New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-23

c,r,uno since 1SS2 Full discretion resides In the
registration officers ID everything they do. As
a result OF registration, those who pass the ordeAi
are supplie,l with certificate containing state
mont of their age occupation ana place OF residence
This entities them to vote In their precincts in
case of removal. the voter must surrender MS o.d
80, oh,oto a new certificate Even II the removal
q only from one place 10 another within the same
nreclnct and If from precinct to another IN the
came county the voter must inform the supervisor
and surrender the original certificate Tor ne" ohe'
Tno ,rocess Is the same II the removal is from
ono county 10 another The voter mas To get % the
dinerent county seats get his certificate renewed
of counse should the registration officer be hostile
., ,b. ,n,er the chances for the latters getting
new. certificate would be small part oI the 9ou.h
Carolina scheme IL 10 separate the state anu r'"-
ar,l elections Double sets Of Election Commission
ers are appointed. These different CommSS'o'eiS
r.spec,lyey appoint for each pong-place In the
o.,',,,. s.rarate managers OF elections three OF
,h sort for state and Federal balloting. This de-
vice has bten adopted in others of the states OF 'e
late Confcleracy. H.
SINH carolina These provided to confuse the
ut,,r,te col.red voter and while an election Is pro-
ceedinq the managers shift the boxes. 50 mat IT, ny
chance the voter who cannot read learns the ioea-
,ion Of particular box. he loses 1t again ai'er the
manipulation. ,, nc
Z no Ta II
shall be rallied of otherwise provided Win d"
orenine AT one end or side for the entrance OF the
voter and an opening at The other FOR MS exit aS
- Mace IN which 10 hold the election for the
Co., ct-c,,,t AMI county Offices Here again the
,hor1lnate nation is separated from the sovereign
CT, nv the exprees provisions OF law The statute
81, declares that but one voter shall DE aIloWei
20 enter any polling place at tme ana no one
oy.oa,,, tho managers shall DE allowed TO speak 10
the voter while In the pJlHng-place casting MS No''
I, ,vould not De difficult to imagine the nature oi
tho interview between the managers 'ail pehoc'1'9
o,d - moor negro Republican; nut II the h""aBo''
hoose IN ''instruct'' an ilterdte white man "ere
g. ro,hlng TO hinder. Now, however IN the huteI-
r,I,,oan contest IL will be a fight between the diher-
.,t white elements Of the Democratic party win
tho advantage Of the organization IN iaVor oi I'M
man whose election officers have all beeh api'''"'e
by himself and who Will be. presumably III lawn -
his own election ., ,.,aus
., the South Carolina election laws. athougn 4"
-, ia NJ great interest To the political student
70 understand their exceedingly ingenious pro-
,,o, far keeuing the minority IN power IL mas
-, ,,ocassarv however in order 10 understand
A., resent situation I'm that state, TO give the out
linz Of the statutes II IL clearly understood tha'
4, has been through the operations OF these laws
,,d tho fierce aggressive temper OF the Sou'h
Carolina Democracy that Repuolcuh'S'" "'9 w"
utterly subducd. -,
rhe conflict now begun is. Of course ior the
,,,o, NJ members a the Legislature, VINO VIII
o,oose for the United States Senate either MT.
puor mr. Governor Tillman. The conflict may lead
=, h,oodsbed more than as the campaign
-osrcsses II is not now the fierce White man
against the submissive negro but III Is the aIInS