Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Nominees of Party-Cansler's Re
quest for Recount Refused.

democratic Executive COmmittee met
last night to declare the result of
the second primary election and to
select Presidential Electors. There
were no contests for State Offices, but
Cansler, of Tirzah, asked for a re-
count. AS he could not show that
there had been Irregularities sufi-
cient to affect the result, the commit
tee declined to take any action in the
case.
There being no contest the follow
ing were declared nominees of the
Democratic party for the offices
named:
United States Senator-ED.S Smith.
Railr Dad Commissioner-Bank l..
CaaShcian.
Superintendent Of Education-J.
E. Swearingen.
Congress-Fifth District, d. E.
Finley; Sixth District, J. E. Ellerbe.
Solicitor-Third Circuit, P. H.
Stoll; Fifth Ccriuit, w. H. Cobb;
Tenth Circuit, Proctor A. Bonham;
Twelfth Circuit, Walter H. Wells.
Presidential Electors.
The following were selected as
Presidential Electors, and will cast
the nine votes OF South Carolina for
Bryan and Kern:
Electors-at-Large- 3. Butler,
of Gaffney, and DR.. Zimmerman, Of
Batesburg.
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Dorchester; Second District, Charles
Carroll Sims, of Barnwell; Third
District, Gen. M. l.. Bonham, of An
derson; Fourth District, Col. r. B.
Crews, OF Laurens; Fifth District,
S. w. Heath, of Stoneboro, Lancas-
ter county; Sixth District, r B. Scar
borough, Of Conway; Seventh Dis
trio, DR.. T. H. Drehr, Of st. Matthews.
The Protest from, Tirzah.
Soon after the committee was call
ed to order, it was stated that Mr..
Cansler was present and desired to
address the committee. He was
given the floor, and presented the
following:
Office of Railroad Commissioner, I
beg leave to submit the following
contention relative to the count of
votes in the second primary, Sep
tember s.
First. I insist that the ballots
sent out by Mr.. Evans, in so far as
they concern the vote for Railroad
Commissioner, are entirely legal.
Second. That l have Information
to the effect that many Of these bal
that l regard 1t as a grave injustice
both to the voter and to myself that
through the fault or error of Mr..
Evans l should be deprived Of such
votes when was in no way RESPONSE
BILE for Mr.. Evans mistake.
Third. That in view Of these con-
ditions, before canvassing the votes
and declaring the result Of election,
you should ascertain to what extent
the votes thus thrown out would ef-
feet the result, as you know the vote
between Mr.. Caughman and myself
was very close, and l have reason to
believe that If I am dealt with fairly
and justly, then the final result must
favor me.
'Foutrh. That in my judgment the
least you can do for me will be to
call on the county chairman to fur
nish the statements as to ballots
thrown out, and how they stood for
Railroad Commissioner I insist that
this, my contention, be spread upon
the minutes OF your meeting and that
a ruling be made thereon. I have
wired seven counties, giving notice
OF this action and calling attention
to my attitude in the matter.
Respectfully submitted,
James Cansler.
"Columbla, Sept. Is, 1905"
The Committees Action.
When the communication from Mr..
Cansler had been read by Secretary
Bell, Chairman Jones stated for the
information of the committee that
the only reports as to the alleged IL
legal ballots which he had received
were that in Abbeville five of the
ballots had not been counted, in Un-
ion IL had been counted. and in
Chesterfield 27 had been voted He
had no reports from any other coun-
ties. Mr.. Ketchin moved that the
ruling Of the chairman in regard to