The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-01-04

-EpIToR CAUCAsIAN:-I wish t"
be enrolled on the list Of competitors
for the premlum you offer IN your
paper Of Dec. l4th, 1898, for he
most feasible and effective method
for preventing fraud securing as
near as possible fair and honest
election next fall under the present
election law.
| give the plan we have lnaugur-
ated in Anson county, believing that
if adopted throughout the State that
it will not only secure a fair election
next fall but will greatly strengthen
the Peoples party before the election
comes of. As | wish to give our
plan of organization in full | hope TO
be excused for being tedious.
Let each township elect an eNfcu-
tive committee of three Of Their best
men who shall constitute the officers
of the Peoples party cI0b tor their
respective townships to be kU""n as
president, president ana sccreta-
ry-treasurer. Then let all the off
GERS of the several townships meet
and organize themselves into Coun-
tY club by electing a president, wee
president, and secretary-treasurer
outside of their own number. LIT
the president of the county club be
eX-otlicio Chairman OF the county
executive Coz mittee which Is COM
posed of the seyera' presidents Of the
township clubs and let the vice
presidents and secretary -treasurers
Of the township clubs with the vice
president and secretary-treasurer of
county club be constituted bureau
of information thus giyip- Us an or
ganization ready for business.
Now let the voting strength of
each township be taken and all that
will enroll themselves on the club
list take Their names, age, 0cCupa-
ton, place of birth giving county
and state born IN and place of resi-
dence, SO that when the registration
books are opened next fall their
names can be easily registered ac-
cording to law. This Is oAe impor-
tant duty for the bureau Of iuferma-
ton to look after and while it is be-
ing done the people should be stirred
up to a sense Of the dangers of neg
lecting this important duty. In the
meantime let the Peoples party put
out their candidates earl Y and de
clare for "a free ballot and fair
count
The next important duty is, at the
proper time, to get petition and
present to the county commissioners
asking them in the name Of honesty
and fair dealing to give to each par
tv that has ticket Ii the field an
equal representation on the board of
elections. allowing the chairman OF
the executive committee Of each pal
tv to select his men. Nearly every
body will sign suth petition re
gardless of party affiliations. If the
said commissioners heed the p=tltlon
land they dare not refuse) the only
thing necessary is for the poll hold
ers 10 see that no frauds are prac-
ticed in voting or counting. Let
only one box be counted at time, If
it takes all night to finish the count
When the returns ale sent up to the
county seat let full delegations from
each township 60 with the returning
board and never adjourn until the
vote is officially announced. .
IL every county "t the State Will
organize and so to WORK We cannon
only secure a far election but can
carry the Peoples banner 10 Hictory
IN 'a4. We must have free ballot
and a fair count, anu Anson county
will put up with nothing less. on'
more thought: Let all cur puoIIi,'
men including our preachers be call
ed upon for a public expression o.
their views Oh the subject.
+. ". FLAME.