Daily Republican., 1888-02-01
FIFTH EDlTInM.
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CourI, with Judge WNss pr,.lt Ssoull
held Yesterday afternoon Tor M 1'rM rn.
poss of heariog an app,icl,loa il,..
ptrVisorS to Examine tbs work vh1't
Is noS bainz done ., ths oIty ''ai y
adding pAmes to the asseNm,,, ~. W
The petition vas tlgned By tar r.'V' si
uent Republicans OF this ci,v ',ar .aE
wired to Judge MoKennl, vA9 ,',, aal
order author Eing Judge Walls .,,,sa
action at once. wi"
The session was held ln III. ia,
Siaies grand jury room and :, ,.'.i ~
well known Republican mud Ds,,,'.,
10 workers were present. Tia ,'%
tlouers were representel bV An,p.A' ~
Higgins and Il q. Bradford p.'.
while George II. Bates and Jots n
Kidney, E'qs, appsaisd in o1p,st,s
Ms. Higgins opened the case hy ,,,Ii..
tho petition and Judge Meg.,,,t
anawer, and was folio we'd By n, I'd
ney who opposed the appllta,!op NJ.
ground that IL was not in ns,,,ln..
with the law, which provide, ,tn,
tioe Of application for the appolo,n,s,
OF supervisors M ust ba made A. 's,r
ten days previous 10 tho tssl.,,.l,,
and II there bo no registration len l,u
before the election,
AS tho application he'd not be.s nal,
ten dHys prior 70 the dSta Gtsi by d,
ASSESSORS for the beginning Of he vaI
OF revision and addition Il could b5,h
granted by the Court. Ifthpfe wan,
failure to get names on tue IA, M.
those neglected could 90 before n, lev,
Court In MAroh.
E q. Bradford, Esq., In rfp,ya,,.a
that ths application cond lt,gl M
granted, As IL was 10 oou,otuity IN
tie act Of Congress, as the pr1yisi,, IA
references 20 the timo r1qnirei 70, Il,
application was not q maaiAt9rr bp,l
directory provision OF law n, nd
that 1t was an impossibl'iy Tor via
were qualified tu be PLACED On ,he li,n |
at the March session Of The Levy Court
ss he had bsen Informed laai i!,.e as
about 4 900 members Of oLe Political
body who, by the way 10 uil.hths
worK WAS dore, havs bnl left od
while ell but about 25) rsubsl, OF The
opposite party have ben entered. Mr.
Bradford tpoke for ANS tins 10 hls
usual earnest manner, nl4 cited several
&c ctionB OF the act TO ehJR lbs, tteAp.
plicatloo should be gr-1,tl all llpsr
viaors ap pointed.
He was followed By An'iopy Hls
gins, Esq who Also opnteutel ,ha' III
lAS was no, mandatory, Aal iAGH
application could be made and arIz,h
O. any tune. In reRsrd TO hr RJiHyI
suggestion that iheso psopl' o1ud h
ssseased by the Lsvy Out. Ia AHai
he said:
lam sorry to hear thst 'u77esM
made; II may bs . lack Of tAm,.llrg
| with rome recent lepitlA.lt, bf
my reading OF the lay was HE ni
Levy OOnrt could not pat on ptopiA
therstof0re assessed elth0r at he NJ
TuAry or the March session, nui naI
LEARNED friend Ia the counsel for "
Lsvy Court, his opinion would br Aa
leading Iuttif1Alion for Whist Ag
might do. IL means that there hnk
su exclusion OF oltizsns, mot se'''ii
In going before that olnFt Ia FebUiT
and confning their right 10 tde ava
OF February alone. NV iaoi d y
frat magnitude, OF the DIS. l14ni
stands before ma TO day.
Here are 4 900 oit.sens Of oBa t'N
already ASSESSED, upon when ihn
ttal phase OF their right TO voe ha, ~
fallen like the dew OF heA7tri ~
there are but $50. or less, Of The GB
party who are put on. II lssisa
PHsessmebt, So MIR. BStes sgys bot
none the less the duty under lhs i'ia
OF the assessors - Ases6 sTCrT rtn
| ngnlIlAh - HnEhGaal
who shall want to be or who sbIl rs
Into the jurisdiction. And TO dSI ~
has teen the extraordinary Bpsca;is
this Republic Of hundreds Of citia
surrounding these assessors In Il, "
Hall here to fnd them .Gls, aim
with indifferent persons, Wsiilri Y
dahbllpg away their time, 20 ih' I'd
failure upon their part TO 90 ,ieflp
lie and sworn duty ex pare a1i WI
our application, IN the Bnt irists
only followed by the gr'rei va
when the people apply bsarl h'H >
rer'on TO be atsest ed. :,
The argument WAS 1s0i By
Bates. who said that he knew IO'Ihl
Of the relevancy OF tae s,ssriill y
1000 me bers OF one political 0jHl
zation had been assessed sad bt' ~
the other, bat did not bslievo the ~
ment TO be correct. B.ill, II Il FMSn
showed that ono parry bad s.terlTu !,
Its work while the other hsi a9L -, =, :,
hoped that all who are eligible "! -.
placed on the list, AM wanted u NV
stood that hH did not 0Pp1s9 lhf'P,
cation for the purpose Of heePlI y! ",
one tT the lis.s. He felt vep 'at 's,ias ~
II Republican voters aDpisI py.hs, ti'.,
wOlld b9 done TO pr5Ysti .l'i -
assessed. He objso:td on sig'Sa a.
ton on the same grounds 81 'so,e so,,S,5 A.
vapced BY Mr.. Roeney, 6 40 oe1'.1s t,,sgI
that the oct OF o, ngress was nsA''~
and not II eiely dir, ,otory 81, rls
When Mr.. Bates coaG tetg
Wales took the paper1 tuI"l'sl w
cuunsel, aud ssid that hi "'''- go
hiB DE- clslOu tc-dsy.