, 1877-03-20


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SOUTH CAROLINA. T.!
4 cHANnERtAfS DELEGATION GALL OK Tu-.,,
PRESIDENT.
aoeeaa' Dspate" % 1ae 4nsh"e
"A7"lHe3os' -: ~, Mateh io'-A "elcga-
t'on REPRESENTING inc EhaHocf.a'n noFe!nment
IN eonth Carolina cnllcd upon tho President To-
t1ay and talked to him for an hour and hall.
It was composed of genaior Patterson, Bcnator-
c,c.t f,,,rhj,, rotiortor 1vcrtbinct,n Narcr
. .yso' S9,ss n,...,r psna ~, .'' " "s5o.
~" ,,..!.,., ""1 ~, 1 o". rts.
The principal spokesman WAS Collector Worth
tnRton, who arg,,ed that Chamberlain wns IT,
raIly elected, ard ins,.,ea that HI. rerooni.,on
r., a. ,,.a.I,.". ~ s1 -.'... na ...',
" eae isesacht WAS eesentt" 70 tno eont'huea
existence Of tho Republican party IN the South.
AZ the conclusion of tho spcech-makfn9.
dent tn a.k our,ton. n, IN ,ha fa,t: ooro.r,ir',
49, ~ H -, ~ wv 'ac's so"ecl"'iR
~. ~ 1sA.at' ~. VI. !uo.eaa' p.oecea'nes e9o"-
Ing out Of the contest. tho delegation flied q
written statement containing n history of the
oucstlon In detail from, Reu,h,,tan At
~. .,..,1.-. NJ. ... =.
'.o l!e1'u."t appSstea e'e*.y 'n'eiss'eu !" Inc
SUBJECT, ons Ra'e shc delegation no assuranscof
WHAT Ills CoURsE WOULD Hr.
Al tho close of Tho interview he saitl that he
.ro,,iI r,vo +t,o ,,,ottor. fr,t t,ro,,Jrsttnn ~
~. .,;... aasn,sss..,.a. .,,a ,.a,n1s.isr 49, ~"
1nle s''gh' e1eo".a4enea: tne uelssa1'oa eano
recognition Of Chamberlain.
Tic Hannton marty. rcnrc,cntcd nr,ncina,,v
bv ~ r % nu.fcr pty, :1adv, WrKax s,1 I', nYt;ay
acott ~to ,..t'1, orr11 r,arc,,,cn, -, ,ho,r ~
ponen,. ro eoaSeat ,as hs only as.'ea bo
President will take Mill bo to or,Icr The troops
TO cease guarding tic Btatc. rfousc. and withdraw
10 Their barracks. They irpIst that ii ibis is
oas 'Gpt1 Fl . e the wh.e 1slo will he
Gov. Chanbcrlan's friends any that II tho
protection of the military shonll be removed
he Wit continue tn ocr1lpy tic Executive ofilce
usr,L rtEcrEf, nY roRcE,
Nh idea ai,ncars fn he rntrrtnine,1 by them.
however, that he can maintain himself. sfic has
not taken any steps 10 organize q fortress to de-
fcnl Ills claim to the Office, and to enforce lls
authority. lils whole s.l!anco Is ulto,, tic ia.
% tio,, did rot inforn t,o P,cstist that ti!ey 70.
nrchent,ct nny Tioicntc II, casr Tie trnonsreasc
TO interfere iii tho afIaErs of the state, hut tic
evil consequences to cnsuc. wh!yt, thcy dwell
cantzation md snccslr extnctfou Of The Rciult,-
iicnn r,arty. They insured the President t!,ai mt
q single Republican Precinct or County Conycn-
ttpn vii, hereafter he held in South Carolina il
At nains 10 assurc tho l'rcsilcn, Tint Il was
'''' Arr.sN NATTER 1,r rnfyctrIE
with them ami not ii ofilce, 4 statement that
anpcurs rather absurd. IL ycw Of tic iuct That
us,nrttv IT thr delcvatinn Gwc of3ltrotJcrs. AID
of tiu ii,rthcr mai Hind tlcre Il srarccjy scorc
Of nronncnt white It.nubilcans in Tic StotE
who ure nut holding Federal or Ststc offices, OF
in so0,c way rrttlrg living out Of politics,
Hnth The cnnt,tujInr t,art}es arc unfortunate
IN tic representative who aru scut t.,
nicati their cat,sc hcforo tho TrcsI
dent Bcycrul Of CharnbcrIaia's supportcrs
hctUpr to tbe class Who brought oitun
| 6y ti.cir M partnapath,RP ~ Of acoaicsecuco in tne
erhrlrxntc rlurdcr,nrr tsttrlt <ft11nwcd the ~.