The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-14
NOW FOR FENCE OR NO FENCE.
AN EVEN 1900 VOTERS READY TO
CAST THEIR BALLOTS.

A Lively Day in the Tax Co,IectOr's
Omce-SOne of thc Voters Wanted
10 Register Tvvic.e-Compar-ltfve
Few Country VSders Reg stored.
No Injunction Yet Secured 10 Pre-
vent the Copying of The Lists.
Work OF the ReEistrars-A New
Registrar to he Appoints
The registration books in the Office OF
Tax Collector J. J. MCGOWAN. 60 far as
they concern the election 10 lle held July
for fence or no fence. were. closed yes
terday afternoon at O'Clock with just an
even 900 names recorded
The closing was rather a busy day with
Clerk Sullivan. who has had charge OF the
books. He registered during the day just
Us names, and when il is considered that
a regular catechism hss to be gone
through with before the, applicant can
have his name placed on the books. 1t will
be seen that this was 4 pretty good days
work.
The clerk has had a good deal 10 con-
tend with. too. Some parties have gone
TO the tax collectors cmce 10 register
twice. No doubt many OF them did SO.
thoughtlessly. as they stated thinking
there was a new registration coins on.
but several. perhaps with the idea that
they would have an opportunity to set
two votes II they could. some OF those
who went TO register twice were called
down. and they always explained that
they thought this was a second registra-
ton that they had 10 make for the com-
ing election. Il has been STATED. TOO. THAI
some Of those who claim TO have recently
moved TO the county have registered with
out being required TO have a clear record
back 10 1877 on account OF the fact that
they have not owed taxes in this county
except within the last few months or a
year or two. This. however. could not be
verified, but 1t IS certain that those who
are in charge of the registration books
are as careful as il is possible 10 be under
the circumstances.
The next thing in order, now that the
registration books have been closed, is
the preparation of lists by the ordinary,
the clerk of the superior court and the
tax collector Of all persons who are dis
qualified to vote The ordinary's list
of being lunatics or idiots, that of the
superior court clerk those who are dis
qualified by reason OF being criminals, and
that OF the tax collector shows who are
disqualified because they have not paid /
all taxes due since 1871.
On the receipt Of these lists the regis |
trars then take up the books and purge /
them, as il is termed in the law These /
registrars are Messrs. T. Il. Johnson, /
John ]. Morrisey and one other. The /
other registrar was r. j. Wade, but as he |
is now employed as superintendent of |
roads, he has resigned as a registrar and /
it devOlves upon Judge Falligant TO APP |
point some one else in his place. The /
faction which he represented in county /
politics will no doubt make another nomi- |
nation at once, and the appointment will /
follow These registrars take the lists /
of those who are disqualified to vote and |
compare them with the registration lists. |
If any disqualified name is registered it |
is marked off. The registrars then prepare |
lists for each Of the districts in which /
polls are opened to be used by the man /
ayers on the day of the election.
There is no way of telling now how the |
registration stands. OF course the major |
ity of the voters registered are in the city. |
There are not more than 300 to 400 country \
voters on the list, and it is reasonable to /
believe that if the voters turn out as they |
should on election day the no fence people |
will carry it. on account Of the stringency |
of the law in requiring the payment of all |
taxes due since 1877 there have been a |
larger number of white than of colored |
voters registered.
Nothing developed yesterday out of the |
talk about an injunction. one of the promi- /
nent fence voters went to the office of |
well known attorney it is understood, and !
stated that his side desired to have an in !
junction filed against the copying of the !
registration list by the no fence people. He |
was told that the proceeding would cost
$500. and he shuddered. He either decided
TO let the matter drop or to wait while |
for no action was taken yesterday. The no /
fence people are having two lists made one /
of which is to be furnished by the tax col
Iector to the other side.
MADISON SQUARE BOYS UNLUCKY. !