The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-09-03
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
TO HEAR ALL PROTESTS
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There was a disposition on the part o.
the committee to probe everything to
the bottom and ferret our fraud if
there was any.
The State committee is composed of
the following members, one from each
county:
The Executive Committee.
Abbeville, A. w. Jones; Aiken, B.
F. Holley; Anderson, ]. E. Breazeaile;
Bamberg, C. B. Free; Barnwell, r. c.
kirkland; Beaufort, N. Christensen;
Berkeley, T. w. Williams; Calhoun, T.
n. Dreher; Charleston, Geo. Swan;
Cherokee, T. B. Butler; Chester, R. B.
Caldwell; Chesterfield, w. F. Steven
son; Clarendon, c. M. Davis; Colleton,
J. M. Moorer; Darlington, VIM. E.
James; Dillon, R. P. Hamer; Dorches'
ter, ]. D. Bivens; Edgefeld, A. E. Pad
gett: Fairfield, T. H. Ketchin; Flor
ence, A. H. Gasque; Georgetown, 0.
M. Mitchell; Greenville, H. B. Ingram;
Greenwood, James B. Park; Hampton,
w. Fred. Lightsey; Horny, j. A. Nc
Dermott: Jasper, R. M. Jeffries; Ker-
shaw, Jno G. Richards, Jr.; Lancas-
ter, T. Y. Williams; Laurens, W. T.
Crews; Lee, w. R. Scarborough; Lex
ington, D. ]. Griffith; Marion, J. c..
Mace; Marlboro, Jno. n. Drake; New
berry, Cole. L. Blease; Oconee, E. c..
Doyle; Orangeburg, Robt. Lide; Pick
ems, R. F. Smith; Richland, Willie
Jones; Saluda, Geo. B. Lester; Spar
tanburg, I. H. Gosnell; Sumter, Rich
ard l. Manning; Union, ]. M. Greer;
williamsburg, Philip H. Stoll; York,
W. B. Wilson, Jr.
The committee reassembled at $3.50
o'clock in the library of the State
house, and R. B. Caldwell, from the
committee on tabulation, stated that
not enough returns were in to declare
the results in even the Congressional
and solicitors races, in which no con-
tests had been filed. He said that w. F.
Stevenson, the secretary of the COM
mittee, would present resolution
from the committee.
Mr.. Stevenson, from the committee
appointed to tabu1ate and investigate
the returns, etc., made report and
introduced the following resolutions:
The Resolutions.
Whereas an unprecedented vote is
reported and widespread charges of
fraud and Irregularities have been
brought as to the election on the State
ticket, and it is the duty of this COM
mittee to See that whatever nomina-
tons have been made, have been hon
estly made, and if the charge is true
it shall be corrected, and if not true it
shall be refuted and the primary cleo
ton system vindicated and preserved:
Resolved, That the chairman shall
call on each county chairman where
fraud or Irregularities are charged. to
take charge of the club rolls and COM
pare them with the poll lists and COM
pare the poll lists with each other,r
and take such evidence as shall be
available and pertinent and send up
such club rolls and poll lists, or certi-
fed copies of the same, to this COM
mittee, and report all irregularities.
Resolved, further, That the chair
man of this committee do furnish such
assistance to the respective county
chairmen as my be necessary to
facilitate the completion of this work
and that the candidates for governor
be each allowed representative at
such hearing if desired
hSoOIfSu, 1uIlu 1udl ILLS GULL
mittee hereby declares it to be its pur-
pose to see that every effort be made to
see that the primary be honestly con-
Quoted and detect and punish all frauds
committed, vindicate the primary sys-
TEN and rid it of all imputations of
'crookedness, and to call on all citizens
to cooperate with this committee in
such work and save the primary sys-
tenn from destruction.
This committee calls On citizens
and especially all members of the exc
cutive committee and all club officers,
to swear out warrants for persons vio-
lating the primary laws IN connection
with the said election, and have the
offenders bound over to the courr"
Only Where Protests Ma'Ie.