The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-05
No Of
Precinct.

There was a big rush at the tax collect
or's Office to pay taxes for 1894, in order to
be eligible to register. There was no rush
whatever at the places of registration,
however, and the registrars found it very
tiresome work sitting at their desks from
s o'clock in the morning until 9 O'Clock at
night waiting for voters to show up, and
would have been glad of little excite
ment of some sort to vary the monotony.
They got along very pleasantly together
in spite of their lack of instructions and
experience with regard to the new law,
and no unpleasantness of any kind was
reported as occurring among them. All
seemed TO be animated by a desire to see
that no names got upon the books except
those which had right to be there. The
Myers registrars showed that they were
very much better equipped for their work
than their co-registrars from the other
side.
Every one of them had not only a book
containing the printed list of the last
county registration, but also book con-
tanning the names, residences and occu-
patton Of every voter in the district in
which they had been assigned. These
books were prepared last month by can
vassers acting under the direction of the
campaign committee of the Citizens Club.
In addition TO this some of the registrars
on both sides kept private lists of the
voters as they registered in addition to the
official lists. 1t is thought doubtful by
some If this is allowable under the law
governing the registration.
The registrars found that the greatest
difficulty they had to contend with was
the number Of people who applied to regis
ter who did not bring their tax receipts
for 1894. All such were informed that they
were required to present their receipts for
1884 in addition to having their names on
the county registration list As this re-
quirement did not seem to be generally
understood, several of the registrars re-
quested the Morning News to call atten-
ton to 1t particularly.
At the Seventh precinct DR.. L. A. Falli-
CANT demanded to be registered on his
affidavit that he had sufficient property
10 satisfy all tax fl fas that might be
issued against him for non-payment OF
taxes. The registrars declined to register
him on these conditions. and he notified
them that he would make a formal CON-
plant TO the registration commission for
the purpose of testing the question.
The law doesn't appear to contemplate
that the registrars are liable to get hun
cry during the thirteen hours at which
they are required to hold the books open,
as no provision is made for meal time
few of them in the districts where bust
ness was dull construed the law to suit
themselves, closed the books and went to
dinner. The majority had their meals
sent to them and the rest made out or
cheese and crackers or simpy starved il
out The registrars were glad to close
their books when o'clock came. A
biack line was drawn under the last name
enrolled, the books were closed and sealed
and were then carried to the ordinary.
once, where they We're delivered to the
clerk, Mr.. F. E Keilbach who placef
them in the vault attached to the ordi
nary's office, where they win remain unit
called for by the registrars Friday after
noon in preparation for Saturdays reg
lstration- The report of the registration
by precincts published above was com
piled by Mr.. Keilbach from statement
made to him by the regis
trars at the time of depositin,
their books.
After deqositing their books at the or
dinary's office the registrars went to tn,
office of the clerk of council where the,
handed in the lists of names entered on tn,
books as required by law. Mr.. Rebare
will arrange these names alphabetical,
and publish by districts in tomorrow
Morning News.
There were number of Myers worker
IN the field yesterday bringing up men t,
the registry places. The Duncan workers
If any, were not in evidence.
The Myers workers seemed to concen
trate their efforts upon the districts wher
the largest registration is shown. and
can be safely estimated that in thes
districts Mr.. Myers has a safe majority o
the voters registered. In most of tn
other districts the Duncan registrar
claim that their side has the best of il
They expressed the opinion that the MY
ers workers would rush in their men O
the first two days of registration and the
attempt to retard the registration on tn
other two days. If the registration 70
each of the succeeding days is as heav
& W. ha f,uH la,rr
ton will exceed 5000. In all probabilit
the registration next Saturday and on tn
succeeding Saturday will exceed 800 eac
day. There is always a rush on the las
day. 1t need be no surprise if the res
istration exceeds 5000.