The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-11
IlAUDJ m AMEN
HUGH IRREGUIARITY UNEARTH.
ED In THAT COUNTY

Committee IS Satisfied
COMPOSED Mostly ni Supporters OF
Governor BIease, it Passes Resolu-
tioos Saying That the Result
Could Not be Materially Affected
by the Irregularities Found.
With his coat off and his sleeves
rolled up, Horace NJ. Casselis OF Ell
lenton stood up and for four hours
Tuesday presented before the Demo
cratic executive committee CT Aiken
evidence that last weeks primary, so
Tar as several boxes are concerned,
vas attended by fraud and corrup-
ton. With Blease supporters over
whelningly in majority On the COM
nittee, with only one outspoken sup
porter In his fight, MI. Casseils, 3
man whose word is his bond, won the
admiration Of many who attended the
session Of the committee.
Aiken being one Of the counties IN
which fraud was alleged, and one or
the counties named in Judge Jones
protest, It is pertinent TO remark 1na1
more than three-fourths Of the COM
rnitteemen who acted upon the evi-
dence produced by Mr.. ,Cassells, like
the Chairman, are Blease men. The
fact was partially attested at the
close Of the meeting when Leon J.
Williams, who fought with Mr.. Cas-
sells throughout the four hours, at
tarnpted to have a resolution adopt
ed which, while not against the can
diaacy Of Gov. Blease, was not in his
favor, the resolution was voted down
s by toto S, two Of the committeemen
not voting.
The session was conducted with lit.
tie regard to rules. One man, not a
member Of the committee, was per
r'tted to take prominent part. That
was L. N. c. Oliveras, who was ap-
pointed By Gov. Blease to I'LL an un-
expired term as master OF Aiken
county and who, running on the
Blease ticket In the recent election
was overwhelmingly defeated. But
for the persistency OF Mr. Cassells in
bringing forth his evidence the ses-
sion would not have lasted half an
hour. There were also many SHARP
personal clashes on the floor between
members and much disorder.
The several boxes were taken NJ
one at time, Aiken city among first
two Of the managers Of the election
81. A., Schroeder and John B. Eubank
to the effect that IL or more votes
had been put in the box by mel
whose names did not appear on the
Doll list. These, they stated, were
marked by certain sign on the list
A committee was appointed to exam
inc the box and did 30 with the re
suit that not II, but 20 votes were
found, the names OF those voting
them not being on the poll list
When the Bath box, one OF the cot
ton mill towns, was brought up fol
examination, Mr.. Cassells asked the
chairman II the law required thai
managers OF elections subscribe to al
oath. Mr.. Wise stated that there
was no such requirements.
Mr. Cassells said he was positive
that there was such q requirement
and rooved that the whole Bath boz
be thrown out on the ground thai
the managers Of the election hele
there last week we're not sworn. The
: motion was overruled. When Mr.
Wise stated that managers need no'
be sworn, the manager OF another
box who was in the audience, arose
and demanded TO know why then ht
had been required to take an oath By
the county chairman before the elec
ton.
This sharpened the point and th'
law on the subject was referred t
with the result that Chairman Wise
reversed his former decision. holding
that managers of election must b.
sworn. Mr.. Cassells then produced
an affidavit from D. E. Brown, one o
the managers Of the Bath box. VIII
swore that neither he nor any OF hi
associates rad subscribed to any oath
nor was it asked Of them. The boz
was opened and there was no poll lis
contained therein.
Solicitor Gunter interposed at thi
point to urge that the committee ge
through, stating that another cleo
ton must be held next Tuesday. MI
Cassells shot back that he was afte
getting last weeks election straigh
before proceeding with another.
In the GraniteVille box were fount
four more votes than there wer
names on the poll lists. It vas alst
charged In afadavits made by J.
Eargle that he saw John Anderson
vote and that Anderson was citizel
Z Of Georgia, also that ne saw Pop
Wfngard vote and that Wingard hat
been in South Carolina only since lac
February.
Eugene Buckingham arose to pro
test against any further protests 0,
as be expressed it Listening to sem'
sore head rant because he lost som'
money or something or other. HI
contended, as had Solicitor Gunter
that the time for protests had passed
Mr.. Gunter then arose to add that tht
time for challenging. any mans vot'
is when he votes, not afterwards. E
J. Craig, magistrate at Warrenyille
offered motion that q committee b.
appointed to take any further eVi
dence Mr.. Cassells had to offer. I
failed to carry.
When the Hopeweli box was open
ed Mr.. Cassells said he had been in
formed by one Of the managers tha
there was some irregularity there
The manager, Rufus Salley, was pres
ent and stated that when the vote
were counted that there were fount
to number 81, that six were throwI
out, leaving the count 81; wherea
the poll lists showed only 90 names.
In reply to question, Chairman
Wise admitted that when the Langle,
box was brought in to him, the pol
list was not inside and that not unit
Monday did he succeed in getting tn,