Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-06
NO ELECTION Yet.
State Executive Committee Still De.
liberatiDg.
next TUESDAYS PRIMARY POSTPONED

Question Of Fraud and lrrsgularit,
Raised in Protest Of Judge Jons,
Submitted to q subeommittes o
Seven with Full Power to Act
Judge JoneSs Complaint Anends.
to Include all the Countiss-eovern
or B1ease's Counsel Files Return
Committee to Report Next Wsdnss
day.
Columbia State, Thursday.
The charges Of fraud in connection
with the recent primary election will
be rigidly probed by q special commit
tee Of seven which was appointed yes.
terday by the chairman of the state
executive committee Of the Democrat.
ic party and which will meet mex
Wednesday. The resolution was in
troduced by Richard I. Manning Of
Sumter and was generally discussed
The resolution was adopted late yes
terday. The committee held two ses.
sions and adjourned last night to meet
again at the call Of the chairman.
| The following Is the Manning reao.
luton which was adopted by the
committee:
Whereas notices of protest have
been filed with this committee charg-
ing among other things widespread
frauds and Irregularities, and
| Whereas under a former resolu.
tion passed by this committee certain
Investigations are being made as to
the conduct of the election held Au-
gust q, 1912, and full reports have
not yet been made as to the conduct
Of the election held August q, 1912
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| tions have not been completed;
Therefore, be 1t resolved, That q
subcommittee Of seven members OF
| this committee be appointed by the
chairman to hear and pass upon all
contests and all matters Of every kind
and description properly the subject
| OF action by this committee as q
whole, pertaining to or incident to the
election held August 81, 1912, with
full power and authority to take testi-
mony and make full investigation of
the conduct Of said election and re-
port the same together with all testi-
mony and all records back to this
committee for action at a meeting to
be calle1 by the chairman for that
purpose;
THAT the said subcommittee be and
Is hereby given power and authority
/
| mittee such assistance as may be
deemed advisable to further the said
investigation and shall have full pow-
er and authority to summons witness
! es, require the production Of records
and papers and do any and all other
| acts necessary to the full and complete
investigation Of the conduct of said
election, as has this committee as q
whole.
THE actual necessary expenses OF
the said committee shall be borne by
the treasury Of this committee"
Members of Subcommittes.
The following are members of the
subcommittee as named by John Gary
Evans, the chairman: w. F. Steven
son, Chesterfield, chairman; T. B. But
| ler, Cherokee; ]. B. Park, Greenwood;
w. B. Wilson, Jr., York; J. D. Bivens
Dorchester; ]. M. Greer, Union, and
r. M. Jefferies, Jasper.
The passage Of the Manning resolu.
| ton means that the second primary
for state offices will not be held next
| Tuesday. The matter of the second
primary In the counties will be left
with the county executive committees
The committee last night addressed 9
message to the county chairmen re-
questing that the second primary be
held next Tuesday in the counties.
Attorneys representing Ira B. Jones
yesterday filed an amended protest
| charging illegal voting and fraud In
| every county In the state.
A resolution introduced by e. s.
Blease to provide q committee Of five
to assist the. secretary Of the commit
tee in preparing and tabulating the
returns Of the primary election was
killed by vote Of 33 to Z. The COM
mittee by vote of "a to 16 voted
down the resolution Of Mr.. Blease to
have the chairman appoint three
Blease supporters and three Jones
supporters on the committee on the
in discussing this resolution said that
he presumed that every man on the
committee was honest and that he
| would make the appointments regard
| less Of whether they were Jones OF
Blease supporters.
The protests Of w. J. Talbert and
N. B. Dial, candidates for the United
States senate, against the election OF
Senator B. r. Tillman on the grounds
that he had not properly filed his ex-
pense account were read before the
committee by the secretary. A decis-
ion will be given in the future by the
/ committee.
Richard I. Manning, following the
| adoption of his resolution, requested
that he be not appointed as a member
/ of the committee. The request was
granted.
Telegram From Senator TilIman.
A telegram was received during the
day from Senator Tillman, in which he
stated that he had already filed his
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state on two occasions. His expense
account amounted to $3.50, the assess
ment fee.
The committee at the afternoon
session named D. w. Willis of Spar
| tanburg as a presidential elector to
take the place Of T. ]. Moore, who
failed to qualify. DR.. ]. C.. Mase was
| named to take the place Of D. D. Nc
Coll as an elector from the Sixth con-
gressional district because the latter
failed to qualify. The constitution
provides that no man shall be elected
who holds an Office Of trust.
The Manning resolution was de-
| Tended by T. B. Butler, member of
the committee from Cherokee county.
He said that he did not propose to
stultify himself by casting his ballot
on a question that had not been de-
| termined.
IF the charges made are not proved
| then they fall" said the speaker. I'VE
| must investigate every charge before
| we declare the result Of the primary"
he continued. He asked IL the repre-
| sentative of any candidate was afraid
| Of an investigation. Where can the
harm come from by an investigation? p
asked the speaker. He thought that
unless a careful investigation Is made
of the charges of fraud the primary
| system in South Carolina will be DOOM
ed. He said that the investigation
| should be thorough and drastic.
James HI Price Of GreenviHe said
| that he represented the county casting
the second largest vote in the state
and that he intended to vote for the
passage of the Manning resolution. He
| declared that the resolution would not
set aside the will Of the people, but
would establish the will Of the people.
He said that his ballot on the resolu-
| tion would be for the fair name OF
South Carolina.
s. G.. Mayfield came back with an
| other speech and stated that the
amended protest Of Judge Ira B.
Jones was an outrage on the Democ-
racy Of the state.
Should Pass on Contests.
T. H. Ketchin thought that the COM
mittee should pass on all contests SUBJ
mitted and then appoint the special
committee to make the investigation of