The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-10-04

programme which had already been lndl-
Gated and which was eagerly looked for
by the crowd who thronged to hear him
"use up Chamberlain" It was now
agreed that he should appear to keep his
promise and read portion of the damag-
ing letter only, while Chamberlain was
to be ready with reply, and thus the
sham fight would be carried out. How
we'll the farce was enacted is we'll known;
both Chamberlain and Elliott approved
themselves consummate actors, and the
two factions in the convention were
thoroughly imposed upon by the per-
formances of these favorite "stars." El-
lott made grand onset at the begin
ming of his speech, but reduced it to q
most lame and impotent conclusion, and
his hearers were alike disappointed and
disgusted. The damaging portion Of the
letter he held in his hand aUas not read, as
was suspected at the time and as has been
since become we'll known. Mr.. Cham
berlain replied in few words. Patterson
ambled into the aisle and played his part
by declaring his allegiance to the man
he had como from Washington expressly
to defeat. Dunn received the nomina-
ton for comptroller, Elliott that for at
torney- general. Mr.. Chamberlain's pow
er was broken, and the seal set upon the
fate of himself, of the ring and of "the
party" which had again over-mastered
and absorbed him body and soul.
THE REST oF THE STORY
need not be retold here. It is matter of
recent and we'll known history. II am
satisfied" said Mr.. Maxwell in closing
the interview, shat but for that letter,
and the arrangement based upon it, (the
arrangement between Patterson, Dunn
and Elliott) Mr.. Chamberlain would
have controlled the convention, would
have been nominated, would have die.
tated the nomination of his colleagues
upon the ticket-which would. undoubt-
edly, have enabled him to present a good
front-and probably have elected him.
THAT DAYS WORK SETTLED IT.
In reply to the natural inquiry, "What
became of those papers" Mr.. Maxwell
said: 81 have understood that Mr.. Cham
berlain subsequently purchased them
from Dunn If so I know nothing about
it. From that day my business with
them was at an end, and have never
been the means of either selling or offer
ing for sale these or any other papers to
any other party. Parker got less from
the transaction than I might have re:
ceived for him in other ways, but, as l
have said, I never would listen to any
proposal which bore the appearance of
blackmail. Parker subsequently de-
manded other papers in my possession,
and I refused to deliver them to him or
to any body else. I had legal authority
for holding them. 1 have, however, de-
livered certain papers to the attorney
general upon procuring Parker's consent
so to do, but without any remuneration
whatever or hope of any. believed
that the State alone had any right to
them, regarded as criminal evidence, and
had always asserted that the State alone
should have them. I am quite satisfied
with the result of the one particular
"bargain" which made. ! do not think
it proper for me to say more at present
either as to the contents of papers or evil
dence, or as to the persons involved. l
may add, however, that have been en-
gagged during the summer in the prepara-
ton of work to be entitled 'Hampton's
Campaign in South Carolina to be pub
lished this winter This book will give
more complete history of certain men
and events in this State than has ever
yet appeared in print"
The interview closed at this point.
G. NICK.