The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-09-10
WAS POSTPONED BY THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
NEWBERRY COMMITTEE HELD
MEETING ON SATURDAY.
Date for Second Primary for County
Offices is to be Fixed Later by
the Committee.

By a vote of 21 to II, the Newberry
county Democratic executive commit
toe, at a meeting held in the court
house on Saturday, postponed the Sec
ond primary for county officers of
Newberry county, which was to have
been held on Tuesday, September 10,
to later date to be fixed by the exc
cutive committee before the general
election in November.
The committee adjourned subject to
the call of the chairman.
The meeting was called to order at
noon by County Chairman Fred. Fl.
Dominick, and the roll was called by
Secretary Frank R. Hunter, showing
quorum present.
In opening the meeting, Chairman
Dominick said:
Object of Meeting.
81 will state in the beginning that
this meeting was called by me. The
call was decided upon Thursday even
ing, too late to get out the formal no
tice in the newspapers. which were
published on that date. In calling this
meeting, 1 was moved by several con-
ditions that confront US in, NeWberry
county and in South Carolina today.
At the. telegraphic request : OF the
chairman of the State Democratic ex-
ecutive committee all the ballot boxes
and poll lists and records in regard
to the election are held subject to the
further action of the State executive
committee. There was one appeal
only from this county. No contest or
protest was served, but there was an
appeal from my ruling on the question
of recounting the votes in this county.
This matter was submitted to the
State Democratic executive committee,
the original petitions were filed, my
ruling was filed, and by unanimous
vote the appeal was dismissed. That
is the only specific contest or appeal
from this county. But during the
meeting of the State committee it de-
veloped, and was so ruled by the State
chairman, that the protest Of Candi-
date Ira B. Jones, candidate for gov
ernor, went to every individual pre-
cinct and box and county in the State,
whether there had been formal fraud
alleged before the county committees
or not. In other words, the State
chairman ruled, in substance, that the
vote in every single county in the
State was protested under the protest
as filed by Candidate Ira B. Jones.
THAT matter has not yet been de-
cided, and while the constitution and
rules of the Democratic party provide
that a second primary shall be held
two weeks from the first primary, at
which shall be voted for those candi-
dates in races in which a majority
was not received in the first primary,
no second primary has been ordered,
nor will any primary be held on next
Tuesday, for State officers.
"In accordance with the constitu
ton, the chairman of this county or
dered second primary to be held for
next Tuesday in those county races
in which no candidate had received a
majority of the votes cast-for the two
highest in each race. After thinking
over the matter and considering the
matter-the fact that our boxes were
tied up, the fact that in at least one
race for State officers where no can
didate has received a majority, which
is the attorney generals race, there
will have to be a second primary for
State oficers-I was of the opinion
that il would be best for us to meet
and discuss the situation, and call
off our second primary which has
been ordered for next Tuesday and
hold it at the same time that a State
primary will be ordered for State Of
fcers.
"It is matter almost of impossible
ity now for the county machinery to
get in shape for an election on Tues
dsy Oar boxes are tied up. We