Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-09-04
lew Series No. 05O--Volume IIxIV.-No SO.
CONTESTS MADE IN TWO RACES
Judge Jones Contests Governors
Racc-Talbert and Dial the Senate.

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Racc-Talber't and Dial the Senate.
Columbia, Sept. 2.--When the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee meets Wednesday they will have
to consider and pass on a contest of
the vote In certain counties filed
by Ira b. Jones, who was candidate
for Governor In the recent primary
election. The notice of the contest is
addressed to the State Democratic
Executive Committee, to Cole l..
Blease and John 7. Duncan, who
were the other two candidates for
Governor, and sets forth the alleged
grounds on which the contest is
based
Frauds Alleged.
After reciting the formal state
ments about the candidacy Of Ira b.
Jones, the notice alleges:
That the said Ira b. Jones is in
formed and believes that at the cleo
tion held on the 27th of August many
frauds were committed and illegal
practices INDUCED in and the law
violated so rs to prevent free and
fair expression of the will Of the
voters in the election, and that, the
returns tabulated by the managers of
the election and certified by the coun-
ty executive committees in the coun-
ties of Aiken, Anderson, Greenville,
Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union, Dor
chester Oconee, Laurens, Saluda,
Pickens, York and Chester do not
represent the expression of the will
of the Democratic voters, who par
ticipated in the election, and said
Ira B. Jones contests the votes cast
and returned In each of these coun-
ties for Cole l.. Blease and John II.
Duncan, as candidates for Governor.
Grounds of Contest.
The alleged grounds on which this
contest is based are: That many
minors were allowed to vote; that
votes for Governor deposited in boxes
for county offices were counted; that
many persons had their names on
more than one club roll and voted in
more than one club; that many per-
sons We're allowed to vote more than
once, and in some casessin the names
of different persons that many of
the club rolls were not properly GER
titled sto and sin mt my instanc d in-
selgd Ina me- Jill si,l laeed.
on the rolls within five days prior TO-
the election; that many nonresident
and many persons who had not been
residents Of the State for year prior
to the election were allowed to vote;
that many non-citizens were allowed
to vote; that the votes Of many Of the
clubs were not properly counted and
certified to within forty-eight hours
after the close Of the election, and
the results in some Of the boxes were
not certified to by the managers; that
many persons were allowed to vote
without being required to make oath
as to their qualifications to vote and
to support the nominee of the party;
that the polls were opened before 8
o'clock in the morning at some clubs
and in some cases the polls were
closed before 4 o'clock; that moro
votes were counted for the Office Of
Governor than were voters particiDat.-
ing In the election, and that enough
fraudulent and Illegal votes were cast
in the election to affect the result.
Investigation Asked.
For the above stated grounds Ira
B. Jones respectfully asks that the
committee will inquire into, investi-
gate and ascertain whether or not
the above stated facts are true, and
that the vote from the boxes in the
counties where frauds and illegal
practices occurred be cast out and
not counted in the canvass OF the vote
cast for the nomination, and that
the State committee take such f>.rther
action as may be just and proper.
The notice Is signed by r. w.
Shand, Frank G. Tompkins and w. H.
Townsend, as attorneys for Ira b.
Jones.
Dial and Talbcrt Protest.
Laurens, Sept. "A rumor having
Been spread around the city to-day to
the effect that thd election of Senator
Tillman would be contested, N. B.
Dial, one Of the candidates who op-
posed Senator Tillman in the recent
primary, was approached upon the
question and asked as to its reliabil-
ity. Mr.. Dial confirmed tho rumor
and stated that w. Jasper Talbert had
served notice of contest upon him
and supposedly upon Senator Tillman
and that thereupon he had served a
like notice. The contest Is based upon
the failure of Senator Tillman to file
his expense account with the Secre-
tary Of State, as provided for on page
049, Volume XIV, Acts of 1905,
wherein it is made obligatory upon
the candidates to file their expense
accounts between the close Of the
campaign and the first primary.
1t will be remembered that Scna-
tor Tillman filed an account on the
10Th OF August. some weeks before
the campaign closed.
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