The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-08
REMOVED And REAPPOINTED
Registrar ButtimeT Transferred TO The
Twelfth Precinct.

lKtllll PIeClnCl.
He Was Dismissed Prom the Twentieth
Precinct on Letter From DR.. Duncan
and Appointed in Place Of Patrick
Berry, Who Was Removed on Applioa-
tion Of Mr.. n. willink in the Twelfth.
The Commission Decides That If Other
Evidence Can Be Produced of the Pay
ment OF Taxes the Presentation of Re-
ceipts VIII Not Be Necessary.
Despite the fact that Norris A. Butti-
mer was removed as a registrar in the
Twentieth precinct he stnl continues TO
hold the boards as a registrar for the city
election. and to-day viii present his Gre
dentials as a duly qualified registrar at the
Twelfth precinct where he will continue
10 record the names OF qualified voters.
II was on letter from DR.. William Dun
can that he was removed as a registrar
in the Twentieth precinct. DIR. Duncan
wrote the electoral commission that he
understood there were two registrars in
the Twentieth precinct representing the
Citizens Club, and he asked that Mr. But
timer be dismissed and Mr.. r. +. Down
ing be appointed to fill the vacancy. The
electoral commission took the matter up
for discussion at o'clock and decided TO
grant the request. Mr.. Downing was duly
appointed registrar In place of Mr.. But
timer in the Twentieth precinct.
Mr.. Buttimer stated openly before the
electoral commission that he was a My
ers man. He said he was appointed as
a representative Of the administration
forces, but when the administration failed
TO put forward a candidate that could be
called wholly its own he was unwilling to
longer side with it, and he had announced
that he was with Mr.. Myers in the race.
This dismissal OF Buttlmer as a regis
trar in the Twentieth precinct was fol-
lowed by this petition:
To the honorable. the registration com
mission Of Savannah composed of Honor
abes Robert Falligant, A. H. MacDonelI.
and Hampton l.. Ferrill: The petition of
Harry Willink respectfully showeth that
he is acting chairman of the campaign
committee Of the party supporting Her
man Myers, Esq, for mayor and that in
the Twelfth precinct both the registrars
to-wit Patrick Berry and John Juchter
are adherents of the party supporting
the opposition to said Myers.
Your petitioner respectfully shows that
nc represents and has a right to speak for
the Myers party in this respect.
That they desire one or the other of the
said registrars removed now, and Maurice
4. Buttimer appointed in his place.
The electoral commission took the mat
ter under consideration and after con-
sultation with representatives of DR.. Dun
can, decided to remove Patrick Berry. ap-
pointing Buttimer in his place and TO re-
tain with him Capt Juchter. Capt Juch-
ter stated when asked his position in the
matter that he was at present inclined to-
wards DR.. Duncan, but there was a possi-
bility OF his changing, though he did not
know that there would be any reason for
him doing so at the present time.
Letters were received by the commission
from I. A. Mcmahon, the brother of John
T. Mcmahon, who was a registrar in the
Second district, and from Capt II. c.
Cunningham, Mr.. +. G. duBignon and
Mr.. NJ. A. O'Bryne, stating that owing 70
illness which confined him to his bed
Mr.. ]. T. Mcmahon would be unable to
perform the duties of registrar. The fore
going committee for DIR. Duncan asked
the appointment of Mr.. NJ. +. Sullivan in
place of Mr.. Mcmahon in the Second dis
trict. and this appointment was made by
the commission.
The commission rendered very import
ant decision with regard to the presenta-
tion of tax receipts by those who go to
register. There were present at the meet
ing, besides the electoral commission,
Messrs. S. b. Adams, Pope Barrow, George
w. Owens, Walter C. Charlton and NJ. A.
O'Byrne. The decision with regard to the
matter is as follows:
Savannah Ga, Dec. Z, 1S94-On account
OF the reports that have reached US we
deem 1t proper to say to the registrars
for the coming city election that the clear
intent Of the law under which they are
acting is that they shall not use, or
keep about the registration, any books,
lists or memoranda, save only the regis
tration book furnished them and the sep
arate list Of voters prepared by them for
the clerk OF council
IL is also proper to state that the law
does not require the production of tax
receipts as evidence that all taxes re-
quired by the act have been paid. When
the registrars are satisfied by affidavit or
other evidence that the taxes have been
paid by citizen, IT is their duty to reg
lister him, whether he produces the tax
receipts or not, provided the other quail
1ication exist
Tax receipts. while competent and sat.
lsfactory evidence, are not exclusive
evidence.
r. Falligant
A. H. MacDonell,
Hampton l.. Ferrill,
We concur in the above.