The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-22
NOMINEES FOR COUNTY
| COMMISSIONERS WERE
LEFT OFF THE TICKET
THEREFORE ANDERSON HAS
NO DULY ELECTED CON-
MISSION
c A N B E RIGHTED
Suggested That Legislature Can
Pass Bill Declaring Them
Elected.
CAN BE RIGHTED
tFrom Sundays Daily.1

y furry WAS created i'll the Office of
me county supervisor YESTERDAY when
tie mornings mail brought letter
from secretary OF State X. NJ. Nc
own which means that Anderson
county Is without county commission
cTS lor the ensuing term, although
i"tlr men were nominated for these
POSITIONS in the Democratic primary
of last August Looked at from one
standpoint. the matter appeared to be
il rather serious one: but viewed from
another. IL seemed to be but merely
INC fhiiurc 10 comply with Il technical
point OF law. II is quito probable
however. that the whole matter will
be cleared UP as soon ns the legisla.
ture meets. for bill will likely bo
pissed rectifying the error Al any
rate. Senator j. l.. S,irrar,l is quoted
rs having assured the commissioners
elect tlia, they need have no fears of
their not having heen elected and
their not rettlng to serve their term
Of Office.
Only an Error.
Several days ago Supervisor ].
Mack King received from the secrc-
tary OF state blank c3rm to filed
out for his retention in Office for an
other year. Mr. King complied with
the request and upon seeing some OF
the commfssioners-clect O few days
lat inquired IL they had received
similar blanks from the secretary of
state. When Informed that they had
received no such blanks. Supervisor
King instructed Clerk J. s. Acker to
write the secretary OF state inquiring
why tho -ommissioners-elect had not
received the necessary blanks to fill
OFT.
Supervisor King yesterday morning
received the following letter In reply
from the secretary Of state
THE return of the county board Of
cafivassers for Anderson County, as
made to the Slate board of canvass
erE, does not show the election of
county commissioners for the county
nj Anderson. Such report. should be
made by the county board of canvass
ers and filed in this Sfiice as evidence
that an election was held for said Of
ficers ut the general eleorion Novenn-
Der g.. 1914 giving the names and
number OF votes cast for each Of said
county commissioners. ~
/ with this explanation you can see
why notices have not been sent TO
the parties named In your letter. At
ter they have been declared elected
they must qualify by fling the re-
quired .bona properly. executed and
also subscribed to the constitutional
oath OF Office"
Left OF Ticket.
Upon investigation it developed
that tho names of the democratic
nominees for county con, missioners
were left Off the ticket which was vot-
ell In the general election Of Novem-
ber ,. The record of s.. Dean Pear
mans chairman of the county cxecu-
tive committee, show that he. for
warded to the secretary Of the etate
executive committee, the names Of all
the Democratic noinir.ees IN this
county. Therefore. It appears that
the error In leaving the names of the
nominees for. county commissioners
Off the general elect on ticket must
have occurred in the office of the
secretary OF the State executive COM
mtttee .ss43
A rah Pass Bill.
II has been suggested that the gen.
eral assembly can pass Joint resolu-
tion declaring the four nominees for
commissioners to be duly elected Of
ficers and requesting Governor MAN.
ming to so commission them The
commissioners-elect are: j. Lawrence
McGee. lst district: J.. II. Culberson.
End district; W. a. SnenrInan. 3rd
district: n. D. Smith. 4thS district.
Until these four men have heen de-
clarcd commissioners for Anderson
County the duties Of the office will
continue to be performed by T. NJ.
Vandiaer and ]. NJ. Dunlap. at pres
ent commissioners, l.,.ig