The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-10-02
PRIMARY PRObERS
MAKES RAPID PROGRESS in Their Their
INVESTIGATION
DUNCAN MAKES CHARGES
Subcommittee Finishes Ito Work at
spartanburg aad GreeRy1lle, In
Both of Which Counties Irregular
ities Were Found in Ssvaras Boxss
and Illegal Voting.

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A dispatch from Greenvills to The
| News and Courier says productive
of but meagre results in 80 far as
interest to the public il concerned
were the two sessions Of the sub
committee Of the State Democratic
executive committee, appointed for
the purpose OF Investigating alleged
frauds in the recent primary election.
held Wednesday morning in Spar
tanburg and that afternoon In Green
vile. Detective e. S. Reed, who IS
said to be operating in this section OF
the State, is in Greenville, but not
withstanding the fact that Mr. B. M.
Jetfries, Of the committee, moved
to request that Mr.. Reed testify If
he had anything to tell he did not
appear before the committee; neither
was he requested to appear. Chair
man Stevenson ruling that the COM
nittee Had no knowledge OF Mr.
Reed or his work, and that 1t was
not in a position to bring witnesses
be fore it.
The net result OF the meetings
Wednesday were: Hearing reports on
the counties Of the Pee Dee section
Of the State, similar to those sub
mitted Tuesday by Sdb-Chairman
J. B. Park, with substantially the
same result; a few irregularities
shown in Berkeley, Marion, York
Dillon and Dorchester, where It is
stated that 125 votes on tho State
ticket were placed in the county
box and counted; the disappearance
Of the club rolls and poll lists in
Crangeburg, but a statement from
County Chairman Robt. Lide that
there was apparently no fraud; re-
ports OF no Irregularities In Char
lesion, Chester, Chesterfield, Fair
field, Kershaw, Lee, and Williams
burg; no reports from Calhoun,
Florence, Georgetown, Horny and
Marlboro; deferring examination OF
the Richland County rolls and lists
until the committee meets In Colum-
bia. which will be on Tuesday; re-
fusal Of the committee to discomiss
the protest of Judge Ira B. Jones,
conteste, against Governor Blease,
refusal to give Greenville County a
clean bill OF health; an affidavit by
John T. Duncan, who ran for Govern
or in the recent primary, charging
the illegal use Of money in behalf
Of Ira B. Jones; and the decision OF
the committee to meet in Anderson
to hear a report Of the Anderson
citizens committee on their findings
in that county.
Asked for Dismissal Of Protest.
At the conclusion OF the hearing
in Spartanburg Counsel F. H. Dom
mick, for Governor Blease, made re-
quest Of the committee to dismiss the
protest Of Judge Jones upon the
showing already ade; that 1t ap-
peared that grant, II the votes in
question there - till an INSULT
cient number Of vitae the election.
This request was dismissed for the
reason that the subcommittee, as
ruled by Chairman Stevenson, is con-
stituted to Investigate the entire cleo
ton without specific regard to the
contest Of any particular candidate,
and report it's findings to the State
executive committee.
In reply to the request OF Mr..
Dominick, Counsel Robert ". Shand.
FOR Judge Jones, stated that Judge
Jones, through his attorneys, would
take the evidence as submitted 10
the committee, compile the figures
and if it was found that there was an
Insufficient number OF so-called
fraudulent votes to change the re-
suit OF the election, then they would
withdraw their protest, not other
wise
Mr.. Shand took occasion to explain
Judge Jones's position in the matter,
that he was unable to carry on a
complete investigation Of alleged
frauds and that as some OF his
friends and supporters were about
TO raise fund for that purpose the
executive committee moved to act
en- account of the numerous Coil
,'aints made to it, look up the "o'K
CT in, stieation and that Judgs Jones
was merely abiding the findings OF
the investigating committee.
Duncan Makes Charger.
Mr.. John T. Duncan invited the
committee to closely Investigate coE-
dit!ons in Anderson, Greenviiie
Greenwood Orangeburg and Rich
lard, charging the use Of money anea
unlawful betting on the election by
Jones men. In Greenvillt, on char
ges that the Jones headquarters was
scene of "fagrant preachers OF the
criminal law and our election laws
in the matter Of betting on the cleo
tio1 and the use Of money to pur-
chase votes" He cites G. Hayward
Mahon as manager Of the head-quar-
ters and says that a Mr.. Whitmire,
assistant to the conductor on the
Southern Railway, Columbia and