The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-11-14

COLUMBIA, S. C., Nov. 9.-Ihe E'g'
lister this morning says:
Avans' majority over Pope and the
result on the constitutional convection
question are Sill in soms DOUBT, as the
correct figures from the various coun-
ties could not be secured here yester-
day. The estimate of the Register,
hoTegers that the convention will win
by q majority of between 1000 and
5,m0ls accepted BY nearly all the poll
slciAns Is correct. Senator lrby him
SELF Says that It is correct. Even the
opponents OF the convention are get.
ting shaky. The newspaper which
boasted so loudly on Wednesday that
the convention had been defeated yes
tsrday expressed doubt as to the result.
Those who had bets on the defeat OF
the convention are now trying to
hedge.
All the indications point to a major
ity of at least 1000 for the convention:
The official count of the State Board OF
Managers may be required to decide to
the' satisfaction OF the opponents of
the convention.
The Western Union Telegraph Com.
psny, which has been getting and
sending out bulletins Of the election,
last night issued bulletin stating that
the total vote upt0 that time, with q
number of precincts to hear from,
stood 21,O34 for the convention and 2l,.
51S against. This leaves a majority OF
less than 500 to overcome and nearly
all the missing precincts will favor the
convention. The Western q MON puts
the vote for Governor up to date at 81
100 for Evans and 1874 for Pope, a
majority for Evans Of about 1900.
The missing precincts will send that
majority to 10000.
Aee;cgram received b5 the Register
yesterday from Spartanburg stated that
the majority in that, county for Evans
was $50 and against the convention Is
400 less than the Register gave In its
estimate yesterday.
The betting man can put his money
on the convention. It is going to win.
The State Board Of Csnvassers will
inset about the 18th of November to
tabulste the vote. All the county
boards meet on Tuesday OF next week.
The State this morning says:
Every body yesterday was asking for
the latest returns From Tuesdays elece
tionivith rs much interest as If 1t werw
the night Of the election. All knex-
that the voice Of the people, freely en-
plessed-hsd the votes not been Dani-
pulated and the rankest fraud pract1ced
10 carry the scheme through-Was en-
phstlealy against q Constitutional con.
vention. Knowing this, all were, Of
course, anxious to see from the figures
ss they came IL how the msjority ap-
parent on the face Of the first nights
returns, despite the fraud practlced In
the election itself, would be scientific
ally shaved down. Aud when they
peruse the figures below they will see
how 1t has been done.
The State yesterday telegraphed to
all it's correspondents at the several
county seats to wire the complete re-.
turns for their counties. Some OF the
complete" returns, when compared
with the totals Of the several precincts
In the respective connties-sctual hg-
ures received from these precincts on
the night Of the election-shoW most
remarkable shrinkage in the Pope and
"No" convention votes, while the Evans
and the ayes" votes show just as
wonderful an increase. For instance
the actual figures received from the
towns of KershsE and Camden and
four country boxes on the night OF the
election showed these totals: Evans 423,
Pope 618, ayes" 270 and "No' 854.
Now the total returns for the county,
ninus four county precincts, as receiv-
cd last night, show these figures: Evans
eS4, Pope 335. Eyes" 63S, "No" 444.
This would seem to indicate that there
has been some very expert counting
going on since the first returns came in,
As to the other evidences of fraud all
over the State, one but needs to refer
the special kilograms published be-
low from various portions of the State,
snd to the announcement OF the
Republican State executive com.
mittee with regard to contest1ng
the Congressional districts. 1t is need
less to summaries the evidences here.