The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-18
PRIMARY RESULTS DECLARED
Cansler's Request For a Recount on
Account of Evans Ballots Thrown
Out by County Committees is
Refused.
News and Courier.

Refused.
News and Courier.
Columbia, Sept. 15.-The State
democratic executive committee met
tonight 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 recount. AS
he could not show that there had been
irregularities sufficient to affect the
result, the committee declined to take
any action in the matter. An appeal
in the contest for supervisor in COL
Teton occupied large part OF the
committee time tonight.
= There being no contests, the follow
ing declared the nominees OF the
democratic party for the Offices nam
ed: United States senator, E. d.
Smith; railroad commissioner, B. L..
Caughman; superintendent Of educa-
ton, J. E. Swearingen; congress, 5th
district, D. E. Finley; congress, 9th
district, J. E. Ellerbe; solicitor, 3rd
circuit, P. H. Stoll: 9Th circuit, w.
II. Cobb; 10th circuit, Proctor A.
Bonham; 18th circuit, Walter Il.
Wells.
The slate, as already tabulated by
Secretary Bell, was accepted in each
. case.
day.
The following were selected as
presidential electors, and will cast the
nine votes of South Carolina for
BRYAN and Kern: Electors at large,
T. B. Butler, Of Gaffney, and DIR. 4.
II. Zimmerman, Of Batesburg. First
district: J. D. Bivens, Of Dorchester;
I'd district, Charles Carroll Simn1s, OF
Barnwell; Sd district, Gen. NJ. L..
Bonham, Of Anderson; 4th district,
Col. T. B. Crews, of Laurens; 9TH dis
trict, S. W. Heath, Of Stoneboro,
Lancaster County; 9Th district, R. B.
Scarborough, of Conway; 9TH district
DR.. T. H. Dreher, of St. Matthews.
Mr.. Cansler Heard.
Soon after the committee was cali
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 follow
ing:
HGentlemen: AS candidate for
the office of railroad commissioner L
BEG leave to submit the following
contention relative to the count OF
votes in the second primary, Septem-
ber 8:
.tFirst: I insist that the. ballots
sent out by Mr.. Evans, insofar as
they concern the vote for railroad
commissioner, are entirely legal.
Second. That I have information
to the effect that many Of these bal
lots were used in voting for me, and
that I regard it as a grave injustice,
both to the voter and myself, that
through the fault or error OF MI.
Evans I should be deprived OF such
votes when I was in noway RESPONSE
Nf FOL
'EThird. That in view OF these
conditions, before canvassing the vot-
es and declaring the result OF the
election, you should ascertain to what
extent the votes thus thrown out
would effect the result. AS you know,
the vote between Mr.. Caughman and
myself was very close, and L have
reason to believe that if am dealt
with fairly and justly then the final
result must favor me.
"Fourth. That in my. judgment,
the least ,yau can do for me will be
to call on the county chalrmen to
turn1Sn the Stdteluent de W o01Ao'N
thrown out. and how they stood tor
railroad commissioner. I insist that
this, my contention, be spread upon
the minutes of your meeting and that
a ruling be made thereon: l have
wired several counties, giving notice
of this action and calling attention
to my attitude in the matter.
"Respectfully submitted,
"Jas. Cansler.'
"Columbia, Sept. Is, 19OS.'
When the communication from Mr..
Cansler had been read by Secretary
Bell, Chairman Jones stated for the
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