The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-29
,veopMA71oN NOT "JAUNDICED. "

We noticed the comments of the
Columbia Record Of last Friday,
and for the information OF the
editor of that paper we will as
sure him, all we have written
with regard to the recent prlm-
ry is the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth, ana
that it is our sincere belief
we we're not defeated but de-
frauded. We have made state
ments in these columns which
have not been contradicted; we
offered 800 in gold, for the pro.
duction Of the names OF legal
white voters going to prove that
we have the number claimed to
have voted together with the
number of those who did not
vote, and no one has attempted to
earn this moneys Webelieve, IN
fact we know, the vote in the
second primary showed up large
" in excess of the white voters
in the county. In 1892 Then~e1-
element ran high, and every
voter was urged out, the vote
cast was 1856, but it has never
reached that many since, until
this year, when in the first prl-
narv with a large number of can
didates for every Office, and these
candidates making house to
house canvasses, with the ex-
ception of the writer, Che did not
make a canvass nor did he at
tend all of the campaign meet,
ings,) which was calculated to
bring out full vote, the returns
showed up about 1900. In the Sec
ond primary many additional
names were added to the rolls, and
with fewer candidates tovote for,
the vote ewentup to 1773;from eve
ry club comes the report Of num-
bers of men staying at home be-
cause they we're not interested IN
the second race as their friends
were left in the first and for other
reasons. A count made, warrant
the estimate of about 25O voters
who stayed at home; we are firm
" convinced there were not over
1850 legal white votes cast in the
second primary, out of which we
are credited with 800, the largest
vote we have ever received, and
we have never been defeated be-
fore. # the editor Of the Re
cord will go back to the files of
his paper he will see the records
confirm our estimate of Claren-
don's vote. The census will not
show over 1900 white persons IN
Clarendon over the age of q
wears. We will also state for the
Information Of the Record. the
vote given to US was from sub
stantial citizens Of the county,
the purchasable and floating ele-
ment did not vote for US.
Now the Records editor can
see whether it is through ''jaun-
diced glasses" we look, if he will
take the statement we make here
compare it with former votes:
and then make for his own sat
isfaction, an inquiry from disin-
terested persons who are famil-
lar with the county, he will not
use the words, eff true" We have
never been defeated before, re-
ceived more votes this time than
ever before, had the world, the
flesh, and the Devil to contend
with, and if there had not been
the most fragrant fraud the peo-
ple of Clarendon would not have
been robbed of their choice. An
other thing we can call the Re
cord editors attention to, Clar-
endon and Charleston we're the
only counties that polled more
votes in the second primary than
in the first. Was there fraud in
Charleston? The only difference
is, that in Clarendon it succeed
ed.