The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-05
Total vote in 1876. l,97t

Total vote in ,g78
In 1880, Senator Maxwell WAS reelected
without opposition, and later on Rev; J. N.
Young was elected 10 the House Of Repre-.
sentaLiyes at the head Of the ticket.
In 1873 General HemPhill stood for
reelection 70 q seat In the House
OF Represe natives. and his course was then
fully endorsed by the people. Although
there were nine candidates running for the
House. out of a total OF Nl6 votes, he received
hind Hon. w. X. Bradley, who, for the sec, sec
ond time, headed the ticket-this time by 1886
votes-being 81 more votes than General
Hemphill received. AT this election Green
wood gave General Henphill S votes.
In 1880 General Hemphlll took no leading
part in politics, and devoted his energies To
the publication of his newspaper.
In 1882 he made the race for Senator against
Hon j. G. MAJ of %sS
this county in the State Senate since 1875.
The race was one of the most exciting In the
history OF the county, aud the adherents OF
those who differed from them. In that race
Senator Maxwell gained the victory by ma.
Jority Of l76 votes. That year Greenwood
gave General Henphill II votes.
date for the House OF Representatives. The
old feeling Of opposition TO him was still
strong in some quarters, and the determine
tion In Others TO support him was not lesb
pronounced. Although there were eleven
candidates In the field he received on the first
ballot l77S votes out Of a total vote OF 2Ss7.
Hon. ]. E. Bradley was elected this time al
the head Of the ticket with 1909 votes, Gene
raj Hemphill being second In the race. This
year " hen 1t q was free-for-all contest without
local interests becoming involved Greenwood
gave General Hemphill t6 votes.
In 1885 Senator Hemphill again became a
candidate for the Senate. In that race the
election was conceded 70 him, and he had q
~ nd Withnnt
sitlon. Greenwood gave him that year only
l73 votes, when there was no opponent In the
field, being by far the largest vote ever cast
for him at that place.
Waller. OF Greenwood, entered the race Tor
the Senate. After q campaign OF no notable
event or exciting circumstance, General
Hemphill received ,459 votes, and hon. Z. A.
e. Waller received 1874 votes. This year
Greenwood gave General Hemphill 4S votes.
In the election last week Senator Hemp.
hill received 1881, and Col. MlCAlia received
lS23-the majority In favor OF Col. McCaila be-
hill received 80 votes at Greenwood.
When considered with his former vote IL
seems that General Hemphill had not suffer.
ed very materially because vi his simple op-
We have reviewed the past with q view TO
ascertaining the cause OF the recent vote BY
which he was defeated by AZ majority:
According TO our way OF thinking the new
with General Hemphil's defeat. The Ants
held the balance OF power and cast IL ior CAPT.
McCalla.
hill big vote. Even when he had no oppo-
sition at all he was not given u large vote.
With the history OF the past before US, and
a knowledge OF the unwritten and unrecorded
feelings and sentiments OF the people OF
Greenwood 1t u quite likely that ,end eny qtne5
received as large vote at Greenwood as
did Capt. McCalla.
The Press and Banner Is Of the opinion that
1t was the Antis who turned the tide against
General Hemphill. Personally, we believe,
few persons dislike General Hemphill, yet
the editorials which have appeared from time
10 time In his newspaper have been very dis
tasteful and displeasing to bis political op'
ponents.
This action on his part, we think, weakened
General Hemphill's popular vote.
While Col. McCalla is thoroughly pro-
nounced Reformer, lie must have received q
large majority Of the Ant vote 10 ISsz doIIl tne
the Conservative vote. In one instance al
least, when only two men were running Tor
the same office, one OF them Is reported 70
have said that "he did not want any -- Anti
to vote for him.
This year the sentiment was different. and
the Anti vote was sought by the Reform can.
didates. The Anti ranks were a frultfhl
field in which to work, and gave them their
opportunity W SAPicse thch N''oFP'S'SA Va
We think this fact is proved In that other
fact, that all the avowed new county candi.
dates for the House Of Representatives were
defeated by considerable majorities.
BY reference TO the statistical table interest,"
Ing facts may be worried out al TO the vote
on the new county question.
Al might have been expected the deleat OF
General Hemphill has been the occasion for
some outspoken qualification on the part ol
those who we're opposed to him, and bis re-
tirpment from the Senate has furnished the
occasion for some very unusual as we'll as
some very ungracious editorial ex'
pressions from the brethren OF the press.
Heretofore it has not been the custom to 60
into q delirum and perform the war dance on
such occasions.
But those who msy think that he is dead
and out of politics may yet have occasion
10 revise their opinions.
General Hemphill Is q scholar, has many Of
the gifts OF the orator, has perfect control OF
himself and Is manly competitor, In the
the newspaper business he has been COM
petitor Of the Press and Banner for nearly
quarter of q century, and We have found hln
In that relation honorable and fair In every
respect.
For Interesting facts in reference to the be.
ginning Of General Hemphilrs political Gu.
reer see article on our last page OF THIS issue
of the Press and Banner. He was called 10
the front In 1876 and has been factor In Ab-
- NIsI sntt,