The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-25

ployen Dy WorlnlnSton nnu W. ii. daruner 10
electioneer Tor Patterson, by sending the members
TO WOrthington, who was Hto take care of them, y
| which he understood meant 10 pay them for their
votes. Tat he sent Representative Hough, of
kersliaw, 10 WorthinEtOn. and that llough ON his
return, told him he was all right. That he also
sent Representative Il. d. Gather, uf Kershaw,
Glen Wilson and Butler Spears, of Sumter. That
after the election ct Pattersons headquarters Pat
terson was In one room, W0rthington In another
paying members, and Warren Minton was door,
keeper, and none but members were admitted to
the pay room. j. &. Wilson, member from Sumter,
testIiles that Patterson told him Elliott couldn't
be elected. Scott was Offering sl0O for votes and
that hc (Patterson) was giving $500. nHd offered
him that aInonnt for his vote. That, being an Fl.
liott man, he made no promise to Patterson, but
on the vote, finding that Patterson had majority
before he voted, he went with the winning side.
Tint afterwards he applied to Patterson for pay,
who declined, because Wilson had not promised
beforehand to vote for him. Representative Butler
Spears, OF SUMTER testifes that he voted for Pat
terson because under obligations Tor All appoint
inent- That be sent members to Patterson, telling
them that Patterson "w0uld take care OF them" !"
and by that he meant for them to un-
derstand that Patterson would pay them.
\ T.. s. Tarleton, member from Colleton, testifes
that Worthington told him that II he wonld vote
for Patterson. he would get something. That he
voted for Patterson, and received In an envelope
sI5, aud wns :old to go to Pattersons house. That
he went accordingly with Abrnm Dannerly, Of
ton at the custom house, but failed to receive any
more Ahram Dannerly, member from Orange
burg, testlfes that Patterson promised TO give him
some money II he voted for him, and paid him $50
ct the bank. That Patterson said he had $50 600 or
$4,000 to spend on his election. That subse-
| quenty Patterson fixed the amount for his vote
and influence at $iUO That Wol thington, ON the
morning Of the election told him that he would
see that he, Dahnerly, got the $l00. That after
the election, Worthlngton handed him $9J nt
Il hfoI 61, .,,tk fpIt Tkok hn aI
with Representative Robert Tarleton, Of Colleton,
at Patterson's house to get the balance ~, but
| TINT Patterson, alter oferlLg them llqdW and
| cigars said he was bnsy, and would see them
again. W. II. Frazier, member from Collcton. tcs-
titles that after the election he heard from Joseph
! Crews, of Laurcns. thnt Representative A. p.
Holmes, Of Colleton had been paid for all the dele
CATION, and that Senator smRlls, of Beaufort had
ceived $500 for the Beaufort delegation. That
no was told that another man was paid In his
name. George Bolivar, Of 0raneeburg, testihes
to casual conversation with Worthington, In
| Shich he told Werthlngton tnnt the Ogangeburg
delegation was badly split up. and that some would
vote for Elliott; when Worthington replied that
| negro could not be elected, and that the United
States Senate did not want negro. and that Pat
terson would pay rs much rs any one else would.
John Dix, member from 0rangebnrg. who voted
for Elliott, testiies that Warren Mlnton told him
Patterson wanted to see him, and that there woud
be chance to make something. Henry Riley,
fneinoer from OraneeDurE, WHO 'oleu ior ratter.
son, testiies to loan OF go from Morlhlngton at
PattersOn's headquarters, which was not returned.
j. Fielder Meyers, who voted for Scott testitles
TINT Worthineton told him Patterson had some
money for the boys that would vote for him; that
he saw Patterson, by invitation, In Patterson's
private room, when Patterson stated tnat ne had
euchered Scott and others In some railroad trans
| actions, and that they were trying to make him
spend his money, which he was really to do; that
Patterson offered him sjGo for bis Yote and iniir-
cncc, and the control Of the orangeonrg post oillce
to such OF the orange1nig delegation rs would oe
Patterson men. Prince Iivers, menioer from
Aiken. who voted for scott testles that PATTERSON
oifnred to do right by him II he would vote Tor
him, and that after the election, be was at Patter
sons headquarters drinking champagne, and saw
the members going 10, one alter another TO Patser.
sons private room, to get their pay, ana heard
complaints from some that they got less than 9th
ors and that Scott and Elliott men, In surprising
numbers, changed to Patterson IN tile last twenty
four hours preceding the election. Senator W. b.
Nash, of Rlchland, who was strongly opposed 10
Patterson, testirs that Gen John B. Dennis asked
him If $4,000 would change hin iion Elliott to
Patterson; TINT Worthington told him that 'old
Pat. would taSo OF his friends" that about
year after tho election when an effort was made to
provide In the funding blu Tor tho Blue Ridge
scrip at par Patterson, In advocating the measure,
told him that he Patlerson) WIS disinterested. as
he had disposed OF his scrip, ana nad used the
money to pay Tor MS election 70 inc Uhlted states
Senate; that IL had COST MN $iV uuo 10 De eiected
and had broke him pretty much, and had COM
PEELED him to rpi5e money by ulortgngo on bis
property. John T. Gilmore, member from Rich
land testi9es that Patterson, meeting him shaooilY
attred In Columbia Just before the sesSlon OF the
Legislature, presented him With suit OF clothes,
and In private roou after caucus. Patterson
and WOrthingtou agreed to give him $3.50 for bis
support, and thst, after the election, having
been invited tn call on Patterson, he
found Patterson and WOrthington together; that