The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
(2NlINIITTEE RECANVASSES VOTE
Hampton Officially Declared in Second
Race-Gther Matters COnSid-
cred.

! tive committee, to nave received o,VOI
votes in the first primary for railroad
commissioner less than reported by
the committee at it's last meetingA This
action places in the second race, with
James Cansler, G. McDuf6e Hampton,
of this city. The votes of the two can
didates, as declared tonight by the
committee, we're: Hampton, 22,630;
Scarborough, 21,990. Upon motion of
D. L. Sinkler, of Charleston, Messrs.
Cansler and Hampton were declared
to be in the second primary to be
held September 13. ,'
Sub Committees Report.
The first step taken by the commit.
tee was to appoint a subcommittee to
canvass the vote, after having recon-
sidered it's former action, when the Of
fetal vote for State Offices was de-
clared.
The subcommittee made the follow
ing report to the State executive COM
mittee: eve, the committee appointed
to canvass the vote for railroad COM
missioner in the primary of August 80,
1910, have canvassed the vote report
ed from the entire counties of our
State and find the following to be the
total cast for each candidate: James
Cansler 41,320; G. McDufie Hampton
22,630; G. H. Mahon 1880; o. G.
Scarborough 21,s90."
''The vote reported by us for O. G.
Scarborough is 5000 less than the vote
reported by the committee from your
body on September 2, 1910. This diff
ference grows out of the fact that we
find an error of 5000 votes in the re-
port Of the secretary and chairman Of
the executive committee of Greenville
county, which return gave o. c. Scar
borough 1886 when the official returns
from Greenville county, as exhibited
- ~. Willis, show that Mr. Scarbor-
cugh only received 1856 votes at said
election. (Signed) 81. E. Breazeale,
D. H. Magill, A. E. Padgett."
Mr. Sinkler'S Motion.
It was the opinion of the above COM
mittee that the State chairman should
declare forthwith who should be in the
second primary, but Chairman Jones
preferred that motion be put. Mr.. D.
L. Sinkler, the committeeman from
Charleston, moved that the two candi-
dates receiving the highest number
o. votes for railroad commissioner in
the primary held on August 80, run
in the second primary, on September
13, the candidates being James Cansler
and G. McDuffe Hampton.
There was informal discussion of
several matters before the committee
tonight. The only definite action tax
en-, except in the matter of railroad
commissioner, was to set the time for
the next meeting of the committee to
September 20, at 4 o'clock p. m.
The committee has heretofore been
meeting at night, but the members
thought it would be best to meet in the
day time, so as to have more time for
work and catch night trains out of Co.
lumbia.
Mr.. Sinkler's suggestion to appoint
a committee to change the party rules
so as to conform to the constitution of
the Democratic convention was adopt
ed: Mr.. Sinkler pointed out that the
rules varied in some parts from the
constitution of the party. The COM
mittee to be named, will submit the
matter to the convention at its next
meeting. - "a ."..!--'
About Delayed Returns. -.
What should be done if a box did not
reach the county committee in time
caused much discussion tonight, but
no definite ruling was made by the
committee as a whole.
The matter came up when Capt
John G. Richards, Jr., of Kershaw, sug-
gested that an instance where box
was sent in, but the chairman did not
60 for his mail, and consequently did
not get the returns might change the
standing Of candidates in all election.
He wished Statewide ruling in this
connection.
| Rule 5 covers the situation when Il
says that the managers must deliver
the boxes to the county chairman. This
does not say the returns may be sent
by mail. Investigation tonight show
ed that none of the counties sent il
the returns by mail except in this one
case. It is the duty of the managers tC
-op5 o,6o Of wit r