The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-29
TCharleston News and Courier.1

two Democratic electors holding certii-
Gates of their election from the State
board ofcanvassers, and one of the cases
to be thus. begun is to be brought in
State Court at Richmond, and the 9th
er in the Federal Circuit Court of the
State sitting in that city.
PLAN OF THE PLOT.
The movementagreed upon is that as
soon as the State board of canvassers,
which meets next Monday in Rich
mond, shall declare the result Of their
canvass to be the election of the Demo
cratic electors, the two Republican elec-
tors just referred to shall file informa-
ton and complaint, setting forth the
fraudulent means by which the election
of their contestees was brought about.
POLITICAL PECKsNIFFs.
The resolution to take this step has
been attended, SO the parties making it
say, by all the hopes and fears belong
ing to the gravity of the eissuesinvolved.
No unchecked responsibility, or appe
tjte sharpened by political greed, is the
cause Of the important action they are
about to begin. -...
SENDING A SPY TO VIRGINIA.
They say that when Chairman Quay
became convinced, through statements
of Gen. Malone, that the Republicans
had carried the State on an honest
count of the ballots, he cautiously sent
Col Parson, OF Natural Bridge, Va, to
make personal inspection of the charges
and report to headquarters in New
York. On receiving Parsons report
confrmatory of Mahone's statements
Mr.. Quay came to this city. Here he
was met by Mahone and a conference
ensued, with Gen. Ben Butler and Gen.
Henderson as legal advisers.
A CHANGE OF SCHEME.
{: Itwas feared by Chairman Quay at
that time that the Democrats would
attempt to organize the House through
an unlawful issuing of certificates of
election to defeated Democratic candi-
dates in Virginia and other Southern
States. A Republican majority began
to loom up, however, and finally the
Congressional part of the contemplated
proceedings was given up and in its
stead an arraignmect of the PTesiden-
tial electors was agreed on.
R.M.L.
ASSOCIATED PRESS ACCOUNT.
WASHINGTON, November 22.-As the
result of the conference between Gen.
Malone and Senator Quay, recently
held in this city, it is announced that
proceedings will be begun in the Virgi-
MIA State Courts and the United States
District Court for Virginia, attacking
the right of the Democratic electors Of
that State to cast their votes for Fresl-
dent in the Electoral College. The
certificates of electors will not be issued
until after the meeting of the State
board of canvassers IN Richmond next
s Monday, and the contemplated pro
eeedings will be then Immediately
Instituted. It will be in the nature OF a
petition for writ of quo WG1ra7ato to
compel the electors receiving certificates
to show by what right they assume to
serve as such. One of the petitioners
VIII be Mr. Lamb, CT \ orfolk, another,
probably, the Republican candidate for
election from the Richmond district.
It is said by the Republican attorneys
the case that the petition for the
writ win be backed up by such show
cot fraud in the count ofthe ballots
east on the 6 instant as will satisfy any
Sone that the Republican candidates
for electors received a plurality at the
Polls. Inasmuch as only very short
time will intervene between the begin
aing of the proceedings and the meet
of the Electoral College, and as the
electors holding certificates cannot be
prevented from exercising the functions
other Office by injunction, it is more
than probable that Cleveland Will re-
esise the vote of the Old Dominion for
resident.
Both Quay and Malone deny any
aesire for mere party advantage, but
ssy that it is of prime Importance TO
Develop and prove election fraud IN the
south with view, in case of failure IN
shese efforts in the Courts, to arousing
ongress to the necessity Of enactlng
avs to secure true count Of the votes
east for Presidential electors and MEM
sesof Congress.
One Of the attorneys in the case said
ais evening: "We are without explicit
{ ederalor State statutes empowering
ana regulating our course; still we have
wrong hope Of discovering an efficient
elaedy somewhere. Fraud vltiates
aateVer it touches, and, if shown,
sHast always end in the overthrow OF
e Rsong-doers." Continuing, he said:
aere was but one case in the Federal
oets bearing even remotely on any OF
@ points raised by the proceedings.
als isappears, is the case ofthe cleo
board of South Carolina in 1876 in
Eeat Tilden-Rayes controversy OF
year. The State board Of canvas
saere net in the time and way
sssslsd for by the State law, and after
ng the Fotesand certifying the
sss we're served with notice OF mo