The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-18
DIDN'T NOTIFY them
HREE MEMBERS OF PROBE CONT.
MITTEE REAL mad
They DEMAND MEETING
Messrs. Biyens, Greer and Jeffries
Address Letter to Stevenson De-
nnanding that Committee Proceed
at Once With Work Of Probing In
to Election Fraud.

Therefore, in behalf Of the fall
name Of the state, we call upon yo1
to meet US In Columbia, next Monda!
at noon and begin this impoTtan
work without any further delay"
Thus concludes a letter writer
late Wednesday by J. D. Biyens, ]
II. Greer and R. N. Jeffries, mem
bers of the subcommittee OF the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee, which was appointed to probe
the charges Of fraud in connection
with the primary. These membeFs
OF the subcommittee met in Colum'
bts Wednesday claiming that they
had not been officially notified that
the meeting had been called OF by
Chairman Stevenson.
They ask Chairman Stevenson BY
what authority he nullified the meet
sng, which was fixed for Wednesday
and later called off by MIR. Steven
con until the county papers OF the
state print the club rolls, they had
been requested by Gr. Stevenson to
do.
The three members Of the sub
committee protested against the &C.
sSon Of three members OF the sub
committee in Charlotte in postponing
The n ,eting of the committee from
Wednesday, and proposed they meet
next Monday organize and lay plans
Tor the immediate completion Of the
work. It is also suggested that the
aut;re committee hold sessions in the
Sertous conntiee where fraud has
been charged.
'.By the time that this is complet-
cd" says the letter Of Chairman Stew
enson, 1--WE will have in our posses
sion the club rolls and poll lists OF all
counties Of the state and additional
meetings Of the subcommittee can
be held in those counties where, at
ter an inspection of the rolls, the
committee may deem 1t necessary. ny
thir method, the entire matter can
be sifted to the bottom IN three
weeks. To wait on the club rolls be-
fore beginning the work will delay
our report Indefinitely"
W. F. Stevenson, chairman OF the
sub committee, postponed the meet
ing Of the committee till future day
to be selected by the chairman,
when there will be more for the COM
mittse as whole to attend to.
That the committee will either
find enough proof of fraud to war
rant the retakins: Of the first primary
or else declare Governor Blease the
nominee are the two courses before
the committee as outlined by State
Chairman John Gary Evans. Mr..
Evans, speaking of the IN
vestigation recently held in Spartan
burg, said that he had no doubt what
ever that it would be fair and thor.
ough, and that the men named on the
subcommittee would go to the. bot
tom Of the matter.
In Mr.. Evans opinion, If sufficient
evidence of fraud is found, the state
executive committee will order The
primary which has been held already
thrown out and the voters OF the
state will be called on to :gain eH-
rress their preference Tor goyeror,
Unless sufficient grounds re found
Mr.. Evans, stated Of course the com
mtttee will declare Mr. Blease the
nominee OF the party. He stated that
# another election Is ordere1 j
would be in short Il re, ce",.:inly
some day before the gen :1al election
In November.