The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-08-22
IT CREATED A STIR
AMONG CAMPAIGNERS.
THEY DENOUNCE PROPOSED DIVISION
OF PRINTED TICKETS.
Col. Jones States His Views-He Would
Rely on the Honor of the Candidates
to Conduct the Campaign
Properly
The State, 18th.

printed ballots which could be had
upon application by candidates for
the United States senate and for
State Offices. Each candidate was
to have 10000 tickets.
This announcement seemed to stir
up resentment among a number Of
the candidates who were spending
Sunday in Charleston preparatory to
the trip to Monck's Corner today.
The announcement as made in the
Charleston morning paper went on
to comment as follows:
"There is nothing to prevent a
candidate from having tickets printed
with all the names on it, as provided
bv the Democratic rules and draw
ing pencil marks through the names
of ali candidates for the Office he
seeks except his own (name) and
then distributing these prepared
tickets among his friends and the
voters generally"
Perhaps it was this apparently "'n-
spired" paragraph which nettled
the candidates. At any rate they
wired Col. Jones thei. condemnation
of the proposed distribution OF tick
cts. This dispatch, signed by nearly
third of the candidates, all who
were in Charleston at the time, reads
as follows:
eve demand to know what candl-
dates for State of ,es have yet &C.
cured tickets from you or have ap-
piled under your ruling for same.
We strongly condemn it, as against
the spirit of the the Democratic con-
stitution." Signed by D. c. Hey.
ward, W. J. Talbert, M. +. Ansel,
James H. Tillman, Cole L. Blease,
J. G. Wilborn, W. Boyd Evars, j..
M. Patrick, W. F. Stevenson, j..
Thomas Austin, O. B. Martin, W. Il.
Sharpe, G. L. Walker, N. W. Brook
or, George Douglas Rouse"
Col. Jones wired the following re-
ply:
"Hon. w. J. Talbert and Others,
Charleston, S. c.: Will issue orders
Immediately that no tickets 60 out
except to county chairmen. Think
very few have been delivered l
thought all candidates would wish
them. Otherwise would not have
ruled that no one has a right to
scratch q ticket except the voter him.
self. Cannot see printer to find out
what tickets have been delivered. In
primary election candidates have got
ten what tickets they wished.
"Wilie Jones, Chairman"
COL. JONES' POSITION.
When seen in regard to the mat
ter yesterday, Col. Jones said that
this had been the custom heretofore
and that he thought the candidates
should have the tickets if they wanted
them. He declared mis- confidence
in the candidates, and the inference
ia that the candidates have not the
same confidence in their competitors.
COL Jones said that he had stated
that he would issue the official prl-
mary tickets to all of the candidates,
because it had been the custom for
many years. "I have decided" ne
said, "that in my judgment no one
has a right to mark tickets except
the voter himself, or by the voters
authority.
"T have the utmost confidence II
all the candidates before the people
for their suffrages and do not be-
lieve that any of the candidates be-
fore the people would do any wrong
to further their own interests. !
would be willing to trust any OF them
with my life and my sacred honor
II regret that any one should fee
or should even suspect that any O.
the candidates would do anything
wrong in this particular l DO no
believe they would.
BUT FEW SENT OUT
"a yery few tickets have been is