The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-12
4 THOROUGH INVESTIGATION.
Recount of the Entire Vote May BE-
the Result Of Committees Action.

the Result or COmnlttee S ACtlOn.
Columbia, Sept. 5.-The State
Democratic executive committee has
resolved to make thorough investl-
cation of the recent primary, against
which charges of irregularity and
fraud in many sections of the State
have been alleged. To that end the
committee has appointed a sub-com-
mittee of seven members, who are
charged with the duty of lnqulrlng
into all cases of alleged irregularity
and to report back to the State COM
mittee. Pending the result OF the
investigation no tabulation of the
vote in the primary OF August ~
will be made and no results declared.
Consequently there will be no second
primary next Tuesday for State off,
GERS, as would have been the case
normally, and no date for a second
primary has been or can be fixed.
The subcommittee appointed to
conduct the investigation is composed
of the following members of the State
committee: w. F. Stevenson, chair
man; T. B. Butler, J. B. Park, W. B.
Wilson, Jr., R. NJ. Jefferies, J. D. Biv-
ems and J. NJ. Greer. Four Of these
are Jones men and three of them
Blease men.
All the Evidence Wanted.
The committee will meet next
Wednesday at noon in the library OF
the State house. All parties inter-
ested and their attorneys are invited
to be present at the meetings and all
persons having evidence to offer OF
frauds or irregularity in the primary
are urged to lay it before the COM
mittee. The committee is determln-
ed to 20 into the whole matter thor
oughly and to make a full report to
the executive committee for its guild
ance.
The State committee passed reso-
luton requesting county committees
to hold the second primary for coun-
ty Offices next Tuesday irrespective
of the postponement of the State prl-
mary. This was not an instruction
but merely a request and the county
committees have. freedom of action
in the matter.
Judge Jones's contest of the elec-
ton has been widened to include
every box in the State. This may
make necessary recount of the en-
tire vote.
Local Contests Decided.
1t is purposed by the sub-commit-
tee to make most searching invest1-
cation of all the circumstances at
tending the conduct Of the primary.
It is desired that the Investigation be
concluded as promptly as circum-,
stances will permit that the results
of the primary may be declared or
whatever other course may be deem
ed desirable may be followed.
At the afternoon session of the
committee action was taken on sew
eral local contests. By a, vote OF 19
to II the action of the Dorchester
county committee in declaring j. H.
Whetsell the nominee for county
treasurer was reversed and c. b.
Dukes, the contestant, was declared
the nominee.
Dial's and Talbert's Protests.
It having been brought to the at
tention of the committee that T. J.
Moore, of Spartanburg, and D. D..
McColl, of Bennettsville, were ineli-
gible to serve as presidential electors,
D. W. Willis was chosen an elector
from the Third and ]. G. Mace an
elector from the Sixth district.
The protests of w. ]. Talbert and
N. B. Dial against the nomination or
Senator Tillman were received and
action deferred until later meeting
of the committee. The ground of pro-
test is that Senator Tillman did not
participate in the campaign and that
he failed to file statement of his
expenses as required by law.