The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-14
WRITE. FULL NAME
SAYS CHUM, EVANS
Says Il Is Better To Be On the
Safe SIDE and To Avoid
Trouble


Spnrtanburg. July 1O.--"Thc safest
way to enroll for the coming election
is for the applicant to write his full
name on the democratic club rolls"
said John Gary Evans. chairman of
the state democratic executive COM
mittee, who returned from Columbia
yesterday, where on Tuesday he pre-
sided over session of the committee
when: the matter Of proper enroll
ment was discussed at full length.
In rciteration of his construction OF
the law, which he presented Mt the
cpCcfal session, Mr.. Evans said to-
dny:
"The United States supreme court
holds that where mans namc IL
John Thomas Smith. and he enrolls
his name as John T. Smith, and he
enrolis his name John T.. Smith. that
such enrolment constitutes his full
name. as the law does not recognize
middle name. But on the other
hand. there are n great many peo-.
pie who are known by their middle
names. their first name being un-
known. for instance james Thomas
Smith may be known as ]. Thomas
Smith. There is doubt in my mind
under the decision whether the en-
rDllment, j. Thomas Smith would be
correct.
Law is Complicated.
There Is no doubt under the law
and the rules OF the purity, that
where q man enrolls both his Chris
tian names, IL he has more than one.
thcr can be no grounds OF protest on
the part of anybody. Therefore if
should he requested that those Offer
Ing to Toll should take the time to
write their full names, so as to save
any trouble with the county executive
committee whose business II iB to
arlatch off the names of any which
are hot 30 written, ana tIliB will also
ihsure the avoidance OF my trouble
unG unpleasantness with election man
ayers on election days.
1.-The court has further held that
where a mans name fs required to
be written in full. nero writing OF
his Initials Is not sufficient and utider
the law and tho rules OF the party.
te cannot be allowed to vote, and II
lie chould vote and the vote contested,
Il would be thrown out, as the isu-
Dreme court has ruled on this mntter
tp t"rc" separate caaes." il
Mr.. Evans quoted this ruling In sub
Etitution OF the necessity OF enrolling
sf~AA eAAsA'Sot oht GC blatcS lHhL I'LL
probability this will not be rlgidly
observed at the polls, but votes new
ertheless may be contested on these
grounds. s7t
statutes VIII BE Enforced.n
HI1ct everybody lake the absolutely
shfe, way OF enrolling emphasized
@f. Evans, s'and thug be insured
against any' doubt as to the right to
Vote It requires but little more time
and tnk and no. voter who objects TO
writing his.s name inf ull licans blame
any person but himself IL he loses fis
vote It is lost. g
This election is going to bc con-
Quoted ctrictiy according to law and
II the managers fall to do their du-
" they will be punished under the
statute. It might be we'll to have 1t
understood now that any person who
'tnAnks he can override the statutes
fdr:the state and the rules Of the party
and vote contrary to law will find
nimcelf badly mistaken on election
day. said Governor Evans.
The county executive committee an
Ilotnta the managers for the primary
elections. :, -..8: I'll -
Mr. evans desires all people who
arc intsTested In good government to
enroll their full names on the books
and do It at once. The time is now
rnpidly drawing TO close and Il
they are not enrolled - on or before
July 2S. there fs no possible way ~
which their names can be placed on
the rolls. n
III Can Now Correct Mistake
7 III any man has signed his name
Upon the books using only Ills init-
tals no chgnid q. HAce scc-:ecss ~
mistake. s People at the cotton mills
arc enrolling very fully, bu. the yot-
ers OF the towns aud cities the very
s?ow in tho matter: 4 understand that
only about 80 per Cent of the voters
iH Spartanbnrg have ,envolled."
"A man need not have q cent In
his pocket. He may not know how 10
read and write. ana ta hes ever So
poor. high or low, he is entitled to be
enrolled In a democratic club. proyid.
ed he is a citizen of the state and nc
county six months prior to the first
election and in the precinct e., days
PRIOR to the first election following
his offer to 'ersuil. X g' -. -; s
IF Q tc:er moves out OF the precinct
in which he Is enrolled he nh,y return
to thss HrnEi.~k al - "a =. e.ss-.