The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-04-16

villaiuous conduct and made him no
torious. There was al independent
Republican movement started by
James l.. Orr and supported by many
of the better class Of Republicans,
both white and colored. It. is safe
to say that Mr.. Chamberlain sup
ported Frank Moses, though he did
not take an active part in the cam
naign. For two years after Moses
election, he practiced law in Colum-
bia Tin partnership with the late
Samuel w. Melton) and during that
period, according to his own state
ment, took. no part whatever in pub
lie or political affairs.
Tt was in 1873 that the negro lead
ers determined to enforce social
equality in the state university, and
that purpose found expression when
Henry f.. Haync, the mulatto sccre-
tary Of state, matriculatcd as a stu
dent in the medical department.
Most of the old faculty having there
upon resigned, the board published a
statement expressing relief at those
professors action and explicitly de-
claring their purpose to mix the rae
es in the institution, upon terms Of
actual social equality. Mr.. Cham
berlain was a member OF this board
and this fact, coupled with bis sub
scquqent official commentator of
the university when its student body
was composed of both whites and
blacks and its faculty had one negro
member, leaves no doubt as to his
opinions as to the equality of ne
groes with whites in every public in
stitution.
In 1874 the Republican leaders
plainly saw that they must "turn
over a new leaf' or lose the support
Of their allies in the North and also
of the national government. Mr..
| Chamberlain received the regular re-
publican nomination. There was an
independent ticket headed by Judge
John n. Green Of SUMTER a gentle
man of high character, and there was
a very warm campaign. The white
people voted much more generally
than they had in 1872 and with in
considerable exceptions supported
the Green ticket. The Chamberlain
ticket won by majority Of less than
12,000-by far the smallest yet Civ
Ell to Republican candidate.
In his inaugural address Governor
Chamberlain SO plainly, strongly and
intelligently urged reforms and indi-
Gated the measures by which they
could be accomplished that he was
warmly commended by the press in
this state and by leading papers all
over the country. His recommends
tions were adopted to a very small
extent only. But the character of
the government was very greatly i'm
proved. There was evident disaffcc-
tinn towards him in his party Ito
which, by the way, he always avow-
ed absolute loyalty) and the issue
eliminated in Dcccmbcr, 1873, when
the legislature had to elect some cir
enit judges. Anon" those chosen
were w. j. Whippcr ancgro motor
lons as a leader Of the corluptionists
and Frank Moses, whose career as
ccEtrraI was quite as Infamous as
had been his conduct as speaker of
tie house. Gov. Chamberlain strong
ly denounced this election and, hold
lug that it was void under the consti-
tuition, cnnounced his pun pose not to
commission eithe: Noses or Whipper.
For his course in this connection he
was warmly '!conmiended by the press
and public meetings held in, several
counties.
The election Of Whippcr and Mos
eS vas soon followed by the reor-
@aniza:'on Of tho Democratic party
with view to restore ionest gov
c"lment. Thus reorganization was
easily effected, 5ll: t.,crr were among
the white people 1--WE dis, met views
Of !hc EolicN 10 be adopted, some
urging "straightout' Democratic
nominations Iron governor to coro-
ncr' and others favorin@ the accep-
lance Of Chamberlain for governor,
and fight for the other state officers
and for the control Of the lcgisla-
ture. The straightouts won, and
Wade Hampton, with a full state
ticket composed, however, of rep
resentatives Of both "sections" of
the Democratic party was elected,