The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-19
E. B. Gamble Protests.

The course of politics, like true love,
does not run smooth, and where con-
tests are close, together with other rea-
sons. it sometimes happens that those
with reasons" cannot be satisfied with
the results, and a protest follows, hop
ing thereby to get from the executive
committee that which majority of the
voters refused to give.
On last Saturday County Chairman
Davis was handed protest to be filed
for the consideration of the executive
committee and in accordance Herewith
he has called a meeting of that body for
Saturday, 29th inst, when it is TO be
hoped that full membership will be
present.
The protest. if sustained, will effect
the interests of several candidates, Rep
resentative, Auditor and Sheriff, and
it is possible that it will be far-reachlng
enough to strike others.
The Gamble protest has forced other
protests to be filed. and when the COM
mittee assemble there will be plenty
for them TO do. The interest in the
protest is not confined to the candl-
dates: others are much interested.
One of the parties alleged to have
voted at ''EVhite" under age. is wild
over, and had his name enrolled upon
the club roll. This chap is in pecu-
liar fix. If he now says he was not y
years of age and had no right to vote,
he places himself liable to Indictment
for illegal voting, and if he says he IS
entitled to vote there can be no queS-
ton made of it. because he should know
his own age better than those who are
interested in behalf of a candidate.
THE PROTEST.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
CLARENDON COUNTY.
In the matter of Edward B. Gamble. Contestant
for the office OF Sheriff
To the County Democratic Executive Commit
tee Of Clarendon County. in the State OF
South Carolina:
Take notice that the undersigned, Edward B..
Gamble candidate for the offce Of Sheriff OF
said county in the Democratic primary heio on
Tuesday last. enters this his protest ana con-
test as 10 said otlice and demands that the same
be heard by your committee and files the follow
ing specifications:
I. The White precinct vote should not be
counted, because:
in TO said executive committee as required oE
the rules governing said primary elections
(2) He is Sinformed and believes and so charges
that TWO or more persons under the age OF
twenty-one years were allowed to vote at SAID
precinct and he names as two OF them Joseph
Wise and Peter Ridgeway.
C0 The vote as returned by the managers
shows forty-one votes as having been counted
for his opponent Mr.. J. Ebert Davis. and seven
for contestant. whereas at least twelve votes
were cast at said precint for contestant
II. The Harmony precinct vote should not
be counted. because persons names appear
upon the poll lis: Of that precinct as having
voted who were not present but whose votes
were cast by proxy
III Contestant protests against the result OF
said primary being declared in favor OF his op-
ponent j. Ebert Davis. for the reasons herein
set out and for the further reason that the per-
sons who assembled as the County Democratlc
Executive Committee or the 18th instant had
no authority TO sit as such committee, as there
was not q majority OF the committee present at
said meeting and no lawful quorum for the
transaction OF business.
Contestant alleges that all OF the aforesaid
irregularities are 10 his prejudice and the result
OF the primary thereby against him and that II
they be corrected, he be declared to be the nom
inee of the Democratic party for said once.
Wherefore contestant prayS that the county
Democratic Executive Committee for said coun-
" shall hear and determine the matters aloTe-
said EDWARD B. GAMBLE.
Contestant.
September l5 1900