The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-28

Mai. NOISE con ended that Judge O'Ntitl's
ruling did not apply TO this case, the :wo
G. ,-s we're no, -xAct y p,ral ei, that the com.
mi,tee had nothing TO do but obey tbs order
of the State committee and TO do exact jos.
tice TO all parties. The proposition to de-
, duct all four votes from one candidate was
emiuently unf.ir and unjust and should not
be doue
Mr. Sparks was given the privilege OF the
aoor to make 40 explansuon Of his affidavit.
BE stated that be could swear that one aod
perhaps more of the votes were for Manniog
aod one and perhaps more of them were
for Noses, but that be could not say and has
never said that be Was positive that either
of the candidates for Senasor bad a msjori,y
of the votss taken from the State box.
Mr. Stand admitted that in view of the
anidavits produced be thought that one vote
should be deducted from the vote of Mr.
Manning and ths othsr three from the vote
Of Nj. Moses
Maj. Noise objected to this on the same
grounds that be mad stated be:ore-that i,
would not be carrying out the instructions OF
the State committee and woald be 40 injus
tice.
Mr. 5,uckey objected to any consideration
of the four votes as i, was entirely new mat
ter, new challenge of the Scsrboro box and
or the returns of the managers, of which the
contestant had had DO notice. With proper
notice and time the contestant might be able
to show that majority of the votes were
cast and counted for the contsstee, besides
the contest and protest against these votes
should ba7e been made within toe Eve days
allowed oy the rules.
The matter was farther discussed at great
length by Messrs. Dabbs, Stuckey, Moses,
Mauniog, Shand, Noise The entire question
relative to the disposition that was made Of
the county tickets found in the State boxes
at seven different precincts was gone into
aud discussed.
Mr. Dabbs offered the following resolution
at the suggestion of Mr. Manning:
Resolved, That oae ballot from scarboro
oox be deducted from NJ Manning, oae from
Nj. Moses and that the reuaioing ballots be
mixed auj then two ballots be drawn from
it add these votes be deducted from the cam
d,dates for whom they were cast.
The resolution was discussed at length by
various members of the committee, during
which there was snappy coll;ouy between
Mr. Dabbs, Col. Scarborough and Mr. Sparks
in reference tc remarks to the sff.ct that the
vote 10 Scarbo.o box had been ''tampered"
With. Both sides d scIainsd intention 10 re.
asct on the maoagers of Scarooro or 90 any
of the committee. Aa Aye and No vote on
the resolution resulted, Aye II, No S.
One Maunipg ballo. and one Noses ballot
were ,akeu from the bs1 and then ,he ballots
were thoroughly stirred. Two ballots were
drawn at random from the box. Both were
Manning ballots. Tue secretary was directed
to make tbs deductions from the vote Of the
two candidates, one from Moses, three from
Mannipg in accordance with the terms of the
resolution. The four ballots were placed IN
envelopes and sealed.
% the request OF Mr.. Reynolds the Labor
ers ADD Mechanics box was recouoted, result
ing Manning Ia, Moses 40, which orres-
ponded to the managers returns.
Dir Reynolds demanded that the votes of
the negroes who were permitted to vote ic
the Sumter b1z be st:ickea out on the
grounds set forth 10 the affidavit of Sol Prn-
gle. He demanded also that tie votes so
stricken out be deducted from toe total vote
of the candidate who received the highest
vote, viz from toe vote Of Al,smont Moses.
Mr. DuPre moved to strike out the votes OF
the negroes who voted in Sumter box. and
the motion was seconded
ar. Reynolds furnished the names OF the
negroes as follows: Barton Levan, Jas.
Le,an, Sol Pr;agle, julius Edwards, Fraok
Seals, J A Sanders, Joseph Levan and
Joseph Beueuhaey.
Mr.. S,rcsey oti.c,ed TO tae proceedings as