The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
THE FIGHT GOES ON.
DISTINGUISHED Democrats viii
GGssnatsesiii;aa &c: 6 THAR ;hoif Fights Right 10
Exercise Their Constitutional Pcroga.
tive to Veto en- All Questions AZ
fecting Them and Their Propcrty.

tive to Veto en- All Questions AZ,
fccting Them and Their Property
III county board, In reporting its
finding, stated that there was eyi,
dence OF Irregularities in the con.
duct Of the election, such as voters
being allowed to vote at precincts
where thoy were not registered and
being allo wed to vote without proper
proof of having paid taxes, but that
there were not enough Of such ir-
regularities to have changed the re-
suit Of the election. I'VE ATTORNEYS
for tho disfranchised voters contend
that the question OF numbers does
not enter into the matter at all. and
that the boxes in which such irreg-
ularitfes occurred should be thrown
out, thereby changing the result ma
terially.
Tho Orangeburg correspondent, of
The News and Courier points out
that under the Act governing the
formation of new counties it is pos
sible to SO run the lines Of a pro-
posed new county that one voting
place can control the entire election;
In other words, every precinct but
one can be left out OF the new terri
tory. while tho people are included,
as the Act does not say anything
about the nj In which the lines
h be run, and as Is true in the
Calhoun matter, the new county
lines may be run without regard to
township lines or to the shane of
either the old or new territory.
following are the motion and ap-
peal which will be argued before the
State board Of canvassers:
State Of South Carolina. County of
Orangeburg-1n the Matter Of the
Formation Of the Proposed County
of Calhoun.
To Messrs. Bellinger C Welch, At
torneys for Contestees, and John
S. Bowman, Jr., Esq, Chairman
OF County Board Of County Can
vassers Of Election.
Please take notice that A. r. Par
Ter, A. G. Smith and S. j. Smith, for
themselves and all other similarly
interested, further protesting and
contesting the validity of the said
election. will ask the State board Of
canvassers to sustain the action and
I'M Pmanf nf fhn nNnnty l>,,1 &c
canvassers upon the following
grounds, to-wit.
The county board Of c~anvassers
should have declared and adjudged
the said election null and void for
the further reasons:
!. Because the said election was
not secret. but that the secrecy of
the ballot and voting was lost and
destroyed because tickets in viola
ton OF the statutes in such case
made We're furnished and used in the
said election, and because the tick
cts furnished and used could not be
voted and used without disclosing
hor : clector voted in said elaf-
ton TIM \
2. Because the books OF registrar
ton were not opened in Cameron,
North, St. Matthews, Elloree and
other towns in said county during
the year 1907, although said towns
contained over three hundred inhabi-
were opposed to the proposed new
county. We're thus prevented from
registering, or changing and correct
ing their registration as allowed by
law, and voting in the said election
against the formation Of the said new
county.
3. Because the statutes under
which the said new county election
was held (Which deprives numerous
voters residing within the area of
the proposed new county, their vot-
ing place having been cut without
such area, from voting upon the
question Of the formation of such
new county, although duly qualified
and registered electors) contrnvcnc
Section / Of the fourteenth amend
ment OF the Constitution of the
United States. and are therefore void
and unconstitutional.
4. Because of mnay illegalities
and Irregularities. to-wit: AllowinG
electors to vote without proof of
payment OF taxes. allowing electors
TO vote who We're illegally registered
allowing electors to vote when dis
franchised by conviction of infam-
Gus crimes, and others of like kind.
the box at ST. Matthews voting
place therein should have been Who'll
~ rejected and thrown out, thus re-
ducing the vote in favor Of the new
county by two hundred and twelve
votes, and against the new county
by two votes.
3. Because of many irregulari-
ties and illegalities in the vote and
tho voting at the voting places Of
Fort Motto, Cameron, Lone Star AND
st. Matthews, to wit: Allowing cleo
tors to vote without proof Of the
payment OF taxes, without being
properly registered, after having
been DISTINGUISHED by conviction.
not having paid taxes. residing with
out the election precinct whcrc they
voted, and the like, tho vote in favor
the new county would be reduced
about forty votes.
6. Because the result was chang
ed or rendered very doubtful by rca-
son of the following facts, to Wit:
Electors were allowed to vote with
out proper proof Of payment of taxes
were illegally registered, failed to
pay taxes, had been convicted of dis