The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-12-31
No. l.

that while there were various mis-
representations beginning as ia,
back a. the events of the war, hi
did not consider anything. worthy
ofnotice except so much as related
to the alleged breach of faith in tba
matter Of the Tilden electors. Up
this point he remarked: ...-...;...
while I have never condescend
ed to notice the rumors, of which
the Herald speaks to-day, about
Senator Hampton's infdelity tc
the Democratic electoral ticket
in 1876, which have been floating
in the air ever since; and while
I cannot agree with the Herald
that they have, as it says, aoR
found a respectable sponsor irn
Gen. Gary, still as some sone.is q! At
last found to father these ISLANDERS
I am Induced to pronounce them
utterly and absolutely false.
= 'That they: are false, he con.
tinued, can easily be established
by the following: facts: Soon after
the election in 1876 an article ap.
peared in an Augusta, Ga, paper,
of course anonymou ously, making
the same charges and referring to
Gen. McGoWan, as Gary now does.
He was behind them, as be is now,
and this article, if not written by
Gen. Gary, was y "a at least inspired
by him. The chairman Of the
State Executive committee, 4. G,
Haskell, subsequently elected to
the Supreme Bench Of the State,
Immediately responded to to. ia. il and
denounced it as untrue. General
McGowan also replied to it and
took the same ground. So com.
pIete and overwhelming were
these replies that the author Of
the. slander made no response to
them, and 7 need only refer
you to their letters for my full
Vindlcation and that Of the Dem;
ocratic party Of South Carolina:
That party. acted in perfect good
faith during the whole canvass;
and the fact that Mr.. Hayes''s ma
jority by Reprb rbliean count was
only about 600 votes over Mr..
Tilden, show how earnestly we
worked for the. latter's. election
That I consulted with: Gen. Gary
on this matter or any other dur
ing that canvass or before it or
siuces has entiraEy ssseaaea nay.
.recollection, if this eyer occurred,
1t may have been my misfortune
that I have not done sea batsasf !
have always regarded bis Viewssas
narrow, unwise and Dangerous, (
have studiousLys: agoide asking
his advice or acting on his sagges.
tiens.'vr, >s.f;f .s,.,.sy.> ,Es:gs Ffg5,:esFss (
It. will be, seen that Senator
Hampton makes a very square
denial of 5Gen..tG .tGary'saae ecusations:
Youreorrssp popdeut will4add that
during the canvass Of 1876 the
Herald on very frequent occasions
editorially urged the Democrats OF
South Carolina, and Gen. Hampton
as their candidate, to 'abandonsthe
TiIden electoral: ticket, or at least
to- run a ticket OF Hayes and
Hampton, and that there was at
thattimeageperaI disappointment
that the Democrats, and Gen:
Hampton 1retused3to doaWhatfmany
Of the Northern. friends thought
wise and proper @zas n
A FRANK EXPRESSION OF THE VIEWS
OF THE EDGEFIELD sENAToR-No
PERSONAL OPPOSITION TO HAMp-
TON, BUT 4 CONSIDERATIONS DIFF
q FERENCE OF OPINION. ,,z,
Especial Dispatch to the News and Courier: ]
:; COLUMBIA, December 17.-After
several unsuccessful attempts, I
finally induced Gen. Gary to talk,
for publication, tonight. T found
him in the Senate Chamber during
the session. He seemed in per
feetly good hum!or, and avoided
anything ii like = bitterness TT toward tow !1
anybody: In reply. to q general: ]:
question regarding the difference
between Gen. Hampton and hims
self, he said: ....e s...z .;.s !.
You car. say, for me-. that [ re-
ciprocate the sentiments OF The
NeaDs and Courier as expressed in
the editorial entitled the 'Hamp-
ton and Gary Embroglio.' I'm
willing TO make the. school boy
bargain with him [referring to