St. Paul daily globe., 1890-10-26
THERE is But one,
Next Tuesday the Last Oppor-
tunity offered for the
Registration.
Voters Who Are Pressed for
Time Will Receive Valua-
bic Assistance.
Political News of a General
Nature From City and
County.
Knute Nelson and Senator
Washburn Take a Hand at
Explaining"


There is just one day left for registra-
lion. All persons who are not regis
tered next Tuesday will not be able to
vote. You must register. The hours
for registration on Tuesday will be
from II o'clock noon until o'clock at
night.
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The Democratic city and county COM
mitteeS are doing all in their power to
help out the voters who require certifi-
Gates of removal. The committees are
prepared to handle all such cases.
Voters, if you have not registered and
require certificates of removal, and if
you cannot spare the time required to
get a certificate call at the committee
rooms. II and 10, Fourth street south, or
see the Democratic precinct committee
men III your precinct. They will help
you to get the certificates. All that is
asked is that you cali to see them and
wait until after 4:30, Tuesday after
noon, before registering. Do that and
you can register and vote.
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In order that there may be no mis-
understanding of the registration law.
City Attorney RuSSelFS explanation of
the same is here republiShed.
The judges Of election are directed
by The law to enter in the new registers,
prepared by them for Use at the coming
election. the names of all persons ap-
pearing OH the poll list III their district
at the last preceding election as having
voted, except such as are known to the
Judges to have since died, removed
from the district, or became dis
qualified.
ANY person who did not vote at the
last election in this city. and whose
name does not appear OH the present
registry, may have his name entered
there by personally appearing before
the judges.
III person presents himself for reg
lStraflon, and it appears by his answers
OF is otherwise known to the board of
registry that he has registered i'm an
other district in the same CITY, and his
name now appears on the other reg
lister for voting at this election,
his name shall not be registered on
the new register until the board of
registry to whom he applies for regis
tration receive certificate of removal
made out by the judges of the district
where he formerly resided. If his name
has not heen copied or otherwise placed
on the new register, no removal certif-
lcate is necessary.
I'm order to obtain this certificate he
must make an affidavit of his removal.
blanks for which are in the hands of all
the Judges.
"This affidavit may be sworn to be-
fore any judge of election or a notary
public.
Upon presentation of this affidavit
the board of registry i'm the district
where he lived shall make out a certifi-
cate of removal.
''ln order to secure a certificate of re-
mOVaL the party desiring to register
need not personally take the affidavit
made by him to the board in the former
district. bat he may make the affidavit
and send it by some one else TO procure
the certificate of removal. il he desires.
"There is nothing in the law to pre-
vent the board of registry in the former
district from issuing q certificate of re-
moVal to any one who presents the affi-
davit, and the party making the affi-
davlt need not appear personally before
them. so that any one who has not the
time may apply to the board of registry
in the district where he resides. make
the affidavit of removal, give 10 the
judges of the new district his name.
present residence and other facts neces-
sary 10 entitle him to register. and send
his certificate of removal to his former
district for the erasure of his name.
"A certificate of removal NAV he
given by the board of registry of the
former district to the person who pre-
sentS the affidavit, and returned to the
board of registry where the applicant
now resides: upon the receipt of which
the. name shall be entered in the new
registry.
''1f the person romove from one
place in the district to another place i'm
the same district, he must appear per-
SOnaily before the board of registry and
cause the registry TO he changed.
women NAV vote for members of the
board of education. To do so they must
be registered the same as male voter.
Separate ballots and ballot boxes will be
prepared for them.
Taking out the first papers entities
foreigner to vote. Four months resi-
dence in the state and ten days in the
precinct entities party to vote if quail
fed in other res pects."
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The Spectator sizes mp the situation
In the fhirtieth legislative district very
sensiby when it says: 1.-The legislative
contest in the Thirtieth legislative dis
lrict. which includes the Second and
Ninth wards and the town of st. An
th0ny, is an interesting one. The Re-
publican candidates are County At
torney Robert Jamison and Alderman
Bradish of the Ninth ward. and the
Democratic candidates are Robert l..
Penney, of the Second ward, and n. p.
Nelson, of the Ninth ward.
The election of .JamisOn is virtually
conceded. while the election of Alder
oh l.,l - l.,
full. as many of the Republicans are of
the opinion that as there are sufficient
number of competent men to fill offices,
and that one man should not hold two
offices at the same time. If Jamison is
elected and Bradish is defeated. one of
The two Democratic candidates will
warm a seat in the next legislature. but
the question whether Penney or Nelson
will be the lucky man remains in doubt.
Nelson's Republican Scandinavia
friends in the Ninth ward are making
hard fight for him, while Penney's
friends. regardless of party affiliations.
are taking an active interest in his can
didacy. However, as the Republican
Scandinavian vote in the Ninth ward is
gnIte large, Mr., Nelson appears to have
the best chance of election. Mr., Pen
ney's fitness for the office is unoues-
honed, and the only argument which
can be used against him is that he be-
longs to the Democratic party.
H.
ii. 3. Mcconnell. who has been re-
nominated on the Republican ticket for
county superintendent of schools, has
distinguished himself by making a per-
sonal and malignant attack upon Prof.
James A. Lewis. the Democratic candi
date for the same position. Mr.. McCon-
nell has succeeded in ''out-Heroding
Herod." Even the most malignant pot
house politician will pause before max
ing a personal attack upon his
opponent. He will have it done
by some of his ''heelcrs.'' Not SO
Mr.. Mcconnell. He hesitates not to
disregard the dignity and environments
of his position. He forgets that SUI
perintendent of schools should exhibit
even common polteness in his treat
ment of others, and, like rum-shop
caucus manipulation, makes a personal
attack upon his opponent, not only i'm
nm unOent lpman1V manner hut u-ifEnut