The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-05
MEANS DEATH FOR
CRUMP ACKER BILL
Postponement of Measure so
Regarded.
BILL THEY WANT TO PASS
Text of Measure More Vicious Than
Force Bill"
MOODY AND BLACKBURN ARE HOT FOR 1T
Southern Republicans Want Representation to
Remain Large, But Also Want to Grasp
the Throttle and Control the Whole
Political Situation.
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Political Situation.
Especial to News and Observer)
Washington, D. c., Feb. 4.-The post
ponement by the Republican caucus last
might of the Crumpacker bill is general
ely understood to be it's death. Both
Moody and Blackburn made speeches in
favor of the Gibson bill. Blackburn, it
is said, was especially denunciatory of
the election law of North Carolina, I'M
der which he was elected.
Senator Pritchard, while not present at
the caucus, of course is understood to
be in favor of the Gibson BILL
Senator Simmons says that the Gibson
Federal election bill is "a more vicious
measure than the Force Bill" Perhaps it
is because it is meaner than the Force
simmons says that the Gibson Federal
election law bill is "a more vicious meas
ure than the Force BILL Perhaps it is
because it is meaner than the Force
bin that Representatives Blackburn and
Moody advocated it in the Republican
caucus last night. They are opposed to
duce representation. They want the rep
sentation to remain large, but they
want the election machinery put in the
hands of the Republican party SO that
1t will be warranted to turn out Repub-
lean candidates with certificates of cleo
ton. To show exactly the kind Of legis-
lation Southern Republicans are trying
to secure, append the full text of the
Gibson Bill:
A Bill to punish frauds and wrongs at elections
Tor Representatives in Congress- and for other
Purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives OF the United States of America
in Congress assembled That it, where registra-
tion is required by law a condition precedent
70 voting, any otherwise qualified voter be de-
nied the right to register, or be by any I'M
lawful means on devices prevented or deferred
from registering, by any registrar or other Of
fetal OF by any person whomsoeyer, any
pretense Whatsoever for an election to be held
or that may be held, for Representative in
Congress, such denial, prevention, deternent
shall be held and deemed a denial of the right
of such otherwise qualified voter to vote at said
election; and if any duly qualified voter shall be
deferred or prevented by any person or persons
whomsoeyer, by any means or any pretense
whatsoever from voting at any election for a
Representative in Congress, such determent or
prevention shall be held and deemed denial of
the right OF such voter TO vote ut said election;
and If, after any qualified voter shall have pre-
stnted himself at the place of voting, intending
TO vote for Representatives in Congress, he shall
be given an illegal ballot. shall be denied
Il legal ballot, or il on any pretense by any
person whomsoeyer such legal ballot when Of
ferred by such VOTER is refused, or not placed
in the proper ballot box, If said ballot when
properly voted is i'm any way changed, mutt
lated. distracted, msread, miscounted or in
other way not counted and reported as cast,
each and every OF such wrongful acts and omis-
sons shall be deemed and held denial of the
right of such voter at said election and each
and every denial of the right to vote defined
and specified in this section shall be punished
by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or
by imprisonment in the penitentiary at hard
labor Tor not more than two years, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment.
Sec ,. That If, at any election for Represen-
tative in the Congress of the United States, any
person personates another and votes, or attempts
TO vote, under, or on, or in false or fictitious
name, or II amy person, at any such election,
votes offers or attempts TO vote in name
not his own, or in the name of any other person,
whether such other person is living or dead, or
whether the name under which he votes offers
or attempts to vote is that OF fictitious person
or Is fictitious or assumed name votes or
attempts 70 vote more than once at the same
Congressional election; in two more Con-
gresslonal districts election precincts on the
same day. or votes or attempts TO vote at
pace where he is not a lawful voter; votes
or attempts to vote from place not his actual
and legal residence: or votes or attempts TO
vote at a voting place, knowing that he is not
lawfully entitled TO vote at such election,
at said place; or does attempts to do any
lawful act to secure an opportunity to vote him
sell, or 10 enable any other person to vote, UNI
lawfully; or by force, threats afray, intimida-
tion, or bribery OF any kind, directly or in
directly binders prevents deters any legal
voter or voters in the lawful and free exercise
of his or their right to vote, or attempts so 10
do: or by any means procures or induces, at
tempts &c procure or induce, any person to vote
to attempt to vote at such election or at said
voting place who is not entitled so to do; or
unlawfully or corrupty induces attempts to
in'iuce or compel any person who il a lawful
voter to refuse to vote to refrain from voting
ipftt
compel influence any officer at such election
to receive, cast up, or count vote or ballot
from any person not legally qualified or entitled
TO vote; induces or attempts to induce any
officer of such election any officer or any per-
son whose duty it is, or who takes upon him
self the duty, to ascertain, attest, declare the
result of any such Congressional election. or
attestation, document, or evidence in relation to
such Congressional election, to make or give any
false certificate, attestation, document, evil
ttnce, or to give or make sign attest any
false return. count, tally concerning said
Congressional election; ii any person or any
such officer aids, assists, counselsA procures, or
advises any officer or any voter, or any person
to do any of the unlawful acts above set out,
in connection with such Congressional election,
OF attempts so to do, the person or persons. Of
ilcer or officers offending shall, for each ofense
above enumerated be punished as in section
one Of this act is provided.
Sec. g. That il. at any election Tor Represen
tative in the Congress Of the United States, any
officer of such election, any other person.
knowingly receives canvasses or counts or re-
turns the vote Of any person not entitled to
vote for Congressman at such election or at s'ich
voting place, or refuses to receive or neglects