The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-11
WRITE FULL NAME
SAYS CHUM, EVANS
Says 1t Is Better To Be On the
Safe Side and To Avoid
Trouble

Spartanburg, July lO.-'"Thc safest
| way to enroll for the coming election
is for the applican, to write his full
name Oh the democratic club rolls, -
said John Gary Evans, chairman OF
the state democratic executive COM
nitiec. who ned from Columbia
yesterday. wi.l!c OH Tuesday he pre-
sided over Il session ~ the committee
Wien the matter .! proper enroll
ncnt was discussed at full length.
In rciteratiOn of his construction OF
the law. which he presented ut the
"prcial session, Mr.. Evans said to-
day:
The United States supreme court
holds that whcr, a mans name is
John Thomas Smith and he enrolls
his name as John r. Smith. and lie
| cnrolls his name John r. Smith, that
such enrolment constitutes his full
name, as the law does not recognize
middle name. But on the other
hand. there are /. great many pcO-
pl" who arc known by their middle
names. their first name being un-
knUwr. for instance James Thomas
Smith may. be known az j. Thomas
Smith. There Is a doubt in my mind
under the decision whether the en-
r0l'mcnt, j. Thomas Smith would be
correct.
Lnw Is Complicated.
There is no doubt under the law
and the rules of the party. that
where Il man enrOlls both his Chris
/ tian names, II he has more than one,
| thor can be no grounds of protest OIL
he part Of anybody. Therefore it
should be requested that those offer
ing to enroll should take the time to
write their full names, SO aS to save
any trouble with the county executive
committee, whose business it is to
scratch off the names of any which
are not so written, and this vii, also
insure the avoidance Of any trout
and unplcasantncss with election ,ua;.
ayers on election days
"The court has further held that
where n mans name is requ;re,: q
be written In full, mere writing OF
his initials Is not sufficient and under
the law and the rules of the party,
he cannot be allowed to vote, and If
he should vote and the vote contested,
1t would be thrown out, as the su-
preme court has ruled OH this matter
III tnrec separate cases.
Mr. Evans quoted this ruling in sub,
stitution OF the necessity of enrolling
full names, but he states that in all
probability this will not be rigidly
observed at the polls, but votes new
ertheless msYi be. contested on these
grounds. ~.
statutes will BE Enforced"
Let everybody take the absolutely
safe way OF enrolling" emphasized
Mr.. Evans. "and thus be insured
against any doubt ,as-.to-the-.ri right to
vote. 1t.reQgifes, ,butvlittfe-more time
anu Ink and no voter who objects to
writing his name inf ull can blame
any person but himself if he loses his
vote It rs lost:
This election ;is going to be con-
Quoted strictly according to law and
1t the managers fail to do their du-
~ they Will be punished under the
statute. 1t might be we'll to have it
understood now tina, any person who
thinks he cahi override the statutes
of the state and the rules of the party
and vote contrary to law will find
himself badly mistaken on election
day" said Governor Evans.
The county executive committee an
points the managers for the primary
elections.
Mr.. Evans desires all people who
are interested in good government to
enroll their full names on the books
and do 1t at once. The time Is now
rapidly drawing to a close and If
they are not enrolled on or before
July 2S. there Is no possible way by
which their names can be placed on
the rolls
Cnn Now Correct Mistake
IF any man has signed his name
upon the books using only his init
iais he should at once correct. the
mistake. People at the cotton mills
are enrolling very, fully. but the yot-
ers or the towns and cities the very
slow In the matter. understand that
only about so per cent of the voters
IN Spartanburg have enrolled"
"A man need not have a cent in
his pocket. lie may not know how to
read and write. and be he ever so
poor, high or low. no is entitled to be
enrolled in n democratic club, proyid.
CD he Is a citizen II tho state and Il, q
county six months prior to the first
election and in the precinct so day ::
prior to the first election foliowin >
his offer to enroll.
III voter moves out of the precin, t
In which he Is enrolled he may rctm n
to this precinct and cast his ballot
In the approaching elections"