The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-30
SECRETARIES SLOW
IN RETURNING ROLLS
ONLY EIGHTEEN WERE RE.
CEiVED YESTERDAY
OVER 80 OUT YET
First Day For Returning Rolls Has
Passed and Now Only Two Re-
main For Secretaries

Acting III accordance with the rules
Of the democratic convention for This
state, the secretaries of the various
democratic clubs in Anderson cLInty
i'rc now returning :heir .cl,ih rolls tu
5. Dean Pearman, county chairman.
Mr.. Pcarman said last night at six
O'Clock that he had received IS of the
club books. these being brought in by
the secretaries of the following clubs:
Anderson, Ward 2. 3 and 4; Beltcn No.
). Broadaway, Bowling Green, Brushy
Creek. Campbcll's Store. Fork No. 9.
Gluck Mills. Grove School, Hall, iiope-
well, Long Branch, Mt Tabor, North
Andersen. Riverside ami Toxuway and
White Plains.
All told there arc 55 clubs IN Anslcr-
son county and since only IS were re-
turned yesterday there will be 81 rolls
70 come j. during today and tomor-
row. III" new rules prescribe that
All rolls must be In tho hands of the
county chairman within three days
after the roll books close and IS Tie
books closed Tuesday this will give
tn, cccrctairies through tomorrow
to get the books in.
A hurried examination Of the rolls
show that in some cases The secrutnr-
les have been Very negligent Tney
have kept the books in such shape
that 1t is well night impossible to
read the signatures. OWING 10 the
snIearing of ink over tho pages and
the .blotting. In come cases those who
signed the rolls failed to plac.. their
ages opposite their names. This was
either because they did not know hrw
old they were Of hecasc the secrotar-
leg failed to call tic voters attention
to the column whici! requires tho age.
In examining these roll. yesterday
there was only one club roll Wit,
signature consisting of initials only.
This roll came from PciZer and one
voter there faila1 to correct his sig
nature after it became kncWn that the
entire signature was necessary. The
chair man said that h. did rot know
what disposition would bn made of
this single instance, but that lie could
not see how the man could vote, when
the rules have been defined az mean
ing that mah's full name must ap-
/ Bcfweon: Friday, wton oil :tlle Fpils
will he in. and next Monday, the colin-
ty chairman will maks II complete
copy of all the names AMI he will Ger
t;ty sc each one o: these copies. then
turning it over to the clerk OF COURT
A meeting of the county executive
committee is to take place next Mon
day, at which. time the managers for
the election will be chosen, and at this
meeting date. will be set fol. the com
mittee to meet and rnrse the rolls,
in accordance with the rules. The
new rules merely say that this is "the
committees" duty and does not spec
ify whether 1t shall l:o the entire exec
utive committee or subcommittee,
elected by t:at hody. This will be an
important matter for the. executive
committee to dispose Of at Mondays
meeting.
Mr. PeaIman said last night that he
did not have tho records of, the votes
cast at the. 55 boxes last year, but
from his examination Of the 2S club
rolls now in hand he believes that
a full voting strength will bo polled
in the coming election. He says that
SO far as he can see but few voters
have failed to. enroll their names