Daily Kennebec journal., 1891-11-04
PEOPLE IyrRRrsrrD.


The JoussAL's pabliesa5ea Of Different
epiaions - y hev de- afst vetise lists
usdss he nsv fegistsasiee iaw shssN be
made up has attracted considerable astsa-
ton 10 us matter sad siil lead
psspls to inform themselves - 10
sii he points In The law rem rksd
gentleman 70 .oUaSAL reporter ester
day mo ore expects 70 dictate 70 The
board and all resiizs that that b,dy uadsY
the ls. csa do - they zee q. With regard
70 making sp thoss lists bot vhassvss they
decide aoon vifh respect to revising or
ehansilg ths list tbs pablse viii he more
iatsliigsnsiy respond BY having The mat
tss nsds public
Senator Hsisss, Who may be called de
father ofth registration bill. Vas In he city
yesterday snd VS. seen on the street BY 4
JouksAL reporter. BE had noticed ths re-
msrts on the bill that had been published
10 the JouEsAL AID be said
ITO begin with this Law vas created for
the purpose Of providing not oniy . more
perfect system for The registration CT our
v0ssri but With the uitimsts object Of
CO aiming more correct iis; Of legal voters
and not - the Democrats have always
clsimed for the purpose Of mshiss Water
vile . Republican eisy"
The senator then referred to Democratic
tsc,ic 10 wAnYviiis and bis opinions with
resp c. 10 ttese d veil known. Cortinuirs
h, ssi, ;. Tbs obi CT Of the is. is TO Get q
~ Fear psiiecs Lst a. p.ssibls snd these
men on tie boaid rep, essniina bob politi-
cal psI,le, have 90, to be responsible for il
xTd under Sec. Of ihs statute they sye
gwen the widest discrimination with re-
gard 70 p-sparipg the hta lie. The stat
ute says that lhsy are to make The list of
,uch Tsrssis a. may appear to them
legally qaslined voters. A. to aov
tlsy shall determine VII, sppesrs
to b Is2sily qasin d waters there are many
vsys and l Thick suiR cisns lime and care
shoali be taken to have ,hs ftst lss pfac-
ticsily correct. Now they can start With
the old check Lists and rim those sd 10
std strike from ss they see o.. Taey o
held - msay meetings - they wish, th y
c q Lold personal interviews Eith voters
and siFs NOTES to appear before, them.
ia short they can Do ali that sp-
pssfs TO be Rec :ssAry to ascsitain who are
sGd vbo are not legal voters and 1t 10 thei
daty TO do ihls. Ia my judgment the mat
ter Of expense Shouldn't be takea into cot
siisrAtion.' Mr.. HAiues expressed the
OPT aion thn 10 require . personal registra-
ton Of such men ss to whom there was no
gu sstion was inexpsdient.
EX.msyor Lane 10 speaking Of the matter
said be though. Of curse that grsa. care
should be exercised with regard 10 preparing
this nfst list, he vas inclined to think, how
ever, that there would be no need Of per-
sonal rsgistration except in case Of doubt
He would add. however. that be believed
that the boards Of asse essofs should
exercise like cafe with regard to the poll
tar lists to have oil names that doLt be-
long there eliminated snd not 70 into swell
ing worthless tax list.
The Bath Times ssys the method adopted
By she Bath board Of registration, which is
organized and has begun work. is to take
the las: vsrd voting list and g, over it care
fully. Names Of men whom al three
members know to be legally qualified
votsfs, Of whose right to suffrage there can
be no question wha,ever raised (as Of men |
Who were born here and have lived here all |
their lives, are marked with a cross. mead |
lag that they are to &, on the nev list.
Blu. the names Of ms1 whom the mem |
beIs Of the board DO not know to be legally |
qualified voters, or Of whose qualifications
the board lie not unanimously satisfied, are |
marked with An 0. meaning that they are /,
omitted from the new list Then to each |
mao whose name has been so Omitted the !
ward constAbles will take letter notifying !
him that his name has b zen emitted, and to |
sppsAf b fore the board |