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

programme which had already been indi-
Gated and which was ca, --ly looked for
by the crowd who thronsed TO hear him
"use up Chamberlain" It was now
agreed that he should appear 20 keep Ills
promise and read portion nf the dnmag-
ing. letter only, while Chamberlain was
u be ready with reply, and thus the
sham fight would be carried out. How
well the farce was enacted is we'll known;
both Chamberlain and Elliott approved
Themselves consilmmate actors, and the
two factions i'm the convention were
thoroughly imposed upon by the per.
fOrmances of these favorite "stars." FL.
lott made grand onset ct the begin
ming os his speech, but reduced il to n
most lame and impotent conclusion, and
his hearers were alike disappointed and
disgusted. THE danaaging portion Of tie
tetter he held in his hand was not read, as
was suspected at the time and as has been
since become well known. Mr.. Cham
berlain replied in few words. Patterson
nmblcd into the aisle and played his part
by declaring his allegiance TO the man
he had come from Washington expressly
TO defeat. Dunn received the nomina-
ton for comptroller, Elliott that for at
torncy- 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
TIE REST OF THE STORY
need not he retold here. It il matter of
recent and well known history II am
satisfied" ,aid Mr.. Maxwell in closing
the interview, that but for that letter,
and the arrangement based upon it, (thc
arrangement between Patterson. Dunn
and ELLIOTT Mr.. Chamberlain would
have controlled the convention, would
have been nominated, would have die
tatcd the nomination Of his colleagues
upon the ticket-which would. undoibt-
cdly, have enabled him to present q good
front-and probably have elected him.
THAT DAYS WORK SETTLED IT.
In reply to the natural inquiry, "What
became Of those ,apers?" Mr. Maxwell
said 81 have understood that Mr.. Cham.
bcrlain subacqu ntly purchased them
from Dunn. II % know nothing about
it. From that day my business with
them was ut 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 | might have re-
ccived for him in other ways, but, as I
have said, never would listen to any
proposal which bore the appearance of
blackmal. Parker subsequently de-
mandcd other papers in my possession,
and | refused to deliver them to him or
to any body else. had legal authority
for holding them. | have, however, de-
livercd certain papers to the attorney
general upon procuring Parkers consent
40 to do, but without any remuneration
whatever or hope of any. believed
that the State alone had any right to
them. regarded AZ criminal evidence, aii,.
had always asserted that the State alone
should have them. an quite satisfied
with the result of the one particular
bargain" which made. do not think
it proper fol me to say more at present
either as to the contents oc papers or evil
dcncc, or III to IT,: persons involved. /
may add. however, that have been en-
gagged during the summer in the prcpara.
ton of a work to be entitled 'Hampton's
Campaign in South Carolina to be pub
lisled 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 Mt this point.
G.. NICK.