The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-09-07
DOAR.S TRICK WON'T WORK.

state Chairman Irby and Governor
TillmRM DfsguSted with the
Georgetown DictatOr's Attempt to
Force Himself on the People as
their SheriG-The Conservatives
have Won and they will Enjoy
the Fruits OF their Victory.
News and Courier.
COLUMBIA. September ESPECIAL: Neither
Governor Tillman nor Chairman Irby sumo
ton the outrageous rulings OF the would be
tyrant OF Georgetown County, Sheriff Josiah
Doar. 1t Is very strange TO see how in South
Carolina such arbitrary and TON Reedish"
practices can be attempted. 1t Is, however
on ly The continuation Ot the original purpose
of Mr.. Doar to elect himself 10 The sheritfalty
with or without the votes of the freemen of
that country. 1t will be remembered how
Chairman Doar declined 10 accept the pledges
of the Conservative candidates because they
were filed at 10 o'clock, aud notify 8 O'Clock
ag he held they ought 10 have been, although
be had purposely abseuted himself from his
office 80 as not 70 have The pledges filed.
The Conservatives went into the primary
believing in the faith of the people and the
fairness Of the executive committee. When
the executive committee met to tabu late the
election returns Chairman Doar ordered that
the votes OF only such candidates as had COM
piled with his ideas be counted. although the
committee at that time only had the right TO
count the vote and At u subsequent meeting
hear protests. Chairman Doar said that he
did not care what the committee did he would
overrule 1t, and as long as he was chairman of
tue committee the Conservatives vote would
not be counted. After the regular meeting.
the official returns were tAbulated and they
showed that Walter Hazard, Conservatives
candidate for Senator, skinner, Conservative
candidate for sheriff, and Smith, Conservative
candidate for clerk OF Court. had received
majortits of the total vote, MIR. Hazard going
in by lac majority. "Dlctator' Doar refused
10 have these votes tabulated, and In the
Times, which he published, does not give the
votes OF the Conservative candidates for coun-
~ offices. The announcement In signed by
Secretary Detyens. but II ia understood that
this Is d mistake, and he distinctly repudiates
IL as showing who are the nominees, but SIM
ply as giving the votes OF certain candidates.
MIR. Detyens will, 1t is understood. support
the will OF the people and vote for the count
ing Of the HaZard-Skinner ballot.
TO add to his arbitrary ruling Chairman
Duar told Committeeman Sparkman that he
positively declined to call any meeting OF the
committee 10 hear contests or protest al
though Mr.. Hazard had filed formal protest
with Mr.. boar. The Conservative commit
teemen, however, adjourned the meeting un'
I'll Tuesday, when the matter will be investi.
gated. 1t Is understood that the majority OF
the committee will favor fair play and Chair
man Doar will he squelched. If not, the
Courts will be restored to.
This morning Governor Tillman. while talk
Ing over the matter. said that the will Of the
people ought not TO be overrldden. The
pledges were, | think, filed In ample time To
show that the cand dldHtcs intended to be loyal
and to my mind u is mere lechnicality and
ought not to considered. lquitc agree with
Chairman Irby that the vote ought 10 be
counted"
II Is pretty sa fe to say that Walter Hazard
viii he the next Senator from GEORGETOWN
and that X. j. Donaldson IL not "in It,"