The morning call., 1894-10-16
AFTER SUFFERS.
Ten Men to Be Sent in
Hot Pursuit.
Five Democrats, Five Republicans.
Registrar Evans Bold Methods
Defy the Commission.

Both Mr.. Firebaugh, Independent can
didats for the Senate. and Mr. Coe. for the
Assembly, were before the Election Com
missioners yesterday morning to say that
if there were fictitious names on their Pc
titions they did not know IL. Both had.
however, new petition, for which they
were ready to vouch. Mr.. Firebaugh said
that the Registrar had the petition in his
possession for two weeks without notify
iCg him of there being anything wrong
with it. AS to Hemmingway, he said he
was volunteer 10 get names, and that he
(Fire Daugh) never Knew him until he in
troduced himself for that purpose. He
said he could get list in few minutes,
but instead had kept the paper over a
week and brought it back with five names
upon it, and Immediately struck Tor money,
which he did nut get.
He himself had filled a paper in very
little tine, and could personally vouch Tor
all of the 100 except four. He said that
Evans had Quibbled about the four names,
aud because his own name was not on IT..
He intimated that the work was being put
upon him in the Registrars office. The
case was put over until tomorrow 10 al
low the new names to be examined.
E. p. Coe produced the three persons
who had secured the names on his petition,
and they stood ready to back up their afii-
davIts.
Evans said be had a certain person look
ing up the signers, but refused to name
him. The Commissioners ordered that he
be produced tomorrow, with statement
of the result of his investigations.
A colored man, named Brown. who said
he mad been appointed on precinct regis
trat'on boari. complained that when he
appeared to be sworn in he found that
Evans had already sworn in some one
else more suitable TO him personally. Inc
commission could grant no relief.
Three members of the Democratic CAM
paign committee reported to the Commits
| sioners that they had made some nvesti-
| CATION Of reported s'uffing of the register
| and found enough to convince them that
! there was a great deal of it being DONE
ana they thought properly authorized men
| should be sent out 10 make thorough
| canvass.
whom was a Democrat.
| FitZhugh moved that ten Democrats be
appointed.
Creswell thought half and half was
about right between the two parties
Mr. Fitzhugh. however. inquired as to
why the NOn-Partisans were ignored.
| They asked nothing and deserved every
| thing. He moved that i've Democrats and
| five Non-Partisans be appointed.
| Auditor Br0deriek wanted Evans to say
| that he would appoint the men named by
the Democratic and Non-Partisan commit
| tees.
This Evans didn't like. He thought be
had shown great generosity" in the past
| in the matter OF appointment is and thought
he ought To be trusted.
! Broderick's confidence was not deep
seated, however. He wanted Evans To
answer his question.
He did. He said he drew the line on
| Non-Partisans.
| Thereupon Mr.. Block promptly with
drew his motion for the ten clerks, but Mr..
| FitZhugh followed with another in favor
of five Democrats and five Republicans. to
! be named the first by the Democratic gan
eral committee and five by the Republican
| County Committee. which was carried.