The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-03

controversy was thrown into thyu-l
preme court yesterday. GeordF. |
Musladin, who was a Grace cid-
date for alderman at large, laiS oe-
fore Eugene B. Gary, chief justiq at
chambers, a petition alleging that The
city Democratic executive commt tee !
in throwing out the box from hub
2 in Ward 10, and declaring his vp-
ponent, w. w. Clement, to be She
nominee, invaded his rights. Me
chief justice ordered the commitee
| to show cause before the supreme
court December why a writ shoulC
not issue, requiring it to produk'
for review all the papers and evi
dence on which the committee act4
in throwing out the contested box. 4
Musladin was represented by vi
Turner Logan of the Charleston bal
Mr.. Logan is the law partner of ttI
mayor of Charleston, John p GraeIl
The petition was accompanied by ai1
fidavits from Thomas M. Jellico, WI.
was one of the managers at the prs
cinct in question, and from cha
lenger at that poll, Clyde L. BensoS
The election was held October II
The executive committee met Octob{
Is to canvass the returns and declaS
the result. No sooner had the meet
ing been called to order than riotiIf
broke out, which esuted in half 4
dozen casualties, including the deal
of newspaper man, Sidney j. Cob
of the Charleston Evening Post. +
recess was taken and the committ(
met again that afternoon, but only &
adjourn until noon the next day.
1t was at the session held Octobls
16 that the action was taken of whiSs
complaint is now made to the ST
preme court. The meeting was hefs
under military protection and eveE
civilian who was admitted to the preI
ises was searched for weapons befoI
he passed the sentries. q
Text of the Petition. N
Following is the petition present.
to Chief Justice Gary yesterday ap
on which he based his order to shtl
cause why the whole matter shot
not be reviewed by the suprerw
court: Eigl
"The petitioner alb e nan s
George F. Musladin, espe-H -
presepts s-to, lSi-s. h.ts Sex ~
"First, That at the times here s
after mentioned the petitioner
and still is a Democrat and that ts
resnondents were and still are the cry
Democratic executive committee 1k
the city of Charleston; that SAID y
snondents held a primary election
the CITY of Charleston on OCTOBER
1915. for the purpose OF cnoosiie
candidates for mayor and aldermes
of said city; that your petitioner VIZ
candidate for alderman at lart
: therein from Ward A, the only oth
+ candidate being one w. w. Clement.
i "Second, That at said election
- vour petitioner is informed and o
i;eves. he received total OF o.
- votes and his opponent, w. w. Cie'
ent. the sum of 3,O93 votes gisi
~ to YOUR petitioner majority o.
y votes in the total vote cast IN the c
of Charleston for an office.
-, "Third, That as your petitioner
informed and believes, at meeI'
~ of the city Democratic executive CO
M 10 mittee for the city of Charleston n
-" on October 16, 1915, for the purp
of canvassing the returns ana
, cIar;np the results of said electiol
~ notice of protest against the count
NJ of the ballots in the box from "
i W. 10 Club 2, was filed with said c
" mittee by his opponent IN SAID
9TH ton, w. w. Clement, but no cop!
~. said notice of protest was ever SCI
.en ~. anv notice otherwise of the hin'
said protest.
Wv wv "Fourth, That, as your petition
W. ;rformed and believes, the pr
| filed by his opponent, w. w. Glen
N against the countaing of the votes
;n Club 2, Ward 10, was upon
following grounds:
~. "(1 The failure of the clerk
Ma manager to keep a poll list uni
n, citizens had voted.
Inc "(2) On account of the al
one closing of the poll for an no,
mar bonr and a half while said po
mas was made out, this being done b!
ACRES sent of all the managers.
|aro Fifth, That, as your petitio,
ons' informed and believes, upon SAL
epar- %ooorat;c Iess executive commit,
lrket. ~ 49,, of Charleston, said CO
,telli- . Nv str;ctlv factional vote
to 10. one member being prese
rec not voting, sustained said prote
refused to allow the ballot
30 Oh Club 2. Ward 10, to be counte
ity to E,uD .uoh, danr;ved vour petition,
rgani- n,a nnnut;ns of the ballots woul
given him, there being cast
~ and 372 votes, of which your pc
2 sta ~. no;d oct;on so reduced v