The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-06-11
RULES FOR ENROLMENT
McMAHAN STRESSES CERTAIN
POINTS OF IMPORTANCE.
Secretaries Who Would Be "Obhg-
ing" Are Recommended TO
Read Rules Carefully.

John J. McMahan has given out
the following interview in regard to
the new rules of the Democratic party
governing enrolment for the prl-
maries:
The new rules of the Democratic
party prescribe as follows: Books OF
enrolment for voting in primary elec-
tions shall be opened by the secretary
of each club or by the enrolment
committee as hereinafter provided on
or before lne second Tuesday In
June.
Each applicant for enrolment
shall in person write upon the cluo
roll his full name and immedlatel!
thereafter his age, occupation and
postofice address, and if in a city or
town shall write the name of the
street and the number of the house
in which he resides, if such designa-
ton exists in said city or town.
eff the name be illegible the Sec
retary shall write the name beneath
the Signature of the applicant.
".In the event of the inability OF
the applicant to write, he may make
his mark upon the roll, which snail
be witnessed by the secretary or other
nerson then having the custody there
of. and the secretary shall fill IN the
other requirements.
"sThat the county committee shall
anpoint for each club an en-
rollment committee of three, which
may consist of the secretary ana
county committeeman from the SAID
club and a third member to be des-
ignated by the county committee by
whom such enrolment shall be con-
Quoted.
1.-The enrolment book shall be
kept in the custody of the secretary
or at such place as shall be designat-
ed by the enrolment committee.
sssThe club roll shall be open to
inspection by any member of the
party
Self-Osfranchised.
..The State committee has prepared
and sent out the prescribed books OF
enrolment, uniform throughout the
State The signing of the club rolls
will begin on or before June 9.
Special attention should be direct
ed to the details of the new provls-
ions, and everybody should be warn
ed against disregarding them Neg
lect to conform to the specific require
ments will cause the rolls to be
thrown out by the county committee.
In other words, a man who dlsre-
CARDS the rules runs the risk OF dis
franchising himself.
s"To help start things right, l re-
state the meaning of the provisions
quoted above.
.. The book for each club roll shall
be kept in the custody of the secre-
tary or at such place as shall be des-
ignated by the enrolment commit
tee
The secretary or other enrolling
officer can take the book to sick or
infrm person or to any place for the
convenience of those who should en-
roll.
''The would-be voter must himself
write his own name in full on the
book or make his mark on the book.
This forbids enrolment by proxy.
Heretofore the secretary was expect
ed to put on the roll every name that
anybody reported to him. Candidates
and others would bring lists and
names were often duplicated and er-
rors were made in spelling or in lni-
tials or in residence. Sometimes the
secretary failed to insert the name,
though requested to do so. For these
errors of commission and commission
there was no redress. A man came
to Columbia from Hendersonville in
order to vote and found his name not
on the roll, although his friend had
given it in or thought he had.
"This provision enables man to
know, to a certainty, whether his
name is on the roll or not.
But it's special value is that 1t
lessons the opportunity for fraudulent
enrolment. A mans signature is his
Identification. If he comes up twice
and is not recognized by the enrolling
officer he forges false name and
false occupation and residence in his
own handwriting and may be caught
up with later and punished.
When a man presents himself to
the managers of the election and Of
fers to vote under a certain name, he
can be challenged and required to
idantify himself with the bearer OF