The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-09-27
RICHEY CHARGED
FRAUDS IN ELEC- y
TION OF MANNING
State Committee Hears
Protest, But Sustains
Vote as Reported.

The Democratic state executive
committee met Tuesday and without
hearing direct protest declared the
following nominated: in the second
primary of Sept. 12: For governor,
Richard I. Manning; for railroad
commissioner, James Cansler; for
congressman from the Third district,
Fred II. Dominick, for solicitor of the
First circuit, Ed. c. Mann, for solici-
tor of the Eighth circuit, n. S. Black
well; for solicitor of the Ninth cir
cult, T. P. Stoney, for solicitor of
the Thirteenth circuit, J. R. Martin.
w. R. Richey, of Laurens, mem
Der of the subcommittee to examine
and tabulate the returns for the COM
mittee, was given permission to read
a statement giving his reasons for
voting against the denomination of
Governor Manning. Mr.. Richey said
that he had evidence in his posses
sion which proved that whiskey, in
timidation, fraud, and irregularities
were used and appeard in the last
primary in the interest of the election
of Governor Manning. Harry H.
Blease, of Newberry, said that he had
examined the last testimony and had
reached the same convictions as Mr..
Richey expressed. The reasons of
both were written and will be spread
on the minutes of the committee.
The vote on the question of accepting
the report of the committee making
the nominations above mentioned
was: For the resolution, 81; against
the resolution, 6.
The Official Vote.
The returns gave Mr.. Manning,
71,463 votes; Mr.. Cansler, s3,O54;
Mr.. Dominick, 1875; Mr.. Mann,
4,132; Mr.. Blackwell, 6,668; Mr..
Stoney, 3,671; Mr.. Martin, 8,031.
The committee met at noon in the
library of the capital. A committee
consisting of T. B. Butler, A. E. Pad
gett, and W. R. Richey, Jr., was ap-
pointed by the chairman, John Gary
Evans, to tabulate the returns and
report to the committee.
Protests over the action of county
executive committees were heard
from four counties. In each ease the
county committee was sustained and
the appeal dismissed. A protest from
Hampton alleged that at the Luray
and Estill boxes irregularities occur
red. In one case a person not reg
istered voted; in another a person not
a resident of the county voted; and
in another the box was opened by the
managers to rescue a state ticket
cast in the county box. All of these
appeals were dismissed by the COM
mittee. In the last instance, how
ever, the committee censured the
opening of the box and declared it to
be violation of the law. Inasmuch
however, as no race was changed
thereby the vote was allowed to
stand.
In Mccormick county it was al
legged by s. D. Wells, candidate for
coroner, that his successful oppon-
ent failed to file an expense account.
Appeal was dismissed. In Spartan
burg substantially the same charge
was made in the race for township
commissioner by Lyle Williams
against D. P. L. Martin. The commit
tee held that the protestant by first
allowing his opponent to enter the
second primary without protest. The
same ruling was made on the protest
of J. M. Gardner in the race for mag
istrate of lower Morgan township,
who alleged that his opponents fail
ed to file expense accounts at the
proper time.
The closing period of the meeting
wa socupied with minor details of
organization and routine matters.