Following a series of assassinations of Republicans during the weeks leading up to the Nov. 1868 elections, the South Carolina Democratic Committee issued a call to halt the assassinations. The chairman was Wade Hampton. Included among those assassinated were legislators Solomon Dill, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, and James Martin.
Edgefield Advertiser
Wednesday, Nov 04, 1868
Edgefield, SC
Vol: 33
Page: 4
