The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-04
INNTNG s. c. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1912
: in Anderson and Aiken counties. The
Official protest for Anderson county
was lodged with the committee,

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Official protest for Anderson count
was lodged with the committee.
Among the kilograms read was on
from Senator Tillman in which b
asked the committe to be very sur
before acting but if there was frau
to Investigate it and save the primar
! law from destruction.
f. Several members of the conmitte
objected to the resolution as first IN
troduced by Mr.. Stevenson on tn
ground that fraud had not beer
charged in all of the counties. J. B
Park ct Greenwood took the position
that it was the duty Of the committe'
to canvass all the returns. H
thought that the committee shoul.
be in position to say whether th'
election was clean or unclean, fair o.
unfair.
Must Be Clean.
eve must be able to say to th,
world" said Mr.. Park, we have
held a clean and fair election or VIZ
have held an unfair eleet;o1. II thu
election has been fair We must be
able to repudiate the charges.
think that the resolution should ap.
ply to every county. We must inyes
tigate."
The resolution was finally amend.
ed so as to apply only to counties
where fraud has been alleged. J. M
Greer Of Union said that he was q
Blease supporter but he. wanted a
square deal for both candidates. He
was satisfied there was no fraud In
Union county.
In reply Mr.. Stevenson stated his
position clearly. Mr.. Stevenson said
that it was the duty Of the commit
tee to throw out all Illegal votes, no
matter who they were in favor Of.
He said that the primary must be
saved and cleansed at any cost.
E. s. Blease OF Newberry took the
floor before the committee and out
lined the position of the governor
with reference to the investigation.
He said that his brother, the govern.
or, was member of the committee
from Newberry but did not think it
proper to appear in person. He said
that he had come as representing his
brother and that he desired to make
several statements. He outlined his
position as Democrat and said all
that "Cole L. Bleasa wanted was a
fair and honest count. He declared
that II his brother had not been fair
~ elected he did not want the office.
81 have never heard v. an e1ecu-
tive committee attempting to do
something on base rumors or re-
ports" said Mr.. Blease.
Later it was called to the atten-
ton Of Mr.. Blease that Official pro-
tests had already been filed with the
committee. MT: Rlease, in the course
of his speech, charged that the ap-
parent majority Of his brother was
hurting some people. He discussed
the situation in Newberry and said
that he had tried to be fair to the
candidacy Of Judge Jones. He re-
ferred to a minor contest In that
county. Mr.. Blease expressed faith
in the members Of the executive COM
mittee and said that he thought his
brother would receive a square deal
in the Investigation even though a
majority were opposed to him polit-
Icallv.
"All that we want is fair, honest
count" he said.
Mr.. B1ease voted for the resolu-
ton finally passed.
VIII be Fair.
In reply to MT. Blease Mr.. Steven
son said that it was the purpose to
give both candidates a. fair and hon
est deal and that nothing Of a par
tisan nature would enter into the &c.
liberation.
"It is the duty Of the committee to
write the word clean across the NOM
ination for governor and we do not
propose to do otherwise" said Mr..
Stevenson. Mr.. Stevenson said that
the situation should be given public
ity go that the people Of the State
might know what was done and that
fair play was given every candidate.
The following resolution which
was brought before the committee
was referred back to the RichIand
county executive committee for ac-
ton:
Whereas the club lists Of certain
voting precincts in Richiand county
are so filed with names as to maks
it practically impossible for three
managers to conduct an election and
allow all voters an equal chance to
ballot.
"Be it reyolved, That in each case,
where such cange is deemed advis-
able by the chairman and executive
committeeman Of such clubs, addi-
tional boxes shall be provided AMI
three additional managers shall be
appointed for said precinct, and the
club rolls thereof shall be diveded
from A to NJ, and from n to Q, so
that all voters failing in the first d.
vision shall vote at the boxes man
aged by one set of managers, and
those in the second division at the
boxes managed by the others.
The committee met Friday at noon
in the library at the State House for
the purpose of declaring the results
OF the primary election last Tuesday.
Several members we're not present,
and It was found that the official re-
turns had been received from only
counties out of forty-four.
Upon adoption Of resolution, John
Gary Evans, the chairman, appoint
ed a committee to assist Christie
Benet, the secretary, in tabulating
the vote for the various Offices. The
of the committe eappoint-
ed were R. B. Caldwell, Chester; ".
F. Stevenson, Cheraw; James B.
Park, Greenwood; W. B. Wilson Jr.,
York.
The following resolution by DR.. T.
II. Dreher of St. Matthews was adopt
ed by the committee:
TO SAFEGUARD Primary.
"Resolved, That a committee Of
five, together with the chairman IS
ex oFcio member, be appointed by
the chairman to revise and reconcile
the constitution of the Democratic
marty and To device some means Of