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THINKS IT ILLEGAL ) BLEASE OBJECTED TO THE INVESTIGATTION OF - THE CHARGES OF FRAUD I Moved That the Executive Committee Tabulate the Vote and Declare the Itesult at Once, Which Was Yroted Down by a I-rfirgo Majority. There was quito a fight in the Stato Democratic Executive Committee at its meeting in Columbia on "Wednesday on a motion to appoint a committee of seven to fully investigate the charge of fraud in the late primary. Eugene S. Blease, who acted for the Governor as the committeeman from Newberry county, objected to the Investigation and moved that a committee be appointed to tabulate the vote and declare the result at once. This was voted down after some discussion by a decisive vote. R. I. Manning said the committee was confronted by an extraordinary situation and on the face of the returns Governor Blease was renominated; that the election was held under extraordinary conditions; that the primary had been allowed to run on under loose conditions, which are almost criminal; that the committee could not ignore the cries of f-raud; that the demand for Investigation comes from all the candidates, from the people everywhere; that it's not a question of whether 1 Governor Rlease or Juage Jones was nominated, but whether the primary, the rule of the white peoplo, was to 1 go on like It was. f Mr. Manning spoke of the necessity of a thorough probe, that the people I of the State bo told that the committee heed their demands Tor an in- ' vestigation, that the committee Is without funds to carry on the inves- ' tigatlon, that it be laid before the 1 people and they asked for funds and 1 if the peoplo responded, that a com- 1 mittee of seven be appointed to make an investigation; that the commit- < tee come to Columbia without parti- ( son spirit and make a fair and square | investigation. Mr. Manning then of- ( ferred the following resolution. i Whereas notices of protest have i been filed with this committee, charg- I ing, among other things, widespread 1 r* frauds and irregularities; and I Whereas,under a former resolution 1 k passed by this committee, certain in- 1 vestigations are being made as to the 1 conduct of the election held August 2 7. 1912. and fall rennrts have not vet been made thereon as to the conduct of the election held August 27, 1912 and in some counties the investijpa- ! tions have not been completed, therfore, bo it, > Resolved, That a sub-committee of seven members of this committee be appointed by the chairman to hear and pass upon all contests and all -matters of every kind and description properly the subject of action by this ' committee as a whole, pertaining to -or incident to the election held Au gust 27, 1912, with full power and authority to take testimony, and -make full Investigation or the conduct of said election and report the same, together with all testimony and all records back to this committee for action at a meeting to be call- j ?ed by the chairman for that purpose. , T.hat the said sub-committee be, 'A In nnurfti* o n H oil OilU 13 IICI DU/ f,lTCII |iu ? VI unu uu thorlty to employ at the expense of this committee such assistance as may be deemed advisable to further the said investigation and shall have full power and authority to summons witnesses, require the production of Tocords and papers and do any and All other acts necessary to" the full land complete investigation of the conduct of said election, as a whole. The actual necessary expenses of the said committee shall be borne by the treasury of this committee. Eugene S. IMease, who held tho proxy of his brother, Governor Blease ras the Newberry member of the com:<~r mlttee, to?c the floor immediately 'following Mr. 'Manning. lie said that <f he desired to repeat what ho stated g the other day, that his brother did f not want the nomination if tainted in i the slightest degree with fraud, but j "that he didnot want his nomination t iheld up because of fraud on tho sido { of his opponents, and charges of t fraud eminating solely rrom tliom. He appealed to tho committee to lay ( aside personal and partisan feeling. . He said that tho committee did not j know officially who had received the , nomination and ho had never heard j of such a motion as that offered by . Mr. Manning. f Mr. Bleaso moved as a substitute t *that a committee of five be appointed ( to tabulate the votes and report back < to the committee. Mr. Manning t thought the votes should not bo tab- ] ulated until the charges of fraud had t been investigated. Replying to a question, Chairman Evans stated that t Judge Jones had filed notice of con- ^ notice of protest contesting the result , of every box in every county in the . State. Mr. Mayflold wanted to know \ what other contest were !n the hands ?. of the committee. Mr. Rlense said such a procedure as suggested by Mr. Manning was unheard of, that the people had been . obeying the rules of the Democratic 1 party, and that under the constitution : It would be necessary to hold the sec- J ond primary next Tuesday and he did not think the committee had the power to override the constitution and ( liold a second primary after next Tuesday. He pointed out that on the * face of the returns it was necessary a to bold a second primary for Attor- v tioy-Ceneral, and that in many of the H counties second primaries were nec- }1 cssary for County ofiioes nnd that this n primary must bo held next Tuesday. v He said that the attorneys of !f Judge oJn-V had filed notice of proteat and not a single proof of fraud b or a specific caso had been specified.' c j'. Ho said that a majority of the Democracy had spoken and they were satisfied and they didn't want the declaration of the result held up. Mr. niease then asked from which side was the kicking being done and where is any evidence of fraud? lie wanted to know why the delay, for j Instance, in Anderson County, where the executive committee Is composed of Jones men; why did they adjourn over until Thursday, when every one knew the State committee was to meet Wednesday? He said that It was strange, passing strange, that In almost every count;* where the charges of irregularities have been filed that those counties were carried by Blease and the charges of irregularities filed by the Jones men. Mr. Blease said that if there could be found and proven fraud at any single box he would vote to throw that hox out, nut ne nici not want the honest counties held back nor delay in tabulating the honest returns. Ho pleaded with the committee to meet the issue like men and to lay aside all partisan feeling and work for the Democratic party. Mr. Kitchen favored the appointing of a committee on tabulation. Mr. Manning said he offered his resolution in favor of good feelings and that righteousness might prevail in South Carolina, that the committee was not making charges, hut he thought the cries of fraud coming up should be thoroughly proved for the benefit of the white people and the salvation of the primary. Mr. Caldwell suggested that to clarify the situation the protests of , Judge Ira B. Jones and the return of < Governor Blease and Mr. Duncan he read, that the protests of Messrs. ( Dial and Talbert be road and the re- , turn of Senator Tillman be read and then the committee could decide as ^ Lo how they would proceed. Tho amended contest of Judge ( Tones, contesting the vote of every ( box In every county in the State on < sweeping charges of fraud and irreg- j nlarities, was read and was substan- ( Jally, as already published. An ob- ^ Inntlnnn + n ronrllniy thn nmnndnd nrr>. |?. V^llUVU WW 1 VUUIU^, lllVJ UUiVilUWU 1^1 V ? :est of Judge Jones was read by Mr. l?\ H. Dominick, one of Governor f Blease's attorneys, the objection was t ost and the reading of the protest ( proceeded. The return of Governor , Please was then read. , Senator Lide thought the Senate f committee was merely an Appelate j 2ourt and the committee could only ? pass on matter sent up from the ^ county committee. He thought that ( if there is any work to do, the com- j inittee might as well do it now, and hen, if there is any further data or f work they might appoint a commit- { Lee to do this. He thought that eveii if it took two or three days is was . a duty the committee owed the peo- ' pie. j Chairman Evans said he held that ] the State committee was an Appe- i late Court as far as county contests < were concerned, but that as far as State offices were concerned the ] State executive committee had orig- i inal jurisdiction, and they could order another primary if they saw fit, ] regardless of any contest by any can- ] didate. < Mr. Park thought these making l charges of Irregularities ought to be I given a chance to be heard, and the charges ought to bo thoroughly re- I investigated and proved. Mr. S. G. *Mayfield thought that the 1 Manning resolution ought not to J pass. He differed with the chairman and thought the committee had only ' powers appellate; that the matter begun in the counties and whatever the 1 county committees declared the re- 1 suit, that must stand. He referred to 1 the recent State Convention as a J "Jones convention" and said the ; "steam-roller" process did not set 1 well with the people. He said that the committee should pass upon the * contest and not leave it to the com- N inittee. He said the charges must be F made specific, or such sweeping alle- * AI a / a n 1 a \ n T \ gallon 01 irauu as men uy 1110 joneu ittorneys would not stand In any r 2ourt of South Carolina. 1 Major Butler said he did not think [hat the committee could now take . jp charges as suggested by Mr. Mayfield; a committee ought to bo ap;>ointed. lie wanted full investiga- I ion before he could cast a vote either one way or the other. lie favored { i committee being appointod to make i full investigation, take testimony, j1 iwear witnesses, etc., and to report to i sub-coinmitte? meeting of the comnlttee and the committee has the >ower to order a second primary if hey see fit. Major Butler thought g he fate of the primary demanded hat thorough investigation be made. Mr. James H. Price of Oreenville, avored the 'Manning resolution, and bought tho investigation ought to f )0 made thorough and complete. Mr. J Mayfleld thought the charges of t * i - \. i i. ^ 1 i A J tM rauu oukiii. iu oo iuvbbukjiwju hi [. hose counties In which charges of 'J raud havo boon made, but he v bought it absolutely wrong to In- 1 dudo those counties In which no a hargcs have been made, lie said t hat the Ira Th Jones amendment to v lis contest protesting every box in [ lie State was an outrage. c Mr. Kitchen wanted tho commit- n ee to proceed as far as possible, but s vhen those counties were reached in 1 vhich fraud is charged, then make v in investigation and if mo committee c s necessary then appoint and make v inch investigations as is necessary, r Senator Lido agreed with Mr. Kit- 1 hen and thought the returns from 1 hose counties in which no irregularties are charged should be accepted tnd counted and then take tin those AM r V* itt< A l\ A A ( fl \? A M /> # V f /\ f 'UUIU IUO wunu Djiniui; t nai puo ui y raud have been made, one by one, ho evidence heard and then passed (>' m one by one. v Mr. Tt. n. Caldwell agreed with ^ ho Manning resolution and wanted .11 the ovldence hoard. A roll call ,j ias then demanded on the Blcase B nbstltute and it was lost, 33 to 7, nd the question was then on tho doptlon of the Manning resolution, /hlch was done by a viva voce vote. * li The hot wavo hns at last been b roken. General rains a'l o\*er tho ti ountry knocked It out tho box. tl BANDIT IS KILLED , ENGINEER FELLS PLUNDERER AFTER HE HAS SEARCHED TRAIN LADIES UNMOLESTED ? While ilie Robber Examined His Plunder in the Cab the Engineer Catches Him Off His Guard, Knocking Him Down Unconscious. Reft for Arkansas the Next I)av. The lono bandit who Wednesday night held up and robbed tlio New York Limited train on tne Ix>uisville and Nashville Railroad near Mechaud twelve miles east of New Orleans and was later felled by a blow over the head by Engineer Baer, was brought to New Orleans on a special train from Bay St. Louis, Miss., Thursday morning and placed in a charity hospital. The man gave his name as Howard E. Edwards and said his family lived at Jupiter, Fla. He gave the police information which is expected to lead to the early capture of three other members of a gang which is believed to have been responsime for a series of sensational train roDoerles in that section. Edwards Is In a precarious condition and attendants at the hospital rhursday morning stated it was loubtful if he would recover from :ho injuries inflicted by the engineer. following so ciose on tne attempt)d robbery of the Cincinnati Southjrnbound passenger train on tho jamo road at almost the same spot he night previous, wtien a freight :rain was held up by mistake the vork of Edwards is considered most luring. Edwards crawled aboard tho engine and covered Engineer Baer and he flnemen with two revolvers. Ho ;arried a small valise containing dylamito and nitro-glycerine. The train ,vas stopped and with the engineer ind firemen preceding him, Edwards ified tho mail car of registered mail ind then relieved the male passengers in five Pullmans ana a club car )f their cash. He decline to take iewelry and did not offer to molest women. Hho then marched the engineer and fireman back to the engine and ordered them to proceod. After riding on tho engine for ibout twenty-five miles, Engineer Baer caught Edwards off his guard md struck him a terrific blow on the tiead with a brass torch, fracturing Lhe base of the skull. Edwards firec' 3ne shot as ho fell, which went wild. Engineer Baer proceeded to rain blows with tho torch until he had the bandit unconscious. When tho train reached Bay St. Louis the robber was taken off and J 2 ? AT -1 ' * pjuuvu in Liie cuargu oi mo ranroau surgeon until police officers and defectives from New Orleans arrived there in a special. Although Edwards was unconscious at intervals throughout the night ho gave the poico valuable information concerning lis "pals" and Inspector Reynolds, of he New Orleans force, Thursday said 10 hoped to make some arrests shorty. Edwards stated that he had a jrother in Oklahoma City and anoth* >r brother In Meridian, Miss. Edwards is a small man, only five feet, ;ix inches in height and weighs but 130 pounds. He appears to be about 10 years of age. Superintendent Marshall, of the sTc\v Orleans division of the Eouisi 11 o and Nashville, who was a pastenger aboard the train, stated that nit one man on the train had a revolver, but could not use it because the obber kept the trainmen in front of ilm when he passed tnrough. A dispatch from West Jupiter, Fla. iays that Howard E. Edwards, whc leld up a Iiouisvlllo ana Nashville rain out of Now Orleans Wednesday light, left there August 25. He has t wife and three children in th.V dace. A letter was received fron lim September 1, dated New Orleans, laying that he would depart for Arkansas the following day. VOTED TOO OFTEN. ? ieverol Men Arrested for Jlopcnting at Spartanburg. The Spartanburg Journal says sev?ral warrants havo been issued by Magistrate Kirby for parties alleged o have voted more than oneo in the iriuiary olectiou on last Tuesday. Phe prosecutors in the case are those vho were successful in catching men n the act of voting the second time, iHer they had taken tho oath that hey had not voted elsewhere. They rill be tried for tho g.'rive offence of lerjuring themselves, and tho arrest if the men has caused a sensation md It is predicted that there will bo onicthing doing when they a~o irouglit up for trial. There is a regard of $100 o'Yered for tho arrest if any person caught in tho ret of otlng more than once, and if the mrties are convicted a n'ce sum iwalls the sleuth who caused the uresis. ?? Volcanoes I tun Whales. Alaskan volcanic dlstnrbancos aro 'old indirectly responsible tor tl?o hortago of whales out the North V trifle coast by the captain*; ol whaling j ossol3. Thoy ray that tho diaturb11 cos have made changes in ocean nrrcnts which for a time nay ha.vol ivorted tho email flshfrom the food 1 up])ly of tho whalo. ? ?, + Killed by Vicious Brill. 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For bargain, write or parucmarfl. William Goldsmith, Greenville, 8. O to IN. oli| corgi a, Am or I- Fallot ltox Stuffed, t lands. $3 to The recount of the vote of York itc, long grow- county showed that 21 moro votes d. E. J. You- wore cast in the Rock T1 ill precinct than there wore names written on the poll list. The committee decided woven from to withdraw this numbc* of votes ts, superior to with tho drawer blindfolded. The or designed; result was that sixteen Jonos ballots tree. Oriental and five Flense ballots were withdrawn.