The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-11-23
THE IDES OF NOVEMBER.
no W H.ijU'1ON EAND >NkS COHORTS
: LAIU 1YiE ERAEr.iLSLOU.
Reaping the Fruits ofVictory- The last
Throes Of Radicnlism--A Chapter of
Frauds Gossip at tho Capital The
List of Candidates--A Good time
Coming.
Correspondence Of The Nrars a,,d Heru'd]


Correspondence Of The Nc'rs and Nyun.1
COLUMBIA, Nov 20 1t had been
hoped that the result of the election
would he decided finally on the
seventh of November, and that tho
people could Immediately return to
work. This hopc was partially
realized. The people Of tho United
States elected TiiGen, and the
Democrats of South Carolina carried
the State. But the Radicals die
hard. They have boldly expressed,
determination to count Hayes in.
nnd nrc making desperate fight to
retain their grasp on this State.
Days and even weeks of annoyinr
suspense may intervene before the
voice of the people triumphs over
tho Vaccinations of the Office
holders, but right is bound to win
IN the end. Our only policy now is
to ''wntch and wait"
The events transpiring in other
States can be learned elsewhere
L will con1ne myself TO the issues
arising at this place. The State
Board Of Cunyassors were evidently
determined to count in the whole
Radical ticket, regardless of the
votes cast, but tho Democrats have
checked them ut every point. They
have gone into the Supreme Court
askin:, for II writ Of 3pohibition to
restrain the State Board from act
ing otherwise than rs mere compil-
crH Of the returns of the different
counties. The points raised nrc-
Fir$f, That tho Board, in order
to hear protests and contests, must
act iudIcialIy, but that, being cxecu
tive officers, the Constitution forbi,ls
them fom exercising iudiciai
functions. They cannot, therefore,
do anything but give the certificates
to the persons having the highest
number of votes.
Scc"'''I That the Legislature is
the Judge of the election of us own
members, and the Bolr,l II Can.
vasscrs can onl v act minls.cri. ~ in
giving certificates to members an
pc'ring on the face Of the returns
to be elected.
ThhM; Th9t majority of the
Hoard arc candidates for Reelection
and cHnn"r hear protests involving
thcr own cases.
The Supreme Court has not
rendered II final decision vet, but
VI q 81 = {! y. It's dccision, it is
i.""'G.:,, vii nr favorable to the
I Democrats, who cert .in.y lave all
the law on their s:.lr. An AUXILIARY
ORDER has been mnlc ordc,iuy L::r
Hoard to tanu!ntc tie returns, OK
""pt those for governor ans,
lieutenant governor, which go be
fore the Legislature. These. hv
the way, give 1874 majority for
Hampton and l39 for Simpson
The aggregated returns of the
county boards elect Gen. Harood
and Major Thompson, and Defeat
the balance Of the. ticket, Elliott
rccclVmg seven votes more than
Gen. Conner. But reference to the
returns OF the precinct nlunarcrs
changes this result, hy merely cor
rcctinG patent errors without il
vestigating frauds md iIlcynltics,
which when thrown ol,t will swcll
the nHj"rity iDr iio State ticket and
| for Tildcn also hy several thousand.
| will give fc" Instances Of these
! irregularities:
a Republican majority Of five
hundred rs reported from ".i'.rldon"
IN Beaufort county, when the act
OF the Legislature makes no rrc
vision whatever for holding Doh
at that place. Gar,lncr's Corncr.
the authorized precinct, is several
lhllcs away. AT another precinct
! which gives three h,nl"cl KopubI-
can majority, only two electors ut
large and the elcctor for tho fifth
district were reported MS voted for,
yet the county board gavo these
votes to all seven electors. The
rejection Of these two polls alone
would elect two Tildon electors and
the whole State ticket. In Barn.
VOL county, ut one precinct, the
managers i'll their returns by mis-
take put General Connol S name as
candidate for comptrollcr-gencral,
and General Hagood as attorney
general, thus losing two hundred
votes. This clerical orror, when
corrected, will elect Genoral Conner
Other similar mistakes arc rc3ortcl
III different sections.
Alter tho Eoard shlll have ccm-
p'ctrd lis ministerial labors, n pro
coednE by I"o "u,|0y'to will be
instituted in the courts BY such
Democratic candidates us do not
appear on the face of the returns to
hay" been elected. Then the whole
question of fraudulent and illcna!
voting, intimidation and Fc lcral
! interference will be investigated
and the result will bn sf;ll ,,n,o