The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 17, 1914, Image 3
Manning Replies to Governor
Blease
"Richard I. Manning of Sumter gare
tiut the following statement yesterday
afternooa:
"As I introduced the resolution In
the meeting of the StaU executh e
committee, the reference in the gov?
ernor's message Is certainly to me and
justice to myself demands that I take
notice of it.
"Some time ago 1 expressed 103
determination not to recognize the
existence of two factions In this Stute
and 1 am determined now not to do
so. but this does not imply that I
?hall not resist an unwarranted at?
tack which is misleading and unjust.
"1 did introduce o resolution of in
\ estimation and did it because I was
unwilling' that charges of wholesale
fraud should remain uninvestigated.
These charges were made by friends
Ol both sides- The resolution intro?
duced by me is as follows:
"Whereas notice of protests hap
been tiled with this committee, charg?
ing among other things widespread
fraud an 1 irregularities and
" 'Whereas, under a former resolu?
tion passed by this committee, cer?
tain investiyations are being made as
to the cr nduct of the election held
August 2", 1912, and full reports have
not yet l?een made thereon, and in
some counties have not been com?
pleted.
" 'Therefore, be it Resolved, That
a subcommittee of seven members
of this committee be appointed by
the chairman, to hear and pass upon
all contetts and all matters of every
kind and description properly subject
of action by this committee as a
whole, pertinent or incident to the
election held on August 27, 1912, with
full power and authority to take tes?
timony and make a full investigation
of the conduct of said election and
report the same, together with all tes?
timony rnd all records, back to this
committee, for action nt a meeting to
be called by the chairman for that
purpose.
" 'That the said committee be. and
hereby is, given power and authority
to employ, at the expense of this com?
mittee, such assistance as may be
deemed advisable to further the said
investigation, und shall have as lull
power and authority to summon wit?
nesses, require the production of pa?
pers and records and do any and all
other acts necessary to a full and
complete investigation of the conduct
of said election as has this commit
|M us a whole.
" 'The actual expenses of the com?
mittee shall be borne by the treasurer
of this committee.'
"I quote from the governor's mes?
sage: 'The governor publicly stated
on the State house stops thut the
other side had stolen more votes and
put them in the ballot box th.m they
knew what ij do with.'
"There were equally emphatic
charges on the other side. As a
member of the executive committee
I acted in the capacity of a judge, not
a partisan. I felt that the surest
way to put an end to these charge
was. it possible, to ascertain whether
or not thoy were true and I favorod
an investigation that would prove as
thorough an<l as expeditious as possi?
ble.
"At the end of this Slotting I was
called to I distant State by illness in
my family ami was. therefore, unable 1
to serve on the committee of investi?
gation. Upon my return to South
Carolina I wrote tho chairman of
the State executive committee. John
Oitrv Kvaii.s. under date of September
20, 1912. in ;>art as follows:
" 'The political situation over the
state demands, in my opinion, that
the result of the prlmar) election be,
speedily settled. Kg l was the author
of the ?ttbeommlttec resolution. I de?
sire to statt that l Introduced it for
the purpose of expediting the work
at hand to suvt- expense and rasch
a determination at the lirst possible
day. and realising thai i would be
unable t?> serve on the committee
immediately because i was leaving
tIm- Stiit?* the next dn\ ami did not
know when I could return 1 though!
thut .some one else could be placed
on it. who could do the work without
delay.
?? i feel that, unless it i* shown at
the Hpmrtanburg meeting of th?- sub?
committee on the 14th Inst that tli
pin ary election was vitiated eithei
by irju'! <>i general Irregularities
amounting tu legal fiMu<( or It ?:
shown .tt that meeting thai lh?re is
streng probability thet mich will b?
shown to the case In the interest
of the future oj the Democratic part)
of this st;it<- sad foi 'in* g">>(\ "i the
people of the st.it?- the s*ut< com?
mittee had bsttel reconvene, deter*
mine from Ihe report "f the MUbconv
mitt*"'* und i*uoh tit her evidence
ssa) be i*-"1' before tin s^ute ? tm?
mittest whettiei or not there Is i ; -
tlfkrstlon foi continuing tin- in estima?
tion, ami if there It '"a iuHtltleatloii
then tu dispose "i tin i ? u s: ut\
decla 11 the result
? *u Sjiu evsnti i iii'uK ihai iiw
statt- committee should meet, not later
than next Thursday, tho ICtb, tu Ulke
affirmative and Anal action on the
matter.'
"At a Mibaefiuent meeting of the
State executive committee it was 1
who introduced tin- resolution declar?
ing the result.
"That resolution reads as follow?:
'Mr. Chairman: Af 1 was the mover
of the resolution providing for the
appointment 61 the subcommittee to
investigate the charpes of fraud in the
primary election of August L'7. I detlre
HOW to say tu this committee and
through them to the people of the
State that the subcommittee appoint*
ed to prosecute the inquiry has been
at work, that It had the assistance of
attorneys and citizens interested in ex?
posing fraudulent .voting in that elec?
tion. That the subcommittee has
made its report, that report shows
that Illegal and irregular voting was
practiced, that great looseness pre
? vailed in the conduct of that election
and that the rules of the party, lux
as they are, were not adhered to, that
abuses and violation of the rules and
failure to observe them were nu
i
meroua yet that report does not prove
enough to upset the election, that
the returns on their face show that
one of the candidates for governor
received a majority of the votes, that
in order to upset that showing it
would be necessary to prove beyond
any reasonable doubt that fraud was
practiced, and practiced to euch an ex?
tent as to vitiate the flection and to
change thf result.
" 'In my opinion, that hos not been
proved, and it is therefore proper for
Jus to proceed to tubulate the returns
ard to declare the result. If we do
this and declare the result as to the
nominees of the Democratic party, we
will then be ready to go into the gen?
eral election with the united support
of the Democrats of the State under
their party obligation to support the
nominees of the party nnd every Dem?
ocrat who took the oath and voted In
the primary election can fulfill that
party obligation and the party remain
united.
" 'I ask that this action be taken
by thli, committee.
" This result I am frank in saying,
1 is not in accord with my personal
wishes, for I supported Judge Jones
for governor and earnestly desired his
election, but I am and have boon,
ready at all times to do my full duty
as a member of this committee, rep?
resenting all the Democrats of this
Stale and I now purposo to discharge
that duty by moving that we proceed
to tabulate the returns and declare the
results.'
"It would seem to any fair minded
man this statement would reveal the
fact that I acted consistently through?
out?not as an advocate but in tho ca?
pacity of a judge and as one who
earnestly desired the welfare of the
white man's party in this State and
eagerly wishing to preserve the int?:j
rlty (i the Democratic party in South
Carolina and the integrity of the pri
rrary urged a thorough and speedy
investigation and at the conclusion of
the heuring was just enough and fair
enough to move that tho result of the
election bo declared In favor of Oov.
Bleats, for whom I did not vote. I have
stood always and stand now in favor of
honest elections. I made no charges;
on f.ho contrary I stated frequently
that in my own county I knew that
the election was fair and honest. It
would ht.ve been grossly unjust for me
to pretend to advocate where I had
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previously condemned.
'?As to my 'political death-knell'j
there an things far worse than d< -
?feat?one of them Is disloyalty to duty
?1 did my duty as 1 saw it und f? r j
this 1 have no apology to make. I do"
not f?ar defeat?I prefer defeat
rather than victory won by faithless-j
neas to a trust?I prefer defeat rather i
than a Victory won by the division of
our people; but if t know the people
of my Stat?'. I feel that they will not
vote against me because i fearlessly
did my duty Us I f*W lit. When to
shirk that duty would have been the
politic thing to (Jo. South Carolinians1
honor a man for being truo to his
convictions, true to duty?but South
Carolinians detest a coward."
(?weruor Blease's Rejoinder.
Columbia, Juii. 13.-?When shown
tii* statement by Mi Manning thb
afternoon Qq\ Wense made the fol?
lowing rejoinder:
I will tak.- cui b <.i Mr. M inning
and his record on tin* stump In IIH
Ii n? runs i??r governor foi United
tftetes senatoi lust us j dm in ioor.,
when i retired him from the gover?
nor's ia<.?- sod (tovertiur Ansel was
elected, itta.i .nur excuses bill
white men p. South Carotins aim
\'-t?.,j ior ni< will never forge! that he
eharged them nifti peijurj and ? "i ?
i up lion snd t hm when h<- s as appoint
?d ?'!. ;t committee dodged thi issue
THE LEGISLATURE.
ECJGEXE a <..\JtY RE-ELECTED
CHIEF JUSTICE.
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House Killed Ifc^kin Bill for Repeal
Of the Mileage Book Luw.
Columbia. Jan. 16.? Eugene B.
I Gary, of Abbeville, was unanimously
re-elected Chief Justice of tht? Su?
premo Court, for a term of ten years
this morning by the joint assembly.
Senator Mars, of Abbeville, nominat?
ed chief Jutlce Gary.
House killed Baakln bill repealing
mileage book law by heavy vote this
morning.
Judge (Jage Elected to Supreme
Bench.
Columbia, Jan. 15.?On the second
ballot the joint assembly elected Judge
' Geo. W. Gape, of Chester. Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court to suc?
ceed Associate Justice Charles A.
Wood, resigned. The tlnal ballot
stood: Geo. W. Gape. 99; Thomas S.
Sease, 37; George S. Mowry, HO; J.
W. DeV'ore. <i.
John S. Wilson, of Manning was re
1 elected judge of Third circuit, without
: opposition.
Hayne P. Rice, of Aiken, was re
! elected judge of Second circuit, with?
out opposition.
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dodge Bowman Re-elected.
J. w. Bowman of Orangeburg was
re-elected Judj?e of the First Circuit
without opposition.
Judge Spain Re-elected.
Columbia, Jan. 15.?Thomas H.
Spain, of Darlington, today was re
elected Judge of the Fourth Judical
Circuit without opposlticn.
Frank B. Gar) Re-elected.
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Columbia, Jan. 15.?Frank D.
Gary was elected without opposition to
succeed himself a? judge of the Eighth
circuit.
Elections Next Tuesday Night
Columbia, Jan. 16.?The joint SB
, sembly adjourned at - o'clock this
afternoon, agreeing to take up tho
election of a State librarian, an in
j
surance commissioner, and various
trustees on next Tueaduy night at 8
o'clock.
MOOItE TO 0UGCEED GAGE.
Lancaster Man FJected to Ofllce of
Circuit Judge.
Columbia, Jan. 15.?To succeed As?
sociate Justice George W. Gape, as
judge of sixth circuit, the followinp
were nominated: Geo. W. H. Hart,
of Torkvlils; Glenn w. Ragsdale, of
Winnsboro; Solicitor J. K. Henry, ot
Cheaters Ernest Moore .of Lancaster.
The tirst ballot resulted: Hart, 14,
Ragsdale 5; Henry 0; Moore 82; the
total vote was K>2; necessary to a
choice 82. Mr. Moure wus declarsd
elected.
1 Columbia, Jan. 16.?Senator Carlisle
of Spartanburg would outlaw every so
' clal club engaged in the selling of
alcoholic liquors in South Carolina.
He introduced into the senate today
S bill, making even' member of these
' so-called social clu-bs culpable and
; providing a tine of $5u0 or six months
imprisonment for violation of the act.
i What constitutes s breach of the law
In this State under this proposed act
is keeping, aiding or abetting a said
i social club where* liquors are nold.
There was considerable discussion
1 in the senate today of Senator Laney's
. bill, changing the period of school text
book adoption from ti\e to ten years.
Senator Laney denounced the present
, system of adoption and declared that
the school uooks uro going from bad
to worse. The matter was not llnally
settled. I
Senator Lido's bill, providing that
Statements of accounts rendered shall
be deemed legall) to be correct, was
killed.
The bill providing against hazing
In State institutions went to a third,
reading In the senate today.
The Spartanburg delegation's bill,
providing f<?r a new union satlon In
thai city with the Clifton amendment
that a union .station should be erected!
in Sumter was recommitted and will
come before the railroad committee
at ? meeting Friday afternoon.
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In the house, Representative Holly
has an amendment to the liquor
drummer act in Which it is provided!
that any drummer appearing before
a county dispi nsary board shall Ae
fined 11,000 or Imprisoned six months
or both, mi the discretion of the court,
and rt j ruvlslon Is inserted that the in
mant shall be paid 11,000
< ottoti Ginned in fount >.
According to the government gin*
nets report <'v?7i bales of cotton
were ginned in Sumter county for
1913 up to Januar) 1, 1014, against
13,035 bales ginned up to the same
lltne foi the your previous. The to
i..I for th* State during the yeai Is set
.it I. ; 4 _'.*<_' ? hsle? for I '?' I ? and I
i <. i,.r i ? I". Humter count)
ome* niiitli hi the smount ol cotton
Sinn .i In i he \ ai Ions counties "t tin
?Mils.
Bui of mm mm.
W. r. UAKKIt IXIi W. R. WELLS
WIN I lltsT PHIZES IN UU
TATioX ( HOI* CONTEST.
Mr. s. ,j. White Comf1 In Second?No
Otlior Prtzea Awarded as Contest*
ants Felled to Observe Rules?$200
Given Away In Prises by tbe ihmk
of Suinter.
In its crop rotation and soil build?
ing contest, the Hank of Sumter today
.announced Ihe winners of the prises
and pave $2oo to farmers of the
county. The contest Is ons of the
most unique crop growing contcbts of
its kind ever devised and is for the
purpose of encouraging farmers tu
build up their soils and #row crops et
less cost.
The first prize for yield was won by
W. P. Baker of Rocky Bluff, *?>5.
i The first prize for growing the crops!
on three acres at least cost was award-1
ed to W. Ii. Wells of Rocky Bluff and
the second prize for crop at small cost
was won by Mr. S. J. White of Con
cord, $65 and $35, respectively.
The contest was managed under,
the supervision of the Rank of Sum
ter, through Mr. L. L. Raker, district
demonstration agent, and J. Frank
Williams, local demonstration agent J
These genii nen went over the re
1 ports and saw that they were made
out according to the rules of the con?
test and another committee went over
the reports and declared the winners,
of the prizes.
The rules called for the planting of
at least three acree in corn, cotton
and oats and peas. These crops will
be changed on tho lands each year
during three years, being planted In'
rotation on the throe acres, and spe
Cial cover crops of rye, vetch, crim
son or burr clover to be planted with
other crops or in the fall alter they
are gathered.
The following is the list of crops
grown by the priz?; wniners: W. V.
Raker, winner of $05 for largest yield,
corn, 88 1-2 bushels at a cost of
519.02; oats. 7005 pounds at a cost of
?2.f.7; cotton 1,5*83 pounds at a cost of,
$14.35. ,
W. R. WellP. winner of $63 for coat.'
corn, 87 23-25 bushels at a cost of
$28.16; oats, 4487 pounds at a cost of
$3.66; cotton, 1 ?Gpounds at a cost
of $15.80.
P. J. White, winner of $35 for sec?
ond least cost, corn. CO 5-10 bush?
els; oats, 8345 pounds; cotton 1439,
? pounds.
A contestant was eligible for only
one t>ri7.r\ The se^Mid nri*?' for
yield was not awarded for th:s roa?]
son because other contestants did not
follow the rules laid down by the com?
mittee and mapped out by the dem?
onstration farm department.
The committee closes tt? report by
stating that the outlook for the com?
ing year is very promising
Col. Pemlleton Near Lud.
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Mncon, Jan. 15.?Col. 1'endleton,
editor ?>f the Macon Telegraph, con- <
dltion today wa? reported critical.
The end in expected any hour.
Moyer and Associates Indicted*
Houphton, Mich., Jan. 15.?Rreoi
dent Moyer of the Western Federation j
of Miners and thirtv-soven Other
members were indicted for conspiracy
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by the grand jury h*To today.
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