The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-02

Cansler From Entering Second
Race, but IL Overruled by the Com.
nnittee.
Columbia, Aug. 2s.-The State
Democratic committee met tonight
and declared the result Of the pri-
mary election Of August 25. The re.
suit is as already forcasted in the pa
pers and the vote is practically that
already published. There are no
changes whatever ~ far a. the sec.
ond primary IL concerned. There was
q protest against permitting Cansler
to 30 into the second race, but this
was ovsrruled by the committee.
Those present were: Willie Jones,
Richland. chairman: Sid 0rinith.
hexinston; w. =, Stevenson, Chester
asld; J. w.. Dunn. proxy for w. T.
Logan. Charleston; w. q. Bodie. sa.
iuda; A. J. Bethea. for d. F. Smith,,
Pickens; VIM. Banks, for J. C. VIII
born. York; n. F. Ansel. for J. +.
Bramlett. areenville; Cole l. Blease,
Newberry; also J. D. Bel. secretary,
and ]. w. r. Pope. treasurer.
The committee on tabulation, an.
pointed by Gen. Jones. consisting Of
Messrs. Stevenson, Griffith and Bodie.
reported the tabulation as follows:
Ansel e2.se7. Blease 42.100, Evans
27.ssl. Grace l,4ss. Johnstone 49,
SIS. Lumpkin 4,ss1; Martin. $500,
Rhett 22,422. Smith s0.0-2, Mcleod
ss.7si. McCown ss.s21. Lyon. ss.-
sS1. Jennings 100.15s; Boyd 5s,sss,
Thompson 43.54S, Elmore s0,ss2,
Mellichamp Sass. swearingen 4o,-
$50. Jones 1902. Brooker 24,4s4,
2S.ss5. Caushman so.ss7,
Fishburne s,sss, Richardson l1,o77,
summersett 2s.s47.
Second District-Patterson 1o14s.
Smith 2.sss.
Third District-Aiken' s.s25. B6gss
$3.50.
Fifth District-Butler 4,357, Finley
s.sS1. Pollock All; Finley and But
Ter in second race.
Sixth District--Ellerbe s.02s,
Hodges 2.sos. Murchison ss4. Cogges-
hall 1900. Ragsdale 4.os1; Ellerne
and Ragsdale in second race.
Solicitor. Ninth Circuit-Jervey g..
127, Puerifoy 5,64S.
Third Circuit-Stuckey 1892, stoll
2.s47. MCLAUGHLIN 2.s72: MCLAUGHLIN
and stoll in second race.
Twelfth Circuit--Clayton $40. Quat.
tlebaum a.5ss. Wells 4.o05. Sellers o.
46a; Wells and Quattlebaum In sec.
ond race.
Tenth Circuit-Bonham 1851, Nc
Swain 5,0s7, Dagnall 1858, Long O..
sss. Bonham and Mcswain in Sec
ond race.
Second Circuit-Byrnes 5,4sS, Da-
Wis 2.s7s. Graham 1882; Byrnes elect
"a.
Fifth Circuit-Bennet 1855, Clarke
i.le7. Cobb 2.oss. Rembert 1.7o3.
Coob and Rembert In the second race.
A soon az the result was read by
Mr.. Stevenson, for the committee,
Chairman Jones, under Rule No. 8.
declared that tabulation to be the Of
fcial result Of the primary. but after
he had done 90 Mr.. r. c. Fishburne,
one Of the defeated candidates for
railroad commissioner. stated that he
wished to enter q protest against the
consideration of the vote for Cansler
on the ground that Canister was not q
qualified elector. He read an ahida-
Wit made by himself. reciting the
statement already made on the stump
to the effect that Cansler was not reg
istered, and that Cansler had regis.
tered only after this point was made
against him In the campaign. Mr..
Fishburne produced the registration
book for York County, on file in the
ONCE Of the Secretary Of State, which
showed. he said. that Cansler was not
a registered elector. He argued that
unless he were an elector he could not
take the oath of Office II nominated In
the primary and elected In the gen.
eral election, and that Mr.. Caughman
could refuse to turn the Office over to
him. Mr.. Fishburne also stated that
Cansler's name was not on the rolls
OF any Democratic club In his county
and that for this reason he was dis