Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-24
CARRY THE NEWS TO THE
DEMOCRACY !
Another Chapter of Fraud
MORE TILDEN.ISMS.
The Scheme TO Buy the South
Carolina Board.

The Tribune of the 10th publishes the third
chapter in the history of Tilden's fraud ex-
ploits. South Carolina is the scene, and
Smith NJ Weed, of Plattsburg, New York, is
the chief mourner, after Tilden. The pith of
eight of the columns of the Tribune is the
following:
The first returns from South Carolina in
November, 1876, gave the State to the Dem
ocrats, but within a few days the aspect of the
situation greatly changed. 1t soon appeared
that the vote on Governor was close, and that
Tilden's vote was considerably behind that of
Hampton. So uncertain was the result that
on the 18th of November, four days after the
election, General Hampton telegraphed to
New York that his own majority was about
1,40O, and that of Tilden somewhat less,
while Governor Chamberlain at the same time
telegraphed that, after giving the Democrats
everything that they could plausibly claim,
the Republicans still had majority of $500
on the Presidential Electors, and 9, 100 on the
State ticket.
The fact was that returns on their face
gave a victory to the Republicans by pretty
close vote, but in two counties, Edgefeld and
Lausens, the fraud, violence and intimidation
had been so fragrant that there was little
doubt the Canvassing Board would throw out
their entire vote, and this would put both
Hayes and Chamberlain very Ear ahead.
The chance of Tildens securing South Car
olina under these circumstances appeared so
slight that when Mr.. Marble, Mr.. W'oolley,
Mr. Cole and the other eminent Democrats
dispersed themselves over the South, the pub
lie apparently forgot to observe who took
charge of South Carolina. Several eminent
Democrats, however, reached the capital of
South Carolina by the middle of the month;
among them weie Senator and Ex-Governor
F. F. Randolph, of New jersey; Senator
John B. Gordon, Of Georgia; Montgomery
Blair, A. 81. q. Stuart, and Captain G. N.
Fox, ex-Assistant Secretary OF the Navy.
But it was to none of these gentlemen that
Mr.. Tilden intrusted the real business of the
campaign. The person selected for this deli
cate duty was Mr.. Smith NJ. Weed, who has
long OeeQ OHe OI MT. IuueH ClOSeSC pOllLlCA
friends, and who figured conspeuously at the
Syracuse Convention as foremost representa-
tive of the victim of fraud and champion of
reform.
On Mondsy, November 10, the South Caro-.
lima Canvassing Board perfected It's organiza-
tion, and the same day Mr.. Weed arrived on
the field of action. The promptness and evil
dent relish with which he set about the affair
upon which be had been sent, must have sat-
isfied Gramercy Park that he was the right
man in the right place. His first dispatch
was;
COLUMBIA, November 13.
Henry Havemeyer, Is West Seventeenth
street, New York: Am here. Things very
much mixed. Intend to count us out. If
few dollars can be placed in Returning Board
Oo) insure What say you? Give news
from Louisiana, Oregon, Florida WEED.
Colonel Pelton answered:
November IA.
Smith Weed, Columbia :, Telegram here
Remain with Hampton Gn South Carolina)
and exhaust every means to prevent trading.
The expenses OF what you do will be met
Keep fully advised often. DENMARK.
Before receiving this, Weed telegraphed
COLUMBIA, Nov. 13.
Henry Havemeyer, New York II the Re.