The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-31
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEET.
ING.
votes In First Primary Tabulated and
the Result Declarcd-NO Protests
or Contests Before the Committee.

i"e ouhty Executive Committee
met In the grand jury room in the
Court House at IL o'clock. Thursday.
August 29th the following members
present:
Borden-W. III. Freeman.
Rafting Creek-A. X. Sanders.
Dalzell-W. ID. scarborough.
Wedgefield-F. Il. Thomas.
Nanchester-George Geddings.
l'ri ;ateer-W. Q. Cain.
Mayesville-Robert Muldrow.
Zoar-J. L. Brogdon.
Shiloh--J. X. McElveen.
Salem-E. w. Dabbs.
Pleasant Grove-M. d. Weaver.
Trinity-E. G.. Keels
Farmers-W. j. Dinkins.
Taylors-I. Nj. Trunluck.
sumter No. 1--R. l. Manning.
oSumter, No. 2.-J. II. Clifton.
sumter No. 3.-W. S. Dinkins.
The meeting was called to order by
County Chairman II. Clifton and
the roll call showing the presence of
quorum. the regular business was
taken up. On motion of Mr.. Dabhs
the chairman was directed to appoint
cOmInittee to examine the pledg ,s
of candidates to ascertain if they had
all complied with the State law and
the rules OF the party. The commit
tee APPOINTED was f. w. Dabbs. w. II.
Freeman and w. o. Cain. 1t report
ed that the following candidates had
failed to file the supplemental expense
account at the close of the primary
required by the State law: j. l..
Kirby, Geo. L. Brown, Geo. T. Des-
Champs and j. l.. Gillis. On motion
the committee decided that the vote
Of Kirby and Brown should not be
counted and that DesChamps and Gill
lis, candidates for Magistrate. with
out opposition in their respective dis
tabulation and that the committee
make no declaration Of result Of this
vote.
The tabulation Of the returns was
then taken up.
When the returns from Sumter No.
3 were taken up a number of ballots
In envelopes were found. but the
grounds on which those votes we,e
challenged were endorsed on none Of
the envelopes except four. nor were
the names Of the challenger endorsed
thereon. AS required by the rule. The
following envelopes were opened and
the ballots counted. w. s. Schumacf-
er. challenged because he had re-
moved from the State and had only
recently returned. 1t was testified
that Mr.. Schumacher had not re-
moved permanently from the State,
had never given up his citizenship
and had been absent from the State
at no time for as much as one year.
No one appearing to give testimony to
sustain the challenge. as the rule re-
quires. the committee ordered the
ballot counted. j. A. Chandler, whose
rame was left off the club roll by
clerical error was counted, no one
appearing to sustain the contest. w.
n. Rivers. name left off the roll by
clerical error was counted on the same
grounds. r. f. Jones, name not on
club roll. but no testimony being ad-
duced to show that 1t was left off By
error. or that mistake had beer
made in the initials, as claimed, the
vote was not counted
Two ballots had been cast in the
wrong boxes at Dalzell and which had
been counted and included in the re-
turns. but the ballots placed In en-
velops for reference to the Executive
Committee. were declared to be ire
gular and were counted and deducted
from thereturns sent in by the man.
ayers.
The ballots Of 8. B. Hatfield and
Saml. Boyett, voted in enye-
lops at Rafting Creek. were counted,
1t being stated by Mr.. A. X. Sanders