The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-01
PROBE WILL SHOW
BLEASE AS NOMINEE
DEMOCRATS WILL NOT SPLIT IN
COMING GENERAL ELECTION.
Investigation Won't Show Primary
Change-COmmittee Will so State
in Official Report.
(By Staff Correspondent Atlanta Jour-

nall.
Columbia, S. c., Sept. 2S.-The sub
committee of the State Democratic ex-
ecutive committee held sessions this
week at Spartanburg, Green7ille ana
Anderson, sitting the evidence OF fraud
and irregularities and hearing the re-
port of the various county committees.
The committee will meet here on Mon
day to hear final reports of various
subcommittee and then make their re-
port to the full State executive COM
mittee. which has been called to meet
On Tuesday at noon in the library OF
the State house.
The net result of the investigation OF
the charges of fraud and corruption by
the subcommittee has not developed
any material results and nothing look
ing toward enough to change the prl-
mary, the face Of the returns having
given Governor Blease the nomina-
ton for governor by majority OF
about 5000 votes. While numerous in
stances of minors, non-residents, re-
peaters and aliens voting and other
cases of irregularities were presented
to the subcommittee at their various
meetings no general prevalence OF
fraud or ballot box stufing was re-
vealed. Indeed, the total number OF
votes affected is less than 1000, not
enongh to change the primary result
in anyway, even if they were all
thrown out.
1t is interesting to note that more
instances of irregularities are said to
have been discovered in Greenville, a
county which went for Jones by a
small majority, and the Bleaseites are
jubliantly pointing out the fact that II
Greenville is thrown out, the majority
for Blease will be increased. They
are wearing broad smiles and are
awaiting'the outcome confidently.
Official Statement.
The State committee on Tuesday is
expected to officially declare the result
of the first primary and order second
primary for attorney general to de-
eide between Lyon and Peoples. It's
almost certain that the committee will
declare Blease is the nominee for gov
ernor and Tillman for United States
senator, and to declare furthermore
that the election was a fair one.
1t is evident that some resolution
looking to throwing safeguards around
the primaries of the future will be
adopted and presented to the next
State convention The committee is
expected to prosecute all persons
found to have been guilty of violating
the primary election laws.
Some of the county committees have
asked for more time. while others
have been roasting" The State co1n-
p1jttee for delaying n declaring the
official result of the first primary. A
demand is going UP ton. every quar-
ter for the committee to take SONG
definite aad positive action at their
meeting on Tuesday and they will
hardly postpone action on the resu t
any longer.
Il ,enand for actirl is coming no.
cnly .,cm the Blease side but from
many VIE were the warmest support
ers Of .rcdge Jones and they are point
ing oat t. the committee that to delay
a,v lo,.@er is to i2vile disaster and
disrap.i, II in the Dec>ocratic party,
Thc knowledge that the Bull Moose
have tllt.r eyes Oh ttis State is caus
iag mai. people to iuse haste.
Sulit Not Expected.
The indications, now, are that the
Democrats will go into the general
election united, and that the split tear
ed bv many will not materalize. Some
talk of an Independent ticket is heard
but little stock is taken in this, as 1t
is realized that if Blease is declared
the Democratic nominee for governor,
that an independent would have little
show in the general election against
him. However, one might be rum but
the fate OF the last one still stands as
a warning of what is almost certain 10
befall a "bolt" from the Democratic
nomination.
With please for governor and gen
eral assembly which will be anti
Blease by large majorities in both
branches. rany Tnor)e arA expecting
. ,.9,,o.:.;o,, oe 80 e-"~H,y seer :
which marked he cn,.,i2,,s., c-a>i::.s