The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-25
NO NEW COUNTY WANTED.
The Scheme to Establiah Salem County
Defeated.

NJ NEW COUN WAN EDs
The Scheme to Establish Salem County
Defeated.
COLUMBIA, Nov. 2O.-The Register
OF this morning says: Salem, the
first new county scheme 10 be voted
on, appears to have fails1. The coun.
~ proposed 70 'ske portions of the ter.
ritofies of Kershaw, Darling ION and
Sumter Counties with Bishopville as
the center end county seat. The elec-
ton was held on Tue:7ay but no .reli-
able returns could Es Leaned until
yesterday. when Mr.. J. s. Parrot and
Mr.. w. K. Crosswell broughtthe tab
ulated result to G Columbia. The town.
ships in Darlington and Sumter gave
the necsrs"rry two.thiids vots, but
those in Kersbaw killed the scheme
on the face CT the returns. The pro.
moter3 OF the new county claim That
in the:e townships there were num-
ber OF irregularit.. $ in conduct ng the
election, among which is mentlone /
the failure Of The mar ayers to requ;.e
the production. Of registration .tif-
Gates on the part of The voters. On
this and other grounds they propose
to contest, claiming that in some jf'
stances the managers were not sworn
and some boxes were not openC I at
all. They propose to make contest
and shCL lid those j.. sularitic ID
proven there will have to +, another
election in thee tow :3shirs. But as
the vo.e has been count l Salem he's
h:sn defeated. It is a county that
has been fought forc everal yearsi1 the
Legislature and the general iDpl s.
sion in the State was that it would 60
throughout with trouble. But one town
ship ia the pror 1sed new territ ory By
by not giving the req q1ired two-thirds
vote can nplify the wtole rcheme and
no other election c2l lie held for
four years for the same county"
Commenting on tho aboTo SUBJECT
the State saws: ''Mes!ts. w. K. Cross
we'll end +. L. Pariott of Sum- 81
called at the attorney generals office
Yesterday in the interest OF the new
county of Salem, the ele ction fOl
which was beld Tuesday. With
them they brought the election retur- Is
from which there seems but LILLE
doubt that the vote OF Kershaw has
defeatc / the formation of the couutJ.
They wishedfo find out before whom
they would have to protest against
Kershaw vote on account of its lille
gality, claiming that no registration OF
poll tax receipts were shown by the
voters and that even the res istration1
be 7ks were not at the polls csr; Inire1
by law. They were informed. that
the commissioners of election fol
Kershaw cornty were the proper rer
{ ,rs . recsive end act on the protest
In speal;ng of the natter the gentle
men said the voters took very sligh'
interest iu The RI iult, many OF them
not voting. In the proI oe!i county
there were 1,5O0 or 1600 voters enc
but very little over helf that number
of votes were cast. It would +, IN
possible to 60 ahead and form the
county without that SECTION OF Ker
shaw that voted agairstit. This ares
was needed, not on account OF 1T
value, but for the territ ory. 1t we:
very similer - the sc ,tion OF Rich lane
county known as the e"ndhills, they
said. The gentlemen did not fear bu
that apo, her election would h order
ed in Kersbaw. If''e con- pis .ioner
of election dismiss the protesi and de
eide to let the election sto1d, it will b'
four years ,fore another election Cal
be held for Salem. This result is inter
esting on account of il / ing the ti1a
10 form a new Constitution"