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JAW. S. ItE.1NULCDX. ASS'OdIATI ED66R.
r l 'r-le c'.-*'r CO(p.riT1vh- exanii
liiion at Abbeville fot the ippoinj
In 't of it WINt Po it edet ft'in' th,
Th-ird (16gre,4's41miI hitrlet, to sic
6'-ed Whitt *takor, 'Mir. U. P1. Pres4lek, o
Abbevillo, a graduate of Erskine, wa
the Miecessful candidate. As Whit-ta
kor's citse has not been fet deeid61M b:
thie atptilojities, It is iot kvown whetd
er Mr. Pt sfy will cuter tihis Septem
Ytr or wait uti1l Iext year.
Tim w iA.o.mhi INTE.L'iGEktcNe c'3iE
Phat the two wings of tho lemocratiq
party in New YUrk have flially re
Aolved to hedf all local diffloruices, aii
unito in tlj cminllg caipaign. Tam
m1a1IRny iiiwill beadmitted to the Stat
kxecuive Committee. As the Demo
r-rats lost Several Con-gsdriion anm
itiemberrs of tho Legigllature last yeal
by running doI6 tickets, the presei
u nion shotild make sewral Importan
gain s.
A Replublican Love Feastj
The Republicans Iad d ki'Rand lOv4
Aeast an11d consultation in New Yorl,
I'.ist wee(k; Mmost ofecry* leadber of thi
party, except Conkling, witas present
''he 8out hilI qjucstion occupied 1iic1
at tention. Telu ex-ReC1611d Hicks, o
Florida, pledged t State fo' Garfield
lwovided moiiey and speakers be son
there fi-om lie North. A itmber o1
other 8ontlhern RadicwA'hTra'VgIowN%Y4
ioliises in tio hope of securing ap
proprilationls for their States: 'I'le)
were inforIled that laine, Indiant
and Ohio were first to b)c carried, n1]
titIf (lie committee would see whal
could be done fov the Soith. At fitsl
it was ageCd to give Florida sou<
lissisiancee. Appeals from AfAmmn
in the fice of the recent DemocratI
Avalanche dowr there, Itet with a colt
re'eot ion-as ihof W*01 might. Th'lif
gi iatiol of tlie Sonthern questi0
Ilrgules Repuiblicanl weaiknless inl tlh(
North. It shows howv doubtful Indi
I111, Ne% York, New Jersey and Conl
Artmett ar.e.- NothdAg N0ould pileast
Mle bluoby shirt leader-s mlore thanl t(
aainlO (1t6 Sofid South and sectl
a Solid North. Nt th ery mi6ec
tainit y oith issu hl thm'Northl illakel
tie Solid Soth i a most disagir-eebah
11tel, anld attempt's will be made' d,i5hei
to Vairry so.>me ''rebel" State or it
throw enonh doubt into fihe canvasI
to bellg tle Iiiind of tlf tlotilin' voter
andt prevent him froik 11illig tot
- M~r'y'Ato ffinoCk's apebOSOY1n
it is not the pat of wisdoml), pelhaps;
to give good couisel to enemies, never
theless we camitot but advise Mrl
*jNfash .Jewjj ell to butto up his pock.
cts reo2)l utely t.o atny appaleti for' money
ture do)wn herie wtilbbuJt a n)icro'grtuity,
ai crumbii of' br'3lenest upon01 waIters so
in'mMyd that, it will inever. be sc
Til E CJOXV ltRSM IONAL c6EN TABT.
Itoply EWCohml Farrowi of the Spartan
hi rg! H ornid to Ma ujor Woodtwar<i' Secondi
Fromi the Spartanburg Ilcrnl
Wet h:ud no( expectaitioin, andll et-rtain.
iy no detsire, to be drawn into a disens
.ion with Major Wood waFd, when w(
s( t('11)met of1 te filL's relative to thli
mann1 ier iln whlich Ctotlnel Evins rteciv
wre fell enletd uponi to dlefend the memm
be131s of1 Ihat body aginlst tihe unijut.
I hat t hey re'sored-itio a "'gabinglli prol
(es""ottery" 'O 'r luick"' inl miakingl
('le nlomlinaI tin, inistead of e3xercisinu&
ment t in shelcinug thie person best quai
Iled to (ill thle position, andt w3 gave I
liI statemcient- of t he ftels relalivi
thereto goingi" to shiowi that the chairge:
madeti by Matjor W~oothard were with
CiIItt totIldtion,)l1
liajort Woodward'l'( has reliedto otn11
edtifturial by at card, addItressed to t.h
]Editors of' the Winnsboro-l Na.ws ANI
.'h:la 1.1), pubillishied in Saturdav's Is
anl)othe lco lnm. Wh'idle he maiikes ad
iiiiss.i ons enouigh Iin his~ carid to pr'ov
1t& teuth oft one1 sftfA.tementw,-hIo still re
fac1ts gien ('li,0 iist ht te nomi.u
iiilti->n wais dlecided by "'lotterv" o1
* ' uck ,'' nlot withslianiinljlI the tet hat,
aif tr te )tutes of Woothvr andll( 11( Ken
nedly wetrte draI it n out of the hat, theri'
waus a fhir' ballot beitweenit Wood1war<'
titd K(ennedy, ini which Wcoodwvart
. eat Kenlnedy, anld thlen a fair balo
heOlweeni Woo)dwardVi and11 Ev.ins- h
thet drainlg of1 nameslt' hadu beeni to dec
eide, ipso.)/it)!/, wh lo shiould reeciv<
it, i lhen it, conhi have been charged tha
hIe recCO eil it byV "ho ttery"' or ''huck.
.hut sne.h wals not. the case, for a4fte
t1 h t drwinhg of' thew niames t.he relntiv,
m.i-'ength of each of thoecanidates iva
ttedV( by ballot,-and Woodlwartd bdai
Iene'tty and Evins beat Woodiward
Itf Woodwardiit beat. einuedv andit Evini
beat. Woodwar~nd on thtir brillofs,' EvinI
inight in op)erly be saitd to be stronge
thun, eithwi tf themn,.and mot)' certaini
M OOd var'tl coutl1ioit dothp.lain,- for
dm;t' vote wa's taken hetf ween him ani
Evi,ts, reCsultinig in Evinte beating hinr
Th'!e onlyv "tuik"' wre can see ;n this,
tihal t'vs r'eceived mocre Votesr tha
W 00(dwamrd.
1hit- Mij ot Woodwar'd says "that s<
'lins disadvantages accerued to me1
(W'oodwiard) '"by beig f'orced 1e;
anitaigoniismt wvith General' iUenned:
whose'i& siipplorters were* nlot oly nII
t atural al lies, but a mnajor'it v of 'whoi
wcre knowin to be f'rienudly (o 1me wiic
. oveth le contfest nairrowved to CoIta
1v ins anid umysef."
Iu-this stattemenut Major Woodwan
is certainly mtistakon, for when t1
e'.utest narrowed to Colonel Eviins ar
hainsc.f, Colonel. Evis recceived:
votes anld lhe oni'ly occiVtd 15 vote
Th'lis is a stutbborni fact which. contr
diets his~ statomni4t, atnd cetinly
entitledI to mnore weightt than any nic
d~tt asl to ho0w It tiIghlt have been..
olaimed by Mjor Woodward,-. was'
thlat4t the firstoethig of the .conion
tiin; the enti'e d4legatiolk of o10 o(
the cointfos (adhrentte of v4y iverq
AbOent; tmia had th6 - coniventio,ti;rd,
iceeded Witli thle nomination iet tile
jabsonce 6f the delegates of that county,
tlereasolable preutlptioln. istliat he
(Woodwar-d) wottd have bedn ona
nated. Thv fact that iiny of the
delegates to the congressIonaf cOnv611
tiwere als delegate to' the State
conventionl, whicr was being h6ld in
Columbia at the san6 time, madd it
Siccossary foi- the 0ogressio'nal cull
- vention to bb held at tl6's whei the
f1 Stato eO'veifioI Vas not iff 8s0Ion,
B and as ild regular times anY plafes
. were published for hbldnl'ib con
gresoim11 conventionls it was difficlift
roftiddines to got. the delegates of all
the counties together oNI short noico,
whichl no doubt was the cause of the
absence of the entire delegation of the
6onnty refJrred to at the first mecting.
i It would have been unfhir to hive
mado the nomination under such T1
cunistances, and if it had been done,
tid nominee would not haVo been the
choice of the whole congressional dis
trict. Major Woodward certainly
J, doeg not imean to complain becau the
convenrtirrn OW ftot proceed to ake
Mh& itoiiiination in the absence of the
eitiroC delegation of ole of the cVt
ties. If' not, thlell he has no gi'olnd to
b colain that the )ostpollelliit of
t theo nation Was,-' that account,
the result of" 'luck'-good for Evins,
ad ir ie." If it. was bad lifek to'
lii tit all the counties were repre
Sented- A dtI time the lomillat,ion was
mllade? it wits such bi Vtk us he hal
ill) r-ight to collipliill of, for it wis
1Aght tiu t ill the countdus should be
Iepreseni iN making the nomination.
"Again," says Major Woodw&d, "I
Ilave seel a mueiubbf' of dt1 donEve'itionI
withiin the list few days, who says
ti.rL I rceived( sixteen votes on more
than o-ne ballot, whchf bft fop, a re's -
hita of Optnoe Farrow, allowing
de. gatev h' weire present to cast tibe
fot of teir coutics, (i. ., allowing
one man to throw live votes, while,
by Ia strange coincidence, more dele
gn6W wto absent oil Colonel Evins'
sido thanl from1 mlinie) wav'a mkjorit y
of(delCgaltes lwesent, auf' 611titted mie
14) le nolliliation. I f this is true.
the is there here another piece of
good 'lck' for Colonel Evins aild
1mother 1tW' for tike brow of Colonel
.1Irtrow, Who atelAdy einjoys the repu
tationl of bAuig the Iiest wire-puller in
ithe up-conilltr.y."1
In reply to t'lls statement we Woud
say that,-amsding to otir reCollectiol,
I ajor Woodward nlever- received mlore
than 15 votes on any ballot while all
three vaididates were being voted for;
yet, if he did, it was Onl the first ballot
or- first Ilew ballols, amnd then he drop
ped dowi to 15, and the lownu to 1.1,
and then to Mun ic 1hlat ballot takeni
betk64' yaing the nacs out of the
hat,. is stated il our fPorirll article.
while Colonel Evins received 14 votes
ol every ballot, I'licl was (lie highest
receivul for 0severl of thie last ballots
takeii betweeii the three candidates,
anid E4vinls was fetvdingr; fihe rafce, Wood
war teng b;.ck, and1( K(ennied gain
ing wiheA' the ''lat, process" 'as re
sorlterT to- M"I'ainstc (1he protest of Evi
tilends rl.. cing th i.hee to single
huandbWfeblifests, laJdJ'WOodWard thki'n
ealt Kennedy, and' Evins beat Wood
ward, Evins 'receiving 19 votes and
Woodlward 15 votes, resulting' in the
nomination Of Evins. So .thi,-*heth
er Woodwvard, received,. 1&i3 iotda or 15
v'otes, onl 0one'o0'od ') a llots at, the be
ginnino' of the balioting,, is immlatlal,
for lhe - ropped1 down to 13 votes in 11he
mannelrCI de'sciilied, and lis starting out
with .16 votes did nlotalter his stat as in
t he premuises, for he never at any t(lie
feceed atajorityoluill the v'otes of'
The resolution Fiifieri to as "a r'eso
luitlon of' Col. Farrow, allowing (1ole
gaiteS wI.) were 1Wicsont to cast the
vote of' their count.ics," was ad vocated
by us and adiopted Oin our motion b)e
fore the balloting connInenlee(J, and
there wals nothuing" iunthir in its oper'a
tion. UJnm ion ws ent itl'ed to four' dele
gates, but had onily t wo p)re'sent,- and1(
it wasi 10 nlliing~ but 'fairi that t.hose two
priesellt shioiid east the whole number'
ot'votes tile ttomity was eintitled to.
The adopt ions of tlat rule was ini ac
cor'danuce wit'h tAo pr1ecedenits of' the
D)emoe?atto party f'roml time ill
memocrial, a'nd1 even tiouigh i't is
called ''a resoluitioti of COlonel
Fairrow,'' it was adopted by t'he
conivenition and1( waIs mad110e lic a
tioni of' a maiSjor'ity of thlat body, and1(
unde(Ir its oper'ation the two dlelegates
friom Union. were allowed to cast, four
v ~otes, anid nlot, as5 chIargedI by MaLjor
Wood ward, "'allow miug one man 'to
throw five votep."
But eveni after dc&'ut.hig"' t'ho v~otes
.otf the two absent dbleghtes of' Uilon
fr'oi M'1,- the whole numlber' of' the
delegates comtposing tile conv~ention,
it would leave 32; and even if' Wood
wardo received 16 v'otes on one or' maore
ballots, lhe only3 recved one-hialf, andl
niot a majoritI y, as 17 w~as r'equir'ed f'or
a, miajorit.y of' 3. 'liheun, too, accord
ig to our r'ecoldtion,-tiicFO was an
other01 delegaite absenit n'oom aniotheri
county (York, wec thInk,) and that.
v'ote was east by the delegates p'resent
f'roma said county for' Woodwarl1d,. and1(
that vote would have had' to dbdbect
ed fr'om hisa 16 votes, which wenld
have left him With on113 15 as is hi h
t est vote, still lacking one of a mjurit&Jly
c.ven of' the delegates pr'esent. 8o that
Sit wvill be at3un t hat Major 'WVoodward
has not hinig to complain of on that
score.- Tile gratuitons fl1ing at us as
"'the finest Wire-puller in the up
t ounitry," is such a charge as is usually
, made by~ a def'eated imd1Idato against
.the fl'iendi otf 1i successful opponent ;
but such tin lisiuation) talls harmlless
a w1hn tihe faCts show thatN nudue
t. advantage was taken) by alleged wih'c
.pulling,*lhitt that tile n1iatter' was de
s Oidedi by ai fir ballot.
s Again, Major WoodwaWid says, "1
r enni 1now pr1ocure' fie nasiC of' several
most,.rcliable gent lieen who will- as
a ser*t that,.upon a fltir sq,tiliro' vote, 1
a was the choice of'this body, and that,
,withbout thme hot pr'ocess, t would have
a been thionomiinee tor' C:ongress in l876."
* - Thme as.sertiun of evoti "neveraI' i4e
liable g'entleihen" can) lirdly be talten
u s reliable w~hen Ootk'onted with thh~
".siubborn fact. thbat "'a iIe square vote''
o w.as takeni by3 ballot between Colonel
.',.I Evbhis anbd Major Woodlwai, resultimg
y ini Evhtls rccihfing 19) votcs dad WVood.
t ward only 15 Votes. This faict is no0t
I- aind cainnot be disputed, and Is "the
al lighlest dWidence that the ilaturo of the
case wlll'utdthit of," and shoIuld s'ettle
d -that question With all imlpitial minds.
*0 Majoir Woodwiar'd further' says, "ln
d1 tile iioiniation of' Col. Evinls in 1876
L9 was file resiilt of luck," &c.,_'when
5. and where, anid how lhas it ever' bcu
a- determiped thmat hie" (F.vins) "is tile
is elhoice of the peop1lo of' the Fo ur'th Dis
ro~ trict?" In r'eply, we would say that
v-c lie starts out upon a wr'ong huypothesis,
whiieh begs the question at the outset;
Is . 1ronerl'- 3: tat$sc.h. ,.....o. .a
a p'ofOit ased up'ou :
tsl of 01tii a, The theta bAAv
Coone01 E45Vins %vaq'.b6 choice of a
04Jority ot' the delogates to the -jon
gressional uniating conve'utio,,, Q'i1
the restilt of the vollerat -eletion hin
1876, in which ColH E tvinase>,le,tkd
y over ;000 majority ovr WallAcer
Udidal comni/etItor, thougft 'to be
ormidablei) certalfilv shows that- the
choice of tihe donitt-o01 was trost eim
phittlcalo 6udorsed bv tIA3 pe6ple of
the conigressiolnd disiet. Trhe famot
that Col. RiIs was ronominfoated and
eleotbd 11n 1878 wilhoitt 6ppostionj
6ertain'.V sholve that he was. aain th'o
cholc'o of another conveotli)).at]jgaiI
"the choic' ofthe petle of the ko irti
D0istrIct."1 And the fact, teo, thka t
Alajol- Woodward fac , acat
tigalm a~ catO
d'ate kP78, but, w1fhttow.bm a pib
lishecard sho t. t'1n . be'oro the
meeting of the.tiomitating convenltionl,
al8o shorws that IMajor Woodward IiI
ef thon fegadel Col. .vilns "tho
clhoive of the People of the F,1o1rth
District" tI 1878, 6.soIM .Nittd .buivo
continued to contest the leld'with him
jad thon made the pohits agultist him
which,he no v makes, which, If trife,
wo(tid have bon iftord peoO/erly made
then thanl nlow.
Tils much %yo have felt consg8tralned
to say II justificttk of the action - of
the convention of' 1876 ind in fustifiv
Lion of Col. Eving, without dispiarag
ig, however, the claims of Major
Woodwards
kLbtefor Mion Marjor f. W. Wooiward.
It 10 "ovideit from the conltilovol'aly
springiug up between Colonel 10uOow
and myself; that he itenlds to assu"ne
the role of' maIipulatinig the eaulvass
tor the Congressional. fmninfatlon in
1880, as he did' 1n 1876. I have- already
alluded to'his known skill its a Wire
plter ,and to his reptit.tion as a galn
Cral manlipulator of Ch etdios, - and I
hope that it vill not be construed. Into
cointeipt for his prowtss in this line
when I fnv that I feel conte0led to
ddclino MRs ffirtherinrfr<e-a
least as relates to me. One would
suppos) that his attention would be
directed solely to tie caivast which
lie Is now so ingeniofsly conductinti
for tha clerkship of the Sen0ate, an1(
thatit a follow feeling for all candidates
would Imuke him at least kind in his
allusions to thom. Bt 11mn of lairgo
genins seldom ekcel In the losser
attributCs, Which Is mole the restAt of
talents unusually enlarged and over
shadowing in special directions, tian
indicative of' a want of goodiess of
heart--and so it Is jn this case, for
trut-h11lbf'n'it ColoYel Farrow say,
alluding to h1i1iself under this heitl,
that ''110 pent-ipy Utica conties our
powers," etc. Colonel Farrow makes
soIm niaterial misstatements in his
puiblislhed aecomits ol' the hat-dra wing
prouess'in 1876. I- was well aware
that ho rememberedy"'e'ly little of thi's
allhir, wheir he6 stNted so verf posli
tively to me in Columbia that there
were but three ballots tr the plavc.
and only yielded this poilt.afte1an11oth
r Ilember of this icini'abl'e Convon
tion who was dining with him cor
roborated )Iny statemlenit, thalt there
were sixtedin or se'venteen; but, I was
really I'nprepared to witness the ree'k
losm;ess with which Ihe loralds them
to tihe woi'I.- Re as.!rts that at htile
Little that tfl4 "'gainbling" took pilace
and OIt 1nm0s were la2ced in the hat
I was recedinlg and that Colonel Evins
was leading. .1 assert that n't tle tUie
alluded to I was ahead, and that this
thect is covroborated by act'eral mnm
bers of tTmW dontdnetion of '76 with
w homu I have confeorred sic the pub
licationi of my last article.- C6Moumelkr
row, in alkudi-ng to his resolut.ion, al
lowing tbflMies their full v'otes, cven
whein r'ersentedl by a sinigle dec
gate onlv, says "that it It fit accord
antce wit'h the procedents of' the Demo
cratif' flty ro~W thh imummoral/'
This Is inded imews to mme, anmd wvill'
I knmow strike miany with surprise. I
was uider the iim)pressiont that jin all
electionms for State or' count-y efflue's,
each delegate was itqidi'ed either to
rise from ius seaut and p)roclaimi his bail
lot vir'a 'voce, or ste up il andi depIOsit
his Vot.e hn some recepitacle fromt w bhiei
it was counmted.. .Anmd I still thidnk
Colonel Farrow to tme ebnthii'j n6t-'
withstanding- that it is quite un
dlemocLratic to cond(uct elections- in any
othuer way. Itf two delegrates camn v'ote
for four or five, thmen can onte (deld)ate
cast the bai-lot of twenity ; and oceasionm
amight arise f'or his doing so, as several
cints throughout thme comm.ties sentd as
nmamny as tweunty to cout.y nominatinig
convetionis. 'Why arc alternamtes
elected if this imrregtalarity is allowed ?
TPhe priopositioin is too' .'mnstrous to
ha enmtertainmed by any oulb,- unless lie
he0 like Colonmel Famrrow-an admroit
w ire-pulle' amid successful- scheier,
who woukT here see a chmanmd for se
cutrinig twentLy votes by the capture of
a sinugle individual. Colonmel FatrrMv
is v'ery solicitous for tIme good mnme of
peopile, whmen atl hald a u'ight to expect
the utmost. care and1( judrimemnt ini (hts
select ion oft our1 stamtindr-barcrs, en
gaged in the game otf freeze-out pok'er
tomr the p)urpose ofl choosing its- nmomni
nces. The fact. t.hat he has renmorso
even at this * late day, and .that he
would biury in oblivin this darmk re
cord of thme *ienmds of Colnmel: Egins,
will be nutted as cvidetnce. of the thct
that, thmei'o is still some good in imi
whIo was,-by his ownt admission t'lb
princip)al fdp;leilann for Colonel 18lins.
But, says Colonel Famrrowv, the friendsI
oh' Colonmel Evints were olpposed to' time
l).roject, anid-hi nmide a speech ini oppo
sitiim. to -it., Now,- it will not, be0
denied that tIld movet- anid instigtor'
of this hat-d'ing mrestitith htas a
right to avow its author'ship and .to
state the r'easonms f'or this dumexalmple)Id
prtoce'duiIe, whmich Colonmel lFarr'ow ass
sorts witWresor'ted to solelv to p)ut tin
end to whalmt seemed about to bd anm
intter'mmi)O ,omntest. It have cbn..
v'ersedl wuithI thlis self(-stmiie genmtlemani
withmin thme last. few daesu, anmd lin fulm
nishes md With the 'following ' tate-.
"Seeilig that t,hmcr'e Was nto chanmce
f'or Colonel' Evins to gct thte nonuina
.tiomn,'as.was eviden~ced by the fact thai
~you led hit pd'sitenmtly' fom' sikteen
ballo ts,-and knmoth'ig tiat with you
dlisp)osd of,-Genmermtd Kemnnedv would
contcettrate your' fiienids to' 'his .311p
por't amid thor'chy be able still to defdai
Coloneol Evinsa, I went to another 0o
C'olonmel Ev Iits' frmiends, anyd proposed
as a last andl only chmance, thamt ti
nmtumtms be placed in theo limt amid t.hat
thme draw lid muade.- Afer free distis,
slon between uh, hie ebbtIidinmg wlith m<
that thmis was thme onmly chammc to hmav<
Colonmel Evins mnminatedy, I otyc'rem
the resolumton amid It was adopted."
Thme v'exedl question as to whIo str'uch
lIilly Patteson may still be- an opet
one, but I thimnk thaut evenm Colonel-F'ar
i'ow will niot lomnger' speculate amt
thieorizAe as to Whose friomids originate<
this ingenioums scheitto for stilling thm
voice of th~e sover'ci n people of 1
wl.olo Conmgrcsionni Dist. It...
'A.C
W n WVolunteor ther testimony as
the assonbling.: of the Convention.l
litpoli) that had-f been withdr o e
rotied by loss of votes or In otI
QinwSAV usual upo'nilit o
1the .*Ould .Genrlt. Renil' y) t
'been ifymlAe. And.'f 4-is. ad
mwitte by the Iwo riends. (i Colonel
Evis as testitled to by the mover of
the hi r'esoluthon. Two develoji
mente f''dmYit illom the above astound
Ing Wlsolosures: 1. That Colonel Evins
was oiIy-mot t 0 tlt r 1,ch0icoof 'htt
bod j thi As io0t4-4 ecund
choice. sg. Thajt Uet4d- of -being an
aceidoij -with a streat deal of "luck"
fu It, as hatd billy regarded it, for
Colonel EvisitAs a4 job ' election
6lng jugglery-n fact a Ofkad, dc4
liberated and matured atd poit up
with 0 c0o9ne10 and 31igoniwity which
would live dxi credit to th6' Haves
Uetumning Bord lin 18771 and to itti.
mat tIt ifIL as this is .gambling"""
as the toinni used amongst gentlemon
--or "diAVig a prize in .a lottery" or
whiming like a iimn would got a
quartel-ot' beef at a sitoQtng-match,"
is tol dlitity . It -wity'ah - appellation
whi,lr 1 onveys tihe ornoIity of this
t'lansactionm, hich will ibrevor I-eimlain
a blot uponl Colonel Evinls in his
Conressionmal capacity, who must be
heltig ountliblo Joi- the a'tion of hi
frie e l to'. nd6 h m s he had con
ituitted his destinis oh this occaion.
So farl; then/ from o'ettating thiU
tranlsaction in my tbrmer article, as is
allegod by Colonel Faelrow,.it will be
seen tiWI Uve no rocodft6 to make,
but that I am bolstered' at evory oint.
.by accumulated testinyimnyl:. 7 hna
wa su'apected - and charged the
friends of,colonel Evis with this tin
pmralleloi procedure, but initefided td.
make nodirct assortiois until I conid;
if possi>le, sc the mover of the reso.
hution -in.pcm'soi.. This I have dono
within a Week; and his statements are
given .
Lot us therefore hope that iovy that
thisfraud has been itstened upon the
friends of Col. EVi's; CJol. Farrow will
1'eelino more concern ahout the' fair
A1uno oc the Congressional Convention
of 1876, nor rumple his *athers when,
as lie says, I Imako *Idnjust chtrges"
against it, but hercaftemf let bimn wield
hits failo lehin the dofenCe of Col. levins
and his inmmedmiato frie'ls who alone
are responsible for this questionable
.trmisaction. Nor has Col. Farrow de
ceived any one by: playing cuttle-lish
for Col. 11vins, is it ie well iuderstood
lie has been tryi>g to divert attention
from the exceedingly ridiculous Osrs
tion in which Col. Evins has be'n
phaoed by those of his friends who ad
vocate his reclectionl because he
was judicionsly Aelected in 1876
to lead at florlorn hjopo, c1c.
and these are by far the larger
uch of his supporters with who-Iry
t haVe met. Can it be that Col. Eviwg
needs the serices of t his his man Fri
day to do his writing and boasting tbr
him? if so, I colmdenld lis judgenllt
in 1ih selection, for COL.- FITWrrb IM'
a fund of very itseful inforimation uin- I
dert his head, m1a a genrl store-hoUse
full ot prciltical details of clectioneer
ing machinery acquired by long and
va(ried prattice ii m\>kwe thmw oe 8it e,
whhik not on)t make him a very
voiluable ally (as tingb, go now) but
I formidable as an adlversary-as I was
made to feel in 181676, and as I renlizo'
. mow.
I. was well ifare', As is corroborated
by{gol. Farro6w, that Col.. Evitse imado
gr'eat-protensions to 4:nIiOdestv," anid I
hiaye hceetaflore-been dispiosed to Fecog'
alz' -his ciiis' to this virtae, but
vicewing himt as J (do uioW,' tlme Wear'er
of four ycears of -Congremionat honors
an d tihe pbossessor of 2tJ,000 in salrice,
andIagain a'aclainian t for mforc-perhmaps at
;life tecnure=solely becnause lie "won''
a psiitham n-om a hat,- to' which' it hmax
beeni denmonistr.ated1 that he c'ould ud.t
be*fairly~ elecd, I nmst be allowed. to
oil'er thy disseit omiu this statement Niy
'Col.- Farrow.' No' wvill this injnre the
prospects of Col. Evinis, f'or it is well
knmowni that the campaignm of 1876 was
not womi by modest men anmd iwn--d
est way,- nior will it -be won by
memn of' this charaeter inj 1880. MaTrk
my pmiedCtio)af Denibel'ats of this
F"ourth D)istrict,y for imno wv h>invo in miy
possessionm faocts .which indiente that
y'ou illii be confronmted: by' Rlepublicans
who arc bold, aggressine and exdeed
inagly r-mrodest .1in cedry way. I tell
you plainly that there are issues ini
volved othier than the personal aspirn
mEons of Col. Evins or myself. It it 1'br
time good of time .Deinoer'acy that th'id'e
should be two classes ihi our p)arty, one
to do time active. aggressive, dilficult
work which thie exigency of thme times
demands shall bbne to prescryoe ihe
civiliition of our Mu4Lle country, and
another class-to ch'oy the huigh places
and1( pocket thmb 1ecrquisites? 1.3 not
reasonable rotatiubw calcula ted to hmur
miizIte amlii sol idh'y om'm par'ty-w hose
rni-ty is so' esschtial? Is there not
somethinag gratifyiatp to ouinr ?lu'mnorb,
'who are thme voter's,-in tihe idea of ad(d
hug to I heir cxcepdinmgly thin rainks in
Conmgress (whsie:i anm tild thnuy canm be
couiited on the flisgers of cne'hlithdy
and( ofalloing thmem frc'o and full di
vision ot' many anid all other h~onor's
which aire to Be' counfered? Is tihis
iliuenmiociatic, OI' (lees .it .fILY6O' too
mhuch of'l te demagogue--amr Col.'
Evins' remnarked> .to me ini (ehim-'
bima af'ter lhe had r'ead- my car'd
iit.hdraw ing fr'omm thme Congr'dsslonal
conitest 1n 1'878,-1in which .1 notitlbd him
thamt unliess'somi'nian'of the farrimg
.pr'ofessionm mappda'ed ho mlight look'for
-1) me i 168. Co'1vEvins no0 doubt: be
longs to that.class' of' the professional
genrlenmen who.thiik that Lime brains
anmd experience- of1 theo contrmy are
alone cenitredl in' Lteir particuliar
branmuchecs; but it relalmns to be scenm
wvhethter these viewvs-aro enter'tamed-by
the counitry at lar'ge.
. "The gra.tuitous flinig at us8 as- thme
finlest iIre-puller in t.he ityj-cotilityy, Is
such as is usually made bv a dlefijited
canididate,' etc. Thluse salt.h the Ire
priessible Gol.-T.-Stomo Farrowv, andt
tyuch zto'doubt Ir'tho opinion of Col.'
Accideit ]tving, for' they seem to agr'ee.
most mnarydloushf wvell on ahl miatter's
pe)rtaiinlg to eletAins.' But, geitle
muen, ahlowv mite to mtW that 1anmnot dead'
yet, and1( volt wIll finmd out thaut I prio
pose to dhe harI1d before this thing is
disphosed1 of. Recent dlevelo pments in
Grieeniville have uno doubt elatede voit
Sthis-givo's you only yoit mnenoialile
foriteenm volgs-theo same nab in 1676
fl'oiom wvhichi magic' unmuber' yoti' ontly
, advanilced by thazt Slelght-ofhand trck
In the hal T1heo p)eople to the east of'
I h'ond River have already reOcognmizced
the close-commuunion mutual admmir'a
I Lion society which you formed inm 1876
amid w hich you-have recen thy cented
:hby the hasty and1( binding action ofyour'
County Conventions, anid am begin
ning to thinuk thmat they haVe somne int'r
I est in time 'Congressional' uoinationm
I othier titan to vote for' the uioridnces of'
youri smaller' section.- Pitch in,- Colo
nels, both ot'yon. T wve on one Is hard
ly f'air,.yvecrtheless you are- not hurt
I 4014t~hu tat till
N'g tation i"ll he'. li,60P'tf tit I anly not
.TM >iltCol. Farro\v's l't6r
if ru, Wuld liaVe nid6rial liearing.
,1 'as lie asserts;l, I had weakened aid
:fitig off fiu votes, and, Col.
R11t1s wa , advan11cingilld ahead at the
tind we' Went intotbe hat, then I
Would hiave lde AlpihlOiit on this scoro.
The ucorn uhitted .1 1tl0nony ot' m116m11
bors (Lrotlt his frien'ds ald itilie). au
1hor1zes 6Me to ay thit his statebent
is ortoneot 'iand thfit was still la.'
ing Alt tl.is uucture. Agant, If the
plaipf hat a\v!Irg-- was opposed by
thm4iends of Col.- Evitis, then, al'
t(Iir'gh thor.woird still be "luck"
tf h6 "woi"-Vet.1 should nver have
s,riouely charged unfairness, but
tid situation "Ohialges -wit14 the
roveltions of th'6 author of- the hw
edhewYe itesolution. lie says, "I was
an Evins man; ani I went to anl EvinA
man, and We agi-co that it was impos
sible to nonlinto, in tirO 'usual Ny
slxtoop trials had convinced ui, aii
*o knew that with you out of the way,
yoyfY satpporters wOld go to Kelined9
and elect iim." How did the o kiiw
They had gone round and 'cointed
noses.. Lore we-bave an agrceing to.
getler, a cOns;i'acY to stif'b lie' voice
ofthe people, to throttle the Demoeri.
cy of tio: Fourth District a'd foist
uponl t.hem a mnan who was not their
choice. Was there ever a more palpa.
ble fraud perpetrated? And loos not
(ho transaction taint the manl although
he were a thmnusaid miles aw y at (h16
(line? How does tig e1iphikre witli
thecA iso'' pursued 'y in'v Alendf in
this 81am11 Conlventlil,' ;Vh1n1, ~after
hiiving niet at ia timo and place which
had beei publicly announced by the
Pilesident of the State Conveution, In
o)n sessfoi anl by other nicanis,
and the fac't *as dsct-sed that a dole
gation Who worc--at 106t pesumiably
-against me, werc absent, and -when it
Was plaid to My frields that I would
be nominated oll the first ballot, Gein.
Brattonl, as my represoietative, rose
and said that I did not propose to take
any advantages; and lie either ol'ered
or seconded a motion to adjourn. Coir
trast the course of Col. Evins' fi'm0s
with this. I say boldly that with all
the circuinstances in viicw-all the jug
/lcrI incident andN with the (A4'ed
ptoposo of his friimids to nominato him
althougi tlicy say' that they knew he
was neither tile /r-st nor- the Seond
cloice-Col. Evilis i. as asninch a fraud
pon the people of81out,h Carlolinaas iq
Intlerford B. I Ivesi a fraud upoll the
people of the United States. .in my
ibrmeTIcr. comuniluications [ rea1l3 hadti
no conception of the true inwardness
of the aillir. bit regarled- it; aus is evi,
dent fioln tA toie of I cominllica
tioni,ai. 1 mnore mlatler 01'"'luck" which,
while it really did Col. Eviiis no harm,
Air-nished mlle w%.iti Somet.hing to talk
about before the )eol,. I do not. of
course intend to Conlt radiot. Col. Far
roW's statement about thoso 1'%hwo or
thire" "peechOs w.hich he 111u-h- againlst
tis hat Scheme'. when I. sily that nIoneo
of tile mem1ber-s (and ' lavc now coil.
versed with mlanyv of theml) r-ememilber.
havioing heard himli oil this side. But 1
do intend to intimate that his eiilory
mnity be defective, mid that like each and
overy other in1dividuai assertion nild
pIropositioii contained li his l'e,
lhro is qblhijtry oir incorrect state
kint.
Well is it for Col. Evinls that he
shrinks fom a canvass bef'ore the 10
plo, and4 avoids miy chllenClge to me&et
me on the slutnp in Lancaster, whiere
lhe boasls oIf beiig very strong. The
pleople of' tis counity andt of' all othier
eduinties, ar1cuIlready(1 not inv the fact that
a lawyerSi of' repIutatjin ant 11 Congress
man of' fouri ,vears' stn dinlg declinies
to me1tet a Idanti counitlv farmiorl anid
dliscuss belore thenm iss'uc,s miateria,~ ini
fhct, of v'itzal imnpor'tance; to t%d6 exist
ence of Demlocracyv nd to the preCscr
vationi of' tihe libert.y tand civilizaitioni of
our whole countFr.. No-he pr'oposes
to keep to the rearf anid' allow Col.
Farr1owV anmd other t'iiends to enigineer'
him init,o tihe nomiination and then del
enponic the01 l active, ieergetic,- work
og10 elemenCt oftDecr acy to do wha~t
it (did in 1876--shoulder hiim and carry'~
11im thr'ough. I am guilty of' no0 egot.
isim, whbn I say that I bclieve I dlid
mpire personally to .k1eat the 'ilepuibli
ttin canldidtte ini 1'876 than Col. Evinis
dld, anid such is the general belief'on
this side of' the ri ver. Mr. Wallace
says himself' that a sinislo movement of
1m1n11 hurt lhim thid-' tiian tihe comll3in
ott' dilborts oh' Col. Evins-that .1 broke
his back ir' the negro counities on this
side of'th, river,and r'ed uced ha:s'majoi'i
ty of 14 whidhi he obtainaed over nov..
ernIor 1Perry,and. of 1'600 over J-udge
K(ershaw ill' this' county alonle oveir
1100' VoteRs.' Th it notL better thlat we
pause abd idfiect a mioment? Are unot
the csounmties oni tis side, delitgell as
some1 ar'e by immeiise i.tegro mnajoritier,
en)titkdl to soumethting? It Is for' you,
Il9elnouata of t he Four'th D)istiric't, to
a.I herchby sound' lmy note of
No>w, wheluri arc those distinguished
$arvices of which we hear' so mnuch?
fi W et ani appr)lopriation for the~
King's Molmitanti M~iltary Centeni:d
Celchration? I hearu niot, and I ami
personally awaure thia& gre'at iniconiven
ience aind seious em)bai assmnent are
ntow entailed upon01 the nmanao'crs of
filnr'e. Nor' is this- excuse of' Col.
ECvinas, that hn Ihilhd to )re(ive' recog
niitiot'fi'otWVthe chair although oli his
fd4it 1l'or more than an hour~ at all'satis
factory' The onetoeb which'rlie
has d1lit5c1ed dluing his Conugressiotial
cai1der, although spun11 ouIt through the
press- at (one susion,- anid' l'epeated
Onl time floor of' tho' I ouse at aniotherl,
cer'tinily does not place him head-anid.
shiouldei's ov0ei all other inenl iln th(
Disappointimnht never attends I h
use of Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup, i'ric
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CLOSING U
GREXT ihbUCT1O.N IN DRESS tVOj)? AAD NO00Nk ?N
ORDER TO MAKE 0OM FO FALL STVIOOC
W ordor to n'A6 room for our Fall Stock, we offer the i'6maidar of 61W.
Spripg and Siumnor Goods at COST t'o 0ASH BUYERS.
PertbAbiro Lawis at 7} -ents.
Pacific Lawns at 12 cotits.
Laco 1untings at 22.k- dilts:.,
Linen Suitingo of diferont grades'.
Press Goods of variotis styles and prido
Cypress Cloths at 17.i cents.'
Wlito Piques, all p0rices
Vontennial Stripes from 7} cents itp.
A Lot of Edgings from 2'coet .
A Lf of Ribbons to be sold for. What they will bring, as we desire td
close out this part of our stock.
Best Unlaundried Shirt in the World at 874 cents 66ch,
Another grade at 72} cn ts, and all other goods in iroorty.
.PMemeMber the above rices are for cash on. the s)ot. They ivill not bol
charged to any one without un advance. No exceptions made.
F. ELDER & CO.
july 10a E_&ER 00
GREAT BARGAINS IN SH0ES Aw"
MHUN.AGHPfoi
JAVING purcliaed a nice line during tho recent 'delind w 1vi1l 6ffoi'
.I.1 great inducements to the trade for the next thirty days beforo taking
stock.
A good 12 Thread Sergo Gaitor at $1.00
Sofhothing nice in a Half Cloth at $1.25.
103. pairs Grain Shoes at $1.45
Something nice in Half Cloth and Kid Buttoned Vdry low for cash:
1 Case Brogans at $1.25.
1 Case Plough Shoes at $L25'
TIHE REST GOODS 1 WINNSBORO FO1 TILE PRICEI
P Cases Woman's Polkas at 85o, 95c, and $1.05-far belo)v thoir actual
value. 100 Pairs Ladios Cloth Gaiters at 9i, $1,1)f and $5.25, to roduco
stock. 100 Pairg Pebble Grain ShocA at $1.45, $1.05 and $1.88. 15Y
Buff and Calf Shoes at $1 45, $1.65 and $2.00. The best Mise- Grain
Buttoned Shoo in the Stato for $1.25
Tin, Glass and Crockery Ware. These Goods I have marked down Wd
such prices that will defy compotition.
J.ist received fifty Patent Fly Traps; G'o in6 a call beforo buying,*
J. L. MMUNAUGH
july 1 Leadt r of Low Pride.'
Thp. Bsi0 Vo0n Prnfli-mmorI
THE DAVI s VElTIcAuL FEED
SEWING MACHINE
AZft LIEgEWJ Til 11' ORLO TO PROD UCE ITS E NUALI4
~1,000 REWARD
r One thonsand dlollar s eoward ofl'ered to any persqon that will dho a grenid
a range of wvork, ansd do it as we li, on an - ot her mntchi ne as as can be donle on'
the "DAVIS VERT rCA L FEl'; ShJCW G AI AC Il l.E." .Arran[;emets- fo
the c6ihtest.will be msade with amy one dcsit'ig to coalhpete ir thte aboie-namiied'
reward, wit,hm a reasonaible timc ai'ter written aipplicationl is received.
DAVIS SE~W1NG MACHINE-CO.,
.¬her large lott of (1ic above Machines and the Improved Weed- just re
cirved- J.' O. Bo0A6, Agent.
Whi,te and Colored Piques, Dress Gooda in o~rieti, Illusion, Sillks; Satins;
Ribbons, Corsets. Gloves, Notions, Hosiery, Lace Bonnets, Ruehing,
Belts,- Linen and Lace Collars, Fichus, 'Ties and everything gi1erall.f
found in a first-class D)ry Goods, Fancy Goods and Milliry]istablish
mont. Youcan'geit all you Want as reasonably as same goods can be bought -
anywhro. -J. 0. BOAG.
Fra~ Arraas hrery Week
--AT TIlE- NEWA STOREi.
X 11TIONJ A si plIes or 7'actle; rev11a1ntro, Lat tice, lance arnd vlete.rl Lawns, Checked and
11.oinsic~ 1'esii . egin""calota~ r. hem,Le JmatlsssI'l"rn:, ant in new styles, Long
TI IIVSJICN A LK,i11 lilJioNs, at, T.AN~ and TW.vENTY-FrivE CENTs, WVoRIl''JITRW
our nurhcas.v Uedn inde IRFolIE TI'IE TlIDA, LwAVK IN ,PRiIORs AND AFTERI IT'r~
-1III IeNC ans ra osssu,w.4 giv"T ES" e t0(vnse lo t'" .culstonosrs for their l)atronago.
WE SELL STRICT'LY FOR &lASH l'
DESI#ORTES & ED1A JNDSg
BABMAIN! BRAN }R
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~ I~AI~,S = Dry Hides,
Shoep Skins,
f~ ,% r i~ 9 . Ltamb Skcins,
U..'.3..~ k)Goat Skindi,
B)eor Slins,
Otter Skins;
Mink Skins,
KI 1)c p~y ~s Opossuii Sins
Rhat bSkins,
Rabbit Skins.
-AT
- Cotton,
~ 0 ~~T* Booeswax,
- Wool,
FOIR MERI 1'RICE $1 .&0 Rg
- B3ias,'
AllY Tho highest cashi priob
McMASTE.I, BRC CO~ bo paid. GDEr T'
july 17'may 25