Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-08-28
The Aurkrille Gnq1lirer.
YORKVHLLE. s. G..
MORNING, AUGUST 2S, 1884
THE ELECTION.

we PRINT IN TINS issue taDulaleu Stdte-
ment of the primary election held in this
county last Monday. According to the re-
turns as printed, the following gentlemen
are elected to the positions named: Senate
John G.. Black; House of Representatives
John G. Witherspoon, w. B. Wilson, Jr.,
George L. Riddle, B. H. Massey; County
Commissioners. N. Steele, r. w. White
sides, J. B. Allison; County Treasurer
H. A. d. Nicely; County Auditor-W. B.
Williams Probate judge. Beatty Will
liams; Clerk of the Court-Jos. F. Wallace;
School Commissioner-D. Harrison; Sher-
iff-Robert H. Glenn; Coroner-J. M. Cald-
well. A vote was taken also on the desira-
bility of the lien law, and as will be seen,
majority of 321 votes was cast in opposition
to it. The total vote cast is 1882, which is
several hundred less than the white Demo-
cratic strength of the county.
The vote, as canvassed, shows a difference
Of only one between DIR. Black and MIR.
Spencer, Senatorial candidates, the majority
of one being in DR.. Blacks favor.
After canvassing the returns, at O'Clock,
P. NJ, on Tuesday, the Executive Commit
tee adjourned until 4, P. NJ, having been
notified that demand would be made for
second counting of the ballots, and for al
legged corrupt voting at Blacks Station pre-
cinct, protest would be entered.
On re-convening, a committee consisting
of Iredell Jones, DIR. j. E. Massey, DIR. W..
G. Campbell, w. B. McCaw and John l..
Rainey, was appointed to make second
count of the ballots at Blacks Station pre-
cinct. The count resulted as follows:
Spencer, 81
Hart, -
Tota, -. -. j.. =. =. .32e
which was found to agree with the poll-list.
Two balIots-one for Spencer, and one for
Back-were not returned as counted by the
managers, but were decided by the COM
mittee to be legal ballots. The poll-list was
counted and found to contain 329 names.
1t was charged, by letters and otherwise,
that number not less than thirty-four Re-
publicans, or persons of doubtful political
prcclivities, were permitted to vote IN the
election at Blacks Station precinct, and the
following paper, presented by Major Hart,
was read:
To the Democratic Executive Committee OF
York County,: The undersigned, a candidate
before the recent primary election for the
State Senate, feels it his duty to enter this
protest against the result appearing upon the
face of the returns. This is done in no per-
sonal or captious spirit, as in no event would
any personal benefit accrue to himself; but
solely in the einterest and for maintaining the
integrity ofthat party organization through
the purity of which alone good government
can be perpetuated in the State.
The result of the vote at Blacks Station
shows conclusively that It was vote ean1dSse
of the whole population, white and colored,
Democrat and Republican, without any ef-
fort on the part of those controlling it to re-
strict it to a Democratic vote.
If this is to be the policy OF the Demo
cratic party in York county-a party built
up by the heroic efforts of our people-it
had better furl its colors and at once disband.
can endorse no election held as this was,
and never shall. Respectfully,
JAS. F. HART.
Mr.. Spencer made statement before the
committee that he had letter from Blacks
Station, which he did not desire published,
but would submit it to the committee.
The letter charges irregularity in the con-
duct of the election at Blacks Station.
Gen. Law also presented letter to the
committee, charging fraud at the same pre-
cinct.
After the reading of these letters, prop
osition to make second canvass of the en-
tire returns was voted down.
A Aresolution was then adopted requesting
the chairman to summon, by telegraph, DIR.
Black, and the parties making complaint by
letter, and requesting the latter to present
themselves before thecommittee, with their
evidence of fraud, at 10 A. NJ, on Wednes-
day, 9th instant, after which the commit
tee adjourned to that hour.
AS we 60 to press the matter is under adj
visement by the committee.