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Show Pattkrson, the newly elected senator sena-tor from South Carolina, it appears bought the position outright, Kiliott, his ebony rival for senatorial honors and emoluments (the latter the larger consideration with such stock) had a pledged majority of the legislature, but his finances had the epizootic badly; and he was forced to respond, to the clamorous demands of his honchmcn that ho should "see them," that there was no blood in a turnip. This led to the mutiny of enough of his men to defeat him. But Elliott is evidently a political strategist of the first-class, and knowing himself beaten, and tho cause thereof, be prompted eleven of bis trusty followers to go into tho Patterson Pat-terson camp and accept as high bribes aa tbey could obtain for their desertion of himself. Tbey obeyed orders and each of them received from $300 to $1,000 to vote fur Patterson, and they ftil-fi-lcd the contrast. Pattersoo was elected, and then Elliott bad his trustworthy trust-worthy eleven make affidavits that they had been bribed to vote for the . scoatcr elect. L'pon these affidavit? j a warrant was issued and Patterson was arrested and incarcerated upon a charge of bribery. Elliott's game, hod- ing himself beaten, was to fasten the i charge of bribery on Patterson in order to disqualify him as a U. S. senator. ! . aod thus create a chanco for himself in ; j new election, ilo' played it well, and j j will probably win at the outcome. |
