Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-15
HETHREE DISPUTED STATES.
south Carolina.
lNAUGCRATIoN OF WADE HAMPTON As


GOVERNOR.
The Inauguration of Gen. Hampton took
place in front of Carolina Hall in Columbia
yesterday afternoon. The square In front OF
the hall was densely packed with persons of
both races, and the house tops were crowded
with spectators. At $50 Gen. Hampton was
OF great enthusiasm. Members of the gen
eral assembly occupied the space immediate
~ surrounding the stand, with the crowd in
the rear. Gen: Hampto3 then read his in
tend TO prove TO, the world the sincerity of
our declaration. that the sole motive which
inspired the grand contest we have so sue
cessfully made, was not the paltry ambition
for party supremacy, but the sacred hope of
redeeming our state. IL was sought TO wrest
the fruits of this victory by gigantic fraud
ana base conspiracy, When the members
elect of the general assembly repaired tn
the capital 10 take their seats, armed soldiers
OF the federal government confronted them,
and their certificates of election were exam
ined and passed upon by a corporal OF the
guard-it was amid these appalling scenes
that the members of the general assembly
were called on 10 assume their duties as rep
rcsentatives of q free state. and that state one
OF the original thirteen, who won our indie
pendence and framed our Constitution, was
debarred the free exercise of her rights
by the presence of an armed force.
A great task is before the conservative party
of this state They entered on this contest
with platform so broad, so long, so liberal
that every honest citizen could stand upon ii.
They recognized and accepted the amend
ments of the Constitution i'm good faith; they
pledged themselves to work reform, and 10
establish good government; they promised
to keep up an efficient system of public edu-
cation, and they declared solemnly that all
citizens of South Carolina, of both races,
and of both parties. should he regarded as
equals in the eyes OF the law, all to be fully
protected in the enjoyment of every political
right now possessed by them. To the faith
full observance of these pledges we stand
committed, and !, as the representative of
the conservative party, hold myself bound
by every dictate of honor and Of good faith
to use every effort To have these pledges re-
deemed fully and honestly. Let us show to
all Of them that the true interests of both
races can best be secured by cultivating peace
al promoting prosperity among all classes
OF our fellOw-citiZenS.
At the close OF the address the oath of Office
was administered by Chief Justice Marshall
to Genera! Hampton as governor, and to w.
ID. Simpson as lieutenant governor, the crowd
standing uncovered while the ceremony was
being performed. The chair in which Gen.
Hampton was seated was then wrapped in
the national colors and he was borne on the
shoulders of dozen men to his hotel, escort
ed by the entire crowd. Several prominent
gentlemen addressed the multitude from the
front of the hotel. The Congressional COM
mittee Were occupying prominent position
on the balconies.
Florida.
ALLEGED USE OF PUDDING" TICKETS.
The Congressional committee yesterday
dlscOy cred what is alleged 10 be an interpO-
latiOn OF Seventy-twO names in the pOil-list
OF precinct of Leon county. The intarpo-
latiOn, the democrats charge, was made to
cover seventy-two fraudulent tickets OF min
ute size that were found in the box. The
democrats charge that these tickets were
hidden in folds of the regular tickets, and
thus smuggled into the box. The interpola-
ton was charged on the ground that citizens
of the precinct fail to identify any of the sew
enty-two names that appear cOnsecutively
on two pages TO themselves, and from the
fact that the pOll-list at this precinct was not
numbered as at all other precincts The re-
publcans claim that they can explain these
facts satisfactorily tomorrow. The supreme
court proceedings were stopped until Satur-
day next.
louisiana.
THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION.
Before the Congressional committee YES
terday, Glover, the supervisor of East Baton
Rouge, who testified the day previous. was
recalled by Gen. Hurlbut. Clover submitted
a copy of the affidavit which accompanied
his returns, showing riot, tumult, violence,
fear, dread, and terrorism throughout the
parish on the day of election. He did not
witness any violence, but was informed of il
by other persons. On crOSS-examination he
said the affidavit accompanying the returns
was prepared in the custom-hOuse In New
Orleans. Hugh j. Campbell assisted in pre-
pairing il. A number of witnesses We're ex
amined. The committee gave notice that
they would hereafter meet in the hall Of the
Chamber of Commerce.