The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-04
THE LISTS ALL RIGHT.
NO IRREGULARITIRs DISCOVERED
IN THE REGISTRATION.

The County Commissioners Investiga-
ton Ended-All OF the Witnesses Ex-
smined Except Two Who E'ailed to
Appear - The only Errors Found
Either Clerical or Typogrsphical-The
Resolutions Passed By the Commits
sioners.
The Investigation of the charges against
the last registration by ths county commits
sionsrs, was concluded yesterday morning.
As expected, IL resulted in nothing. Mr.. e.
A. Well was the only witness who appeared
before the board yesterday morning. His
testimony was upon the same line as the
witnesses produced the day before. and
threw no now light upon the registration.
Having held three meetings for the pur-
pose Of hearing the charges Of irregularities
in the registration and having proven moth
ing, except that numerous mistakes had
evidently been made by the managers OF
the last election, the commissioners decided
to close the investig cation, no more witnesses
being forthcoming.
THE NATTER SETTLED.
Accordingly the following resolutions,
acquitting the clerk of registration and the
fraud or carelessness on their part in the
conduct of the registration, was passed:
After a full nvsstiRaton of the charges con-
tanned in the letter addressed TO the board of
county commissioners by W. S. King, J. s. Col
Inns, J L. Whstley and P. D. paff1n, and an ex-
animation OF every witness whose name was
furnished by said com planants. except William
Rauls and John Schevelia, who were sum-
appear on the registration book and on the pub
shed list, it is ordered that the following
findings be entered upon the minutes Of this
board:
/. That no names were left of the published
lists which should have been thereon.
2. No persons we're on the published lists who
admitted having not registered.
8. That no irregularities or errors were shown
Ia the registration books or printed lists.
4. Tnat the only irregularities that were
shown By The evidence occurred ct the election
in the management thereof.
The books and the evidence concur In show
ing that certain parties had voted and their
names not erased, or otherwise marked as hay
ing voted
Tue board finds that Mr.. James W. McIntire.
as clerk OF registration, discharged his duty i'm
partia ly, correctly and with great care and
PARTICULARLY. and that John R. Dillon, as clerk
of this b ard has fully discharged his duty in
the matter of the registration OF voters and that
no blame or cansure are attributable 10 either
Of these officers.
No attempt was made to prove that
names OF parties who had not registered
were on the books and this charge appears
to have fallen fiat entirely.
TIE INSPECTION SLOW WORK.
The inspection of the books Of rsgissra-
ton which are 70 be used to-day by Col J.
L. Whatlsy. ]. s. Collins. P. b. DaRia and
w. 8. King, assisted by Capt. Dillon ana
Registry Clerk McIntire, was continued all
of yesterday and until late at night The
progress, however, was very slow, aud only
about one-third of the namss on the revistrv
list have been checked over. The inspectors
noted every error discovered of
whatever character. They found
quito number Of errors,
chiefly clerical and typographical. Names
on the original list, but not on the printed
lat, and names on the managers' books and
printed list and not on the original list.
names appearing twice on the printed list :,
and names misspelled or having one letter
missing or one letter too many in the name
were the character of the errors discovered.
The majority we're clearly typographical
and clerical. The number Of mistakes dis
covered upon the original book of entry was
very few.