The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-12
SOUTH CfROLTNf.
Hnmpton's Majority tSi-Thc Vote Close on
rresidcntiuI Electors.

CHARLESTON. Nov. 1l.-By the latest
corro cted flica returns II lmutor's majoritv Is
1,isl. The fun returns Indicate TINT 1lldcu has
fallen much more behind Hamp'ou's vote thnn
has been supposed. In ten out # Thirty two
counies 1ilden's majority Is l5s less than
lampton's. An equal ratio CT loss I'm the re
manning twenty-five counties would leave Tit
den less tnan one hundred majority in the Staie.
CoLrMBtA, Nov. n.-l?;1O p. Mr. turns,
ohcial and semi -ofncIil, from al the
counties In the State evo Hampton
1850 majority. The Presidential vote will re-
qulrs the ofIiclal CO Mt. with the Probabilities
ftvoring Tilden. The State 10 OF Cnnvlssets.
all Republicans. end n nal lrity Candidates for
ro6ec ION. are m king des Uerai Efforts to throw
out sufficient Democratic counties to change
the result, but the people are taking prernu-
tiuns 70 insure "A fair count. A Repunhcan Elec-
uop Commissioners from Snaftanbufg couutv,
Which gives Democratic majority ~ 5000,
has absconded IN order to prevent a re-
cast In the state thrown ont the DemOcr tic
majority would reach 10000 or 15.OQJ; Aiken
(Dom.) Tor Congress receives $50 ma nTttv. and
Evins (Dem) bOJ. hney Ohcp leads Rich
ardrOn 60. nut the seat " III doubtless bc e. n
tested. as 1000 III gll colored votes wer cast In
one county alone. There are not 300 outspoken
adherents OF Chamberlain In the state to-day.
Tue neeroes are hurrahing Tor u ,mptop
CHARLrSTON, Nov. ii. The official ma jOri' ies
in all the counties. compiled from the returns
of the precinct managers. are given IA an extra
Nous and Courier Tonight, showing a maiJrlty
OF 1.t65 for Hampton.
ntwelvc counties out Of thirty-two. Tildens
vote was 6s7 behind that II impton. 1t Is De-
II we'd now that the vote for electors will he very
close indeed. The Board Of state Canylsser- AZ
Columbia 10 diY considered the question
wheti,r tley had revisOry Jurisdiction over the
return.
Attofnev-Gcner Stone and anoihcr member
OF he ouard. not Cand q Ues for reelection. o.
posed the claim. and c0ntended that thelf dpiy
was simplv to aggregate aud decl re the result
repor ed to them from the counties.
The rest Of the Bo'rc, however. voted other
wise. and the decision was ~ aiusi tnis view.
GOV. ca imocraiu SIN 81 inns the II te Tor the
Republicans by from 500 t. 700 m rity.
CANDIDATES VINO MAY Count THEMSELVES IN.
COLUMBIA. Nov 1l.-ihi- l. our sit alton. We
nad on, Democratic ma 10 two Reuu H.
can. aud one SIrervi,or at each pre-, met In the
state. The votes were counted h. puniic. ard
the returns assure u- that We carried eighteen
Of thirtS-twO counties and received an Hggre-
gate mai jrity IN tue state Of l.IO for Governor.
or the Otner names uDOn the ticket including
electors for President, we We not the accurate
statement. but the difference probably l. not
more than SIX hundred. some OF the kepuili
can county canvasSers refuse to meet on lhe
day fixed by law, thus seeking to throw out
some Of our majority.
pr1ctised in counties wuere colored voters pre-
ponderae and We have protested against he
returns in such counties. Four of he six mcm-
befs wn0 constitute the Board Of State Canvas
sers. all of whom are liepuhilcans, are ON l.
dates Tor ctiCe, and insist upon adj Idtcittng on
the returns. ana thus decide their own ec'ipn
aud he election OF the whole Rep ibican ticket.
BN the counts ~ they etnnd, made To- Re.ur-
have carried the state IN lie OF these IT udS.
and bu Tor them our mhJOIt.N would nave been
very LARGELY lncre ned. We pre willing to ccept
the result as snuwn ty a correct count of the
votes. We only demand fir play.
\. {. HASKELL Charm n,
state Democratic TX Cutiye COmmittee.