The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-07
THE OFFICIAL COUNT
HAS BEEN MADE.
Derham Wins For Comptrol'
Ter General.
FLOYD AND BLYTHE RUN
OVER.

Columb bis, Sept 6 The sub-com-
mit.ee appointed by the State executive
committee met last pight at $3.50 o'clock
in the Carolina National bank building,
Chairman Willie Jones presiding.
1. All the official returns we're in by
yesterday at noon. and the committee
were Eep, busy during the afternoon
figuring up the totals.
Soon after the assembling of the
committee Joo. P. Thomas, Jr.,
annoanced that he was the counsel OF
MIR. L. P. Eptou. and be asked that he
be allowed the privilege of inspecting
the official returns with the chairman
or auy other member Of the committee
that the chairman might suggest
There was no objection to this. and
motion was passed unanimously to
allow any candidate the privilege to
freely and fully inspect any of the
official returns.
Mr.. Thomas stated that he only
desired to see if any clerical errors had
occurred, aud if there we're any he
knew the committee would correct
them
Col. P H. Nelson appeared on
behalf of Mr.. Ellerbe. the defeated
candidate frcm the sixth congressional
district, asked the sane privilege, and
under the motion his request was
allowed.
The committee carefully went over
the totals, and after verifying the vote
from each county, the question of
declaring the result was then brought.
Mr.. Blease thought that if this sub
CON mmistee declared that If certain
candidates we're the nominees of the
party it would be impossible to permit
aay defeated candidate the privilege Of
protesting or coDtesting the result.
Mr.. c. P Townsend announced that
be appeared as the attorney of Con-
gresham Norton. and thought that
the committee cocld declare the result,
because under the rules of the party,
ten days are allowed after the primary
for the fling of protests snd contests,
and ten days have no: yet expired.
The matter was fully disposed of
by the adop.son of the following res
olution, which was offered by Commit.
teenan Ssaoland /:
"Tha, the result of the election be
declared on the face of the returns as
eabulated subject to any protest or
contest that may be filed within the
time prescribed BY the constitution and
rules of the party"
The following is the official result
as signed by chairman Jones, and
adopted by the committee:
"At 40 adjourned meeting of the
State Democratic committee, neld Sep
tember 5:h, 1898. after careful can
vass of the vote Of the State in the re-
oeut primary. the following orders
were passed, viz
"No candidate having reeeive0 a
majority Of the vote for governor, a
second primary is hereby ordered to
take place Tuesday September 18th,
1898, and the candidates 10 the primary
for governor will be W. Fl. Ellerbe ard
C. C. Featherstone.
M. 3 McSweeuey for lieutenant
governor, G. Duncan Bellieger for
attorney general, W. a. Zimmerman
for state treasurer, and j. H. Derham
for comptroller general, having re-
ceived majority Of the votes cast for
their respective Offices are hereby de-
clared the nominees of the democratic
party.
'sNo candidate having received a
msiorisy of tie votes cast for secretary
of state. second primary is hereby
ordered for this Office. to take place at
the same time as that for governor,
aud D H Tompkius aud NJ R. Coop
er will be the candidates for the posi-
tion
''No candidates having received a
majority of votes cast for superinteod
eut of education, second primary is
is ordered for Tuesday, September 18th
1898, apd toe candidates for this Office
will be W, A Brown and j. j
McMahan
"Noue of the candidates for djutsut
aud inspector general having resolved
majority of the votes caat, second
primary for this Office will also be
ordered ou the same day as the above,
aud the candidates will be J ". Floyd
aud E. NJ Blythe.
mo candidate for railroad commits
siooer having received majority of
the votes cast, second primary is or
dered in this case. on same day as
above, and the candidates will be G.
W. Gay7is and H R. Thomas
'William Elliott for the First con-
eressional district, W. J Talbert for