The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-27
QUESTION WILL COME
UP AGAIN MONDAY
Majority State Democratic Ex-
ecutNe Committeeman Would
Seat Stoll

last night voted II TO s in favor Oh
disspisSing the protest filed by T.. J.
Sherwood OF Horny The point Of mo
quorum was raised first by L. D. Jen-
nings. representing Mr. Sherwood, and
later by G.. A. Guignard of Lexington,
and the pending question was .contin-
ned until full meeting Of the COM
miftee can be had next Monday. When
the connmittee began its session, 20
answered the roll call, which wss q
quorum, but four members were COM
PEELED to leave in the afternoon.
Several circumstances entered to
complicate matters. One was the ques-
ton Of allowing soldiers to vote who
were absent when the 1918 club rolls
were made up. The state committee
at its meeting prior to the election
found itself powerless to open the club
rolls for q special election. Candl-
dates in the Sixth district, then agreed
among themselves to allow any SOL
dier, sailor or marine to vote wno pre-
sented himself at the polls. Executive
coInnaitteemen from the district held q
meeting and agreed to let the soldiers
vote, prHided their names on the
sc9ub brpus-were designated as those OF
men who had been in the service
Ia Georgetown s,i1a ultaneously with
stha Eirtlnary the stock law question
roted on, and this issue excited
skesnest interest and enthusiasm. It
kassagEed among eeunt commit
HebFge county. to- allow ali
sy6Ang men who would arrive at their
fthday within the next month
;0f no TO vote on the question of
sfencing stock. 1t was contended by
counsel representing Mr.. Sherwood
that men who had not arrived at the
age of 81 voted also for congress
man. as two more votes We're cast for
stock question.
Another point at issue in the con-
fest was that at carrer.s Bay, No. 1,
the regulation tickets were not used.
It was explained at the meeting yes
serday that the regulation ballots
were sent out to the wrong man ana
consequently were not available. The
error was not discovered until too late
to- correct The committee took the
position that the people should not be
deprived Of their right to vote be-
canse Of the error of the party's rep
resentative or his failure TO place the
tickets at the precinct. This phase Of
the contest was thus disposed Of
andrews Georgetown County,
around which precinct the most siren
nous pressure is being brought by Mr..
Sherwood's representatives, is divid-
ed By q county line. q portion OF it be-
ing in Georgetown and a portion OF it
in Williamsburg a.nu this fact has
added to the confusion.
P. II Stoli candidate from Kings
tree, Williamsburg county, protested
the election on the grounds that some
soldier votes had bee. counted twice.
Following the meeting Of the execu-
tive committee in Columbia one week
ago. Mr.. Stoll asked for a recount of
the Horny vote. Mr.. Stoll's contention
was sustained in that the recount
showed that ~ votes Of soldiers had
been counted twice. OF these, Mr..
Sherwood received 20 and Mr.. Stoll 4.
With this contention sustained, Mr..
ISolrs attorney yesterday withdrew
his protest as sooH as the work of the
committee got under way.
Mr.. Sherwood contends that in An
drews 81 Illegal votes were cast. Mr..
Sherwood received only IS votes at the
precinct and affidayits were submitted
from nine Of those who supported the
Horny county candidate. all the nine
being qualified electors. Lang D. Jen-
tod NT
Sherwood yesterday, said granting the
remaining nine Of afr. Sherwood's
votes were Illegal. that would leave 45
Illegal votes at the precinct to be
taken from Mr.. Stoll. which would
change Mr.. Sto]l's lead Of 25 into
minority vote in the district.
Much of the confusion at Andrews
has. been caused by typographical err
rors in transcribing the names from
the club rolls to the list filed With
the COUNTY committee on which the
contest is based. With the names
written in the books by the voter many
OF them are hardly legible and when
they were transcribed a number Of er-
r0rs crept in. The name Of =. =.
Erant was transcribed as r. i. Eonct:
E. B. Cox as J. L. Cox: r VI. Powell
as r. y. Powell. X. c. Burkhaulter as
r. r. Burkholder: ]. I. Kirby rs J. I.
Darby; c. a. Milhouse az G.. ". Mat
ffiews. Henry r. Wilder IS IT, d. Wild
er. Tom a. Harris rs T. w Harris.
John ". Sheppard as John s. Shep-
pcrd, Peter D. Tisdalc rs p Tisdale,
A. p. McElveen as A. P. McSwain
Managers of the election sent up an
affidavit that all were entitled to vote