The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-08
A POLITICAL SENSATION.
MURRAY, THE REPUBLICAN,, SEATED
OVER NOISE, THE DEMOCRAT.

Forty Votes.
COLUMBIA, S. g., Nov. 27.-When
tie State boero Of canvassers adjourned
last night and It's decision IN the Noise
Murray contest WAS made known 1t
caused general surprise, and create d one
OF the political sensations of the >eur.
With the strong, almost impregnable
case made by MIR. Noise no ono could
see how it was possible for the board to
do otherwise than give him the certificate
OF election. But such is not the case
Murray, the full blooGed negro,
goes to Congress to represent the
Seventh Congressional district of South
Carolina, being allowed majority of
forty votes, by the State board. Nearly
LOO Of the votes cast for him was
proven to have been voted OF, ballots
three-siXteentEo OF IN inch shorter than
required by law. Gen. Noise will I'M
doubtedly carry his case TO Congress.
1t ls SAID by certain members ct The
board that the ueclslon was base d large
, ly on the cons, tuciion OF the law. etc.,
\ by Attorney General McLaurin, and it
should be said here without any rellcc-
tiOn on Mr. Nj. Laurin. that he was not
IN the city Til: yesterday, and did not
hear the argument OF the case. There
are some inside facts in refer ence to this
case that will appear later on and which
will have an Influence in tue contest in
Congress.
nIrr n
The large audience that had attended
tie sessions of the board during the con-
slderatl"n OF the cast, was again there
TO listen to the elaborate arguments Of
the attorneys. With morning session
CT two hours and a half the hearing of
the casO was completed, and the contest
then went TO tie board to be decided Oh
its merits.
GEN. YOUMAN'S ARGUMENT.
The argument was resumed at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning, when Gen.
lie Roy Youn ans in speech OF one
hour and twent, minutes presented Gen.
Noises case carly and torcibly. He
laid especial stress upon the fact that
the election laws Of South Carolina are
'Sui generis." He sho we'd that even
prior to the p.':sen. election laws tue
Legislature am Supreme CCur; OF this
State haye al"ays construed election
laws more stliJtly than most States in
the Union. lie cited author Ties to
show that the cecti IA laws are manda-
tory and not d. Aectore as was coutended d
for by course, for Murray. He then
cited the case oC Watson Ys, Carol, and
numerous aut critics to show that an
election ls invalid uuless the managers
are duly SWORD He also laid stress on
the fact that IT,. Legislature in making
the law intended that this oath should
be taken. Thee oaths must he taken
and should be filed ii the office of the
clerk of the urt Of Common Pleas.
This he claimt settled the Richlaud
cases. He fur her showed that at Salt
er's precincts IL Williamsburg and sev-
eral precincts IN Beaufort the clear re-
Qulrement of the law, that space
should be rallied or barricaded as a voting
booth at each precinct, had been wholly
neglected. That the intention of the
Legislature in making this requirement
was to throw q safe ynard around the
voter and prote CT hm from intimida-
ton. That for this failure the county
boards Of canvassers had properly
thrown out the votes at these precincts.
He said that so far as the size Of the
tickets was concerned the Legislature
made assurance doubly sure by descrlb-
ing the dimensions itself and iurth her ex-
pressly declaring that no other kind
OF ticket should be counted. He said
he was willing 10 staud on the returns of
the county bOar''s, aud insinuati"ns tina,
the returns WelI wrong, were outrageous
charges against high officers appointed
by the Governor, He concluded by say
Ing that he acc pied lhe proposition o.
law laid down ~ Murray's counsel that
the managers o. election had done their
duty conscienticusly, and that the same
held good in the case OF The commission
ers who had mo e reason to be cOnsCien.
tious being mere bounden and being in
possession of raor4 leisure TO consider
their action, no being bound up by The
excitement of D! election.
MILLER CLOSES.
The arguments were closed by "Can-
ary" Miller, the ext Congressman. lie
made strong argument for his client,
Murray, and handled his case In
bright manner. His argument was de-
voted almost entirely 10 the points SO,
forth in the vaylous appeals, and with
which the public is tnmilar. He e,ab.
GRATED every point, and made u speech
which many regarded as being much
better than Gen. Les. at the con-
clusion OF Mllle:'s speech the board adj
journed TO meet again at 4 o'clock.
THE RESULT DECLARED.
The astonislng result of the State
boards delibel .tion was announced
about 9 O'Clock after session of some
hours. In short time it was the talk
OF the city. The board only gave its
reasons Tor it's action through its Sc crc-
tary tflicially. In q word the board
gave Murray ey'ry contest he n lda ex.
cept IN R'chland with very few other
insignificant boxes. On the face Of tbs
returns sent in by the county boarde
Murrey had only $500 votes or there
ebouts.
THE TABULATION'
yxo.u. Noise Murray Scat'rK