The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-09
SOUTH CAR0LINA'S VOTE.
Ex-Gov. MOSES TELLS HOW SOUTH
CAROLINA WAS COUNTED
F0R HAYES.
How TiIAen's Majority Of 1000 Was
scratched out by Comptroller Dunn
Pen-The Testimony on This steal
Easily Procured.
New York SUM

Pen-The Testimony ON This steal
Easily Procured.
New York SUM
In South Carolina the Hoard nf State Can
,yassers had, ever since 1869. under the Repub-
lean regime, full aud untrammeleI power over
she returns OF all state and county elections;
they claimed that In their official action they
were entirely independ. nj Of and beyond the
control of any coutt II the State, and ~ to the
late campaign, which resulted In Hampton g
election. their claim Of uni estriced authority
~ their official sphere had never hstn aues,
was the intention Of the Radical Legislators who
framed the law go to wort | g provisions ns to
render 1t extremity doubtful II the orders Of
any judicial oIflret could overrne the olleinl
acts OF South Carolina'a Returning Board Ia
members, the Attorney General. Controller
General, sate Treasurer. SECRETARY, Of state,
Tor themselves tue right TO GO behind the re-
turns, and 70 throw out from the count what
ever votes the illrgality Of witch was shown BY
what they considered adequate testimony.
OF course 1t can readily be seen what terri
BILE machine this might be made IN the hanrs Of
interruptions rnrtisans against the rights OF
those who were politically oppospd To them
and often and over had the Democrats Of South
Carolina cause TO denuunee the yillainy which
had framed. and the artisan tools no carried
out, the infamous provisions Of such law.
In many cHses where democratic members of
counties having rteaiy defined aud aarer-
tained white III 'rity, and were Ito their
seats on primo iaeie evidence, II happened that
aside the results OF their elections aud seated
the Radical claimants, without the leas SHOW Of
legal right or equitable Justice.
So grown into aud rstosniYr, aa nm undnyi-
ating custom had such action become that llle
Democrats of The STA e became uttDrly dis
heartened aud discouraged, aud very often
they failed even TO go to the expense Of engng
they had been legally and fairly epted NH hey
supposed that It would be utterly useless to an,
~ a en- 1, ptsDtlp ion NH pCtl,,
supreme and Circuit Judges were deeply dyed
in Radcalism. and Oh occasions had proved
themael yes utterly unable to admiuis,nr Iuatne
when It sustained The rights and lu,,i.s .,l
Democrats in the State
But II the las STATE campaign, Il was horel
had arrived 10 make a ,lesnrrste ..trp,i t., ~,
treve the fortunes of their party. md in The
last resort To have recourse to The highest indi-
cial tribunal In the slate. il was ,nSIaht that
the Republican ar,lur of Two of The Sunr.ue
Court Justices ia Tie interest of Chanherlajn
as the Gubprnato inl candidate had been con
siderably abaed by the then recent course nt
events. NV father, Chief Jusiiea Mnsna haI
become violently emhttarej against Cha n,har
lain on account of the iatter'a action in the mat
ter of my election to The bench an, At a rublir
meeting In Sumter. the place Of his residence, a
short time before tha plet,,ion ,hn Chtnf Iustna
had openly announced Ills Intention uf s ,snue
Ing Hampton az the candidate of lila nbnine in
this he was followed Ivy many other RenubI
thus became apparent. strengthepai The hnraa
and redoubled The energy Of the Democratic
element.
With this announcement t, tho pomonr,ts
and doubt and nnneltst,59 amonpa,Ie Ran,,h'
LEANS the campninp neared liza .nY aud iInnilv
closed a
Under the law In South Carolina th a9votna far
presidential electors are furwa,tlnIi Inv tha
county ranyassprs Immediately after ghep hnya
counted them, T., the Secretary uf ESTATE in
whose office tfey are to he kept. ,nder his avn
official rpspunsibIltv until tia inv arrival III
the Board OF State Canvaaaets 10 opere,n,l dc
termine and ascertain the votse Then he
t,lrna them over tp tha hoard Oil ihar, III.
supervision over them as Serratnry IL s,nta
ceases During the time they remain In h,a
safe from the approach touch or ins Santion If If
any one aud although nt thn clUse Of the laat
campaign in the s. ate the utmost public ayrita
ment prevailed with regard 10 tho s.Teheepjnp
of the votes, no ATTEMPT wes mn,ie toward yio
lenoe or invasion Of The law True. Tic chair
man OF the Democratic marty made nuhliahna
proposition TO the Secretary Of Stnte Henry
III. Hnynp n cntcred man to allow n guard If d Il
equal number from nnch political marty 10 "a