The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11

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I tofore all those on the inside Of the Office
al this hour were allowed 10 remain until
they had finished with the tax lists. which
I they had in hand. which, usually re-
Quired several hours. BY ceasing TO re-
ceive money az 2 O'Clock yesterday, Capt
MCGOWAN was able 10 give his attention
last night to the large amount OF mail
matter which has accumulated in his Of
flee for the last several days. There is
big bundle Of letters on hand containing
checks from taxpayers. Most Of the large
tax payers pay in this way and the
amount Of money represented by this bum
die OF mail win doubtless exceed all that
has been taken in at the window since
the rush began.
The police had some difficulty in preser-
wing order in the line in the
court house. Lieut.. REILLY gave or
ders that those in line should
not be allowed TO receive any
thing from outsiders. Various subterfu-
yes were adopted by the workers to get
around this order and get money and lists
OF names 20 their friends in line. The
shckest thing in this line was accom-
lished by the Duncan men when they had
money and names sent TO their workers
In line by special delivery through the
mail. James Mcbride, Jr., is credited
with being the author Of this scheme.
Having been q letter carrier he knew
the rules of the postofiice and was able to
direct how the letters should be sent so
that they would arrive at the proper
time. There were a number Of Duncan
workers in line who had neither lists of
names nor money, and it was necessary
TO get these to them before they reached
the tax collectors office. II was first
suggested to telegraph them, but when
young Mcbride suggested the special de-
livery system, its feasibility was seen at
once. When the special delivery messen-
ont a a. Al
to deliver them to the men in line the My
ers men saw al once that a neat trick
had been played on them. Lieut.. Reilly
looked on helplessly He was not dis
posed to interfere with the United States
mail service. BY the use of special deliv-
cry letters, and by having gotten the ad-
vantage in the rush at the Drayton street
entrance, the Duncan men undoubtedly
had the best of it in the days registration.
The Myers workers are not slow. how
ever, and there will be cause for surprise
If they do not spring some scheme to-
day which will so their opponents one
better.
There were two more changes in the
registrars yesterday. Peter Donelan in the
Sixth district and w. c. Workman in the
Tenth district rendered their designations
and b. o. Rogers and Richard Wickham
We're appointed in their places. Business
reasons were assigned by the parties re-
0i1AiAAS. DUN beluk Myers men, Iney
were succeeded by registrars of the same
political complexion.
What promised to be a nice sensation
before the registration commission last
night proved to be hardly more than a
farce. M. A. Buttimer, who antagonized
many of his old friends by taking sides
for Mr. Myers, was the center of the SEN
sation. A white man named Goodwin,
who applied to register in the Twelfth
precinct Saturday, where Buttimer is one
of the registrars. made affidavit that he
was refused registration because he could
not present his South Carolina tax re-
ceipts. He had his receipts for 1893 and
1894. having been only two years in the
state he claimed and Mr. Buttimer de-
manded that he should produce receipts
showing that he had paid his taxes in
South Carolina, where he formerly re-
sided He claimed that he was refused
registration because he could not produce
these receipts.
A negro who had applied to register at
the Twelfth precinct made affidavit that
Mr.. Buttimer had chased him away from
the place with a butcher knife. A spe-
cial meeting of the electoral commission
was held last night to hear the charges.
The statements Of Mr.. Buttimer, Capt.
Juchter, the Duncan registrar in the
Twelfth precinct, and that of Mr.. c. A.
Fleming in whose place the registration
is being held showed that the charges
were unfounded, and Capt H. c. Gun
bingham, who represented DR.. Duncan at
the hearing, withdrew them. 1t was
shown that the registrars offered to swear
Mr.. Goodwin as to the length of time he
had been in the state and that he declined
to be sworn and that the negro was
abusive and insulting to the registrars,
and was ordered out of the place.
To-day's registration Will probably add
between 600 and 100 names to the list.
Saturday is the last Gay, and those who
have not got their names on the books
will have to get a move if they intend to
vote in the coming city election. great
many citizens who have not paid their
taxes have been deferred from doing so
by the reports of the disorder at the
court house. The best course for these
citizens TO pursue is to furnish their
names and the AMOUNTS due by them to
the committee of whichever side they hap
pen TO favor and let the committee attend
to the matter or they can mail the amount
due by them to the tax collector and reg
lister by making affidavit to this fact. The
Duncan committee has a card in to-day S
Morning News calling the attention of DR..
Duncans friends to the fact that to-day
and Saturday are the only two days left
in which to register and giving instruc-
tons as to the course to pursue in paying
taxes and registering.