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WINNSBORO. 8. 0. Thursday, May_2, : 1878. S. aM ANS DAPI, EDITOR. AAO 5. $arxOL,D9, AssooIrT EDITOR. SENATOR GoRDoN and a number of other prominent Southern Con gressmen have been harmonizing with the Pilgrim fathers of Boston. The addresses were teeming with friendship. Kasn&W COUNTY is undecided about primary elections. The county convention could not decide it, and has remanded the quostion to the clubs. Capt. W. D. Tranthan, of the Journal, has been mado County Chairman. A desQrvod compliment. SOUE SCANDALOUS reports were re sently put afloat concerning Bishop McCoskry, of the Episcopal diocese of Michigan. They are now goner~ ally believed to be false, being based on letters said to have boon forged. Bishop McCoskry is seventy-four years of ago, and has recently resigned his office on account of feebleness. The Next Congress, The Congressional canvass this fall will be very warm over the entire Union, as a sufhjcient number of districts are in doubt to give the Republicans hopes of overthrowing the present Democratic majority and in that way counterbalancing the bad effects of losing the 51onato. A good deal depends on the South. In the present Congress Maryland, West Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Ar4ansas and Kentucky send clean Democratic delegations. There are the follow ing Republicans from the South: From Virginia, one ; North Caroli na, one ; South Carolina, three ; Florida, one ; Louisiana, one ; ron nessee, two ; and Missouri, three ; making ninety-two Democrats and twelve Republicans in all. At least nine of the latter should be defeated in the coming election, to counter balance any Democratic losses in the North. South Carolina should be specially interested. There is -no reason why she should not make ,a clean Democratic score this time. If proper nominations are made, and the people work properly the thing can be done. The election of 'General Chalmers, from the "shoe - .string district" of Mississippi, where the blacks have a far larger majority than they have in any district in South Carolina is an example worthy of imitation. The control of the next House by the Democrats is more important than ever before. It wvill give them practical control of the government ifor the first time since 1861, besides putting them in good trim to sweep the Presidential course in 1880 ; while losing the House will destroy the effect of gaining the Senate and will injure the Presidential .race. Let South Carolina do her duty in remanding Cain, Rainey and Smalls to the shades of private life, or to the legislative councils of ,Lib.eria.__ ___ 'Several Footsteps Uackward, With many kind feelings ,for Dir. ~Hayes in consideration of his wise resoluition .tp ilet sthe South alone, 'e eannot but see .tha~t h~e is fast losing his baqkbone; while his once handsome planage is being sadly damaged. Two grand principles 'were anzronnced by Mr. Hayes as the guiding stars of his administra. tion, home ,rulje in ,the Sotuth and civil service re,formn. The former regulated itsel-f and is now in y ,. practicaj opeation., The latter is but a rnue,,the ghost of a ebadow. All remembler the aircular :letter addressed to the effiee-holders .of the gov.ornpet ordering jhemu to refrain fr9a .polities on .psip ,of dismissal, and forbi4qir thre levy ing of assessnepts for lolitloal purposes. NTor has :Alte irowl of naoh'ire 1ReprtWiens og rpoeipt gi h Aise bosball .been frgotten. ,-'bwhit# .tiaoks on, the-eio packing conventions was the proper way, besides which it was charged that Mr. Hayes was subserving personal interests in his appoint ments, and that his nominations were the worst over made by any president. Slowly but surely Mr. Hayes has receded from every position assumed in his letter. Officials are now allowed tq pack conventions and run partiosa$ of old. But the latest back down is the worst. In answer to a query, Mr. Hayes i ow says tihat ho expects to "contribute hia share to campaign expenses, and sees to reasons why Federal officials shall not do like wise." In other words he approves the wholesale system of black mailing clerks in which 2ach Chandler so excelled. This knocks the last prop frQm his vaunte4 civil service reform. Again, as to his appointeos. An derson, of the Returning Bpard, was made collector of the port of New Orleans, and still retained that office while in jail on conviction for forgery. Wells also had a position. Now that public opinion impels Mr. Hayes to-tho stop, he removes Anderson only to put in a friend of the Returning Board. The recent confessions of McLin and Dennii., as to the Radical election frauds in Florida, are said to have been known to Mr. Hayes before, or just after, his inauguration. Yet McL1in, the chief conspirator, vho defied the S.ipremo Court of Florida, was nominated first to the associate justiceship and then the chief justiceship of New Mexico, and was atually in that territory when the Senate rejectci his ap pointmont. Dannis, who divulges wholesale ballot-box stuliig in Alachua county, now holds an offico, and shows the following letter written by II;tyos s4 ortly after his inauguration : EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASIINGTrox, April 6, 1877. Dear Sir : I am reliably assured that I. G. Dennis, of Florida, would nmake a capital spocial agent of the tpoasury. I specially desire that his claims may have your favorable attention. Sincerely, R. B. HAves. Hon. John Sherian, Sec. of Tretsury, .o. Now that Dennis has confessed, Mr. Hayes and his friends think him a trilling fellow and a great liar. Such are some of the facts concerning Mr. Hayes, who has retrograded so fearfvlly frorm his firRt position. The following is an official copy of the plan of primary elections adopted by the County Democratic Club, March 30th, 1878. JOHN BR AT TON, County Chairman. R. MEANS DAvis, Secretary. Regulations for Primary Elections. 1. Within a reasonable time before the day fixed by law for any general or special election, it shall be the duty of the County Executive Comn mittee, through its Chairman, to notify the President, or other pro siding offic.er, of each township club to hold a primary election for the nomination of persons for the several offices to be filled. 2. Immediately upon the receipt of such notification, the president of each township club shall, by mneans of couriers or in such other manner as he may deem suitable, notify every member of the time and place of such election, as set forth in the notification from the' County Executive Committee. 3. On the (lay appointed for the primary election each club shall assemble at the -time and place ecified, and shall be called to order by its proper officer. 41 Within' thirty minutes after the club is called to order, the polls for the primary election shall open : .Provided, That such polls shall all open at 12 o'clock, mn., precisely, and close at 4, p. mn., precisely. 5. At each club poll .there shall be three managers of election, selected as follows : One a ppointed by the Couty Exeenitive Comt tee, one appqinted by the president of the township clug, andt one elect., ed b,y th.e towv,alup o.lub. The election of apuaaer iay be hield at any time, aeoring~ tt the con *nience $f a' t.o vshp club: Provde4,, vpXc oop. ~u~ngin 4h~ 61r o &oin severally subscribe to the following e pledge:: "I solemnly pledge myself T on hontor, that I will faithfully ( pOrform all the duties incident to, s my position as maiinger of priniary i election." 7. The County Executive Con- t mittee shall furnish each township club with : suitable ballot-box, with a lock, for the safe keeping of which t the president pf the cltb shall be! responsible. 8. Within ten days before the day 1 fixed for tlhe primary election, the i secretary of each local club shall i begin the preparation of an alpha, i betical list of all tho enrolled mem bors of the cluh; and three days before such plrimtlry election he shall complete and close such list and deliver the same to one of the duly chosen managers of prilnary olection. 9. On the opening of the polls t the ballot-boxes shall be emptied of all contents, and exhibited, thus f emptied, to tlaoso persons in attend.. anco upon the polls. The boxes shall then be closed and loclted, and shall so remain until the polls are closed. 10. The nianagors shall keep a poll list and a tally list, and for this purpose may choose a clerk from anong their number. C 11. The ballots used shall be either printed or wyritten, and shall contain the names of the persons voted for, and the different offices, : in the same manner as is prescribed r by laNy in the case of State and i county elections. 12. Before being permitted to i cast a vote, each person shall take s in good faith the following pledgo: < "I solemnly affirm that I am a duly t enrolled mnmber of this Democratic club, that I have not voted at this a election, and that I will abide by < and sustain all nomni;itions male i by tho Democratic party, whether < for Federal, State or county officers." A refusal to take this pledge or any part of the same shall be a good ground of challenge and rejection. 13. When, for any cause, a voter I shall be challenged, the managers ( may accept or reject the vote thus offered. In either case it shall be c the duty of the managers to have i entered on their poll list a st.ate, mont of the circumistmces and of t their action therein and also the f names of the candidates voted for, c or offered to be voted for, by the i party clallenged. The matter shall I then be dpcided by the County Executive Committee, whose decis ion shall bo final. 14. On the close of the polls the < man>>gers shall proceed, immediate ly aind continuously, to count the s votes, in the same manner and a under the same regulations as are prescribed by law for genernl elec tions. 15. When the votes shall have 1 been counted, thle managers shIalli make out, in duplicate, returns,< showing the number of votes east for eachl personi v.oted for, the office I for which hIe is vot.ed~ for, and the total number of votes cast. One of these returnls shall be deos)ited in a the ballot-box, and the other sh::mll be delivered to tihe secretary of the club, to be by hun filed withl the records of the club. TIle returns shall be signed by all tile managers, a who shlall likewise certify to the - correctness of thle same. 10. The ballot 1)0x, containing the ballots, the poll list and the certified return of the managers togethler with any other papers they may deem p,roper jo include-shall be forthwith forwarded, securely locked, to tile secretary of the County Executive Committee. For tile purpose of this forwarding the president shall select and appoint some discret t and othlerwise suitable person to act as messenger. 17. On the Tuesday next follow ing tile day on which the primary election is hoeld, the County E~xecu.. tive Committee shall meet at Winnsboro, at 12 o'clock m. The secretary shall produce the certified returns fromi the different clubs, and shall open and publish the same ill the presence of tile Committee. The Committee shall then cause to be0 aggregated the total vote of all the clubs and the vote for each candidate. They shall, withIout debate, determine all appeals, and shall add or deduct all the votes allowed or disallowed, as tile case may be. Thle .fial result shall then be summed up and declared. 18. If any person shall have re ceived a majority of all the vots ~ cast for thle o9iee- for which h'e -is a candidate, he shall be declared to be tihe nominee of the Democratie party for such'office. This declara tion shall be corp picieted to the president of egeh lownship club, and shall be likewise published in some newspagper ~ .ssueda ~t the 1 county seat. 19. If ko. any o$cee i.t ,9 fo, ad that no gendisiate has rece nved a majority of al-1fth yotes Qastl # tIle timarvecto~i , for such 09o'qeg b fothwik e en i N-.,~ .. i 1 p .FM 1 lection to be, held on the Saturday ext succending the. meeting. p, the. oanmmitftee. This second election hall be hold under the. same. regu .tions as the first. 20. -t such recon:l prinxary elec. ion ony the two candidates still 'lYering, -who recei-ed the highest lumber of votes at the former oelc ion shall be voted for : Provided, L'hat in cases where more than one >erson are to be selected for the ame office, the Executive Commit. co shall select, according to the Lumber of votes previously received, wice as many persons as there are ifleial positions to bQ filled, 21. At such scriond primary elec--. ion tlo " r more candidaltes h1us anno---1 *:d :l be voted for, LII votes foe +.. parties being sonsidered at., - II ng and not ounted. :hr: rcurns of this elec, ion shall be mado in the same nanner as is hereinbpfore proscribed or the first. 22. In case of a tie arising at the ;ecopd election, the County Execu ive Committeo shall hayo the cast:j ng vote and declare the candidate. 23. The persons receiving tije najority of votes at this second -lection, or chosen by the Executive )ommittee, shall be the nominees f the Democratic party 24. No votes shall be cotnted for my candidate unless he shall first ave pledged himself in vriting, or ni a card published in a county owspaper. to abide 1 y and eupport he nominations of the Pomocratic arty and not to accept either a 1omination or an oflice from any ource other than the regularly onstituted Democratic organiza ion. The following resolution was p1so dopted Resolved, That the plan 'f primary elections, just adopted, emain in full force during the omimg campaign. ecommendations of the ?L.4t6 Com mittee. The following suggestions have cen made by the State Executive ommitteo 1. Aspirants for the position of andidates should be announced idividually in any mode deemed roper by themselves or their friends, ut should be placed dictinctly be re the Democratic party on their wn merits, and nut as the candi Lie of ally organized body of )emocrats. 2. ]iach aspirant for the position >f candidate, when he accepts the iomination so made, shall imn. liately notify the County Chairman n writing of the fact, and in the am1e communication state that he is b member of some local club, and ubseribo to the following pledge: 'I agree to abide by and snpport ho lomination of tle Democratic >arty, nnd not t'o accept eithler a Iomination .or an oflice fromn any 'ther sourco thlan the regularly :onstituted Democratic orgamiza ,1011. .3. A t least five (lays befQre the >rimary election, *the. County Chair. n-.n shall1 notify the Democratic Tiubs of thme aspiral)ts whIo have hu~ .qualiie:l themsel.ves for the >osition of can didate, and votes cast o~r any ,other person or persons hail not be countud. ~EAJTIFUJL LA'WNS, Fast Colors, at 10 cents per .yard. SEAUTIFUL LAWNS, Fast .colors, at 10 cents per yard. SEAUTIFUL LAWNS, Fast colors, at 10 cents per yard.' IEAUTIFUL LAWNS, Fast colors, at 10 cents per yard. IEAUTIFUL LAWNS, Fast colors, at 10 cents per yard. EEAUTIFUTL LAWNS. Fast colors, at 10 cents per yard. EEAUTIFUL LAWNS, Fast colors, at 10 ents per yard, EEkUTIFTL -LAWNS, Fast colors., at 10 cents per yard. 3EAUTIFUL LAWNS, . Fast colorR, at 10 cents per yar4. 3EAUTIFUL LAWjS, - -* .JN SO O J. i~ TI" WIN N S A N , H E R "A L o vE_! JLX IDITION., I8 I u3LsBEA EVE$ WZIEM NZDx W I. 0RAS WVINNSBQRQ I'UBUISIING 0Q IT CONTAINS A SUMMARY OF TH1. LEADING EVENTS OF THE DAY, State Newl County Nws, Political News, Ete, T1I AiPITOAIAL DgPA1TI1E1q RECEIVES SPECIAL ATTENTION. THE LOOA COLUMN. Is well filled with town qnd county newg The aim of thq Pul1ishert is to issue $ FIRT-CLASS 'AMILY NEWSPAPER. Terms of Subscription, payable invaria bly in advance: One COpy, one year,--- -- --$3.0Q One copy, six mopth1 ~.- - - $1.60. One copy, three months, - - - $1.00. Five copies, one year, at - - - -$2.75. Tenci copies, one year, at - - - -$26 Twenty copies, o,ne yea. at - $2.50. 'V o every person makcing .up a .clubo ten or more subscribers. a Copy 'willb sent free for Qfne yar, ~'he m~nes .onsRti tuiting a club need not all bpafhes .,OS PRINTING~ IN ALL ITS DEPARTMENTS DOE (5 Til 2T'8TYLE AND A.T TiI' 'fBLQWEST PRICES. We are prepared to furnish, on shor$ notice, BANK CHECKS, BILL HEADS, NOTES ENVELOPES, LTE ED INVITATIONS, - ARDS, AW BLANKS, 'POSTERS Kerpns for job Work-C.ash i very.4 .MI bsdner oommuniention shonif ,iddiesedio the, *.