The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-19
executive Committee Meeting.

The c. unity Democratic Executive Com
ms,tee me, to-day at II o'clock to taouiate
,ha .esuros of the Special Senatorial Primary
and declare the result.
As soon as the committee had been called
20 o.der and Col Scarborough elected Chsir-
MAD pro tenn, motion was made aud carried
- n+oeeed To .ahulare the returns of the Man
sgers
M. Stackhonse calisd the attention Of tee
committee to tie charge Of fraud at Earle box.
The matter was discussed 10 q general way
ny Messrs. Sssckhouse, Dabbs Williamson,
Scarborough and others
Mr. S.sckboase proposed tha, com it'ee
oe sppoiase6 to draw the 20 surplus aai'ots
from the box and to couns and fabplate the
Others Mr.. Dsbbs opposed this 90 the
GROUND tha, the mauagers shonld have doue
This when the polls closed, and that for toe
CON ittee to perform the duty that the mao
ssers had neglected would be establishing a
bad precedent Re therefore favored throw
ing ont the entire box.
/, vas argued that there we're "a honest
ballots in the box aud they should be couai7
ed and this opiRion 6naliy prevailed a
committee of four wss appointed to make toe
coaus. When the committee completed the
count they reported that after dtswiog out
the Surplus ballots they fouad that Msnning
received Al and Moses 20 aud that there were
sealed ballots 10 the aox. these ballots
we're cast by Ed. Epps and TWO OF the
Chayises. Epps vote was challenged on toe
ground that the ''mansgers do not know that
be is clear blooded white man." He bad
vo;ed previously uochsl.enged. On motion
h:s yote was couuted. The Chavis votes
were challenged on the ground that they
were negroes and bad not complied with the
rnles and furnished certificates that they bad
voted ,he democratic ticket continuously
since 1875 90 motion their votes were
counted, il having been stated that their
mother was a white woman. These three
baiio,s were for Manning
In Salem box there were two challenged
ba.io Hr. Dabbs stated tha, their names
were o, both the Salem and Mayesvike club
rolls, aod although nei,her Dad voted at
Xaytsyille, one Of them, one Logan. bad
voted at both places Two years ago. be
therefore, moved that both vo:es be not
eoan;ed Carried
In S,a,eb 4rg box there vas one ballot
which the maaseers had refused to cooot be-
csnse i, was Manning ballot. with Nan
nirpss name scratched aud Aoses' pane writ
;er en- it Ou motion it was counted tor
Noses. :,
In Mayesville box there we're Eve challenged
ballots. The names Of the voters had been
Dc: e the club roll withis less than hre
days prior to the frat primary. Oa notion
OF Mr DabSs these votes were counted-
IL Sumter oox there were two scratched
osIiois which the committe re rsed to count
as one of them had the name OF Maoning
ec-aicbed aod the other bad the namss OF
both candidsfes on the ticket. There were
eieh, sealed ballots, which were all counted
fou. for Manning and four for Moses.
In Farmers oo1 there Was ooe challenged
vote, cast by member Of Co n, which was
counted for Noses
The vote was then tabalated and the re.
sui. declared as given above 10 tabuiated
form Mr.. e. l. Manning was then declared
The nominee of the democracy Of Sumter
County fos Senator
A resolution vas adopted 70 pay Secretary
J NJ. Ko,aht the sum of $40 for services n
dered II there be not sufficient fun IN
he treasury to pay the expenses OF the con-
ui,,ee and this amount TO the Secretary, a
c-o rata assessment ia to be ieyied on the
nominees of the party TO make up the deficit.
The committee then adjourned.