New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-15
SOUTH C4ROLINA BOURBONS.
STILL ADHERING TO THE OLD METHODS
PROPOSED CHANGE OF COUNTIES IN ORDER 10
GERRYMANDER THE sTATE-How THE MAYOR
OF COLUMBIA WAS ELECTED.

GERRYMANDFR THE sTAIf-hO" HE ""i'
oY COLUMBIA WAS ELECTED
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNEl
WAsHISGTON, April 14.-Congressinan-o,'
Nackey. of South Carolina, has just received ie'
ter from well informed and prominent Kepuoii-
can politician of that State, who writes that tl'
Democracy thereof have hit upon an entirely orlgi-
nal scheme to rcdstrct the State ana nj the Same
time enable the Democrats to control all inc Ivy
Congressional Districts The Appornonlnenl Ia"
requires that each Congressional Dlstrct sh" Do
composed of contiguous territory, anu tiis req"'i'
mont has troubled the South Carolina }ourbons not
little: because under the present county orea-
MIA lion if would be impossible, without splitting
cor,tes 40 70 rerymander the State as to make all
fbc districts moderately safe for the Democrats
oven after ali the usual South Carolina devices TO
swindle the Republicans had been practised. The
now scheme is set forth BY Colonel Mackcys CORE
spondent rs follows:
There seems 10 be opposition to me L@glsltur
meeting 20 redisuc tie STATE, nut lh n l,L w
mcct AID form sew Counties 30 ~ I3 1 49, d 49, a.,
INA districts contiguous. 1l~ hey VIII nave 10 40 30 IL
Democrats success ma me 'lS' :" ih 80,
new counties Will burden the people ihct"oi WIN ny
debts ana II tlcv do do IT. viii ia short time max" le
opposition to present Bourbon pelnoci Acy NOR s
than ever. Nearly all their leading men are c"n''S
for Congress
Tbs municipal election was held in Columbia last
week. and Colonel 3lackeys corr, spOndent gives
the following account of the manner In when the
Dourboms elected heir candidate for Mayor:
In our Mayoralty election AgncU was elected by
large majority bu was cheated, not exactly n me usual
style but It amounted TO the ting lhey had Tie
voting precincts at thu tops ol hoScH d0p h0oI7 ~
narrow stars lcaiinC up Ballot boxes were hidden be
hind boards that yOu had 10 lean over 10 VOC. Int
say that all day long the mauag' r. Yer" picking out
AgncW tickets substituting knett uckcls III 'hc
boxes Tue County Board refused AgncW any rcp
aon the Board o. Manager, ana yct IL was pro
claimed "A great victory. Now ties are buldgzng the
merchants who voted for AgnrT hy going round am say
INK they cannot trade with them any longer Tor de!
the Democracy What q free country !
Agnew was the Independent candidate, and was
supported by many Democrats as well as hy the lie
publ!cans generally. lie was formerly Mayor OF
Columbia. and his administration Of the office gave
general satisfaction, especially 80 the business com
1uuity He is one of the lc ding merchants OF the
citv and received the support Of many merchants
who are nOminady Democrats, bui VINO are dlsIIl5-
fled with The policy of the Bourbon leaders. ne
returns OF the election. rs published IN me At"s-
courier of Charleston. show Oh theif lace that bal
LOT etufiing was reSorlcd 10 against AgneW for at
one precinct IN excess of ninety tickets was I0una
i'm lie box about Onc-Ourtl of the cntue lCSai votes
of the precinct aud at another precinct an excess 81
thirty tickets was found. in every ballot box were
found more tickets than there were names OF voters
OH the poll LIST. Tie Democratic TRIUMPH at Coiuul-
Ma was hailed with joy By the B'urDon- throu&hoh,
tho state AMI in many places bon hrts re Ilshtcu
and cannon were fred IN honor OF the victory