The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-08
BleQse Makes q Statement
Tells of the Recent ElectionAcceps Defeat but
Accomplished in the Right Manner.

The iniuuitOus and unfair rules pass
cd by the state democratic convention
OF last May. which was entirely in
control Of my adversaries, were in
tended TO disfranchisc the uneducated
but poor and hOncst white men who
were supposed t. he. and believe
were. 10 n very large extent. my
friends aud supporters
TlluH" rules made II not only diff
cult ami inrOnvcnlcnt, but humiliat.
ing. for them to enroll their names
upon the club lists To which they be-
l0nseG. Yet there were enrolled upon
the club lists or The state l54. .31l quail
ifiel voters. rs reported under the
management Of NY opponents. Out OF
thai lumber ut the last primary the
returning boards for the several coun-
ties. nearly al, OF "hom were under
The absolute control OF my opponents,
"ho did not permit or allow any rep
reSentafive or aLhcrents OF mine to
be appointed or IL engage In the con-
ilcs or This election, returned only
l52.SUi votes. bci;e 21.5l0 votes less
than .hc qualified voters enrolled and
appearing upon the club lists After
such campaign as we had. how Ia
the absence OF these votes to be ac-
counted for? In two years time nnny
young men became entitled to vote,
and In my opinion did vote. ask,
how can these results be explained
certainly not by any action of my
| friends and supporters in counting
| Tie Ites.
| Any fair minded person desiring to
know the truth cannot fail to recog-
niZe that there ia something wrong.
Examine the votes of Charleston, Co.
| luinbia end other towns, and 1t Is ey-
| fdent who controlled and obtained tho
votes Of the blind tigers and the dis
pensary followers. With this vote I
| was tnulted throughout the state by
The law "a order gang. and yet when
| tic count came who was seen to have
pIcketcd the vote?
The primary was intended for the
free expression OF the white Demo-
cratic voters wishes as to who should
be their candidate. It was intended to
make easy and afford facility for the
free expression OF their Will, and not
intended tn circumscf!De their right,
and certainly not substantially to de-
stroy 1t. These rules and the machin-
| cry inaugurated under them and the
effort given to them were intended to
hamper and make nconvenient this
expression OF the will OF the white
( Democrats. especially the very people
that the party should have protected
and aided in the exercise OF their
manlnod suffrage. l was aware, at
the beginning. OF this purpose and in
tenttoh upon thts part OF my oppo-
] ] 4, t5.'l forecasted 1t upon all occa-
hlUns--that the machinery OF con-
d'.:finR this election was taken out OF
yunr hands. my .adherents, friehds and
fhmpporters, and placed wholly within
the hands OF my adversaries and BIT
ter opponents. tfflIsN.7a Yt' -. hui'.
! While l believe and even know, sd
lar ts one could know, that + would
receive majority OF the ballots cast
for the office for which was run
| ninG,P insisted that, unless the vote
which was cast was safeguarded and
tho true returns made and proper
count had, that | would not he de-
c,ureti the nominee. impfored my
iriendR to see that have had from
all sources that ;uc mich relianc,