The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-08-22
ELECTION RESULT
NOT YET SETTLED
Hvde Has Lead Of One Vote, With
Number of Challenged Votes
to be Decided.

to be Decided.
The State.
Charleston, Aug. 20.-With 70
challenged votes to be passed upon
by the city Democratic executive
committee at the meeting to be held
Friday at noon when the returns will
be officially canvassed and the result
announced, the outcome of the NUM-
cipal primary held yesterday is still
not settled so far as the mayoralty
contest is concerned. The returns
that have been reported giving T. I.
Hyde majority of one, the votes
for the two candidates being as fol
lows: T. T. Hyde 5,421, John T
Grace 3,420. Both candidates ex-
press confidence in final victory, af-
ter the challenged votes are consider
ed, and tremendous interest is felt in
the Forthcoming meeting of the exc
cutive committee.
The Grace ticket won decjslvely in
the election of aldermen, the returns
showing that II of "a aldermen were
nominated the Grace ticket: Grace
candidates won in II of the IL con-
tests for aldermen at large. Six al
dermanic candidates won on the
Hyde ticket, and one Independent
candidate was nominated.
Vote in Ward IL.
The vote in the mayoralty contest
was remarkably close, and not until
the last returns were in, at nearly 3
O'Clock this morning, could the result
be established on the face of the re-
turns. The election was unusually
quiet, good order being maintained
throughout the day, the only threat
ened disturbance Of any kind being
in Ward RI, where an immense crowd
gathered constantly increasing from
the time the polls were closed until
the time that the ballot boxes were
taken to Hibernian Hall. Policemen,
deputies, and provost guards were
on the scene and threatening stu
alton apparently stirred up by rum
ors of various kinds was kept from
developing into an outbreak that
might have had serious consequences,
by prompt action of Chairman Logan
and other authorities. The tense
ness of the situation was due to the
great Importance of the result in
Ward II, as decisive majority IN
this ward would have definitely de-
cided the election. Ward II was car
ried by Grace by majority of %
votes, which when tabulated brought
Hyde's majority down to /.
Mr.. Grace appealed to John D.
Frost, assistant adjutant general to
order out the local militia to handle
the situation as necessary precau-
tionary measure. Major Frost took
the view that the situation did not
warrant calling out the guardsmen
as no riot or outbreak had occurred
and he was confident the local auth
critics could keep order. Chairman
w. Turner Logan, Treasurer Daniel
L.. Sinkler of the executive commit
tee, Major Frost and Alfred Huger
proceeded to the polling place from
Hibernian> Hall to bring the ballot
boxes to the committee room and
they carried out this plan without
disorder developing. The returns
from Ward II were the last received
l. being nearly 3 o'clock in the morn
ing when they were brought to the
committee. The first return of the
election came from Ward 2, shortly
after o'clock.
| A large crowd stayed out until the
early hours Of the morning, a
cheering throng getting facts OF the
returns at Hibernian Hall. A large
number of voters who had been alb
sent on vacations returned to the
city to cast their ballots.
| Of the IL wards in the city seven
were carried by Grace and five by
Hyde.
The executive committee will meet
on Friday at noon to canvass the
election and pass On the counting OF
challenged votes, which will deter
mine the r:a:.o@-ality race and one or
two otller. The ballot hoxes are a.
committee headquarters under guard.
No ccnte2ts OF boxes have been fled,
50 far IS : knc.;:a. AL IS cu'et III
Ct,o-,ie.-1 or TO-DAY