The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12
FIFTH EDITION.
THE REGISTRATION.
How 1t Is Going On In the Country
Frivolous Objections to Keep Eepub-
lIcans From Qualifying.

How II Is Going On In the Country
Frivolous Objections to Keep Eepub-
lIcans From Qualifying.
Saturday was the second day Of tho
registration OF voters In the country
districts OF New Castle County. Re-
ports from over the county are that
the registration was, as q general rule.
quiet and In most districts fair and
| impartial.
The exceptions to this rule showed
there were some registration officers
thut were governed only by their par
tisan feelings without regard to law.
most striking instance Of this was
In East White Clay Creek, where the
registrar George W. Currlnder. direct
and positively refused to register
Republican voters upon valid tax TO.
ceipts anu who were qualified In every
other respect.
He refused registration TO Josesh
Purnell. David Holland, John Black
son, John Rulnsey, Gordon Davis, and
Walter Carney, all coiored, because
they had tax receipts Issued on March
IL, 1891, FOL the taxes OF 1890. The col
lector, James II. Smalley, who issued
the receipts was present, vouched
that the receipts were honest and gem
uilie.
Tho registrar registeredsall who paid
taxes on property though they held
the same kind OF receipts Tor the same
date. Henry White applied to be reg
istered on u Snalley tax receipt, bnt
was refused. He went to MIR. Smalley
ard got certificate from him that the
receipt was genuine, and came sec.
ond time, but was again refused.
Nelson Tribbett and another man
We're refused registration because they
received 50 cents q week from the
Trustees Of the Poor.
| L. II. Morrison, who was arrested
and bound over to the United Suites
District Court on two charges for his
| Illegal actions on the first day of reg
| istration, was ut his old tricks Inst
Saturday, with some new ones added.
His tricks arc supposed TO DO II part
| OF Senator Gray'5 res rived foIcos that
were to be brought into play at the
next election. Those who were turn
ed down on the Saturday before were
registered last Saturday 80 far as they
returned. but many OF them did not
return. OtherB were turned down last
Saturday to 10 put on next Saturday
IL they return,
A culUred man named Edward San.
| de2s presented himself for registra.
| ton, but Mr.. Morrison, forming him.
| self into com mission OF lunatico in
| uNtluGh lliut lkl6 iudtl WIS
insane, aud he would not register him.
Sanders left, and going to DIR. d. b.
Stewart. got certificate from that
gentleman that he was not insane. but
| was blest with remarkably bright men,
| tai faculties; but, the great Judge OF
lunaey refused the certificate, and 30
that squelches the Republican vote.
| Three gentlemen, GEORGE w. Groves,
Superintendent of the Aims House, d.
Brainard Ferris, eX-member of the
Legislature. and William A. Jester.
presented themselves with Dlckey tax
receipts for registration, but were all
refused. Groves IN Ferris removed
from Wilmington and Jester from
Mill Creek Hundred to New Castle,
and the registrar decided that before
they could be registered they would
have to get certificates from the Clerk
OF the Peace to show that they were
assessed III those hundreds. This is
more OF Senator Glay's reserved for
ces.
Down in st. Georges hundred, Ed
win u. Cochran, Esq, Jr., Registrar
for the Middletown district Is report
Cd as acting very squarely and inns
partially. but In the other three dis
tricts, the registrars had used about
the same tactics that Registrar Cur
rinder in East White Clay Crock and
Registrar Morrison In North New Cas-
Ito District used. .-.
Only few of those rejected the first
day OF the egistration returned the
second day, and OF those refused Lass
Saturday only few wi return next
Saturday. BY thcse means the regis
trars expect to make Senator Graya
reserve forces ellicacious. II is said
TINT several arrests will follow the &C.
tons OF last SATURDAY., Next reRistra.
ton day WILDE next Saturday.