The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-28
THE STATE ELECTION.
4 VERY LIGHT VOTE POLLED ALL
OVER THE STATE.
The Democratic Tickets Nomipated in the
Primaries Elected in Every County.
Several Counties Send Mixed Delegatio

Several Counties Send Mixed Delegatio
of the Two Factions.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug. 22.-The
election for delegates to the Constitu-
tional Convention last Tuesday result
ed in the complete success of The Dem
ocratic party in every county in the
State except Beaufort. In several
counties the Republicans had out tick
cts, but they were beaten everywhere.
The tickets elected were those nomi-
mated in the Democratic primaries a
few weeks ago. The vote over the en-
tire State was very light, not mnch
over half vote being polled.
Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Green
vile, York, Kershaw, Edgefeld, AK
en-, Chesterfield, Chester, Barnwell,
Fairfield, New berry, Horny, ,Abbeville,
Colleton, Hampton, Marion, Marlboro
and Williamsburg, all Reform coun-
ties, each elected one or more Conserv-
ative delegates, and Richland and
Sumter Counties, which are Conserva-
tive, divided their delegations with the
Reforners. Charleston elected solid
Conservative delegation, and George
town divided her delegation equally
between the Conservatives. the Re
formers and Republicans. Beaufort
County is the only county IN the State
that went Republican.
The counties of Berkeley, Claren-
don, Darlington, Florence, Lancaster,
Laurens, Lexington, Orangeburg,
Spartanburg and Union elected all Re
formers. In most of these counties
the Reformers refused to divide their
delegations, with the result as above
stated. In most of the counties there
was no opposition of any kind to the
Democratic nominees. Independent
tickets were run in the counties of An
dersop, Greenville, Fairfield, Oconee
and Union, but in each they were bad
ly defeated by the regular ticket.
In Sumter County Mr.. D. E. Keels,
the County Treasurer, was opposed to
a compromise ticket, and put out one
consisting entirely of Reformers, with
himself at the head, in opposition to
ticket composed Of three Reformers
and three Conservatives. The Repub-
licans also had ticket IN the field.
The Keels ticket was badly beaten by
the fusion ticket, the vote standing as
fellows: Fusion ticket, 1,175; Keels
ticket, 391; Republican ticket, S36. 1t
was charged that Keels had entered
combination with the Republicans,
which he denied, but the fact OF his
receiving more votes than any other
man on his ticket is taken as signih-
cant fact.
The result of the election is a reve-
lation. 1t shows that only about elev-
en- white counties in the State refused
to harmonize their differences and di-
vide their delegations between the two
factions. One of the counties that re-
fused to divide is controlled by the
Conservatives and ten of them is con-
trolled by the Reformers. It will thus
be seen that over two-thirds OF the
counties of the State are sick and tired
ofstrife, and have determined to bury
the hatchet. In some of those coun-
ties that elected solid Reform delega-
tons little concession on both sides
would have resulted in a compromise.
All in all, those who have been work
ing for peace between the two factions
in the State have cause to be encouraged
at the result of their Iabors. 1t will not
be long before all the counties in the
State will be in line for peace and uni
ty among the white people of South
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