The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-21
MEETING OF EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.

Z The Returns Tabulated and the
Result Declared.
The County Executive Co mlstee net 10
the Court House ct II o'clock = tabula'e the
returns from the second primary and declare
The result
The ,aoulation was proceeded with until
Manchester box was resched, withoot Incl
dent Ia this box no returns from the mao
ayers we're found The comp,ttee finally &c.
cided to accept the newspaper re urns, whlco
ssse verified as correct and certified 10 oy
two Of the managers sod several others who
we're present when the vote was couoted
Al Scsrboro two more ballots were counted
and returoed 70. she candidates for coon'y
of :es thaa the poll iis, showed should have
oeen 10 tina box After discussion. Il WAS de-
:: cided TO adhere to the rule and draw two
ballots from the box and deduc. them from
the Candidates for whom they were cast.
Seals lost two votes aud DuRsnt cue The
other ballot contained the names of both
Rsmeers and DuRant, aud bad not been
counted, so was not dedrc ed from the toiais
{ Of either.
There we're two votes in the wrong box at
Scarsoro, which had not been coIoied, but
sen, 40 TO the committee ia an envelope On
motion Of Mr. Walter Diokins the co On itee
decided that the votes coaid not oe counted.
TIE matter WAS discussed At some length,
Col. Scarborough favoripg the couotiog OF
the votes, as the committe. was on record ID
favor of disregsrding techaicalltles and de-
sirioe to get at the wishes OF the people. be
stated chat The votes 10 the wroog box al
Sumter precinct had been counted by the
managers ct the second primary, AID be
thought the same rule should apply TO all
places a ike Mr. Manning and others o.
posed il as bad precedent 10 establish.
a motion made by Mr. a. L Wells
.5as no votes N wroag boxes be counted,
was carried
Nr. Dsbos opposed ,he motion because the
votes 10 Sumter box bad been counted alread7,
and there was no way to get a; them and de-
dust them from the returns
9--@-fh be Challenged woes in sealed envelopes 10
tns Sumier box were taken u2.
The vote of Henry David, whose name bad
been left of the club roll. uninteotiooair, oy
the revision commi:se, vas coanted. On 8
statement to that sfsct by the Secretary OF
the Club and Mr. a. G Flowers. member
Of the revision committee
The votes of D. Beauregard Anderson aad
r. c. McMsnus were DOT coun1ed, as the
former is rot now res!d>o. or S0tnter. aoc
The latte, has never hsd bis name on thi
roll.
TIE challenged votes in Earle COX we75
taken up sod on motioa were not couaied a:
the names OF the voters were 20, On toe cius
roll
Nj W.. l. Os,eeo ssked that the poll isl,
OF E RE. Priva,eer and Manchester be exam
ioed and compared oy e committee OF three
appointed ny the CHAIR, 10 ascertain whei6tl
certain persons had voted at Two or more
precincts He stated ihe, he had infornatioc
that several persons aad voted 81 two OF
more precincts, and be wanted to gel az lh'
fac s. The request was put to vote and OF
division sh- vote stood 8 for the egamina
500 OF the roll lists and 10 ag.inst /,
Coz. " D Scarborough rose to ones'io;
Of personal pririiese Referring to ar;i
cie wsit,ea oy Mr. E II Oahbs aud publish
cd il The DAILY Item, be read The paragraph
s:a-iog that four votes cas-: for county o.hce::
10 the State box had oseo counted for fbt
Goa ;essant (Mr Moses He arose TO cor7ec
raissta;ement that Gid az ;TJostice 10 nla
ana 70 Scarboro club, which be represented
Se denied t05t t0e TOteS were COuUiSQ 10!
M- ssoses and was prepared 10 make ain
daTits that ooe or more votes wee couD'ec
for Mr. Menning and one CT more for Mr
Moses No such chsrge was made Ia tal:
ecum;ttee al its last session, SO far as h'
beard. and he would haze corrected il had =
been msde He made The sia,eaeat so ely
10 Sc, himself right and 10 do justice 20 Scar
bo-o club, sioce TO allow it 10 PASS uacor
rscted would render the club liable 70 tas
charge Of working for aud counting votes II
favo, of ope candidate apd agaiost anothe!
In reply Mr. Daobs stated that ne wro'e
the article referred to for the purpose CT cor
rac,iog. in some particulars: the report Of ihs
conuittee's proceedings published in Ih
Item. az ne thought j: did DOT state fully ths
-sssoas for the action tsaeu bE the commit
tee. aad the position Of himself anc Other;
who favored the action. BE bad 10 lnted'
lion of rejecting 90 Col Scarborough or 'h'
panayers Of Scarooro Clah, nor did hs
intend to DO ;hem any inJusuce
Ee disclaimed any such ntentoo auo
ter3e-ed them the fulle5- apology, if they eo
,e-.ained the aeiief that be wished 10 re6-c'
OF them or do then an injustice. He fe
sn-e however. that re had made the ssms
statements as those otjected 10 ID the article
on .ns door Of the committee. tor be hac
been Informed that the facts we:e as stated
TIE seturos Of tee ma, ayers oaTing oeeu
tsbn!ated and the totals ascertslned the :esdi'
was declared as shown 20 the tsouiatec state
men, givsa elsewhere.