The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1907-08-17
HON. CHAS. SEQ TITS ADRESS

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 8.-The
Hon. Charles Scott appeared before
the State Democratic COMMITTEES
today and made the following ad-
dress:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of
the Com mittee:
am Informed that the returns
from three counties in the State,
Kemper, Smith and Grenada, have
not been received. 1t seems that
the Committe are now trying to get
these long delayed reports and
hope to be successful in their eff
forts either tonight or to- morrow.
I don't care to detain the Com
mittee unduly and assuming that
the informal returns sent to the
State are approximately correct.
/ am willing to accept them. Right
here want to say word touch
ing the request reee!itly made by
the Scott Campaign Committee,
asking my friends to stand firm
until the result Of the election could
be properly and legally ascertained
by the official count. This request
was made because we found 1t in
possible to get any accurate IN
formation about the guoernatorlal
vote. The newspapers using every
effort at that command differed
with each other in their figures
and from day to day found it nee
essary to revise and change their
own reports. Under such condl-
ton and with very close margin
between my competitors and myself,
thought the only proper course to
pursue was to await the action OF
this Committee.
l am sure you will fully under
stand that never for single mo-
ment thought of making any cap
tons or technical objections. II !
desired to indulge in such tactics
I could do so now for it is exceed =
ingly doubtful whether you have
the right under the Primary Elec-
ton Law to receive and count al
this late day the returns from the
three missing counties have just
mentioned. Passing this objectlo1
without further comment, 1t /:
quite certain to my mind that one
I half. or more of the returns tina
you have are illegal and if l chose
to press that point must be dlsre
garded in this election. Let INT
read for your information that
part of the Primary Election Law
relating to this subject. rea(
from Section 37O5 of our last Cod'
as follows:
The vote for State and Dlstrlc
offers shall be tabula ted by pre-
cincts and certified to and return
ed to the respective executive com
mittees having charge OF dlstric
nominations and to the State TX
ecutive Committee those returns u
be made by registered letter or an,
safe mode of transmission wlthli
thirty six hours after the returns
are canvassed and the result ascer
tanned"
You will observe at once tina
this law has not been compiled
with either in the letter or tn
spirit. The result Of the election
at each precinct in each count
should be here before this Com
mittee. 1t is quite important t
every candidate this Law should D
strictly complied with. Indeed
had just requested my TRENDS MI
Leroy Percy and w. A. Powell
ask of the Committee tnar the hg
ures and additions be properly vel
lhed, realizing that materi'
error fatal to my interests mgr
have been made when none sue
was intended. They and l WeI
greatly astonished to ascertain o
enquiry that the vote had not pee
tabulated by precincts in man
Counties, as the law required an
y ] would row desire to do s.