The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-04
TIE aBBEYILLE ELECTIONS.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
Senator Leslie makes n spcech-1yhnt
the Senators think OF AbbevIlie-
Wright is Ready to Spill his Blood
at the unllot-box.
IrRoa OUR OWN nEroRrER.l

COLUMBIA, g. c., Thursday, December 2.
The Senate today took up the report Of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections on tho
contested election for senator from AbbevIIle.
The report Is as follows:
Tile Committee on Privileges and ElectIons IN
whom was referred the report OF the county can.
yassers for Abbeyille County, In an election
which was held on tho 25th day OF May, A. D..
1869. TO choose O senator for the said county,
nection with other documents referred TO them
concerning the said election. Your committee
NM na a Ty tne report OF the county canvassers for
proper form, signed by the county canvassers.
and signed and sealed by the clerk or tile COur OF
Vile C0unty) that, for senator, James s. Cotbran
received fourteen hundred and eight I4osj
votes votes and md L. l.: Gaiiln fourteen hundred and
s. Cothran OF five t5) votes. Your committeo
have concluded that, according to Article viii
State, also by Section 30 OF an net OF the Generni
Assembly ratified on the 2oth day OF September,
canvassers is prfn,a Jacie evidence OF the 9 said
JaIhes g. Cothran's right to seat as senator from
the County OF Abbeville. But the snid James s..
the county canvassers for AbbcyiIe COUNTY. nnon
tho following grounds, to wit:
not opened according 10 law. Secondly. Bccause
there was only one or the legally appointed mana.
gers that acted as manager ut Calhoun's Mills on
a. D., 1850. Thirdly. Because at Chlld's Cross
Roads there were three young men registered on
the day OF the said election, contrary to the act
providing foran election to MI certain vacancics
approved the 23d day OF March, A. D., 1869.
Your committee have examined several wit.
nesses ~ TINS case and, according to the testl-
y mony OF H. i. Quinn. the poll was not opened at
Callionn's Mills TIL sx O'Clock A. NJ Section
seventh OF an act OF the General Assembly an.
proved the 26th day or September, <. D,
1903, requires that tho polls should be opened
at O'Clock A. M., and remain open TIL O'Clock
j.! NJ. AS II has been shown TINT the pOll at
Calllounis Mills was not opened rs tlie law dl.
rccted, u Is plnin that the law was not compiled
according TO law.
Again, II is shown, by the testimony OF tho
same gentleman, that he was at Caliioun's Mills
on tho day Of the said election acting as deputy
State constable, and saw the chairman OF tile
board OF managers appoint person to act as
manager OF election at that poll, and he Qlc said
Gufflnl did not object to such appointment. Your
committee have concluded that, according to
section second 0f an net OF the General Assembly,
approved the goth day OF September, A. u. 1853,
none but the commissioners Of election who wero
appointed by tho Governor had tho right 10 ap.
point q manager or managers OF election; and
that, therefore, tho election which was holden Mt
the poll NJ Cah0un's Mills on tho 2jth day OF
May, 1850, managed by person who had not the
legal authority so to act ID Illegal ana should have
oeSn S;i, declared void by the county canvassers.
, Ihe grounH upon which the scat OF Mr.. Cothrnn
is contested thirdly Is, that three young men reg.