The Helena independent., 1894-10-31
REGISTRATION NOW OVER
In Lewis and Clarke County Il
Will Undoubtedly Go
Beyond 5000
About 45oo for the City OF
Helena and Contiguous
Preolnote
Rnsh to the Dlstriot Conrt Go Get Tlasl
Naturalization Papers on the
Last Day.

AZ 10 o'clock last night the registra-
ton offices all over Montana closed,
and those whose names were not ON
the books al that time are cut on from
exercising the right OF franchise on
Tuesday next. The result OF the reg
istratlon In Lewis and Clarke county,
from the reports so far received. have
been very gratifying, and evidence the
unusual interest that Ia felt all over the
state over the outcome OF the pending
struggle. IL IA believed that the reg
istratlon In Lewis and Clarke county
Will go beyond 5000 In Helena and its
immediate neighborhood the reglstra-
ton reaches $500, and II is estimated
that Mnrysville, East Helena and the
other outside districts will give a total
Of from 1000 TO l.SO0. A part Of the
Anaconda company's Plnkerton force
of detectives have been in Helena and
other parts Of the county during the
registration watching the course OF
events, and their numbers were large
ly augmented yesterday and last night.
Some OF these men have been travelling
around In the disguise OF miners, and
have been particularly active In dis
seminating the claim of the Anaconda
company that 1t IL the friend OF la
bor. II these men anticipated finding
any Irregularities they were doubtless
disappointed. as the registration agents
In this county had been carefully In
structed as TO the law and saw that
II was carried out.
Every registration Office in Helena
closed promptly at 10 o'clock at night.
In none OF them was there a great rush
toward the hour of closing. In fact.
the registering in none OF the districts
was very brisk yesterday. The city
and county had been thoroughly can
vassed before and that necessarily made
the registration Of the last day some
what slow. There will undoubtedly
be few who will be surprised TO learn
that the time for registration has pass
ed, but II Is believed that. so far as
this county Is concerned, the number
of these will be much less than In
former years. Probably the man who
had the narrowest escape from losing
his vote was Henry l.. Bryant, OF
Tower hill. 1t was just two and one
half minutes before 10 when he hur-
ried into Agent Weston's and regis
tered.
The registration. so far as reported
last night by the agents. was as fol-
lows; Agent Gilpatrick, for the First,
Third and Fifth wards and Unlonville
and Park, l,S27; Agent Weston, for the
Second, Fourth and Seventh wards,
LIS; Agent Cameron, for the Sixth
ward, Valley and College. 677: Agent
Floyd Jones, for Kesslers. Mouth of
Nelson and Butler. 293: Agent Clark,
for East Helena and French Bar and
Spokane. S46 This makes a total of
4,SGl, with Marysville. Empire and
other points to hear from. which polled
a total OF about 1000 votes two years
ago.
There was no rest for any one in the
district court clerks office yesterday.
The clerks We're unusually busy all day
attending TO the wants OF those who
wished TO receive their final naturaliza-
ton papers. As II was the last day in
tending voters could register. there was
quite rush OF those who wished TO be
made citizens. by far the greater num-
ber had become naturalized over a week
ago. Some Of those who were natural |
lied and registered yesterday had been
too busy 10 attend court and get their
necessary papers.
only iifty-eight were naturalized yes
terady, although Judges Hunt and
Buck held court in both departments |
all day. Judge Hunt kept his court |
open until $3.50 at night but there were |
only a few who were made citizens at |
the evening session. Those who were |
hurried off 10 the registry |
agents as soon as they received their |
papers. Patrick McCabe. "A native OF |
Ireland, was the last citizen made. Dur |
Ing the day six applicants were refused |
fnal papers because Of lack of proof /
as to the time they had been in the
The district court Of Lewis and Clarke |
has naturalized l,Oss persons |
since Jan. 1. Very nearly all OF these |
citizens were made during the last two |
months. Since Sept. /. final papers |
were issued 10 97S, and during the last |
two weeks the court has naturalized |
SOS. OF the total number nRturalized
since Jan. ]. those who have renounced
allegiance 20 Great Britain are IN the
majority Next in numbers are those
from Sweden and Norway. Germany,
Austria, Denmark. Russia and Turkey
In the order named Among the others,
a Syrian and a Mexican we're made citi-
zens yesterday.
Capital club were very busy yesterday
hunting up those who had failed 10
register. The club has done good SER
vice In this line. Since It's organization
II has registered 900 men.