Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-10-02
INVESTIGATION DAY BY DAY.
After Meeting In Spartanburg Com
mittco Goes to Grecnyille.

Greenville, Sept. 25.-The second
day Of the deliberations Of the sub
committee Of the State Executive
Committee, Investigating the recent
primary, proved quite different from
the first. The opening session, while
1t seems to have accomplished much,
was able to proceed only after con
slant Interruptions, and both meet
ings we're attended by large crowds.
To-day saw a different complexion.
vt the morning session in Spartan
burg only 2 small! crowd y q iii hand
and practically no delays cropped out
out. The committee moved with dis
patch throughout and only a short
while after the session had come to
order a motion was in order for the
committee to 20 to Grcenvillc for
an investigation here. Arrived at
Grecnville the work to be done was
quickly disposed OF and a resolution
received and adopted that the COM
mittce conduct an investigation at
Anderson tomorrow, leaving here
early tomorrow morning.
J. T.. Duncan filed an affidavit with
the committee this morning inviting
the particular attention OF the COM
mittee to Grcenville, Greenwood,
Richland and Orangeburg counties,
and making charges against Jones
supporters.
Opening Session.
When the committee met this
morning at 10 o'clock at Spartan
burg the question of extension Of
time for the subcommittee Of the
Spartanburg county committee was
taken up and a decision was reached
that as the subcommittee must re-
port to the State committee Tuesday
next, such a procedure would not be
possible. 1t was decided to have
letters sent out by the Spartanburg
committee in an effort TO find out il
Implications Of names are bona tde
or indicate fraud in that county. A
motion was adopted calling on the
managers Of election in the county to
submit any afidavits they might be
able to give pertaining to alleged
fraud.
The call Of counties was completed.
In Berkeley ten persons were said
to have voted when their lanes 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 a received from Ches-
ter 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withdrawn.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 Clar-
endon county says no protest has
been made in that county and there
was no investigation.
In Darlington a number Of irregu-
larities are noted.
In Dillon county so instances of
duplicate or unidentified voters we're
observed.
The only report from Dorchester
IS a letter saying 125 State tickets
were counted in the county box at
Summcrville and minors are said to
have voted at Pregnalls.
a letter from j. T.. Mcdonald tells
the committee that in his opinion the
primary was conducted fairly in Fair
field county.
No reports were made to the COM
mittce from Florence, Georgetown
and Horny counties.
Chairman Kirkland reported from
Kcrshaw that there was little to
cause surprise in that county, al
though minor Irregularities were
noted.
No reports we're received from
Lancaster and Marlboro.
In Lee a resolution Of the executive
committee declared no fraud.
Minor Irregularities are reported
from Marion.
Robert Lide, county chairman in
Orangeburg. believed tho primary
was fairly conducted. Some Of the
poll lists have disappeared and a
part Of these have been again To-
Gated.
II. y. Edmunds, chairman Of the
cOmmittcp i'm Rich1and advised that