The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-09-06

Official contest was sustained that the
governor might have a majority. Mr..
Manning informed Mr.. Blease that he
thought it inadvisable to go into the
tabulation of the returns until the
charges of fraud had been investi-
gated. Mr.. Blease said that he did
not believe that the committee had
the power to put off the second pri
mary. He declared that the protest by,
the attorneys for Judge Jones was not
sworn to and that he did not under
stand the reason for the delay in
tabulating the returns and declaring
the results.
Asks for Evidence.
where is your evidence? Where
is your information? Why the delay?"
shouted the speaker. He asked why
the chairman of the Anderson county
committee. has left the State during
an important situation. He asked the
members of the committee to examine
the petitions and see who is dissatis-
fed with the returns. Mr.. Blease said
that all of the irregularities charged
were unsupported by evidence. He
thought that the executive committee
owed duty to the people of South
Carolina who voted honestly. He sug-
gested in his fight On the resolution
that a committee be appointed to re-
port back during the day on the
charges of fraud He thought that it
was entirely possible to do all of the
work in one day.
In reply Mr.. Manning stated that it
was impossible to tabulate all of the
returns when they are not in. He
reiterated that his resolution was not
introduced from partisan standpoint.
He did not think that the committee
was dealing in technicalities, but that
the situation should be met, in a
broad minded liberal way and that ev-
cry icons s!orld be used to find out
if fraud had been perpetrated in the
primary election. eff conditions arise
that are unusual we can not be made
a slave to the conditions" said Mr..
Manning. eve want to know the real
honest verdict of the people," he con-
tinued.
Return Made by Gov. Blease.
The following is the return of the
governor which was filed yesterday
with the committee:
"To the State Executive Committee
of the Democratic Party OF South
Carolina:
"Cole. L. please, candidate for the
office of governor in the primary elec-
tion held Or the 9th day of August,
1912, upon whom has been served
paper purporting to be notice of con-
test of Ira B. Jones, candidate for
governor at said primary election, by
his attorneys, Messrs. r. w. Shand,
Frank G. Tompkins and W. H. Town
send, in reply thereto says:
'He admits what is stated in para
graphs one and two of said paper,
which in substance is that the said Ira
3. Jones is a resident and qualified
voter of the State of South Carolina
nnder the laws of saiG State and the
constitution and rules of the Demo-
tic rartv in. said State, and that
he was a candidate for the Office of
governor at said primary election
along with the respondent aud John
T. Duncan.
'tHe denies the statements made in
the third paragraph of said paper
called Notice of Contest and AYERS
that if any frauds were committed and
illegal practices INDUCED in, they were
committed and practiced by the sup
porters and sympathjzers of the said
Jones, and resulted in the increase in
the vote for him, and in no way affect
ed the vote of the qualified voters in
said counties which respondent re-
ceived, and do not in any way affect
the return made by the managers of
election and certified to by the execu
tive committee in said counties as
having been cast for him, which said
number of votes SO cast and received
by this respondent, we're all votes of
duly qualified voters under the laws
of the State and the constitution and
rules of the Democratic party of the
war froo 20,