The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-10-14
A Brilliant But Ancient Republican,
Game.
WASHINGTON. septemher q.

WASHINGTON, September q.
The attention of the Democratic Com.
mittee may perhaps advantageously be
directed, now that Indiana is considered
safe, to South Carolina, where ample
evidence may be found Of the develop
ment of plot to steal the State for Gar
field. The prime mover in it is Judge
Bond, of Baltimore, of tho Fourth Judi
cial District of the United States Circuit
Court. The district includes Maryland,
Virginia, West Virginia. North Carolina
and South Carolina. According to tho
law as expressed in Sections 2,0I1 to 2,015
inclusive, the Circuit Judge is auth orized
upon application n Of Of two citizens of any
citizens in any County or Parish to opcE
court not less than ten days before an
election for the appointment for each
voting precinct of Supervisors of elec-
tions. Judge Bond has been in South
Carolina for at least two weeks, but has
not yet opened Court, although applica-
tions were probably sent to him to give
him an excuse for going. He is most
intense and uncompromising partisan.
Indeed, the partisanship manifested by
him while on tho bench of the Bal
timore Court, very nearly cost him
rejection by the Senate when nomi-
mated for Circuit Judge. The confirma-
ton hung fire for months, and had it not
been for the kind Offices in his behalf Of
Senator Butler he could not have been
confirmed. Nevertheless. whilo owing
his place to Democratic indulgence he.
has relaxed mono of his partisan .Vigor
and in the opinion Of lawyers who esteens
him personally has thereby detracted
measurably from the dignity that should
toI IN
occasion has be lost an opportunity of
giving personal supervision and an aid
to everything within his circuit Of par
tisan character, which he could further
with any show of authority through his
courts. Section 2,0l5 of the statutes has
the generous and sensible provision
that the preceding sections shall be con-
struded to authorize each Circuit Judge
to designate one OF more District Judges
within his circuit to discharge the du-
ties arising undsr the title. The section
was framed with the best intentions, and
is manifestly just, tor it presupposes that
Circuit Judges have more important work
on hand than the personal supervision Of
minor election appointments. Such
construction has been generally accepted
by Circuit Judges, but not by Judge
Bond. He is too much Of politician to
trust the District Judges with work in
which impartial appointments as con-
templated by the law are to be made, and
so has always taken that task upon him
self In this instance it was his duty to
open court Immediately upon his ar
rival in South Carolina. He has not
done it yet, and there is no indication
that it is his intention to do so at present,
for the probable reason that he has wires
to pull elsewhere. And section 2,0lS
provides that when opened the court
therefrom and thereafter and up to and
including the day following the day Of
election shall be always open for tho
transaction of business under the title.
The charge of the court could be assigned
over to the District Judge if desirable,
but Jude Bond will not care to do that
for obvious reasons, for longer period
than absolutely necessary. So until all
plans are ripe for the perfection of the
scheme, which must be an important ono
to have taken him to South Carolina at
least month earlier than his judicial SER
vices were required, it may be put down
as certain that he and the Republican
managers have their heads together for
no good purpose. The subject was men,
toned incidentally to-day to Senator
McPhearson, of the Republican Congress
sional Committee, whose chief drawback
as q manager is his tell-tale face. It
completely non-plussed him, having
ing supposed the secret well kept, and
he stammered through reply of indif-
ferent purport, with every indication,
facial and otherwise, OF surprise and
embarrassment..-Disp to the ~ Y.
World.