The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-07-07

near the case on It's merits and ne
would enter no objection to the short
notice which had been given in the
service Of the reply
Reply To Return.
The relator. your petitioner, reply
ing to the Return to the Rule to Show
Cause. herein. respectfully shows:
That the alleged election set out in
the return herein is illegal, null and
void for the reasons hereinafter set
forth, that is to say:
1st. That it was never determined
by the County Supervisors Of Pickens
couny that the Petition Or Petitions
for all election on the question ''Dis-
pensary' or mo Dispcnsary," was
signed by one fourth OF the qualified
voters of the said County of Pickens.
end. That the said Petition or Pc
titions had names on them from
Greenville county and other places,
and men who had only been in the
county Of Pickens for few days with
out registration certificates.
3rd. That one of the said Petitions
OF tflrty-twO names as signed was
compared by the County Auditor and
some other men, and out OF the thirty
two names. eight appearing not on
the registration books at all. That
your relator is satisfied that the other
petitions in the different townships
were in proportion Or with less than
one-fourth OF the qualified voters. See
exhibit \ hereto attached and made
part OF this reply.
Exhibit A.
Pickens, S. c., June 1st. 1905.
Hon. H. H. Evans,
Columbia, S. c.
Dear Sir:-I write you as men,
bers of County Board of this county
in regard to election held in this coun-
ty May 10th against the dispensary
at this place. The Supervisor of this
county based this election on suppo-
sition of one-fourth of the qualified
voters of this county, when his petit
tions had men on them from Green
vile county and other places, and men
who had only been in the county for
few days without registration certifi-
cate One petition of thirty-two
names as signed was compared by
Couny Auditor and some other men,
and out Of p 8 appeared not on reg
istration boo1S at ALL am satisfied
the other petitions we're in propor-
tion. or with less than one ,::ourt,,: Of
the qualified voters. hope you as
Chairman OF the State Board. with he
other members, will give this due
consideration in arriving at your con-
clusion. The Supervisor had never
compared any of the petitions with
the registration books at all. only
based election on suppostion.
(Signed) F. F. Keith,
County Auditor.
]. F. Cox. Chairman.
c. E. Hamilton,
S. H. Brown.
4th. That the said election was not
conducted as other special elections
in that the managers of election
for this special election on the ques-
ton OF "Dispensary' or mo Dispen-
sary," were appointed by the County
Supervisor or his Clerk. when they
should have been appointed by the
Commissioners Of Election for Pick
ems county.
; 5th. That the election has never
been canvassed by the County Board
Of CanvasserS. nor has the election
ever been declared by the Board Of
County Canvassers. nor has the Board
OF County Canvassers ever transmit
ted TO the State Board OF Canvassers
| or to the secretary Of state any decla-
| ration Of the said election.
6th That the Commissioners Of
! Election or County Board Of Can
vasscrs did not make and file any du-