The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-02-08
UNITED STATES SENATOR'S.
Columbia, S. c., January, 1877.

The election in New Jersey has brought
to the surface new man, who defeats
Hon. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, the
present incumbent, who is an ardent Re-
publican. The successful candidate is
Hon. John r. Mcpherson, who was
elected by majority of one vote. The
Republicans attempted the same game as
in Illinois, and brought forward Geo. N,
Robeson, the Secretary of the Navy, at
the very last moment, when it was ascer-
tanned that Mr.. Freliaghuysen could not
be reelected. It was rumored that two
Democrats had promised to vote for Mr..
Robson, with the understanding that
they were to receive substantial reward
for their votes, but this expectation was
not realized, and the ballot stood: Nc
Pherson, Al; Robeson, 40. 1t was a
strict party vote. Mr.. Mcpherson has
not been known in politics outside of
New Jersey, but he has always taken an
active interest in the subject, and it is
said that his energy and influence carried
several counties for Mr.. Tilden, for whom
| he has great admiration. He has been
quite successful in business, as cattle
dealer, controlling large interests in the
live stock trade, and the protector as we'll
as president of the great stock yard and
abattoir company in the neighborhood of
Jersey City. His election is another il
illustration of the tendency of the times to
make legislators out of business men,
Instead of relying for them exclusively
;on the legal profession, as was once the
almost uniyersal rule. There is no
special Significance in,the choice Of Mr.
MCPHERSON beyond this illustration, how
ever. -: ::,.< -.
The prolonged struggle.in Georgia has
occupied large share ofpublic attention.
The present incumbent, Senator Norwood,
was a. candidate for reelection, and his
strongest opponent was Hon. B. II. Hill.
The canvass was exceedingly lively and
interesting; and. at the opening both of
the prominent candidates were on the
field in person. Ex-Gov., Smith had
strong following, and Ex.Gov. Herschel
". johnson had a few devoted adherents,
!who fondly hoped that their favorite
might become the compromise candidate.
Ex:Gov. Joseph E. Brown was regarded
as a possible candidate, and his recent
letter gave him much strength and infu-
ence, which was welded at the last for
Ben. Hill. Indeed, the contest was really
over Hill and not over Norwood, and the
sentiment of Hill's partisans was that he
was against the field. The popular en-
thusiasm was in his favor, which resulted
in bringing over the Smith and johnson
advocates, and on Friday last the stam-
pede ended in the election of Hill by a
handsome majority. The defeat of SEN
ator Norwood retires from active service
an earnest, patriotic and capable man,
who has served his State and country
with fair ability and sedulous devotion.
The friends of Mr.. Hill claim that his
election is triumph of the people, and
that the politicians were the only ones
averse to his success. 1t is evident that
Mr.. Hill is not popular with the leading
men of Georgia, who consider him erratic
and unreliable in political life, but we
have seen no evidence that there was any
strong combination among them to COM
pass his defeat. He is a brilliant orator
and admirable debater, and we believe he
will serve the people faithfully, but we
do not think that his present victory will
result in building up Ben Hill party to
control the State, as many of his enthu-
siastic admirers predict.