The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-17
THE PURGING PROCESS.
ORGANIZED EFFORT TO DISFRAN-
CHISE WHITE DEMOCRATS.
Hundreds Required TO Show Cause Why
Their Names should Not BE Struck
from the RcaIssra ion Books.

The law says that IL shall be lawful FOL
"any five qualified voters OF any election
district, fifteen days previous to either ot
the regular days OF registration, TO posi-
written or printed notices at not less thar
three public places 10 said district, in
Guiding the voting-pIecinct, Of the names
OF all persons who they allege are irnpro
perry on the reglstratiOn-bOoks OF that pre-
cinct.
"The notice shall DO signed by the par
tics posting the same.
! "On the regular days Of registration j
shall be the duty OF the registrar TO hear
testimony produced for or against the righ
OF persons named in said notice to be re-
tanned on the egIstratIon-books and il bc
shall be satisfied that any person mentioned
In said notice has removed from the cleo
tion district, county, or corporation, has
| died or has been convicted OF felony, oil
for any other reason Is not qualified voter
he shall strike the said name from the
books" &C., &c.
The voter may appeal to the County
| Court from the registrars decision.
II necessary to hear evidence in these
cases, the registrar may sit four days other
than the regular days OF registration.
THE WAY Tiny WORK III.
The Coalitionsts OF Henrico county have
proceeded under this section OF the Law
with yengeance-a vengeance against al
white Democrats.
They posted the night before the time
expired not only men suspected OF being
dead or removed-such men rs the law
contemplated-but they have posted the
names OF men who are among the best
known citizens OF the county.
They have put hundreds on the posted
lists well known not TO have "died," OF
removed" or "been convicted OF ielo
ny" or otherwise disqualified.
1t was done to give us trouble. They
hope the voters will default in appearance
and leave their names to be struck off in
consequence.
Every man named on these posted list:
will have to 90 to his voting-precinct OF
October 9th and see that his name Is not
struck from the list. II will be IN annoy
ance; in many cases it will be an outrage
but 1t will show the too-patient people o.
this county the true character OF the foC
with whom they have TO deal.
Every man who is thus pulled away
from his home to proye-it amounts tC
that-that he is not "dead" or "re-
moved" or an ex-convict will be sure t.
vote November 9th and sure TO vote agains
the party responsible for the wrong.
NOTIFY THE PEOPLE.
The Democratic County Committee are
vigilant. They will doubtless notify every
voter whose franchise is in peril, so tha
he may appear on the regular day OF regis
tration-October 27th-and confront hi
! accusers, and see to il that his name Is no
struck from the list.
Nearly aIl-if not all-the registrars o
| Henrico county are COalitionists; but mos
Of them, it is hoped. will do the fair thing
II an appeal is taken from them-and ian!
party may appeal the case goes to Judg'
Newman.
Where the Democrats have resorted t.
this purging remedy they have, aS We ar
| informed, confined their posting to name,
OF men whose eligibility as electors wa:
/ in some doubt. Here the enemy hav,
posted men about whose eligibility ther,
| is 70 question at all. That is what gooC
| county Democrats say OF 1t.
HANOVER COURT TO-DAY.
Hanover County Court meets to-day.
will be great occasion. The crowd il eI
pected to ouinumber any that has appeared
there in the history Of the county.
Alta club meeting Of Coalitionists helC
in Clay Ward night before last the club re
solved to attend in body, and badge
were issued. Several such bodies will pro
badly attend from Richmond and join tn
shouting hosts Of Colonel A. W. Jones.
Colonel Jones and General Wickhau
will no doubt both be present. Nr. Johl
S. Wise is booked to speak for the Coali
tionists. and Hon. George ID. Wise ant
Hon. j. W. Johnston for the Democrats.
All that the enemy can do between thi
and election-daY will fail OF its purpose il
Hanover. Wickham is going to carry
by several hundred majority.