The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-05-17

Adoptsa ut Their State Convention.
April 18th. 1900

WHICH may De nOted the f0il0wtng.
/. The provision In section 10 givins
the county election board the power Il
put more than a thousand voters In ons
election precinct.
2. The provision Ia section II givins
to the registrar. an officer who In not
even sworn or required to be sworn b.
the law. unlimited power and discretion
70 deny registration to almost any voter
and at the same time deny TO the eiectoI
the right Of appeal. no matter how grave
and glaring an injustice may be done
him nv that registrar.
3. The provision contained In section
q. requiring even the illiterate white
voter TO deposit each one Of the six bal
lots 70 be used In the next election In
six different boxes. and to he deposited
In the light box or else lose his vote
without making It the duty OF the judge
Of the election TO deposit his ballot fo'
him upon his request thus disfranchis
ing at this election thousands OF white
voters.
4. The provision Of section II denyine
70 opposing political parties the right Of
representation of their own selection or
election boardj.
+. The provision In section 81 provid
ing for the appointment NJ three election
bailiffs or conrtables. with full AUTHORITY
to summon an unlimited number OF
others to assist them to not only overaw'
and intimidate, but also TO crest with
ont warrant and in their discretion anv
elector. and TO hold him under arrest io'
twentv-four hours without trial. thus de
privinp him not only Of his liberty. but
also his vote. AMI which IL more odions
and damaging than the notorious Fed
eral election Force bill.
And whereas. the nurnose Of snch pro-
visions &, any election law can only ne
for stealing votes and overturning the
sovereign will Of the neorle. preventing
ira EXPRESSION at the ballot box. NOW
IN nrnfore he II.
Resolved. nv the Peoples Party In State
convention assembled. That in order n
remove some Of the most glnrinC provis-
ions Of this election law. and to prevent
some Of the most odious abuses thaf
would he pernetratnd under u: we annaa'
70 every honest citizen Of North Caro-
linn TO demand Of the Democratic 1egis-
'ature. when it meets in june: to adon'
ut least the following amendment t.
said law. viz:
(a) Amend section II bv inserting after
the words "politica, party" in the end
Of line &. the following:
fr0VlUpU. mat we fNiH't tHUit' tthi W.
the Democratic. Republican. and Peo-
nla's PARTIES Respectively. shall have the
light on or before the first Monday In
Iuly to nominate TO the said county
boards Of election in everv county In the
State, one person with above Qualifca-
lions for irdges Of electiors in each pre-
oinct, and II snch nominations are made
nv any or all Of said cnairmen. then said
county boards Of election shall apnoint
said Judges Of election from the names
90 nominated to them rosnertivelv.
flN Amend section 10 nv inserting in
line II after the word "altered" the fol
lowing:
contain more than four hundred cleo
tors.
trl Amend section q in line 20 nv in
'"r+inc after the word "enclosnre." the
following:
Provided that it shall he the dntv NJ
he indceS Of election unon the request
~ nnv voter TO take his ballot and de-
oocit II in tho proDar boxes.
Whereas The only excnse that tho
Democratic party hns advanced for tho
unlimited mower md discretion given
20 the registrars in section II Is what
hey claim 70 he the danger Of colonial
ion. therefore.
Resolved. That se.tioin II be amend
cd nv adding the following proviso
,nmeIv:
Provided That the above qualifications
For the registering Of an elector shall not
Hnplv to any elecfor. offering to register.
who cnn prove on the oath of himself
md one other elector. If required To do
90. that he has been n citizen Of the State
FOR twelve months. citizen Of the conn
~ In which he offers TO register. for ~
davs. and is an actual and bona fid"
resident Of the precinct In which he Of
fers r. vote.
fD Provided further. That anv person
denied registration shall have the right
NJ appeal from the decision Of the regis
trar denying him registration TO the
nerior Court in the district wherein h"
resides. and on such appeal the hearing
shall he de novo.
Anv person denied registration and
desiring to annea1 must within ten days
offer the decision Of the registrar is
made file with the said registrar a writ
ton notice Of his intention TO aprenl
thprefrom. and thernupOn the registrar
shall certify all papers in the case with
in twentv-fonr honrs from the filing nf
no notice IN the clerk If tn
Court In the county wherein he resides
who shall in tnrn forward the certified
nanerS in the casa fo tho resident iudg+
or the indgn presiding in the district. who
shall. without unnecessary delay. henr
md determine the matter and certify hi'
decision to the registrar from whom tn
raSe was brought: and If II is the decision
If the judge that the applicant is an.
titled TO register and vote. and If said
decision shall he delivered fn the regis
+rar Mt any time before the closing Of the
nolls on election day. it shall he his duty
| tO register the name on the hooks aEG
tho applicant shall he entitled to vote.
IF any registrar or clerk IF the court
shall neglect or refuse to send M the
appeal rs herein directed. or comply witt
the decision Of the court in respect there
| tn. he shall he gnilty of a misdemeano
! and mon conviction shall he fined no.
| less than fifty dollars or imprisOned mo-
| less than thirty davs, or both in the dis
| erection Of the court.
That section % he repealed.
| We denonnce the last Democratic
| Legislature for creating an election boart
for political and partisan purposes, an
| for giving to said board Of election tn
power to meet at will Mt any time An.
place in the State and remain indeinitel.
in session. drawing from the puhli
| funds Of the State twentv-eight dollar
| ner day and expenses: and for requiring
| said hoard Of election to appoint a count
| hoard Of election in each county in tn
State for political and partisan purposes
| and paving the chairman Of said count
hoard S1.50 per day and travelling ez
| nenses out Of the county funds of tn
State.
We further condemn the said I,egisls
ture for creating 1n2 new and unneces
| sary offices for political and partisan pul
noses at the expense of the counties an
the State