The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-07-24

Arrangements are made in the bill
whereby local party committees may
be employed. This is effected by pro-
vision authorizing persons to apply to
the chief supervisor for appointments.
Care is taken also that supervisors
may be appointed on the very eve of an
election, in order, doubtless, that if it be
necessary, complaints against the charac-
ter of the appolntees may be avoided.
The chief supervisor is permitted to
name double the number of supervisors
that can be required in his whole judi
cial district. In this way the Republi-
can party can pay an army of workers at
the polls from the Federal Treasury.
Supervisors may be transferred from
one part of Congressional district to
another, so that the voters may have no
acquaintance with the men who are
guarding, supervising and scrutiniz-
ing" their election.
The Work of the Supervisors.
The existing law has permitted John
|. Davenport and men like him to per-
petrate many outrages, but it is inoffen-
sive in comparison with the present bill
1t simply authorizes the Federal officers
to oversee the count of ballots and to
formulate and forward their conclusions
to be used as evidence.
The new bill requires the supervisors
to perform all their duties, and besides
/. To challenge the right of any per-
son to be registered, and to ''require'' of
the State or local officer that he do not
register the name or that he strike off
the name of any person already on the
register.
This is distinct interference with
State elections There is only one reg
istry list, and if persons name is
stricken off he is thereby disqualified
from voting for State officers. The bill, =,
therefore, permits these Federal officers
to forbid citizens of State to vote for
their own local officers. A supervisor
can thus affect even town election.
3. The supervisors are to have access
to all books of registration, &C., for the
purpose of making evidence for contest.
g. They are to make house to house
canvass of persons registered in all cities
having 10000 inhabitants or upward
They may be accompanied by deputy
marshals. In cities of 100000 inhabi
tants or upward they are to make {
thorough house-to house canvass five
weeks before election. In other words
the local registers are to be given to Re
publican campaign workers to enabl,
them to spy upon people, to intimidat
them as Davenport has dont in New
York, and to bring their own voters t.
the polls. The Republican campaign
State and National, is to be conducted
t at the expense Of the General Govern
3 ment.
: A. The supervisors are authorized t.
8 administer the State statutory oath
Q the local officers decline, and to examin
u persons offering to vote as to their quail
tications under the State law.
:, If the State officers, obeying their ow
II law, refuse to receive profered ballO
0 the Federal officers may first diret
o them to do so, and then, on refusal, ma
e themselves receive and deposit the ba
> lot.
r 5. The are to have access to the cou
IL records of naturalization, and to NAL
p lists of papers and to inquire into tt
re right of citizenship of the persons nan
a, ed. Special supervisors, called "di
le Greet" in the bill, are to be detailed
rs prevent fraudulent naturalization
c. What can be accomplished under th
ne power was shown in New York by Da
We export in 1878, when he arrested mar
ke persons who were not tried, while 8, A
ne were kept away from the polls by i
ut timidation and threats of arrest. III
supervisors may use the deputy mars
'r- ais and the army in this nefarious wor
OF This bill repeals or annuls all Sta
;al laws that are opposed to it.
&C. 1t directs the manner in which all b
all lots shall be counted, The supervise
ot are to take part in the count.
of If ballots for Congressman are fou1
en- in the wrong box in States where the
he are more boxes than one, the charm
in of the supervisors shall take charge
'ty them.
III The Board of Canvassers.
to The Board of Convassers Of the Ct
err gressional vote is a body which NAL
Err makes the canvass for the United Stat
lb- 1t is appointed by the Circuit Jud,
al- who is dragged into party politics
no nearly every section of this extraOrdi
lch ry bill. The Board consists of thr
to only two of whom are Of the same pt
ons tioal party. If their certificate diff
ay. from that of the State officers THE
nd CANDIDATE IS TO BE SEATED. If the op
ion sing candidate appeals it must be to
aw Circuit Judge, who is consequently a
on turning officer. The decision of
use Judge is to be conclusive with the Oh
J of the House. The arrangements
the counting in Republicans are almost
gls. feet.
If Permanent Law.
ust The appropriations for the payment
all the expenses of this Federal inter
the ence in State affairs, including the
lOo of chief supervisor, supervisors and &
2O,- uty marshals, are made permane
en-. This is anticipatory of the refusal {
OF Democratic House to appropriate N
co. ey for the execution of the law.
Tue Further Interference With States
u The Circuit Court is empowered
'on- compel State Boards to rectify allie
errors in their count.
ira. ira. The supervisor may go into the
'has ting booths with voter to assist
Oh in the preparation of his ballot,
can State election officer may 60 for the
@ tne pose of giving needed instructions.
IAN lsas The bill provides that juries shall
ecu S. drawn by Commissioners appointed
ua1 ou.s the Circuit Judge, who may all bel
a;,s t;os TO the same party. Again the judic
. o';s % is dragged into party politics, and m
" - aHhServiant tO camDajpn managers.