The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-09-27

question of extension of time for the
subcommittee of the Spartanburg
county committee was taken up and
decision was reached that as the sub
committee must report to the State
committee Tuesday, next, such pro-
cedure would not be possible. 1t was
decided to have letters sent out by
the Spartanburg committee in an ef-
fort to find out if Implications OF
names are bona fde or indicate fraud
in that county. A motion was adopted
calling on the managers of election IN
the county to submit any athdaVlts
they might be able to give pertaining
to alleged fraud.
The call of counties was completed.
In Berkeley ten persons were SAID 10
have voted when their names were
NOT ON the club rolls. The use OF
LIQUOR is charged. Nothing irregular
is reported from Calhoun. The club
rolls and poll lists from Charleston
are on hand but the work of checking
the two is only one-third finished.
Nothing irregular has been thus far
detected. No report was received
from Chester county, but it was said
that no poll list was kept at Lando
and Great Falls. There was only one
protest in Chesterfield county and that
was withdrawn. A letter from the
chairman in Clarendon county says no
protest has been made in that county
and there was no investigation. In
Darlington a number of irregularities
are noted. In Dillon county 80 IN
stances of duplicate or unldenNheo
voters were observed. The only re-
port from Dorchester is letter saying
125 State tickets were counted IN the
county box at Summerville and minors
are said to have voted at Pregnalls.
A letter from ]. E. Mcdonald tells
the committee that in his opinion the
primary was conducted fairly in Fair
neld county. No reports were made
to the committee from Florence,
GEORGETOWN and Horny counties.
Chairman kirkland reported from
Kershaw that there was little to cause
surprise in that county, although min
or irregularities were noted. No re-
ports were received from Lancaster
and Marlboro. In Lee resolution OF
the executive committee declared no
fraud. Minor Irregularities are re-
ported from Marion. Robert Lide,
county chairman in Orangeburg, be-
heYed the primary was fairly con-
Quoted. Some of the poll lists have
disappeared and a part of these have
been again Tocated. H. n. Edmunds,
chairman of the committee in Rich
land, advised that the cost of copying
the rolls in Richland would be so
great it is believed better to allow the
committee to inspect the original rolls.
No charges from Sumter. Mr.. Will
son announced that the York county
chairman refused to act but that he
had heard of Implications and in one
box North Carolinians are said to have
voted.
At the close OF the call of counties
F. H Dominick renewed his insist
ence that the attorneys for Judge
Jones make certain definite charges.
R. w. Shand exulained the position
of Judge Jones. He explained that it
is not necessary to file bill of par
ticulars with this committee as would
be necessary with court of common
pleas. If the seeming irregularities
number enough to change the result,
attorneys for Judge Jones will ask.
that the State committee take suff-
cient votes from the highest candi-
date and order another primary.
If the result can not be changed the
protest will be withdrawn.
Mr.. Stevenson announced that the
witdrawel of a contest could not af-
feet this committee, for it has been
directed to investigate the primary
and must do so.
Just before II o'clock Col. Butler
moved that the committee pay visit
to Greenville and the trip was made
in the early afternoon.
The committee met in the court
house as soon as it reached Green
vile. Avery Patton, chairman of the
subcommittee in Greenville, was call
ed to the witness stand and sworn. He
was examined by Leo Patterson. Mr..