Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-28
Rooms s, 6 and z, Wilson Block, First street,
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Los ANGELES, Cal, october 81, 1856

Los ANGELES. Cal, October 81, 1856.
The question has been raised whether
Great Register OF Los Angeles County, and
not upon the printed copies of the Register,
will be entitled to vote at the general elec-
| tion, November 2, 1856.
| The established rule of action in this
county has been to follow the mandates OF
Section 1927, Political Code, and reject any
ballot presented by a person whose name is
+ not on the register in use at the precinct.
Factions 1I07 and 1117, Positical Code, in
so9icate that person mag vote whose name
does not appear upon the register in use at
the precinct.
EXTRACTS FROM POLITICAL CODE.
SEC. 1lO7. Upon the application of the
party, in person or in writing. the Clerk
must give him or his agent certified copy
OF the entries upon the Great register relat-
SEC. iii. A certified copy of an uncan.
celed entry upon the Great Register is prima
facie evidence that the person named in the
entry is an elector OF the county.
SEC 1927. If the name be found on the
register in use at the precinct where the
vote is offered, and the vote is not rejected
upon challenge taken, the Inspector, or
Judge acting as such, must, IN the presence
of the Board of Election, place the ballot,
without opening or examining the same. in
the ballot box; and no person shall be al.
lowed to vote whose name Is not on said
register in use at the precinct.
TO enable all to vote who are qualified,
the County CLERK will prepare a supplement
10 the printed register to include all elect
ors who may be registered on or before Oc-
tober 81, 1856.
You will therefore endeayor to have all
Republicans whom you find are not regis
tered attend to that business Immediately.
MI. - will receive copies of names
of electors that were registered up to Octo,
Der Q, 1886 Please examine that list and If
others should register look them up. We
trust you will attend TO this business
promptly and be sure that no votes are lost
by Republicans neglecting to register.
The Deputy County Clerks who are au
thorized TO register electors are as follows:
c. t Adams, Alhambra IL. 8. Knapp, Ana
helm, ]. T. Gordon, John Sheldon, Azusa:
&c. Barron, Cienega; J. R. Ham, Comp
Iane,s Station; j. II. Johnson, Long Beach
L. Speyer. L. Seabridge, Norwalk; ]. F.
Powell, Newhall; W. B: Forsythe, Orange
santa. Ana; A. B. Caldwell. Spadra !;
r Egs9 San juan z; ballard 2; rwitssfll TSsfn
Florence; j. ". Batchelier, Fruitland; F.
!. M. Vanderlip, Lamanda Park; J. G. Wicker
9.ham Lancaster; X. N. Bates, Pasadena; t.
Z C. Thomas, Pomona; b. ?. Carroll, La
w. Griswold, San Fernando. r. 7 Harris,
Westminster; John Kennedy, Wilmington /;
s. Mcpherson, Mcpherson P. o.
An afidayit of an elector taken before a
notary public and sent to the County Clerk
viii entitle the elector to have his name
placed on the register; provided. the affi
dayit shows all the facts that must appear
on the register, except the date of entry
+ and number.
II possible, have electors register with the
: DEPUTY clerks, or with the County Clerk al
the Court House. JOHN K. BRIEFLY,
]. II. BOOK, Secretary. Chairman.
The appointment of Briefly, candidate
hi aud I,asr al, -
Republican County Central Committee al
u Deputy County Clerk was made on the 2Ott
ri october This Immediately raised a sus
picion that some outrage was to be perpe
trated on the voters.
dnouiry was instituted by the Democratic
Central Committee when the circular re
ferred to- and dated the 2lst OF October, wal
fortunately exhibited to the Committee by {
was developed that the registration of Re
publican voters and the exclusion of Demo
Gratis was the object sought. Until thai
movement the Democratic Central Commit
cepted as conclusive the announcement o.
the Clerk previously made that the register
was closed. Steps were forthwith taken tc
allow the citizens the privilege OF VOTING
Assessors to obtain the names of those who
wished to be registered. II 1t had been the
intention of the County Clerk to act in opeI
daylight he would have published tht
open after the I'd of October; but we fint
tfat no such announcement was made unit
the Goth, when the scheme had leaked ou
and only As hours remained before the fina
closing of the register.
Ne present the foregoing facts to the In
tellipent voters of this county, and asl
whether officials who SO prostitute thei
ces to partisan pprposess, yoaa ana VINO ca; a.
in ne selection of officers, should be ell
titled to their support.