The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-19
Delay in Dillon County in Can.
vasing Returns Retards
Action of Committee
WILL MEET NEXT TUESDAY
state Democratic Executive COM
mittee Gives Positive Order
to Dillon Managers to Report
Promptly.

Columbia, s. c., Sept 1S.-The
State Democratic executive commit
tee will have to hold another meet
ing in Columbia next Tuesday to pass
on the contest in the Sixth Congress
ional District between f.. j. Sherwood
Of Horny County and p. II. Ston OF
| Williamsburg.
The committee was unable to pro
ceed Tuesday because the vote from
Dillon County had not been canvass
ed and returned to the State organi-
zation by the Dillon County executive
committee. The State executive COM
mittee sent mandatory resolution
TO A. b. Jordan, county chairman. and
other members of the county execu-
tive committee that they meet next
Friday and canvass the county return
and report promptly
Much of the time of the meeting
was given to a discussion of lust
how severely the State committee
should be in dealing with the Iaxitv
and indifference the Dillon County
committeeman for failure to comply
| with the party regulations.
John Gary Evans, State chairman
was of the opinion that they should be
given another opportunity to meet
the requirements of the party, and
should there be any further dilatory
action in taking care of the register
ed will of the people that the State
committee should strike with mail
ed fist"
Mr.. Evans cited the State statute
for enforcement of the party regul-
ations, which imposes a fine of not
more than $500 nor more than six
month imprisonment, or both. in the
discretion of the court, for infraction
of the rules or failure to comply with
the regulations
Seventh Vote Received.
In the Seventh District Ed. G
Mann of st. Mathews, Calhoun Coun-
ty. was declared the nominee of tn"
party to succeed A. F.. Lever. Over.
ton. The vote in the Seventh District
was: Mann. 5,224: Zimmerman. A.
7U2, which gave Mr. Mann majority
OF 522.
AS soon as the committee was call
ed together at noon in the State lib
rary a committee composed OF Gen.
Willie Jones OF Columbia, S. II. Nc
Ghee of Greenwood, w. C. Wilson OF
Williamsburg, together with Ashley
c Tobias, Jr., secretary of the State
democratic executive cammittee was
appointed to tabulate the vote of the
Seventh District. This was completed
with dispatch and the official report
adopted
The committee then proceeded to "A
consideration of the vote from tho
Sixth In that Dillon had failed 10
canvass and report the committee's
hands were tied. a general discussion
was then begun as to the failure or
Dillon to send in its vote and Just
what action the State committee
should take. There was an under
current of feeling that the committee
should declare the result Of the cleo
uon on the face of the returns fron,
the seven counties which had report
ed. but the position taken was that
the people OF Dillon County had reg
istered their will in the election and
that their rights should be preserved
despite the failure of the county e.,
ecutive committee to meet and send
In the official tabulation
Debate Resolution.
somewhat prolonged debate wa;
preripitated as 10 the language which
should be employed in the resolution.
whether the committee should merely
request the county authorities to
act or give mandatory order to "re-
quire' action. The latter wording fin
ally prevailed and Mr. Tobias was ir
structed to send copies of the resom-
non 10 each member of the county
executive committee. Immediately
aiter the committee had adjourned a
telegram was received giving the Dill.
Ion vote as follows: Sherwood, 822;