The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-15
SIX STATES IN DANGER.
The South Carolina Delegation in Congress
Unanimous Against Him-What They

bers of the Congressional delegations
from Kentucky Except Mr.. Knott, who
is absent,). Tennessee, South Carolina
Except Senator Butler, who declines to
speak, Georgia, Missouri, Arkansas and
West Virginia on the question of MIR.
Tiiden's availability as Presidential
candidate in their States and the prob
able result upon their States and districts
of his nomination. The bulk of opinion
is against Mr.. Tilder, as unpopular, and,
even in the overwhelmingly Democratic
States, likely to deprcss the voters
and bring on political stagnatiun.
"ANYBoDY EXCEPT TrLDES."
Senator Wade Hampton, of South Car
olina, says: "In my opinion the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Tilden would place South
Carolina and six other Southern States
in the doubtful list, with the chances OF
success greatly against us if the c1-Pres-
ident should be the Republican nominee.
l regret this condition of public opinion
in the South, but it is a recognized fact
of which the Democrats Of the North
should be apprised. We propose to sup
port the nominees of the Cincinnati Con-
yention, but we hope that these nominees
will be men who can be sure of the whole
Southern vote"
Senator Butler declined to express an
opinion on the subject.
John S. Richardson, Of the First Dis.
trict, says: 81 believe that large ma
jority Of the Democratic party would
vote for the nominee of the Convention,
and I also believe the nomination of Mr..
Tilden would leopard, if not ruin, the
prospects of carrying the State for the
Democracy. What effect his nomination
would have upon the several Congress
sional Districts I am not prepared at
present to say. The vote would be very
close any way it may be calculated, and
the fewer obstacles we have the more
certain We shall be of getting an undis-
puted majority in every district and an
aggregate vote in the State for the Dem
ocratic candidate which cannot be chal-
lenged."
NJ. P. O'Connor, of the Second Dis
trict, says: "The nomination of Mr.. Til.
den in my opinion means the defeat Of
the Electoral ticket in South Carolina.
have Just returned from Charleston, and
the opinion 1 express is confirmed by the
visit to my home. The Democracy of
our State would not think of boiling the
nomination, but we should be so indif-
ferent, if the nomination of Mr.. Tilden
was presented for our support, that l
should say the vote of the State would be
less than it was for Mr.. Greeley in 1872.
I should hardly suppose the strength of
our delegation would be affected by Mr..
Tilden's nomination. Let anybody be
nominated but Mr.. Tilden and the vote
of South Carolina will be assured for the
Democracy, with victory from one end Of
the State to the other"
D. Wyatt Aiken, of the Third District,
says: "If Mr.. Tilden is again nominated
the vote of every county in South Caro-
lima would be strained vote. While
there is no doubt but what the party
would give him its support, it would do
it grudgingly, as it were under protest,
and go through the campaign in heart
less manner. That is my honest convic-
ton. You must remember re had 8
very hard time four years ago when all
the enthusiasm of the Democracy of the
State was aroused. What would it be if
we had to carry dead weight next fall.
AS for the result in the Congressional
Districts, I do not think there would be
any break in the delegation. Our local
interests are more centered in election of
Congressman, and, believe, we would
elect the five members the State is en-
titled to. You must bear in mind that
we were counted out of our vote for the
electors in South Carolina
in 1876, yet sustained the entire delega-
ton in Congress. We went for home
rule and won on our local issues, but got
worsted in the Presidential count
Would it not be reasonable to suppose
that with additional drawbacks this year,
the chances of carrying the electoral
ticket would be diminished ?"
John H. Evins, of the Fourth District,
says: "The nominee of the Convention
will be supported, but, in my opinion, if
it is Mr.. filden, that support will be
lukewarm compared with our enthusiasm
for him four years ago. Itwould be very
feeble as compared with the support we
would give to Mr.. Bayard or to Mr.. Sey-
mour or any of the candidates named,
except Mr.. Tilden. You can judge OF
the necessity of giving us strong candi-
date by recalling the result of the contest
in 1876. We elected our Governor, yet
we lost the electoral vote of the State.
If that vas so in 1876, what might be ex.
pected if Tilden was again nominated?
What assurance have we or can we give
that ne will not be beaten or counted
out? I say the contingency is too great
to run any risk. There might be dead
set made for Republican Congressman,
and one or two, if not three, of the five
Districts would have sharp, close con.
test to hold their Democratic strength.
Our security against defeat will rest in
the nomination of Seymour and Hen
bricks. Mr.. Hendricks will, / under
stand, consent to run rs Vice-Presldent
with Mr.. Seymour"
George D. Tillman, of the Fifth Dis
trict, says: ~ am sure South Carolina
will 20 for the nominee, whoever he may
be. To be sure it would be uphill work
with Mr.. Tilden at the head of the ticket.
ANY other candidate would make the
political campaign easier to 60 through
with. Somehow the name Of Mr.. Tilden
is not as strong as it was four years ago.
He is something of d martyr, but not
sufficiently divested of material prosper
ty to arouse that finer spiritual sense
which responds to the sufferings and de-
malls of those who sacrifice much in
lust cause. He was cheated out Of the
office without doubt, but there is little
hope that politics will ever do justice to
the downtrodden in this country. AS for
our Congressional delegation that is a
matter entirely. We are strug-
Cling to preserve our civilization in
South Carolina, and there is not the
slightest danger of the delegation being
aught but Democratic so long as we stand
by our love for honesty and the Anglo
Saxon race"
Beaufort Crescent. Moses Thompson,
convicted of outraging colored girl, has