The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-28
.PJRG|NG VOTING LISTS.
Some Of the Things Discovered by
the Deputy Supervisors.
ROTqENNESS In CITY AND TOWN.
Vigorous Measures to Purify the Voting
Lists That Ought to be Effective and
will be ReIentlessiy Enforced, So the
Chief Supervisor Says.

Chief Supervisor Blodgett Is receiving
the reports of his deputies on the qualifi-
cation OF personal property and real es-
tate voters, and remarkable state OF af-
fairs is developed.
1t was discovered that large number
of alleged personal property voters whose
names had been transferred to that list
had not been assessed. Then the super
visors started to look them up to. see
where their property was located, but on
inspecting the directory their names
could not be found. "A trace of them was
found here and there in the wards where
they were supposed to live, but they were
found to have moved-and when the dep
uties followed or attempted TO follow
them to another ward. they generally
discovered that nobody knew anything 4
about them.
Where are the Voters?
From one deputy was received an en-
velope containing thirteen reports from
the Third ward. or these. ten said that
the alleged personal property voters were
not to be found. From the Second dis
trict Of the Seventh ward there came re-
ports of wenty-eight Zen who bad
moved out OF the ward and of thes.
three had never been naturalized.
The same kind OF reports are coming
in from other wards and cities, and IL is
feared that the towns, which are under
the supervisors care. may show a similar
state OF affairs.
Mr.. Blodgett states further this morn
ing that eighty-five taxpayers in one dis
trict of one ward in this city have al
ready been challenged. Sixty challenged
names were also sent in from Pawtucket
ioday. In the majority OF Instances the
names are those OF dead men or non
residents.
Mr.. Blodgett has instructed his depu-
ties to have all these names removed
from the property lists at the next and
final canvass meetingS, which begin on
Thursday and are TO be concluded on
Saturday night. He has been informed
by some OF his men, however. that the
cauvassers say that they will not take of
the names, and, in reply, he says that
canvassers will leave the names on al
their peril and at the peril of those whom
they would allow to vote.
Dead Men Resurrected.
Mr.. Blodgett has made inquiries foi
the purpose OF ascertaining how IL Is that
he names of dead men taken from the
Third ward lists in this city last Novem-
ber have come back again o be voted
upon. Thus far he has failed TO find q
member of the canvassing board from
that ward who will admit that he hac
anything to do with it.
Mr.. Blodgett has sent to the wardens
ward clerks, city and town clerks, and
town and district moderators aud To the
b bJards Of cauvassers / the several cities
and towns. printel instructions ana ex.
cerpt, from tie United States statute:
covering every possible point which
could come up, either at the tnal canvas.
meetings or Oh election day. aud If there
l.l m lar Hay iatl
rules as laid down by him for this elec
ton, it will be the fault OF officials.
He began today to give his final in
structlons TO his deputies, taking them
in the order in which their city or town
meetings are to be held.