The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11

from at a:so o'clock this morning the
vots for Mayor stood as follows:
,. p. Grace. :. -. =. ..2.sss
4 +. +. Hyde. -. =. .. ..2.so5
n u. w. Hughes. =. =. =. los
On the face Of the retarns. there
fore. Col. Grace has q majority Of IS
votsA
The executive committee will meet
ON Friday to pass upon any pro-
tss(s that may be made. A consider
>ahls number Of votes have been chai-
t1Qgsd and n viii be the part OF the
oonhmitses 10 pass upon these chai-
1snee. Estimates Of the number of
challenged votes vary. but II 10 be-
lisvsd 20 be some hundreds The
~Iection viii not be declared until
80 committee has disposed Of any
psosssts that may be presented.
On the face Of the returns Law
renee ~. Pinckney has q majority
over Wilson q. Harvey. for Alderman
- Large from Ward .: q. A. Musla-
/, ftn Ass . majority over w. II. Cogs.
Hksll for Alderman at Large from
Ward q; A. w. wistsrs has q ma
5osiy over r. ,. McCsrty for Alder
man as Large from Ward 8; J. =.
o'Rourks he majority over r. 8.
HAncksi - Alderman at Large from
ward 8; y. II. Bold has majority
Aver A. ". Petit a. Alderman at
large from ward 10; John wohlt-
mann has . majority over n. Hornik
~ Alassnan at LAxss from ward II:
~. %. Clarke has . majority over c.
~ ToIlnsr for Alderman at Large
fresn ward -.
~ \ osnG1asfabls number OF voters
tal ben challenged. just how many
= ~ known st this hour. Under
~ ruls of the executive committee
49, challenged votes were never
sAe,sD placed In the boxes and were
eeunssd By the managsrs. 20 that they
- inesudsd IN the figures given
1Asva. rhsy viii be- passed upon by
sAs sxscutfvs committee. which has
me power 60 decide whether or not
these votes have been properly chal-
engsd and whether or not they shali
be thrown out OF the count.
On the face OF the returns the to-
80 vote case ~ Indicated BY a can
- Of the different polling places
~ after the ballot boxes were clos
"a. w~s see. This 10 the heaviest
vote svsr polled In Charleston.
Charlsston. a. many an timer
rsnarksi. had never spent such a
4dsy ~ yesterday since the stirring
tines OF '7s A fever of excitement
a1sefed practically the entire popu-
iation. The city was given up to the
battle Of the ballots and little or no
business was done. On the streets
orsat crowds gathered around many
Upf tho polling places and stayed there
al day from In the morning. when
the polling places opened. until at
ter the votes had been counted by the
managers at night. And even when
thsre was no polling place nearby 10
form the centre OF attraction. knots Of
amen which sometimes assumed the
Proportion Of small crowds. gathered
and discussed the situation.
. TRs vIuS. $780,. 80
trsordinary efforts to prevent the
voting Of fictitious names or Of names
ILLEGALLY on the rolls In view Of the
fact that upon complaint Of Col
~0race the executive committee had
been restrained through the use OF
an Injunction from purging the rolls
n was felt by leaders OF the oppo-
site party that the conditions necessi-
s-tst tho greatest care In seeing TO
\ u that these votes were kept out Of
the ballot box as far as that was pos
siole. Hundreds OF afadavits had
bean prepared to show that these
names we're Illegally on the rolls and
these were ready for use.
= some trouble and good many
hard words were occasioned by the
challenging Of voters at several Of
the polling places and by the arrest
Of men for alleged perjury. The po.
lice had been given very strict instruc-
uous and stood ready to execute the
wt1l Of tho managers with the utmost
! promptnsa Many stories were going
: The rounds yssterdsy O. alleged at
tempts To vote names that should
not b voted. IL II said that sailors
frsa vsssis In port we're taken to the
polls and attempts made to vote them.
though In some Instances at any rate