The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
the PRIMARY probe.
SCBCOMNuT1rEE FINISHES WORK
AT SPARTANBURG AND
MOVES TO GREEN.
WILLIE.
VIII Meet I'm Anderson Today and
Resume Investig Ation-Rou Call of
Counties Comptstcd-Irregular
In Greenville.

mary 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
kings were attended by large crowds.
Today saw a different complexion.
Al the morning session In Spartanburg
only a sn,si. crowd was on hand and
practically no delays cropped out.
The committee moved with dispatch
throughout and only short while
after the session had come to order
n motion to move to Greenville for an
investigation here. Arrived at Green
vile the work to be done here was
quickly disposed of and a resolution
received and adopted that the commit
tee conduct an investigation at An
derson 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 Greenville. Greenwood.
Richland and Orangeburg counties.
and making charges against Jones
supporters.
At Greenville I'm the afternoon the
chairman. w. +. Stevenson. made an
important ruling as to giving clear
ance papers" for counties in which
fraud Is alleged or suspected.
Most Of the original party that Is
\connected with the Investigation came
here today. w. III. Townsend repre-
ssnts Judge Jones. r. w. Shand re-
turning TO Columbia from Spartan
burg. J. NJ. Cannon went to Laurens.
leaving +. II. Dominick and E. s.
/. Blease here. The governor went to
Columbia from spartanburg as did
. y, ~ uunsuur-~~~sb-l>s&s 4.
ftWhen the committee met this morn
ing at 10 o'clock at Spartsnburg 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 sub
committee must report to the State
committee Tuesday. next. such a pro-
cedure would not be possible. 1t was
decided to have letters sent out by
the Spartanburg committee I'm an ef-
fort To find out II Implications of
names are bona flde or indicate FRAUD
In that county. A motion was adop 1
calling on the managers OF electic, IN
the county to submit any afhuavits
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 where their names 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 IL only one-third finished.
Nothing Irregular has been thus tar
detected. No report was received
from Chester county, but II 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 Clarendon county says
no protest has beeu made In that
county and there was NO investigation.
In Darlington number Of irregulari-
ties are noted. In Dillon county so
instances Of duplicate or unidentified
voters were observed. The only re-
port from Dorchester Is a letter saying
i25 state tickets were counted I'm the
county box at Summerville and minors
are said to have voted at Iregnalls.
A letter from j. r.. Mcdonald tells
the committee that In his opinion the
primary was conducted fairly In Fair
field county. No reports were made
To the committee from Florence
Georgetown and Horny counties
Chairman Kirkland reported from
Kershaw that there was little TO cause
surprise in that county. although
minor irregularities were noted. No
reports were received from Lancaster
and Marlboro. In Lee a resolution Of
the executive committee declared no
fraud. Minor irregularities are re-
ported from Marion. Robert Lidc.
county chairman In Orangcburg. be
Quoted. Some OF the poll lists have
disappeared and part cf these have
been again located. n. y. Edmunds.
chairman OF the committee I'm Rich
lind. advised that the cost Of copying