The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
4 BOLT THREATENED.
Lexington Democrats Repcdiate the Re-
suits Of the Recent Primary.

LEXINGTON C. H, S. c., Oct. 18th,
lSSS.-Ata a meeting Of the Lexington
Township Democratic Club the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
WAEREAs, at the Democratic prl-
mary election held in this County on
the 29th of September last, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates of the
Democratic party of Lexington County
for Senator, Representatives, and the
different County officers, in accordance
with the rules and regulations hereto
fore adopted and observed by the said
party for conducting said election, such
gross and fragrant violations Of said
rules and regulations were perpetrated
and allowed at number of the ballot
boxes, notably at Peak Station, Spring
Hill, New Brookland, Lewiedale, Naza-
reth Church, Martins Mill and some
other precints, by voting numbers of
drunken Radical negroes, repeating,
stuffIng the ballot-boX, and many other
fraudulent and illegal devices aud ire
gularities, both in voting and counting
the votes, as to render null and void the
result of said primary election; and
whereas the Executive Committee OF
sd Democratic party did meet at
Lexington &. H. on Tuesday, the I'd of
October, following said election, and
although these violations of their rules
and all Democratic usages and prln-
ciples heretofore governing our primary
elections in Lexington County, were
patent to their observation during said
election, and knowledge Of the same
was brought specially and forcibly to
their attention by a formal and earnest
protest presented to their body by Mr..
S. P. Wingard, one of the candidates
for Senator, through his counsel, Judge
Crawford, of Columbia, yet said Execu-
tive Committee did tabulate the returns
and declare the result of said primary
election, as if no frauds and irregularl-
ties, calling for any action on their part,
had been committed therein, be it
therefore.
Resolued, l. That we, the Democrats OF
Lexington Township, in club meeting
assembled, do denounce said election
frauds and other illegalities and out
RACES as political ofense Of the blacklist
and most disgraceful character, and
that we hereby enter our solemn lndlg-
nant protest against announcing the
result of said election as the voice of
the majority Of the white and law-abid-
ing Democracy of Lexington County.
RescTed, ,. That being fully con-
WINGED by many and incontestable
proofs that said frauds and irregulari-
ties We're committed and suffered to
pass unrebuked by the managers and
Executive Committee of said election,
we. as Democrats, who desired and
expected nothing but fair and legal
election, dc not feel bound, either NOR
ally. politically or. legally, to support
the ticket thus nominated at the gener-
al election.
Resolved, 3. That if the election had
been conducted fairly and honorably,
as it should have been and was intend
ed to be conducted, we would have
made no compliant and uttered no word
of protest of any sort, whatever may
have been the result Of the same, and
we would have cheerfully supported
the successful ticket at the general
election in November.
Resolved, 4. That, as citizens OF Lex
ington County, valuing the character
of her people, her integrity and fairness
in public affairs, we deeply regret that
the hitherto fair name and fame of our
County shall be thus tarnished and
disgraced, and published to the world,
stigmatized by political fraud and cor
ruption so disreputable and dishcnor-
able.
Resolved 5. That we, the members of
the Lexington Township Democratic
Club assembled, are in favor of putting
before the people straight Democratie
ticket in opposition to the so-called
''spotted" Democratic ticket.
Resolued. 6. That a copy Of these pro-
ceedings be sent to the Lexington Dis
patch, Lewiedale News, Peak News,
Charleston News and Courier and the
Columbia Register, with request to
please publish. C. +. LEAPHART,
President Lexington Township Demo-
cratic Club.
JOHN w. EAREHARDT, JR.,
Secretary pro. tenn.