The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-01-24

nenI RECORD.
News Bureau, Columbia, Jan. 16.
The reading of message from the
governor containing vitrolic and
caustlc attack on Senator Tillman,
the press and former Governor John
Gary Evans was the first matter be-
fore the Senate this morning. Dur
ing the reading OF the message SEN
ator Nicholson of Senator Tillman's
own county of Edgcfield gave notice
that at the proper time he was 90
ing to ask the Senate to have printed
in its journal a statement from Sen
ator Tillman. With this execution
the reading of the message was re-
ceived in silence
The Senate adopted the Sullivan
resolution ordering the Todd model
removed from the rotunda and sent
it to the House. The judiciary COM
mittee returned favorable report on
Senator Carlisles bill giving the
foreman of grand jury the right to
swear witnesses.
A bill introduced in the Senate this
morning by Senator Nicholson pro-
vides for the new enrolment in all
clubs six months preceding the date
for the time of the meeting of the
clubs to elect delegates to the county
conventions, and orders that a GER
titled copy of all club rolls be filed
with the clerk Of court thirty days
preceding the first primary and be
kept as a permanent record of his
office.
The senate marked time until
o'clock when it repaired to the house
to canvass the election returns fol-
lowing which it adjourned to meet
tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
The Nicholson Bill.
Senator Nicholson of EdgefieId in
troduccd a bill in the senate today
to safeguard the primary system in
South Carolina. He proposes sew
eral amendments to the law relating
to primary elections.
The following sections are proposed
in the bill:
"In each year, six months before
the first primary of any primary
election held by any political party,
organization or association for the
purpose of choosing candidates for
office or the election of delegates to
conventions it shall be the duty of
the members and officers of each club
to provide for the enrolment of all
persons who are entitled to vote at
such primary election under the con-
stitution and rules of such political
party, organization or association,
and who are bona fide citizens of this
state and of the United States and
who have been residents of this State
for two years and Cf the county one
year before the first primary cleo
ton of such party organization or
association shall be entitled to be en-
rolled on such club roll, provided
that each such voter applying for en-
rollment on any such club shall take
an oath that he is duly qualified to
vote in said election under the con-
stitutlon and rules of such party, or
ganization or association and under
the provisions of this chapter and
that he has not enrolled as a member
of any other club.
Section 2S2 b. In each wear 80
days before the first primary cleo
ton of any political party, organiza-
tion or association it shall be the
duty of the members and officers
having charge of the enrolment of
the voters at each of the clubs or
precincts to make out copy of the
club roll of such precinct and to GER
tify under oath before notary pub
lie or other officer authorized to ad-
minister oaths under the laws of this
State that the same is true and cor
rect copy of the club roll of such