The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-07
EVANS CARRIES CAROLINA.
bis Majority Expected 70 Foot Up
About 10000.

DR.. Pope Charges Fraud and Insists
That he Has Been Eleeted-The Vote
on the Holding of a Constitutional
Convention Very Close - Chairman
Irby Counts on the Election of Seven
Democratic Congrsssmen-Ell Elliott Gets
a Fine Start in Charleston.
Columbia, s. c, Nov. 6.-The weather in
South Carolina was cold and clear to-day.
The election was the most exciting in
years. In addition to the congressional
contests there has been hot fight be
tween the regular democratic candidate
for governor, John Gary Evans Of Aiken,
and Or. Sampson Pope of Newberry, an
independent candidate, supported by
white men who have left the Democratic
party because of their bitter feeling to the
present state administration, and
backed by the negroes Of the
cities and towns. In addition TO
all this, the site has been agi-
tated over the question of holding con-
stitutional convention, which if held,
would disfranchise the negro and elimi-
nate him from politics. This aroused
the negroes. and on this question they
have been supported by the Independents,
who wish to use the negro in the tu-
ture. The feeling has been bitter, and the
negroes have turned out in larger num-
bers than in years-that is. they have
turned out in the cities and towns, but
it is not likely they have turned out at
the country precincts, where the demo-
Gratis are in a large majority, and where
there are no independents to give the ne
groes encouragement and assistance.
Tho calling of constitutional conven-
ton, as stated, means that a new con-
stitution will be made and the negro dis
franchised.
Senator Irby, chairman of the demo-
cratic state executive committee, has been
at his headquarters all day receiving
reports. At this hour 6 p. M two hours
after the closing of the polls, he is re-
ceiving bulletins from all parts of the
state. He has never been in doubt during
the day of the outcome. Notwithstanding
the negro vote. he is satisfied that Dr..
Pope will be defeated by an overwhelming
majority and that the constitutional con-
vention will be called. This is also in
the face of the fact that the independents
spent much money, and in several coun-
ties bought up supervisors of registra-
ton to enable them to get all the registra-
ton tickets they wanted TO place in the
hands of the negroes. The law requires
that these certificates shall be issued by
the supervisors not later than the first
| Monday in July. Finding that the ne
groes had not registered and secured GER
tihcates, the independents bought super
visors and secured thousands Of certif-
Gates, which, while illegally issued by the
supervisors, We're good at the polls.
In about half the counties Independent
| tickets for the Legislature were run in the
hope of getting a sufficient number of
members in the legislature to re-elect
Senator Butler over Gov Tillman, the
democratic choice for the Senate.
The indications now are that these tick
cts will fail of election in nearly every
county. 1t was the last chance of Sena-
| tor Butler.
! Anderson reports for governor. Evans,
| 1877; Pope, 1877. For congress, Latimer. BIS
| Norman, &C.
Beaufort precinct gives Pope. ,143
! Evans, II.
The returns in from Abbevlle. give
Evans, dem, for governor, 223; Pope, 800
Newberry county so far gives Evans
| 1916; Pope, 44. Beaufort county gives FL
lott, for congress, dem, 234; Murray
rep, 1884,
The vote at Abbeville. santuc. Camden,
Newberry. Cheraw, Rock Hill, and Bates
burg is: Pope, 1,055; Evans, 1873. On the
constitutional convention: No, 637; yes
| 49,
Happily the election passed off very
quietly and with the exception of one
little fracas at Lamar, no trouble was
reported. The regular democratic ma
chinery, now in the hands of the reform
ers, has swept things its own way, but it!
anticipated majority was cut down. Chair
| man Irby has now come down in his es
timated majority for Evans for governor
| Dr. Pope is receiving news and repeated
kilograms of fraud. Some of it is reported
to have been most fragrant. Reports ar
that trickery has been used by the reform
machinery in Darlington, Florence, Clar
endon, Greenville, Winnsboro and Aiken
1t is likely that a contest of some kin,
will be made. Nothing more than tn
election of Evans, even If forced was ex
pected. The figures will no doubt shoV
a majority of 10000 for Evans. DR. Pop
insists that he has been elected.
Chairman Irby says that Sumter
Charleston, Beaufort, Georgetown an
Richland will be the only counties electin
members of the legislature antagonist
TO the candidacy Of Gov Tillman to tn
senate Horny and Berkeley he classes a
doubtful.
The constitutional convention is
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