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


votes in the Sumter box it must be consist
ent and 90 ahead and throw out the oegro
votes 10 every box IN the county.
Mr. Reynolds asked that the came of
Joseph Beuenhaley DO stricken from the list
of negro vo,ers. He introduced the affidavit
OF W. R.ese coz cert ming the negro voters
at Statehurg.
Col Scarborough introduced the folio wiog
resolution and requested NJ. DuPre, who had
just spoken in favor of sticking TO 'as rules.
to second il,
Resolved. That 10 the further proceedings
OF this committee tbe rules and regulations
of the democratic party be strictly adhered to.
No, seconded.
Mr. DuPre refused to second the resolution
in the m;ds. of general laugh and it failed
for the want of the second.
Mr.. Dsbbs offered the following resolution
1t appearing to the conmittee that Joseph
Leyan, James Levan, Barton levan, Solo
mon Pringle, Julius Edwards, Frank Seals.
Sanders, who are negroes and voted
at the Democratic primary on August Both.
at the Sumter precinct without the evidence
Of their democracy as required by the rules
of the Democratic party.
Resolved, That these votes be deducted
| from the candidate who received the highest
nunber of votes for State Senator st said
box.
seconded by E. B. Colclough.
A general discussion followed on the reso-
luton and the whole question was csnvsssed
on the lines Of the previous discussion of the
proposition TO throw out the negro vote and
deduct it from the vote Of the candidate ha7-
ing the highest vote.
Mr.. Dabbs finally asked permission TO
withdraw bis resolution, and his second
conssu,iag, it was Withdrawn. Mr.. Dabbs
than offered the following resolution
Whereas, This committee has sndesvored
to bear all the objections raised BY each cao-
didats as to the regularity of the election ou
August 30 snd
Whereas, we have recounsed the vo:es iu
all boxes requested BY either candidate:
Resolved, ls,, That it is the sense of this
committee that we cannet undertake to cor
rect the irregularities shown by these con-
tes,an,s aud that therefore We reaf6rm our
action of the ID of September, and declare
Mr. Manning the nomicee for Senator; be-
cause We are satisfied that returns of the
managers more nearly represent the will of
the people aad these votes were counted for
othe. candidates and if these votes had beeo
as to not few of the candidates for other
Offices
Seconded by E. B. Colclough.
Mr Shapd spoke in support of the resou-
ton and read from the report of contested
election case in Charleston 10 1872 when an
appeal was taken to the Legislature and re-
count had. The recount changed the result,
bat the Legislature finally decided to sustain
the original return of the managers and seat
the con:es;ae.
In the discussion that followed by Messrs.
Dabbs, Reynolds, Sheud, Stuckey aad Noise
much was said about :he safety with which
the boxes had been Kept since the 6sst
bility Of the boxes having been changed.
Those who spoke of this possibility
disclained any intention to charge that
TIE boxes bad been tampered with for the
purpose OF committing fraud, out the insiau-
alton was there all the same
MIR S,uckey ot.oduced the affidavit of
Sheperd Nash, Clerk of Court, in whose
custody tee boxes were placed by Chairman
Purdy after ,hs first meeting of the committee,
as to the means he bad adopted to keep the
said ballot boxes in safety and 10 prevent
the possibility of their being tamperec with.
Mr. Dabbs asked Secretary J. n. knight
if he was prepared to swear that the boxes
reached hica 10 the same condition in which
they lef, the hands Of the managers. Mr..
M Knight replied that be could not.
Mr. E. D. Smith made speech on the
situation i. which the committee found itself,
and said an org other things that be was
thoroughly ashamed of the days proceedings.
He said the committee had got at last to the
place where i, had either to do the fair, square
,h,cg or not to do it, and be plead with them
TO do what was right 20 matter whom it burt
Msj. Noise raised the issue that the Dabbs
resolution was out of order and in violation