The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-10

arise OH a proposition based upon tic
real facts tho case, Tho facts slnuW
that Colonel Evins was the choice OF d
majority Of the delegates to the Con.
| gressional nominating convention. and
the result of the general election IN
1876, in which Col. Evins was elected
BY over 5000 majority OYER Wallace.
(a Radical competitor, thought to be
ormidable;) certainly shows that tho
choice Of the convection was most ON
phaticaNY endorsed by tho people Of
the congressional district. Tho fact
that Col. Evins was rcen0mfnatcd and
elected III 1878 without opposition, !,
certainly shows that he was again tho
choice of another convention and again
"the choice Of tho people of tho Fourth
District" And tho fact, tco, tlmt
Major Woodward Was again a cantfiS
date IN 1878, but witlltlf6w by u pub
l1shcd card q short timc before tho
meeting of tho nominating convention,
also shows that Major Woodward him
self then regarded Col. Evins stthe
choice Of tho people Of tho Fourth
DISTRICT in 1878, 6lse no :Hvotld have
continued to contest tho Held with him
and then made the points against him
WHICH he noW makes, which, if true,
We1ld have been moro properly made
then than now.
This much Wo have fclt constrained
to say III Justification of tho action of
the convention ot.1876 and in 7ustif7ca,
tion OF Col. Evins, without disparag-
ing, however, tho claims Of Major
Woodward.
fLetter from Major +. w. Woodward.
1t Is evident from the CONTROVERSY
springing up between Colonel Farrow
and myself; that he intends to assume
the role of manipulating the canvass
for tho Congressional. nomination in
1880, as he did in 1876, 1 have already
alluded to his known skill us wire
ptrlfer;an to his reputation as a gen-
eral manipulation OF elections, and l
hope that it will not be construed into
contempt for his proves in this line
when say that l feel compelled to
decline his ftrther intertGrcnce-a
least rs relates to me. Ono would
suppose that his attention would bc
directed solely to tho canvass which
he Is now SO ingeltio6sly conducting
for tho clcrkship of the Senate, and
that u fellow feeling for all candidates
would make him ut least kind in his
illusions to them. Bat men of largo
genius seldom excel in the lesser
attributes, which is moro tho result Of
talents unusually enlarged and over
shadoWinS in special directions, than
indicative Of u want of goodness Of
hcart--and SO it is in this case, for
truthfdlfy' might Colonel Farrow say,
alluding to himself under this head,
That ono pcnt-up Utica confines our
powers" etc. Colonel Farrow makes
some material misstatcmcnts in his
published accounts of the -druvi,,1
proccssin 1876. / WAS we'll aware
that he rencmb bcrc,l very little OF this
affair, when he stated SO worry posi-
lively to me in Columbia that there
were but three ballots for the place.
and only yielded This point after anoth-
er member Of this memorable Conyon-
ton who was dining with him COR
roboratcd my statement, that there
were sixteen or seventeen; but / was
really Rllprcparcd to witness tho rccl-
lcssncss with which he lIcralds them
to the WORLD Lie asserts that at the
time that tho "gambling" took place
and orr names were placed in the hat
| was rcccding and that Colonel Eyins
was leading. assert that ut the time
alluded to I acaS 0hend, and that this
fact is coproboratcd by several men,
bcrs OF tKt Convention Of '76 with
whom have conferred sflco tile pub
lication Of my last article. CGloncE Far
row, III alh,dirtg to his resolution, al
lowing COMMITTEES their full votes, even
when represented by single dele
gale only, says ''tl'at It is in accord
ancc with the prceerlcnts Of the Demo-
cratic ItHtty irony tihae immcmoralp
This is indeed news to mc, and will
know strike many with surprise. 1
was under the impression that in all
elections for State or county offfuefs,
each delegate was Required either to
rise from his scat and proclaim his bal
lot riru rOcc, or step up and deposit
his Vote in some receptacle from mich
it was counted. And | still think
Colonel Farrow to the coHtrfir'y not
withstanding- that ii is quite I'M
democratic to conduct elections in any
other way. II two delegates can vote
for four or five, then can one delegate
cast the ballot Of twenty; and OCCASION
might arise for his doing so, rs several
clubs throughout the counties send as
many as twenty to county nominating
conventions. Why are altcrnatcs
elected if this irrcgnlarity is allowcd?
The proposition is too rilonstrous to
be entertained by any oAo,' unless he
be like Colonel Farrow--an adroit
wirc-pullcf and succcsstui schenlcr,
who would hero see chanee' for Sc
curing twenty votes by the capture of
" single individual. Colonel Farrew
is very solicitous for the good name Of
this Hat CoHvcntion which assembled
in 1876, and ih' tho midst Of the glavcst
issues which have over confronted q
people, when all had a right to expect
the utmost care and Judgment i'll tht
selection Of our standard-boarcrs, en-
gagged in the game of .trcczc-out poker
for tho purpose of choosing it's nomi-
nccs. Tho fact that he has rcmorsc
even at this late day, and that he
would bury in oblivion this dark re.
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