The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-01-11
A Free Ride to Warrington.

COLUMBIA, S. c., jan. 9.-The Demo-
cratic electors selected at the recent cleo
ton met here to-day, cast their ballots for
Cleveland and Stevenson, and chose T.
Larry CAN'T, editor of the Register, to
convey the vote to Washington.
These are, indeed, strange times in
South Carolina, and once again factional
prejudice has overruled judgment. The
proceedings OF the Electoral College for
South Carolina, as well as the body
itself, will go down into history. Six
months ago there was common talk that
if the electoral vote were close it would
not be safe to say that South Caroina's
entire vote would be cast for the Demo-
cratic standard bearers. The unusual
proceedings of securing written pledges
from the electors was gone through with,
and every kind OF precautionary measure
was resorted to, but all to no purpose.
The electoral vote of the Palmetto State
could not in any way assume an impor-
tant part in deciding the fate ofany polit-
ical party. Public attention was with
drawn from the electors. They quietly
came here and cast their secret ballots for
Cleveland and Stevenson, and, after
selecting the notorious campaign editor
as messenger, went home.
The electors met under the commission
of the Secretary of State, which showed
the vote in the State to have been:
Cleveland electors, N,G92; Harrison elec-
tors, 1885; Weaver electors, 2,4O7. The
candidates on the Democratic ticket
were: Delegates at large, Ernest Gary, J.
WIN. Stokes. District delegates, G. c.
Tracy, I. S. Williams, 1. II. McCalla, j.
Steele Brice, L. P. Walker, L. w. Nettles
and Jos. S. Hart.
AS soon as the College was organized
the members prepared their ballots and
the unanimous vote was cas-, for Cleve-
land and Stevenson.
Then came the selection of q messenger
to Washington, u $500 plum. The reas-
enable question of the ineligibility of II.
l.. CAN'T, who was put in nomination,
was Immediately raised. j. NJ. Waddell
OF Marion, was the only other regular
candidate. 1t was finally decided to ap-
point special committee to report on the
eligibility Of Candidate CAN'T. The
committee consisted Of Judge-elect Gary,
C. C. Tracy and Joseph S. Hart. TO the
utter surprise of the electors the MAORI
ty Of tho committee (Tracy and HarU re-
ported that Mr. CAN'T was ineligible to
fill the position. Mr.. Gary made mi
nority report and that was accepted.
Tho balloting then followed The vote
was: For CAN'T: Gary, McCalla, Walker
and Hart. For Wuddell: Stokes and
Nettles. Brice and Tracy paired as a
compliment to each other.
Realizing the Importance of the elec-
ton as precedent in this State, 1 asked
Mr.. Gary to prepare a synopsis of the
grounds for his report, and Mr.. Tracy
synopsis of the majority report.
Here is Mr.. Gary's synopsis:
"My reasons for the minority report
are rs follows: The act of Congress regu-
lating elections for President and Vice
President does not specify how the vote
of the Electoral College shall be trans
mitted to Washington. The only au-
thority, therefore, Ey which the college
is governed is contained III the Act Of the
General Assembly of South Carolina of
1889, Section l57, which reads as follows:
"'Such electors shall then, by writing
under their bonds, or under the bonds OF
majority Of them, appoint person to
take charge of the lists so sealed up, and
to deliver the same to the President of
the Senate of the Congress of the United
States, at the seat OF government, before