The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28

mittee of the executive committee OF
the Democratic party OF South Caro-
INA finished its labors as a committee
OF the whole today until the members
assemble in Columbia Monday to con-
slider all testimony in hand and pre-
pare q report for the State executive
committee. The day spent in Ander-
son did not. prove exciting. Late in
the afternoon the com mittee went
into executive session and decided
that the committee will meet in the
state library of the State House at
Columbia Monday at IL O'Clock to re-
view the work done ard prepare its
report.
The work done by the subcommit-
tee from the Anderson committee has
been painstaking and thorough, and
when the committee arrived here it
found matter for its consideration in
excellent shape for action. After a
day in which considerable time was
lost In one way and another plans for
the continuance and conclusion of the
work of the committee were adopted
late In the Afternoon.
| j. II. Bivens and R. NJ Jeffries
viii proceed To Orangeburg to con-
duct an investigation there Of the dis
appearance of the rolls and any other
irregularities noted. T. b. Butler is
authorized by the com mittee to col
lect all affidavits at Spartanburg and
other evidence at hand and convey Il
to the committee for the meeting
Monday.
j. L. Duncan was notified that he
will be expected to file with the COM
mittee not later than Monday affi-
davits In support Of the charges men
toned in his affidavit fled with this
committee yesterday. This is expected
to include an affidavit from w. A. Lee
of Pelzcr. witness mentioned In the
AFFIDAVIT from Duncan yesterday. who
was advised by telegraph to present
himself here today. Efforts were made
by telephoning TO Pelzer to secure
Lees presence. Duncan arrived in the
| late Afternoon and read his affidavit
already submitted. His presence had
rccn requested by the committee ~
an effo Z 10 have the charees offered
hy the deponent made nor, explicit.
Duncan lhis afternoon Inserted ~ the
affidavit The statement that Lees a..
sertion as to being paid 81 a day py
Jones supporters and a statement
that two corporation physicians had
stated that Jones supporters had de-
posted s10S.000 in banks for work in
the last ten days Of the campaign
were made TO him by Lee.
The investigation here disclosed
that the work of the subcommittee
has shown that in an alpha list
Of names on poll lists, carried through
a, b. c. d. G. e. there are IS names
that appear more than once. Some
OF the names are on the lists as many
as eight times and in each Of the IS
cases the names appear as often as
twice. The total number OF names i'm
question is about zoo The subcom-
inittee, represented this afternoon
principally through Leon l.. Rice and
w. III. Garfield. has been able to make
an alphabetical copy OF the names
only through the hrsr six letters Of
the alphabet.
IL was decided this afternoon that
the duplicate names should be called
ny the chairman and those in the
crowd in attendance at the court
house should he given an opportunity
to give any information as to the
't'tus OF the names The committee
wishes To establish "a far as possible
whether the names represented sepa-
rate individuals or one person voting
more than once.
AS sir Stevenson called the dupli-
cate names persons in the crowd spoke
up and offered. 1T the suggestion Of
the committee. To make afidavits
the existence of sucn persons at the
polling places mentioned \ number
"i persons volunteered to give afiida-
Wits. Among the most prominent were
JOSH Ashley, Joe L. NJ. Ashley. re-
| Gently elected sheriff, and O. l.. Gray
| elected To the legis lature at the re-
cent primary.
Ns the names wcgr called the chair
| nan oi the committee, W. +. Steven
| son. entered the names of those tn
| make the anidavits and later the