports from the Chairman of the
Democratic Committee in South Carolina.
Democratic counties give majorties as follows:
Aiken, 742; Abbeville, 1877; Anderson, 1890;
Barrel, 1888; Chesterfield 650 Edgefeld 1925;
Greenville 1896; Horny 1882 Lancaster $50:
Lexington 872; Lavrens 1161; Marion 745; MARI
boro 337; Ocanee 1859; Pickens 1648; Spartans-
burg 5000; Union 7b5; York 862; total "a, ,254
Republican counties give majorities as fol-
lows:
Beaufort 533l; Charleston 6223; Collenton
Ills; Chester 800; Clarendon $50; Darlington
10Y; Falrneld 6l3; Georgetown 1865; Kershaw
299; New5erry 565; Orangebufg 1902; Richland
22,74S.
Democratic majority for Governor 1906.
Tilden rams about 600 votes behind Hamp-
ton. The Democratic chairman says the Dem
ocrats protests against the election for fraud
and intimidation in the counties of Beaufort,
Charleston, Fairfield, Richland and George
town; the Republicans protest against election
in the counties of Anderson and Edgefeld
The State canvassers will assume to hear these
protests The authority of their board to hear
the protests is denied in reference to the office
OF Governor because this is vested by the con-
stitution in the Legislature case of members of
congress. And of the state senate and house of
representatives because these are vested by
law in their respective houses In regard to
all other offices because the board as now con-
stituted has no legal existence The legisla-
ture has majority of one on joint ballot