The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-04
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ALLEGED IN AIKEN.
Cherokee, Hampton, Spartanburs
! York, Onion, and Other Countie.
Being Investigated.
| When the Democratic Executive
Committee for Aiken county was call.
ed to order in the court house al
noon Thursday by County Chairman
3. H. Vise to tabulate officially the
votes C. at the various boxes in
that Gu y and to declare the re.
suits, II. n. Cassels of Ellenton ap-
peared to protest the election in that
county and demanded a complete re-
count. He based his protest upon
what he termed indisputable and GER
tain evidence of numerous irregularl-
ties at the various boxes over the
county and processes to be able to
prove eventually all his claims:
Mr.. Cassels had this to say in part:
Regardless Of the fact that our
State has jus: been advertised as
raving gone through one Of the most
ridiculous and irregular elections
since the days Of radicalism, can
by living witnesses and substantial
evidence show why Aiken county
should have a recount of the votes
cast last Tuesday. I demand this re-
count, and If you refuse it, I shall
APPEAL to the State Executive Com
mittee. am not now charging ac-
tual fraud, but numerous irregulari-
ties. An Investigation may reveal
fraud, though"
Mr.. Cassels did not then have his
evidence with him, nor did he prefer
any specific charge against any par
ticular box, so Solicitor Robert l..
Gunter, declaring that he appeared
as the attorney of Gov. Cole L. Blease
in this protest, demanded that the
committee proceed to the business OF
Of the day and that no general pro-
test be considered in the manner Mr..
Cassels desired, but that the protests
be made on individual boxes, as they
were encountered, and the protest or
protests then considered.
The committee decided to do this.
In the course Of the tabulation Mr..
Cassels succeeded in having individ-
ual votes thrown out on technical
grounds OF illega1ity and inelligibil-
ity. However, the committee stop
ped his prime motive and he gave
notice Of an appeal to the State Com
mittee, before which body he will ap-
pear in Columbia. Mr.. Cassels gath
cred together his evidence Of irregu-
larity and has added to these by 9TH
er parties positive evidences Of actual
fraud in several instances.
It is known positively and beyond
the slightest shadow Of a doubt that
he has good evidence to the effect
in some instances minors were allow
ed to vote at the Langley box, that
individuals were allowed to vote
more than once at this box, and that
in at least two instances individuals
voted in Langley and then came on
to Warrenville and voted. The afh-
davits in this last mentioned case
were seen by this writer and bear
the names Of honest, honorable, re-
sponsible citizens Of Horse Creek
Creek Valley, one Of them a minister
OF the gospel.
The Cherokee Democratic Execu-
tive Committee met in the court
house Thursday morning and made
the official examination. or the vote.
It had been expected that recount
would be demanded and 1t had been
reported that an investigation would
be demanded, owing to the fact that
several complaints had been heard Of
men from other counties voting there
and numerous Irregularities occur
ring. All boxes and votes are being
held by the county committee, pur-
suant to orders received Thursday
afternoon. from John Gary. Evans,
State chairman.
The following dispatch was sent
to Hampton, Charleston and several
other counties on Thursday: "Pre-
serve all ballots, tally sheets. poll
lists, club rolls, managers reports
and all records until further notice
from the State Executive Committee.
"(Signed) John Gary Evans,
Chairman"
In York county there was protest
of the vote, and the executive COM
mittee undertook to count it again.
The count did not begin until late IN
the day and was not completed at
nightfall.
In Union the committee did like
wise, and it also found that the Job
was a lengthy one, which was not
finished late Thursday night. The
results of the recount in these two
counties is not known.
IN Spartanturg county the COM
nittee held two sessions in 2 vain ef-
fort to canvass the returns. Howev-
er, neither meeting was productive,
as in both cases q quorum was lack
ing. Several boxes also were still
missing, and nothing could be done.
Another session was called.
In the meantime, according to dis
patches, reports of irregular voting
continue to pour into Spartanburg.
In Dorchester and in Lancaster
minor irregularities were reported,
but there was no protest Of the vote.
4 Rehabilitation was made in Lancas-
Ter, with the results remaining sub
stantially the same.
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