The morning call., 1894-10-27
TWO SIDES TO 1T.
The Citation Being Used
to Kill Votes.
WORKINGMEN SUMMONED.
If They Don't Take a Day Off
They Lose Their Vote.
NON-PARTISAN MAGEE CITED
The Commission Will Begin Monday
to Sit Day and Night to Hear
Working People.

The suffer is now the one particular
anxiety of the Election Commission and
those of the several parties who really
want an honest election.
Previous to the sitting of the Commits
sion yesterday a combination committee
consisting of A. j. LIE Breton and Rev. A.
c. Hirst representing the Non-Partisan
party, A. j. Clunie of the Democratic and
Leon Dennery and j. Il. L. Smiley of the
Republican party. called upon Registrar
Evans and advised him of the aIl-envelop-
ing suspicion about suffers. Mr.. LIE
Breton wanted to know if the names of all
suspicious characters submitted to him
had been cited to appear before the COM
mission.
Evans said his clerks were at work on
them and hoped to get them all out. He
declared he was as anxious as anybody to
help purge the register.
Mr.. LIE Breton read a section of law TO
him which makes it a felony for the Regis
trar to refuse to do this.
Among Others" said Mr.. Smiley, "let
US see that Mr.. Thomas Magep, leader of
the Non-Par iissns, is cited by all means.
He has lived in FIuitvale for several years.
but is registered from 81, Occidental Ho-
tel. We learn from investigation that he
has not occupied that room within the
last ninety days, but that other people
have occupied it. We shall have him
cited"
Later, at the meeting of the Election
Commission, it was shown that the cita-
ton question. like all others, had two sides
Mr.. lie Breton presented that with which
the newspapers have been full for some
time, the fact that the registry is crowded
with suspicious characters, and that the
Registrar has been tardy IN summonlng
them to appear ana prove their right to
vote. He introduced a resolution, which,
with amendments offered by Mr.. McNeilI
to include the Peoples party. and by some
body else to include all parties, reads as
follows:
Resolved. That the Registrar be and he is
hereby Instructed and directed TO forthwith
issue citations TO appear before the Board Of
Election Commissioners TO all voters who may
be reported to him Us doubtful by the Citizens
Non Partisan party. The Democratic party, OF
any other political party.
TIE Registrar said that he was sending
out postal CARDS at the rate of 1000 a day
10 everybody whose name was given him
These people had five days In which t.
respond and the limit of the first big batch
would be reached on Tuesday. Before
that time he said it might be expected
that the rooms of the commission would
| be too small TO hold the crowd.
Very WE'LL" said Mayor Ebert, ''don'
Worry about the room. Well get largel
quarters. Wen GO to the Supervisors
rooms if necessary"
There were a number of men in the
room who had responded 10 the burdened
mail. aud two or three of these only were
called to explain. No one present knew
them or knew why they had been cited
They answered the questions put to them
satisfactorily, and then the commission
called for the officer who had cited them
to learn why he had done so. He did moi
appear. Mr.. Evans said it was hardship
to expect them TO come before the com.
mission.
"Nn more of a hardship than for these
men," said the Mayor. "They are cleo
tion officers for one year, and should be
| here. We can, get at the trouble unles:
we know what it is"
so the Others were allowed to go unit
the complaining witness could be sum.
moned. aud the co mmission adjourned fol
the day.
Immediately thereafter the tongues o.
these others, who had their postal card:
with them, were loosed, and they began tt
cry out about the outrage of their hayins
been summoned. One man said:
II was registered iI my precinct, and
/ both the Republican aud the Democratic
| officer know me we'll and know that l have
been living there for years, and have a
! right TO vote. So it was neither of then
who cited me, but l know who did it. L
was done by an emissary of Dan Burns
| who, sitting in the back room Of saloon
made up a list of independent voters anC
| sent them in here. 1t is an outrage Il
| have compelled us to come in here anC
| lose days work or lose our vote if W,
didn't come. But it won't do him AM
good"
Others spoke In the same way. So /
will be seen that the "citation" may b,
used as an instrument of evil also
The commission will meet this morning
but on Monday and every day thereafte
until election day will sit morning, after
noon and evening. so that workingmel
may come and be heard without having t.
| take day off