The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-25
To TRIP VOTERS
Filled with the Rrgistry Cs~rk-A
FtttinG Appendix ." - fsot-
ten Registry Law.

Day before yesterday N local printing Of
flee began grinding out the blanks used in
making out n special form OF Affidavit.
Yesterday %. B. O'Bannon, n Deer Lodge
attorney, filled the blanks in these afii-
davits, and IL il now his Judgment that,
inRlc-handct and alone, he has knocked
out about four hundred and two
citizens who expected To vote next
the mighty Hat of the O'Bannon oath.
The O'Bannon bull p~ronounces political
ON one hundred ana
two voters i'm Carroll and something like
three hundred i'm this city. Al each and
every one Of these voters the Deer Lodge
attorney has fired n copy of the affidavit
printed i'm this city. In every instance the
assault il made OH workinRmen, many OF
whom are employed about the smelling
works.
The point i'm the afldavits In that the
people whose names are recited were
registered, hut that the papers showing
them tn he naturalized citizens were not
ON file i'm Deer Lodge at the time when
their names were put ON the registry lists.
II appears that, time out of mind, depu-
tics of the district court have
been i'm the habit of visiting various
parts Of the territory, for the accommodate
ton of persons wishing to take out natu-
ralization papers. This was done in or
der tai spare applicants for citizenship the
necessity of n journey tn the court itself.
The precedent was followed this year,
and Deputy Mahon spent several days issn-
ing papers tn applicants in this city. The
certificates were turned over to the proper
authorities at Deer Lodge i'm due time, hut
Mr.. O'Bannon now asserts that these
should have been On file before the new
citizens made application for registry. Al
though not u voter i'm this precinct, that
gentleman spent time enough i'm Anacon-
da to swear out challenges IA already
stated, and the whole bundle has been
duly filed with Registrar Neal.
Under the election law, il becomes the
duty OF the registry agent To preserve
these aiiidavits and deliver them.
with his check lists and other
papers, to the Judges OF election:
The law provides that the agent shall
write the words ''to he challenged after
the name of every clector whose qualinca-
tons are called i'm question by Mr.. O'Ban-
non, ar by anybody else. when il comes
to election day, IL is the duty of the Judges
tn test under oath the qualifications of
the elector whose vote is challenged. 1t
will be seen that the O'Bannon afiidavits
will increase. the delays incident tn IL vote
under the reform plan. This In rather UNI
fortunate, because the vote i'm the Ana
conda precincts il larger than il ought to
In and the added delay, required for afii-
davits, will doubtless prevent many citi-
zcns from getting their votes into the
ballot boxes.
All told, there were seven hundred and
nfty-sevcn men tn whom naturalization
~ W. hsss ssF'
5A were. i'm Anaconda, the rest i'm Carroll.
No action was taken by Mr.. O'Bannon or
any of the republican conspirators until
IA careful census OF The new
vote had been made. Yesterday was
the last day for filing challenges, and
the republicans had tn get their work i'm
with considerable haste. They managed
tai make IL hurried canvass, which showed
that fully 200 hundred of the naturaliza-
ton papers were secured through the
nyssuS.v of 6<.nlIlrnfits workers. THESE,
workers, i'm u majority of instances, had
not inquired closely int the political
preferences of those for whom papers
were secured. The republicans believe
that they can secure about three hundred
ont of the seven hundred new voters, ac-
corrlingly the challenges issues yesterday
are aimed only at the 400 voters known tai
he democrats, leaving the balance for the
republican workers to manipulate.
MIR. O'Bannon had not been In Ana
conda ten minute before the object of his
visit became known. On Monday even
ing AN informal conference of democrats
was held and il was at once decided not
tn take. any steps i'm the way of challenges
against any voters, although il was
then well known that scores of
men naturalized through demo-
cratic agency intended tn vote
the republican ticket. Working demo
crat in town appeared tai bc not in the
slightest disturbed, yesterday afternoon,
when they learned that Mr.. O'Bannon
proposed to knock out four hundred odd
voters i'm and about Anaconda 10y the
power of his affidavit. Prominent menu
beers of the party said that the whole
business had been referred to competent
legal authority and that the subject would
he fully understood in "a day or two. All
who were heard to discuss the matter
agreed tina the bundle of ~afiidavits WAS
made up for the purpose OF frightening
voters not accustomed To present
themselves at the polls. and the
scheme was branded as an attempt to do
just what was attemptcd to la done 10y
the registry law, i'm putting obstacles in
the way of the democrats.
Two or three prominent republicans
whose was called tn the afii-
davits, last evening, declined tai talk on
the subject or tai express any opinion.
lSnllars.l EnIlnre nj Granite.