The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17

are willing TO offer 800 in gold for 4
roll containing the names of 2O00 white
voters in this county. Here IS chance
for some one to make 500 in q short
time. We had no idea of protesting
the election, even if we had absolute
proof that the most fragrant frauds had
been perpetrated, because there are
members of that committee in whom
we have no faith: we do not believe
they would be governed by evidence.
but altogether by partisan passion:
this we are told was exhibited plainly
when objection was made to complying
with the very reasonable request OF
Mr.. johnson. While we had no idea
of making a protest we stand ready to
Join in the prosecution of double voters,
or Grill voters. The law requires
the county chairman to file with the
clerk of the court the poll lists and we
have called the county chairman's at
tention thereto, if he complies with the
law the public will have an opportunity
to examine these lists, and the courts
may yet have chance to expose the
frauds in this county.
We are told that some extraordinary
speeches were made about the use of
money and liquor at the polls to intlu-
ence elections. This is not the first
time we have heard the ''stop thief
cry. There is an Old story of a country
man being on 4 crowded thoroughfare.
and ali at once he missed his pocket
book. with lusty lung he raised the
alarm. and beside him stood the pick
pocket. who pointed to some one be-
vond, the country man lit out and the
pickpocket took in behind him crying
at the top of his voice stop thief the
crowd joined in the chase and cry, and
finally the police nabbed the country
man as the man who did the stealing
while the pickpocket and his booty got
off together. Just So Is 1t with the
hvpocritical holy-horror cry against
money and whiskey. Why, if these
men are sincere did they not expose
those using money and whiskey. We
believe it was used and in large quanti-
ties, we believe the election just closed
was the most corrupt ever held IN
Clarendon. 1t cost whole lot OF moa-
ev. suits of clothes, shoes, hats, barrels
of flour. cash. and whiskey.
.Appelt is so proud of the vote he re-
ceived and. that he is perfectly satisfied
he is the choice of majority OF the le-
cal voters of Clarendon county that 1t
would be detracting from the glory he
achieved were he 10 even think of en-
tering 4 protest. Any man who can
poll 500 votes in spite of the methods
and means employed in this election.
together with the dictation Of B. Il.
Tillmau and the two strong elements
and the politicians that went together
to fight him. should prize that vote as
highly, even in defeat, as he would
have prized the senatorshlp IN a VIC
tory.
The following is the communication
sent to committee:
Manning S. c., Sept. II. 1902
To the Democratic Executive Committee OF
Clarendon County:
Gentlemen:
Information has reached me Of foul play in
the primary election held September 9th ana
from which election you are. as guardians OF
the party. called upon this day TO taou!ate the
returns and declare the elections. etc.
was candidate in said election ana IN JUS
ticc tc myself and supporters feel 1t my duty
10 petition you to compare the pol4lns nStS OF
the Manning Farmers Platform. DAVIS station
and ascertain if there was or was not frauds
committed by men voting in several Of these
clubS--repcating by going from one club to the
other. ,
Nv information is that numbers OF men voted
at DAVIS Station. then came and voted at Man
ming. then went and voted at either the Nhlte
or Doctor Swamp clubs. petition you TO COM
pare these polling lists in order that the Dem
ocratic voters Of Clarendon may know whether
or not there is just ground to suspect that lou!
play was reSorted to.
As a candidate hereby demand that the EX-
ecutive Committee make 4 thorough lnveStlga-
ton by taking up the polling lists (not cluo
rolls) and compare them to see whether or not
there has been any repeating If repeating has
been done it is my purpose, in the interest @ OF
pure and honest elections, to prosecute the
nnartv or narties having committed this crime
am not entering Z protest at this time, but
with the time allowed by law may do so, Il
there is evidence sufficient to warrant the same
IasI, that YOU do your full duty without fear
or favor.
Respectfully.