The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-08
BCeasc Makes a Statement
T ST he Recent EeonAccepts Defeat says was Not
Accomplished in the Right Manner.

The iniquitous and unfair rules pass
ed by the state democratic convention
OF last May, which was entirely in
control OF my adversaries, were in
tended TO disfranchise the uneducated
but poor and honest white men who
were supposed to be. and / believe
were, to very large extent, my
friends and supporters.
Those rules made IL not only diff
cult and incOnvenient, but humiliat-
ing, for them 10 enroll their names
upon the club lists to which they be-
longed. Yet there were enrolled upon
the club lists or the state 1881 quail
ified voters. as reported under the
management of my opponents. Out of
thai lumber at the last primary The
returning boards for the several coun-
ties, nearly ali of whom were under
the absolute control of my opponents,
who did NOT permit or allow any rep
resentarive or aGherents OF mine to
he appointed or IL engage in the con-
duct OF this election, returned only
lJ2,SOl votes, being 21,5f0 votes less
than the qualified voters enrolled and
appearing upon the club lists. After
such campaign as we had, how Is
the absence OF these votes to be ac-
counted for? In two years time many
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
the t)tes.
Any fair minded person desiring TO
know the truth cannot fail to recog-
ntze that there is something wrong.
Examine the votes of Charleston, Co
lumbia end other towns, and It is ev-
ident who controlled and obtained the
votes of the blind tigers and the dis
pensary followers. With this vote !
was tauated throughout the state by
| ths law I'D order gang, and yet when
tic COUNT came who was seen to have
] pDcketed the vote? - =.
\ The primary was intended for the
free expression of the white Demo-
cratic voters wishes as to who should
be their candidate. 1t was intended TO
make easy aud afford facility for the
free expression OF their will, and not
intended to circumscribe their right,
and certainly not substantially to de
tstroy 1t. These rules and the machin-
NSsy ihduBurdteu unflef tnem ana the
effort given to them were intended to
Ehemper and make inconyenient 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
manhood suffrage. was aware, at
the beginning, of this purpose and in
tentton upon the. part OF my oppo-
! = t.. ,forecasted it upon all occa-
.ions--that the machinery 9of con
] 6..,ting this election was taken out CT
yuar'hands. my adhefents, friends and
supporters. and placed wholly within
| the hands OF. my adversaries> and bit
| ter Opponents
I While I believe and even know. so
tfar IS one could know. that would
recetve majority OF the ballots cast
for the office for which / was run
ninS. insisted thGt. unless the vote
which was cast was safeguarded and
the true returns made, and a proper
count had. that would not be de-
ciared the nominee. i iniplored nv
friends to see that ! have had from
| ALI sources that toe much reliance