The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-05-27
THE NEW CLUB ROLLS MUST
BE made By Democrats
Former Rolls Are Declared Void BY
New Registration Rules
4 NoDfv1ED GREENvnLE ADOPTED BY STATE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MAJORITY FAVORED BY VOTE OF
- no se-voTERs MUST SIGN THEMSELVES

men who lived by the sweat of their
brows with q Job here today and
there tomorrow"
John III. Clifton. minority leader.
said that he was not supporter Of
the present administration. but want
ed to be fair to everybody whether
or not he agreed with them person
ally or politically.
est. Bartholomew's massacre will
be. q merry making compared to the
uprising Of the poor white man IL
You try to deprive him Of his rights
in the primary for whose laxity you
are to blame" declared Mr.. Clifton.
FOR rs or 80 years white citizens
~ years Of age have been permitted
to vote In the primary" said Mr..
Clifton. "Yet at this late day be-
fore the next primary you propose
to change all this. Do you under
stand this absolute effort to disfran-
chise 10000 white men? would not
have an once at this place. We are
all, or We ought all 10 be. in favor Of
Jefferson democracy. but we are all
not in favor Of hotel Jefferson de-
mocracy.'" tt.'
Section Of the majority report
proposes to require residence In the
State for two years. In the county for
one year and In the precinct for 60
days." said Mr.. Clifton. "The minor
ity proposes to make the residence
requirement In the State one year. ~
NDGr Clinton said that ths general
election rsgistration certificates were
far easter to procure than 1t would be
for. the voters to meet the require
ments Of the majority report. He ridi-
cnled tho special provisions for Char
lesion. :
Publicity IL the best remedy for
rottenness In elections" said Mr.. Cliff
ton. II am In favor Of filing the rolls
GO days before the election where they
can be seen by everybody and require
ing a reenrollment.."
The 80 minutes allotted to the mi
nority having expired, the chair an
nounced that other speeches must.
come within the five minutes rule.
W. N. GrayIon OF Abbeville. speak
ing for the majority. declared that the
minority Of the committee on constitu-
ton and rules did not have all the
brains.
What hardship is 1t for a man to
sign the club roll?" asked Mr.. Gray
don. Opposition to this is dema-
sogic claptrap. The rural people Of
this country are not fools. There are
men between the plowshares who are
the peers Of the two lawyers who are
30 solicitous for their welfare"
MIR. Graydon was vigorously ap-
plauded.
Let the voters sign tho ROLL" urged
Mr.. Graydcn. Then we will be sure
to have the names Of men of flesh and
blood on the rolls and not names from
Alan Johnstone of Newberry. advo-
eating the adoption of the majority
report. said that the Democracy of
the State had charged the convention
with the solemn duty to reform the
primary.
The rules we have been operating
under tho primaries have been brok-
en-" said Mr.. tombstone. 1.-THE people
arc asking US to mend them. This
az truly represents the
righteous poverty Of this State as 1t
does the wealth Of this state. The
Is charged to preserve the
vote and the voice Of Democracy"
Mr.. Johnstone said that the party's
requirements as to residence should
CONFORM to those OF the statute gov
erning citizenship I'm the State"
This Is what tho majority had In
view and what believe tho majority
mas accomplished" said Mr.. John
stone.
l.. ID. Jennings OF Sumter said he
wanted to say something in behalf of
farmers who had been pictured to the
convention as ignorant people.
Il believe that the farmers are in
favor of the provision requiring voters
TO sign the rolls" said Mr.. Jennings.
That provision Is put in the rules Of
protect the farmer from tho .dago
md dishonest voters imported from
Georgia"
Mr.. Jennings said that signing the
oils would eliminate impersonation
'f voters. He said that the cOmmit-
'ec had practically adopted the old
and rules except this pro.