The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-13
NEW YORK


New York, Special.-Althcugh the
unofficial reports from the State appaT-
emily showed Odell's election by 1898
plurality, Mr.. Coler, his Democratic OPP
ponent, refused to co2cede defeat, de-
ciaring that he wished to have the OIL
cial counc. Mr.. Coler's statement was
followed by q rather sensational an
nouncement from Secretary Mason, Oh
the State Democratic committee, that
he refused to ccncede Odelrs election;
that fraud had robbed Coler OF many
votes I'D the State and that Senator
Hill and Chairman Campbell, OF the
State committee, would come to New
York this evening to decide on a plan
OF action. About the time these state
ments appeared a m was clrcu-
lated that Coler intended to make a
contest in the courts, and slmultane-
ously the Evening Journal issued an
extra edition, declaring that former
Senator Hill, Charles +. Murphy and
Hugo Mclaughlin claimed Colers eiec-
ton. This report, together with the
statements made by Mr. Coler and Sec
rotary Mason, have caused CONSIDER
able excitement in the city. Mr.. Coier S
statement follows:
~ think personally it would De a
good thing to watch the official count
up the State closely. Suppose the DEM
ocratic. ticket had received say in the
a%eighborhood of 10000 majority ! n
Greater New York, there was nothing
to have stopped the Republicans from
claiming the upper section Of the State
by 200, 600. What the Democratic party
needs I'd the State is tried and true
material who will look carefully after
the party's interests. l don't mean by
anything | have said either last night
or this morning that l in any manner
conceded the election Of my opponent.
/ want to wait for the official count,
for my latest advices are that the vote
is very close. | am hopeful OF recelV-
ing today news that will put a new
complexion on affairs in this State.
John A. Mason, of the State commit
tee, speaking for the committee, issued
the following statement: I'VE concedc
nothing, Odelrs election is simply a
claim. We will not admit his election
until every defective ballot or alleged
defective ballot has been scrutiniZed,
and every vote that of right belongs to
our party is counted. The alleged de-
fective ballots uncounted for the DEM
ocratic ticket by Republican inspectors
are more than enough to elect Golfer.
We have evidence of wholesale de-
bauchery and corruption in Orange,
Oneida and Albany and Erfe counties,
and in the cities along the New York
Central Railroad. The defective ball
lots and the chicanery practiced on
the three judicial districts where the
Republican State machine bent every
energy to elect Attorney General Da-
Wis is alone sufficient to change the
result. We shall contest every foot OF
ground"
Davii B. Hill and Frank Campbell
will be at State headquarters this
evening and a meeting of the State
committee will be held either this even
ing or tomorrow and a plan Of action
will be formulated.
Col. Dunn, chairman of the State Re-
publican committee, when informed to-
day of the report that the Democrats
threatened to contest the election, said:
IF they start anything of that kind
ave will give them all the contest they
want right here in New York county
and they will wish they had never
heard of contests"
The revised figures for Governor are
as follows: Odell 1886; Coler 123, 038;
Odell S plurality 1878.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Raleigh. Specialize returns from
35 counties gave a Democratic ma
jority Of over 10000 and these are
from the eastern and middle counties
and the same ratio will give the
democratic State ticket q majority in
the State approximately about $4,000.
At midnight there is no change in
the Democratic State majority, which
is apparently about $4,000. Kluttz,
Democrat. is safe in the eighth by
about 1900 majority. Moody, Republi-
can, is defeated in the tenth district,
by q majority Of about 1000. Clark,
Democrat. is elected Chief Justice,
despite a desperate fight made on
him, but has been scratched by about
1000 votes. The Legislature and State
Senate will be overwhelmingly Demo
cratic and a Democrat will succeed
Jeter c. Pritchard as United States
Senator.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston. S. c., Special.-The Dom
ocrats elected their entire Federal,