The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-05-10
PEOPLES PARTY RESOLUTIONS.
Adopted at Their State Convention,
April 18th, 1900.

April 18th, 1000.
Whereas The present election law,
enacted by the last Legislature, contains
many glaringly unjust provisions, among
which NAV be noted the following:
l. The provision in section 10 giving
the county election board the power to
mt more thar a thousand voters in one
election precinct.
2 The provision in section Ii giving
70 the registrar, an officer who is not
even sworn or required to be sworn oy
the law, unlimited power and discretion
to deny registration to almost any voter,
and at the same time deny to the electof
the right of appeal, no matter how grave
and glaring an injustice may be done
him by that registrar.
g The provision contained i'll section
% recurring even the illiterate white
voter to deposit each one of the SIX bnl-
| LOTS TO be used in the next election I'D
six different boxes, and to be deposited
! in the right box or else lose his vote,
without making it the duty of the Judge
Of the election to deposit Ills ballot for
him upon his request. thus disfranchis-
ing at this election thousands OF wnlte
voters.
| The provision of section II denying
to opposing political parties the right OF
| representation Of their own selection on
election boards.
| The provision in section 20 prOV1d-
ing for the appointment of three election
lha;liffs or constables, with full authorlt!
to summon an unlimited number OF
others TO assist them to not only overawe
and intimidate, but also to arrest with
ont warrant and in their discretion an!
lelector, and to hold him under arrest 1ol
: ltwentv-four hours without trlal, thus oe
priyine him not only OF his hberty, pu
4: also his vote, and which is more odlou
: and damaging than the notorious Gu
eral election Force bill.
And whereas, the purpose of sueh pro
\ visions n any election law can only
I co. stealing votes and overturning tn
Q sovereign will Of the people, preventln
. it's expression at the ballot oo2' NJ"
Resolved. nv the Peoples Party in Stat
: convention assembled, That IN oruer
) remove some of the most glaring provE
J. ions of this election law, and to preVeL
f some of the most odious abuses ths
~ would he perpetrated under 1t, we appe'
:. 70 every honest citizen of North Cai'
= lima TO demand OF the Democratic iegl
/. lature, when it meets IN June; 10 auoi
"a at least the following aihenuinen'
n, s" ia) Amend section II by inserting aft
IN the @' words "political party in the Ell
b of line 8, the following:
o. "provided; that the State chairman
M the Democratic, Republican, anu
nle's parties. respectively, shall have u
Fight on or before the first Monday
te Jmly to nominate to the said coun
at hazards of election in every county ID {
&c state. one person with above quallnc
Id tions for judges Of elections IN fach pi
,e- cinct. and if such nominations are ma
n nv any or all Of said cnairmen, then SO
connty boards of election shall appol
- said Judges of election from the nam
NC 90 nominated to them respectively:
ms (lO Amend section 10 by inserting
te. line II after the word altered the I
ea lowing: u,
nit contain more than four hundred ell
en- tors. q, :. H.; Oh hr
"a. (c) Amend section % in line ~ py
W s.rt;np after the word enclosure,
~. following: A.,
sht Provided that it shall be the duty
ote tho iudyes of election upon the requ
The of any voter to take his ballot anu
ac- posit it in the proper boxes. =,
di- Whereas. The only excuse that
,ce Democratic party has advanced Tor
unlimited power and discretion q
III to the registrars in section II Is W
~ ~ they claim to be the danger Oh coioh
" ton, therefore,
do Resolved, That section II be anne
he'd ed by adding the following prov
ig- namely: ,.s.;
law Provided. That the above quailhcatti
~ for the registering of an elector shall
anply to any eIector, Offering to regis
who can prove on the oath or MN
lenI and one other elector, if required e Z.
'ver SO. that he has been citizen OF the
for twelve months, citizen or the g
Is, ty in which he offers to register. 10
her? days, and is an actual and bona
Aor resident Of the precinct in which ne
,sti fers to vote. -
80 (d) Provided further, That any pc
can denied registration shall have the
cen. of appeal from the decision of the r.
nent tror denying him registration 70
titu- resident or presiding judge of the
peo- ner;or Court in the district wherein
ould resides. ana on such apPe"' '"'
NOT shall be de novO.
/. w Any person denied registration
:. " desiring to appeal must within Yen
n IN after the decision Of the registrar
Ma. made. fle with the said registrar
must fen notice Of his intention TO al
dent therefrom, and thereupon the req
luses shall certify all papers in the case sc.
ction in twenty-four hours from the mn
a,o. the notice 10 the clerk Of the SUP