The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-11-14
Canvassing the Votes.

The State and Federal Boards of Election
Commissioners met yesterday to canvass the
votes cast on Tuesday the 9Th.
AS soon as the Federal Board met Capt.
Johnston fled his protest 10 person. Abial S..
Lathrop is Capt, Johnstons attorney. The
protests are given in full below.
There were no protests filed with the State
Commissioners. 1t is understood that DR..
Pope will make bis protes. before the Stale
Board.
STATE OF SoUrH CAROLINA,
County CT SUMTER
To the Board of County Canpassers for the
County Of Sumter:
The undersigned, Thomas B. Johnston, a
candidate for Representative in Congress
from the 7,h Congressional District Of South
| Carolina, a, the election held on the 9Th day
of November, A D., 1898, hereby protests
; against the caDvassiue and tabulating Of the
returns Of the Managers of Election, for Fed
eral boxes, at the precincts of Sumter, Con-
cord, Mt. Clio, Privateer, Lynchburg, Mayes-
vile, Bishopville, Swimming Pens, Spring
| Hill, Stateburg, Shiloh, Providence, Rafting
Creek, Wedge6eld and Carriers Crossing, in
said County at said election, on the ground
that said returns Of the said managers Of
election are incorrect and do not state the
actual number Of ballots cast at said election,
and that the ballots contained 10 the
ballot boxes do not agree With the said
returns of said managers, but on the
contrary greater number Of ballots were
cas-, at said election for Thomas B. Johnston
for Representative in Congress than is shown
by said returns of said managers and less
| number of ballots were cast for J. William
Stokes for Representative in Congress than is
shown by the said returns of the said Mana
gers of Election.
Wherefore your protestant prays that your
Honorable Board will Inspect, count and
canvass the ballo,s IN the ballot noxes of the
said precincts; excepting the precinct OF Sum-
ter. THOMAS JOHNSTON
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I
COUNTY OF SUMTER
To the Board Of County Comuassers for the
County Of Sumter:
The undersigned Thomss B. Johnson, q
candidate for Representative in Congress,
from the 7th Congressional District of South
Carolina, at the election beid on the 9Th day
of November, A. D., 1894, hereby protests
! against ,he cnnvassing and tsbulating of the
returns Of the Managers of Election for Fede
| raj Boxes at the Precinct of Sumter, on The
grounds:
I. That said returns of said Managers of
election are incorrect, aud do not state the
actual number of legal ballots Cast at said
election, and that the ballots contained 10 the
ballot box and returned for J. William Stokes
| were not legally cast for said J. William
Stokes.
II. That said Managers allowed persons,
who die not present registration certificates,
to vote in violation of and contrary to law
III That said Managers did allow the reg
istra,ion books to be removed from the poll
ing booth during the legal hours of voting !;
| in violation of aud contrary to law.
w. That said Managers kept the ingress to
said polling booth completely blocked and
closed, shutting ont all sight of ballot box !;
contrary to the meaning and spirit oflhe law.
Y. That said Managers did not, at the
closing of the polls, count and compare the
number of the ballots cast with the number of
names on the poll list.
vi. That said Managers rejected persons
from voting who were duly qualified, accord
| ing to law TO vote.
Wherefore your protestant prays that your
Honorable Board will reject, and throw out
the returns of said Managers of Election for
the Precinct of Sumter.
THOMAS B. JOHNSTON.
The Federal Board of canvasers granted
Jobnston's request as TO re-countipg the votes
in all the Congressional precinct boxes in
Sumter County, (Sumter e1cepted) to see if
the votes tailed with the names, on the poll
lists, and yesterday afternoon the recount
was started. Six boxes were re.counted and
found to be correct in reference to votes and
poll lists agreeing At the end of the re-
count of the sixth box, Johnston threw up
the sponge (according to County Chairman
D. E. Keels, in the recount of the boxes
outside of Sumter The board would not
sustain Jobnston's protest to throw out the
Sumter Congressional box, and Johnston
/ will take this to the State Board Of Federal
| Canvassers. The board, however, re-counted
the Sumter box and found it correct.
TIE following is the total vote cast in
Sumter County for each of the candidates for
county and State officers, according to the
tabulaton of returns Of managers of the
different precincts:
For Governor, Evans $50; Pope 476.
For Lieutenant Governor, Zimmerman
97?.
For Secretary of State, 962.
For Attorney General, 96l.
For State Treasurer, 962.
For Comptroller General, 96l.
For Superintendent of Education, 96l.
For Adjutant and Inspector General SCI.
For Railroad Commissioner, Il. R. Thomas,
eel Wilmer, 9el Evans, 962.
Eor Senator, Moses, 1882.
For Representatives, Manning, 1882;
Wilson, 1882; Williamson, 1888; Mellette,
1872; Sanders, l, ,l32.
For County Supervisor, Dinkins, ,l0l.
For School Commissioner, DuRaut, l,lol.
For Probate Judge, Walsh, l,lol.
For Constitutional Convention, No 1902 {;
Yes, 604.
For Congress, Stokes, l,l49; Johnston,
e7s.
AS will be seen from the above returns,
Stokes total vote for Congress in Sumter
County was !, ,l42.. Johnston's total vote in
Sumter County, e79.