The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-19
THE DISPUTE SETTLED.
rxECUTIyE COMMITTEE MEET
ING.
Tabulaticn Shows Stubbs, William
son and Ingram Elected-The Vote
For Governor.
From the Daily Item. Sept. Is.

Il
From the Daily Item, Sept. 13.
The Sumter County Democratic
Executive Committee met in the
Court House at - m. today for the
purpose of counting the vote Of the
second primary and for settling ques-
tions CONCERNING that election. AS
we shall see, the preliminaries as
sumed large proportions and now, as
we go to press, the vote is still an
unknown quantity. A little after
twelve, county chairman Clifton, call
ed the meeting to order, and then
called the roll by precincts. A bare
quorum was present, but the num-
ber gradually filed out as business
progressed. Of the candidates, Mr..
Walter Stubbs, Mr.. ]. H. Osteen and
Mr.. Louis. Williamson were present
looking after their interests. Col.
Scarborough, too, was there as can
didate and in the capacity as a mem
Der of the committee, Mr.. Mark Rey-
nolds represented Mr.. Osteen as at
torney. Mr.. Harmon D. Noise, was
there for Mr.. Stubs and Mr.. Lang
Jennings was counsel for Mr.. Viii
hanson.
A motion was then made and car
ried that il pe ascertained whether or
not candidates had carried out the
law regarding the fling Of pledges
and statements before proceeding to
tabulate the vote. The law is that
pledge be filed before elction that the
candidates would use no undue in
Auence to get votes. and would give
neither money nor intoxicants for
that purpose. Also the candidates
must file, under oath, Immediately
before the elction list of his cam
paign expenses, and after the election
must file similar statement Of sub
sequent. expenses.
Under the motion to investigate
this matter, the clerk Of court
brought up the file. All candidates
had filed a pledge, Or statement be-
fore and after each primary except
Mr.. Stubbs and Mr.. Osteen, who had
not repeated their democratic pledge
in the second primary, and Mr.. Ing
ram who had not filed his final ex-
pense account.
Then began discussion on the
construction of the law. Did the
omission OF the second pledge
constitute a violation Of the law or
was the. first pledge all-embracing?
Ard if candidates We're in default,
would his opponent get the nomina-
ton or would there have to be anoth-
er elction. Mr.. Cain moved that the
vote for those not complying be dis
counted This motion was carried.
1t was then agreed that the term in
the act Immediately after" mean un-
til tabulation was begun by the COM
mittee.
Meanwhile Col. Scarborough haa
started sensation by asking ques-
tions of Mr.. Williamson as to his elec-
ton methods. Had Mr.. Williamson
used some whiskey he had in Provi-
dence for election purposes? And
had he not stated to Dalzel voter
that the campaign had cost him like
the devil? Nothing happened, how
ever, and the subject was postponed
till its reliability could be established.
Mr.. DuPre now starts things again
by moving that Mr.. Stubbs be
excluded from the count, as he had
not filed a second pledge before the
second primary. This motion was
made general by Mr.. Cain, and sec
onded. 1t was lost, to 6.
II HOW lOOhSO dS IL az ioSI IAAS WV
would be tabulated. But no. Col.
Scarborough moved that the boxes
from ward 2, Gaillard's Cross Roads,
Farmers and Rafting Creek, be held
over and actually counted again, as
to the magistrate in the sixth district.
To these, Mr.. Jennings, speaking for
Mr.. Williamson. added the = box. at
Scarboro.
The question Of the final expense
account now came up. Mr.. Ingram
alone and neglected to file this state
ment. On motion Of Nj. Cain this
was considered essential and in de-
fault thereof Mr.. Ingram's vote is
nullifed.
The committee now adjourned for
dinner, to meet again at half after
three.
Before the after dinner session, Mr..
Ingram had filed his statement