The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-07
THE TESTIMONY
Taken in the Calhoun County Elec.
tien Contest Case.
SOME SPICY READING

Which Will BE Enjoyed by Our
Readers, Who Are Urged to Read
| Every Line of the Testimony Be.
low and Judge for Themselves as
to the Merits of the Contests Now
Going On.
Messrs. John S. Bowman, T. ].
Hart and B. w. Fogle, Commission
ers of County and State Elections
for Orangeburg County, acting as a
County Board of Canvassers, met in
this city on Tuesday morning and
resumed the consideration of the Cal
houn County Election, which it will
be remembered was contested by
Messrs. A. B. Parler, A. C. Smith, S.
J.. Smith and others, because they
were not allowed to vote in the new
county election although residents
of the territory embraced within the
lines of the proposed new county and
other irregularities. The full text
Of this protest was published in The
Times and Democrat Gu December
&c.
Messrs. Bellinger & Welch, attor-
neys for the new county advocates,
filed an answer to the protest in the
name of w. T. C. Bates, t. a. ANA
ker, j. S. Wannamaker, NJ. D. Kel-
Ter, Geo. Fairey, o. II. Wienges, G. A
Baxter, R. j. Rucker, Gus Holman,
for themselves and others, denying
each and every allegation and state
.nent contained in the protest filed
for A. B. Parler, A. C. Smith, S. j..
Smith and others by Col. D. o. Her.
bert and w. c. Wolfe, esq, their
legal representatives, and demanding
strict proof thereof.
After establishing the lines of the
proposed County Of Calhoun by Mr.
]. Stokes Sa!ley, one of the commits
sioners to lay off said lines, and Mr..
F. W. Frederick, the surveyor, who
surveyed the said lines, Col. Herbert
and Mr.. Wolfe introduced the fol-
lowing testimony to sustain the pro-
test they had filed:
f.4.s The DisRrancbised Democrats.
S. j. Smith being duly sworn tes-
tifies as follows:
@. Where do you live Mr.. Smith?
A. In Goodbys township in Orange
burg County.
@. You live in the portion that is
cut off for the new county? A. Yes.
@. Are you familiar with the peo-
ple who live in Goodbys township?
A. I am sir.
o. Are you a registered elector?
A. Yes sir.
@. Where is your voting precinct?
A. At Dantzler's Mill.
@. Is that inside the lines Of the
proposed new county or outside? A.
1t is outside.
@. Take the male citizens within
the proposed new county, how many
male citizens qualified to vote? OBJ
lection. Bring the gentlemen here
and let them testify.
Col. Herbert: The books are in
evidence and if Mr.. Smith knows he
can certainly state.
Mr.. Welch: Let the record speak
for itself.
@. Do you know the male citizens
who live within the lines Of Good
bys township? A. Yes sir.
@. State the number of those men?
&. Objection Irrelevant.
@. Have you canvassed the voters
in that part of the county? a. Yes
sir.
@. Were you oneof those who went
to Cameron to vote? A. Yes sir.
Q. Were you allowed to vote? A.
No sir.
@. Why was that? A. That was
because lived in Goodbys.
@. Was there any voting place op-
en- in Goodbys? A. No sir.
@. How many voting places are
there in Goodbys? A. Only one sir,
DantZler's Mill.
@. How many male residents re-
side in that portion of Goodbys
township that is cut off for the new
county? A. There are sixty odd.
O. Can you name some Of them?
A. Yes sir.
@. Look at this paper and tell me
some of those people within the pro-
posed new county? A. E. j. Rick
enbaker, W. S. Rickerbaker, z. j.
Felkel, Odie Felkel, Walter B. Eel
kel, Willie D. Felkel, A. c. Felkel.
A. r. Parler, J. f. Jonrdain, ]. a
Troutman, M. C. Bair, n. b. Arant,
C. w. Fielder, G. S. Hungerpeler, w.
A. Hoffman, S. b. Stoudenmire, F.
r. Murphy. R. E. Wiles, w. o. Trout
man. S. j. TrOutman, j. D. Trout
man. e. H. Dantzler, o. G. Dantzler'
! l.. c. Ulmer, W. f. Dantzler, j. f.
! Evans. A. ID. Willes, VIM. Ricken-
baker, and
Col. Herbert: That will do.
Q. Are you Notary Public? A.
Yes sir.
O. Did you take the names of all
the parties whose names appeared
here? A. Yes sir. l did.