The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-11-02

oSAA' HA@Ahl l'ooh <tIJollll(0Qt GilS lHeCC
ing, announcing that they had don,
more to elect him than all tht
whites in tho Statc, that II doze,
officers dressed in citizens clothes
had witnessed the scene and woull
DO called upon to testify. This
dumfoundered the blacks; anG
things aro all at skies and sevens IN
that locality In the rico regions
the whipped colorcd voters are ot
course all Democrats. The Radicals
orc badly split up; and the pros
pect is that the majority will be
very small.
This contingency is not so i'm
probable rs might be supposed; TO,
the colorod voters of Beaufort are
very ignorant. They know nothing
about Republicanism They nre
hero worshippors, pure and simple.
They vote for MIR. Smalls," 'Mr.
Whippcr," MIR. CAN'T" or "AIr.
Hamilton" regardless of party, and
as Mr.. Smalls und Mr.. Whipper and
MIR. CAN'T and Mr.. Hamilton are
alternately on the regular and ON
the boiling ticket, party fealty is
unknown. Get new popular
leader, whatever his principles, and
the masses in the county will fol-
low him. Chamberlain has even
been unpopular in Beaufort. Tom
Hamilton even, his strongest sup
porter, has become lukcwarm, while
the visit Of Hampton and the I'M
accountable scclusion of Chamber
lain have rendered the change from
the latter to the former not difficult.
These causes will havo the effect of
swelling the undonbtod tidal wave
that is sweeping towards tho Radical
shore with resistless force. A
change Of seven hundred votes will
decrease the majority then to two
! thousand.
Charleston has the most unccr-
tain vote in the State, having gone
both for and against tho Radical
ticket by heavy majorities. Tho
black majority has been estimated
at 1000, because on the Islands
mel, women and boys have voted,
some several times. No opposition
has ever visited them. But this
year Democratic canvasscrs will be
on hand to prevent frauds. The
country will 60 Republican, the
city Democratic. The Radical
majority there will be under three
thousand, unless something IN
lorcscen occur in the next few days.
Georgetown is claimed by the
IWi0a-XertI0 by 1900 votes The
Radicals mey re ch 1900 majority
here
Sumter cast n myority of 5000
against Cha nbcrlain in 1874. The
Democratic Ticket is divided equally
between the races, and 500 cUlorcd
men are ca oiled in Democratic
clubs already, besides large numbers
WHO will vote the ticket secretly or
VII not vote at all. Sumter is Il
doubtful county. The most unfa-
vorable estimate gives but 500 re-
pnbIican majority in Sumter. 1t
must be remembered, however, that
the Moses family live here and hate
Chamberlain intensely. The repub-
leans may gain 500 majority in
Williamsburg, hardly more, and the
same mn. ority i'll Clarendon. Darling
ton will give 25O Democratic maiori-
ty. Then comcn tier of Democratic
counties. Horny 1000, Marion 500,
M rlboro $50, Chesterfield 500,
Lancaster 500, York 500, Greenville
1900, Spartanburg 1000, Pickens
1900, Oconce 1900, Lurcns 500,
Union 500, Newberry $50, Edgefield
500, Lexington $50. Chester, Fair
field and korshaw are closely di-
vidcd. The majority in these three
will be small either way. Richland,
instead of having $500 colorel ma
jority as claimed, has not 1900. TIN &c
tickets are in the field, and largo
numbers Of cololed voters in the
country precincts have declared for
Hampton. The county is claimed
by the Democrats. O.nngeburg
also promises q good report.
These estimates are complete from
what 1 believe to he the best sources.
In answer to many inquiries the
reply is frequently, My county is
doing very well, but am afraid of
the rcst of the State" Now as the
inform INT from every county report
ing is satisfied of the result, the ex-
pressions of satisfaction are most
gratifying for tho success of the
State ticket, by from five to seven
thousand majority. I am not one
of those who expect 10000 or 1000
majority The colorod majority in
tic State SO far from being 10000
has been figured down to less than
10000, the number at which several
lcading Republicans fix it. A change
of ten thousand votes is sufficient.
And ut every election since 1868 the
colored vote cnst in opposition to
the regular ticket was large. In
1870 it reached five to seven thous-
and ; in 1872, fifteen Thousand, and
in 1874 eighteen thousand
The Legislature is considered safe
for the Democrats. learn indirect
ly but reliably That the ReDrlblicnns