The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-04-26
Matters In Columbia.

MUCH interest has been fel% all
over the State as to the turn that
affairs pfs would take upon the, e,meeting
Of the Legislature at Columbia.
The conditioner affairs there is we'll
represented by the correspondent Of
zte, Nesos end ,Cos,Sier, under date
> 80, ..5,,. -,
ob0f the Fairfield members he SAYS:
Gibson, ofFairfield, the colored
who .oscillated So long
between the Wallace and NIackey
Houses last fall, has finally compro
missed by q resignation, which was
handed ia 10 day. His colleague,
Bird, who was also CONSPICUOUS for
like unceytainty, had likewise agreed
to resign, and only changed his pur.
pose on receipt of %Chamberlain's
letter urging The party to stick.
Bird may as well resign. One
more vacant chair is reported from
Chester, where Judge Maokey has
refused to accept bail from Dublin
Walker, who was arrested at that
place to-day. >
The part that 9 Chamberlain is play
ing, isd described as follows:
Mf. Chamberlain is taking q Vel very
active part in rallying the de1noral-
lied Republicans for the battle. 1T
YVES rufnored this nofning vhat his
efeortsswere. .rart rticularly directed to
securing the nomination for chief
Justice for himself. I am assured,
however. by ono 4of his most trusted
that Mr: Chamberlain con-
templates nothing of the kind, as he
does not propose to impair Ills pros
poets for future political preferment
by inct,rring certain defeat at-5:, this
critical period. The Republicans
are very busy about something
just exactly what remains to be
developed, but Democratic members
may Igathet enough for their guid-
anee from o significant remark
made by one of their shrewdest
opponents yesterday. He said
1'The Republicans will not waste
their strength or risk their hopes in
any useless fight against majorities.
They will watch and wait, in the
sublime faith that the Democrats
will blunder again somewhere and
ct some time, as they have blun-
dered in the matter Of the Electo~
raj Commission and on other oc>
casions, and then the Republicans
will strike hard and strike home."s
Concerning the United States
senatorship and the chief Justice
ship, the correspondent says:
1 am requested to state that the
support accorded to Gen. NJ. w
Gary by the Republicans is due not
to any solicitation on his part, but
to the fact of his known opposition
to President Hayes, who is now
regarded with the least possible
favor by the Republicans in this
State. There is however, little
real interest in the talk about the
United States senatorship, as Gene
raj Butler does need or seek re
eleetion, but stands on his first cleo
ton and the certificate of. Governor
Hampton. It seems settled that no
new election for senator will be had,
unless tho United States senate
should decide that General Buffers
former election was insufficient.
The contest for chief = Justice
promiees TO be-. very lively The
eastern section press Colonel Mc-
Iver, Of Darlington, and Chancellor
johnson, Of Marion, while General
MeG GoWan has powerful backers in
4AEbbeySiile and the mountain districts
and Judge Maher and Judge AL
drioh also have each earnest
advocates. Governor Hampton and
his Cabinet still strongly support
the nomination of Judge Willard,
and, II he should be nominated, it
will be through their influence.
The Republicans still hope for o
Democratic bolt, and one rurnor was
that Bowen was arranging d combi-
nation in the interest of the Hon.
J. b. Campbell, of Charleston, for
chief justice but when Bowen ar
nived here to-day he is reported to
have notified his followers that Mr..
.CampbelPs name must not be used
ut this time, General MCGOWAN
seeme the strongest candidate. But
this ifj only aneculafion - '''"'