Evening journal., 1892-10-24
THE FEDERAL OUTRAGE
Senator Gray Says Macallister
Has No warrant for His Action.
REGISTRAR DORAN WAS ARRESTED

Bailed Out by Chairman sauIsbur'.
senator Gray wsites "a Letter on sthe
Supervisors Powers-Deputy Marshal
Watson Calls Man From His Bed and
Threatens Him with Arrest-U. $. Pier
sons Predicament.
The Democrats Of the city are indig
nant at the arbitrary methods adopted
by Chief Supervisor Macallister They
regard the arrest Of election registrars
appointed under state laws to be
travesty of state rights which would
have done credit TO the dark days Of the
late war.
The arrests on Saturday were followed
today by the arrest Of Registrar John
Doran, OF the Fifth district OF the
Seventh ward. Other arrests upon the
same flimsy charge are hourly expected.
Doran was arraigned before Supervisor
Macallister and waived a hearing. Chair
man Willard Salisbury, Of the County
Executive committee went his bail in
the sum Of $4,000, without even so much
as asking for the specifications Of the
charge.
Chairman Salisbury says that the i'm
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that man must have 81, 600 worth Of
unencumbered real estate In order to
become bondsman has no foundation
in law or fact A man must have that
amount of real estate, goods or chatttels,
subject TO execution. He says that the
persecution is making Democratic voters
hourly.
Millions for Defense.
A list of those persons who are willing
to give bail bond for all Democrats ar.
rested by Macallister and his minions Is
being circulated today, and has already
been signed by men representing 81, o. o.
OOe. Every man arrested will be promptly
bRiled out.
Chairman Handy's Views.
what do you think Of the arrests2"
asked IN EVENING JOURNAL reporter Of
Chairman Handy, Of the state central
committee, this morning.
III Mr.. Macallister has power funder
the law TO arrest an inspector on regis
fration and election day once and take
him out Of his room and away from his
duty, then he has the power
to do II fifty times" was his
reply. "That is the power 10
b eak up both registration and voting.
II makes Mr. Macallster the Car OF
Delaware. He can walk OF with the
whole election in his breeches pocRet.
doubt II he has any such legal right. II
is usurpatory and corrupt use OF
po or. An arrest being made just at
the hour when men were go
ing from work shows plainly
that the intention was L
hinder and delay registration That Is
an offense under our state laws Tn,
Republicans have registered the bulk OF
their voters. II they expect 10 preven
us from registering ours they may ex
pect to meet us at Phillip"
EK-Attorney- General John Biggs said
Il think there is no authority for sucl
action IL is very wrong. | believe II
will prejudice the cause OF the Republi
can party in the minds of fair, impartial
people.
Ex- United States District Attorney
Alexander B. Cooper-"The thing Is
gross outrage There is nothing in tn,
law which permits IT, It is simply an
arbitrary construction given by the chic
supervisor, who deserves TO hav,
summary treatment, in my opinion.
Register in C ancery Ferguson-"I re
gard ir as simply intimidation. l don
think they expect to convict anybody.
, is high handed outrage which will no
/ lose the Democratic party vote
rather strengthen it"
Register of Wills Cooch-'T regard /
+ as a help to the Democratic party. IL i
fore taste Of the Force bill in many re
} spects. The people will see now what !
meant by the Force bill measures"
3 Thomas Holcomb - Senator GRAY
voiced my sentiments in the rink on Sat
urday night. IL is an outrage Fedora
, supervisors have no right to demand tal
! receipts.