The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-25
TO STEAL THE SOUTH.
TIE ELECTION LAW ACCEPTED BY
TIE REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS.

TIE ELECTION LAW ACCEPTED e>
TIE REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS.
, One Southern Member Objects-Warn:n M
of the Trouble that Is Comins-T ms o
] the Bill rs sArranSed-Defcat o: t c Nc
Comas Bill.
The Republican caucus has, by {
unanimous vote. adopted the Lodge
national election bill prepared by its
committee. The principal features
OF the measure are as follows:
The chief supervisors OF elections
/, ; IN judicial districts are charged with
the execution Of the law which is tc
apply to Federal elections in cities oj
10000 inhabitants OF upwards and
the entire Congressional districts
exclusive of such cities upon apphca
| tior to the supervisor of 100 voters
or in counties OF parishes forming
part of the Congressional district
upon application from fifty votes.
Supervisors are to guard, scrutl-
nize and supervise registration and
every act and incident connected with
registration and tie plans for ascer-
tanning who are legal voters. Upon
notice from the chief of supervisors.
| the United States Circuit courts are
required to meet for the purpose OF
transacting registration and election
| matters. The supervisors are to be
appointed by the Circuit Court
three in each election district OF vo-
ting precinct, but two OF whom are
to be Of the same political party.
The supervisors are to attendau reg
istrations in their districts, challenge
| persons, personally inspect and copy
original registration books and pa
| pers attend elections and detect and
expose improper or wrongful mani
pulation Of the lists.
In case of failure Of local election
officers to put the statutory oath to
the challenged voter, and to pass at
once upon his qualifications, then
the supervisors are to apply the test
and receive and deposit the vote,
making q list of all such challenges.
They are also to personally inspect
ballot boxes before elections, keeping
ballot lists and enclose the rejected
votes endorsed with name Of yoter}
IN envelopes.
! In addition to these duties tie su-
peryisors are required to make IN
| towns of 10000 people and upwards
a thorough house to house canvass
before the election, to inform 7oters
upon inquiry where and IN what box
to deposit their ballots, and to scru-
tinize natruaGzations. Incenvasslng
votes State laws are to govern except
that all ballots are to be counted by
tens, first by an inspector ofelectlon,
| and second by a supervisor, local
| election officers and supervisors
keeping separate tally sheets, which
are to be compared and the result
| publicly announced.
Ballots deposited in the wrong box
| are to be counted, Returns are to
| be made by supervisors IN duplicate
! to clerks of the United States Cir
cults courts and to the chief super
visor. who is to tabulate and refer
them to the United States board OF
! canvassers of the congressional com
mittae, which is to be appointed by
the United States Circuit court con-
sisting of three citizens of the State
and persons Of good repute, not more
than two of whom are to be. OF the
same polictical party.
The board is TO convene On NOV.
Is Of each election year, and IS to
certify and declare the result OF the
election and send one return to the
clerk Of the House OF Representa-
tives, one to the governor OF the
State, one to the proper chief super.
visor, and is to place upon the roll OF
the membrs-elect the names OF the
persons declared elected by the Uni
ten State canvassers In case there
is 4 difference in the result reached
by them and by the State election
officers. A penalty of between ST.
900 and $4,000 is provided in case q
clerk neglects this duty.
All ballot boxes are tobe clearly IN
scribed with theii: nature. and the
boxes are to be kept in plain sight
and open to inspection.
H. 6. Ewart, Republican, from
North Carolina, made an earnest
speech against the measure: He
toook the ground that it would be
fruitless in the South. except to pro
duce disturbances. he urged that
in sections where the vote is close,
each party can enforce e free vote
and a fair count, while in districts
where negroes largely predominant
the measure would only cause trou-
bic and so the Republican, cause &C
trlal harm. He thought the troubles
in the South could best be settled by
ordinary lnethods-by educating the
masses and by awaiting the ine7lta-
bic division OF the white people.
There was every disposition to Sc
cure speedy action upon the bill III
the e1OuSe.
Having disposed Of the subject,
the caucus next turned It's attention
to The AIcComas anti-gerrymander-
ing bill.
This was discussed at some length.
Before the vote was taken many
members had left the hall, so that
the result, which was defeat OF the
bill by . vote of % to &c. was unsat-
isfactory to its friends, who held
that it could not fairly be regarded
as an Indication Of the feeling OF the
| party, and they will probably make
another effort to have consideration
of the bill at subsequent caucus.
COlorcd Ku-Klux.
Colly Hawkins, q coiored woman
! of C,,n,+n,, county was k,l-kluEcd not