The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-07-29
ENROLMENT BOOKS CLOSED.
Time Expired last Night. Enrolment
in Laurens Township almost Equals
YOtN Of 1912.

| The books of enrolment for the
democratic primary closed last night.
! At nine o'clock there were col names
on the city enrolment book, 225 on the
Watts Mills book and 220 on the Laur-
ems Mills book, making total OF L.
04G. In the first primary of 1912 there
were 1,07I votes cast for the three
candidates for governor. A number
Of voters who voted in Laurens town
| ship in 1912 had to enroll in other
townships this year, SO it is very
probable that the enrolment this
year about equals the vote Of 1912. AL
though the books have closed proper
ly qualified voters may have their
names added on the books upon the
order Of Il Judge of competent juris-
Giction."
The enrolment books must be
handed to the county chairman with
in three days from today. They will
be copied and certified to by the conn-
ty chairman and {. copy put in the
clerk of courts Office for public in
spcction At least ten days before
the first primary the county commit
tee shall meet after ut least three
days published notice, At that time
| any person may file complaints as to
supposed illegal voters and the com
mittcc shall then, acting upon these
| complaints, purge the rolls in a fair
OF nd IN, tol
be given to voter before his name
Is stricken from the list.
dom, outdoor exercise, etc, would re-
store him to as good a state Of health
as he has enjoyed for the past ten
years.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed)
"a. b. Knowlton, NJ. D.
(Signcd)
James Fl. Mcintosh, NJ. D."
Statement by Mcintosh.
The following is the statement Of
DR.. James II. Mcintosh appearing in
the Record of July !C:
ut is true that ! was appointed on
committee by the Governor to cx-
anime r. a. Richcy. II is also true
that with the late Dr. A. E}. knowiton.
] did go to the Pcnitcntiary and make
such an>CXamination. But il is not
true that this rcpol; Of the said cOni-
mittcc signed by Or. knowlt0n ana
myself in any way recommended a
pardon or parole OF tile said e. A.
Richcy, the fact being that both Dr.
knowlton and fully agreed Mat his
paralysis was fcigncG.
The Richry Case.
When the Richcy case was takcn IN
the audience settled back and listcnca.
for this contained the much-discuss
certificates signed by DR.. James II. Nc
Intosh, who was last night shot and
wounded as he was returning home.
and the late DR.. A. b. Knowlton. Caii-
ing Mr. August Kohn to hold the copy
Of the certificates given in the Richcy
case by Drs. Mcintosh and KnowltOa,
Governor Blease read thu original, and
in it he quoted this as the language cf
the two doctors in referring to Richcy'S
complaint, as marked nenrosiS, that
the same simulate true para1ysis.' lie
offered a reward of 500 to any man to
prove that the signature on the Ger
tificatc was not that Of Or. Mcintosh
and DR.. Knowlton
He had said he mailed a copy OF this
record to The News and Courier ana
other papers.
"Unfortunately DR.. Mcintosh is no.
is not a friend Of Bleasc," he stated
referring to the attempted assassina-
tion OF Dr.. Mcintosh as he was return
ing home early this morning. DR.. Nc
Intosh is lying wounded at Knowlto'E
Infirmary. Continuing, the Governor
said: "No Blcase man ever did trick
like that" OF DR.. Mcintosh the Gov
crnor said: 81 will not abuse him. lie
Is a good man. am sorry he is not
here so | could show him this GER
tificatc face to face and ask him if he
signed 1t. IL he said yes ! would then
ask him to explain his denial If he
said he did not sign it would ask him
to cooperate with me in running down
the forgcr and putting him in the Pen
itentiary."
Prcviouly he had said tAat ne would
have told DR.. Mcintosh he had been
given the Itichcy certificate signed by
him and the late Dr.. Knowlton by one
Of the most prominent lawyers in
South Carolina, ii being Mr.. W. r.
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