The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-02
McI.aurin's Seat Contested.

Joshua e. Wilson, the Republican oomi-
nee for Congress in the Sixth District, has
served notice Of contest in Congress on
Congressman McLaurin. The papers were
served on General McLauriu on Monday,
and copies was received by kinspan Of
Wilson in Columbia yesterday. AS will be
seen, Wilson has engaged Thomas Z. Mil
ler. the noted Republican lawyer and poll
tician Of Beaufort, as his attorney. Gen
eral McLsurin will also engage Counsel and
fight the contest.
The Times publishes the notice and
grounds of contests in full because Of the
specific charges of fraud made. The docu-
ment will interest the people Of the State
and particularly the voters OF the Sixth Dis
trict.
The Numerous charges sound much like
those made month ago by DR.. Pope.
The following is the paper served on
General McLaurin:
Florence, S. c., December %, 1894.
To Hoa. John L. McLaurin.
Sir: I have the honor to inform you that
shall contest before the Fifty-fourth Con-
sress Of the United States of America; your
light to seat in that body as Representa-
tive Of the Sixth Congressional District Of
SOUtQ SaTOlluh Oh we iOLAOHiuS SEOuuGS.
!. That at the election held in the Sixth
Congressional District of South Carolina,
on the Sixth day of November, a. D. 1884,
for Representative in the Ffty-fourth Con-
gress from said district, that majority of
the legal votes cast at the various voting
precincts in said district by the legal voters
OF said various precincts were cast for me-
2 That at the said election in said dis
og ~ no
various precincts in all the counties, and
the part of county, ia said district, who
offered to vote for NE, but was prevented
and not permitted to SO vote by Your
friends, partisanS and managers Of election
in and for all Of the counties, and the part
of county, in said district as not less than
(12, ,OO0) twelve thousand.
3. That at said election in the counties
aud the part Of a county in said district at
the various precincts therein, your friends
and partisan supporters. byacts OF violence
and Intimidation, ran from the polls and
prevented my friends and supporters, who
had attended said election, to vote tor me
Al. said election, from casting their votes
to number not less than twelve hundred.
l. That at said election in the counties
and part Of a county Of said district. the
votes cast for me by legal voters at the
various precincts therein were drawn from
the ballot box by the officers of election,
your partisan friends, acting in your in
terest, after the polls had been closed and
destroyed.
5. That in the counties and the part of q
county in said district at various precincts
in said district after the polls had been
closed, there were more votes found IN the
ballot boxes than there were names OF
| voters on the several poll lists therein that
| said excess Of votes over voters ct the
various precincts in said district was fraud
ulently created by your friends and par
tisan supporters, for the purpose OF having
the legal votes cast for me drawn out OF the
ballot boxes by the officers OF election and
destroyed.
6. That ia the county Of Darlington al