The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
A NEW REGISTRAR APPOINTED.
WALTER II. SULLIVAN NAMED As
THE ANTI-CITIZENs' CLUB
MEMBER.

A Petition Was Presented to Judge
FaIIigant by the Anti-CitfEens'
Club Members of the Democratic
Party, and, Upon Their showing as
TO Having no Representation on
the Board of Registrars, Mr. SuIIi-
van Was Appointed.
The county board Of registrars
has lost one member and gained another.
Mr.. ]. d. Charlton, who was appointed
to succeed Mr.. r. J. Wade. resigned yes
terday and AIr. Walter T. Sullivan. who is
identified with that faction of the Demo-
cratic party opposed 10 the Citizens Club,
was appointed to I'LL the vacancy.
Mr.. Charlton was appointed to the board
just before the fence election and has held
Office about three months.
A petition was handed 10 Judge Falli-
giant yesterday morning, by the faction
opposed to the methods Of the Citizens
Club, alleging that the law provides that
the leading factions in each county should
be represented on the board of registrars
and stating that they were not SO rep
resented. The petition was numerously
signed and Walter T. Sullivan was named
to represent their interests. Mr.. Charlton
was notified and he handed in his
resignation to take effect at once. Judge
Falligant then issued an order appoint
ing Mr.. Sullivan TO the vacant position.
The petition was addressed to Judge
Falligant and was as follows:
The undersigned respectfully show that
under the general registration law for the
state of Georgia, approved Dec. II, 1894,
the following are now serving as county
registrars for Chatham county under APP
pointments made at different times by
your honor, tO-wit: I. +. johnson, J. 1.
Morrisey and j. ID. Charlton.
THAT of the foregoing, said t. f. john
son is a republican; that the said ]. l.
Morrisey and J. ID. Charlton are parti-
sans of that wing of the Democratic party
in Chatham county known as the Citi-
zens Club.
THAT your petitioners are adherents of
a part of the Democratic party in Chat
ham county opposed to the methods and
policy of said Citizens Club.
THAT as to your honor is doubtlessly
well known from the reading of the pub
lie prints, the antagonism between the
two branches of the Democratic party In
this county is deep rooted and the feel
ing towards each other is bitter.
That under the spirit of said act of
1894 all contending or conflicting interests
board of registrars, but that the interests
of your petitioners as members of said ele-
ments of the Democratic party, are who'll
ly unrepresented on said board, although
as petitioners firmly believe said
element numbers among its sup
porters a majority fthe democratic votes
of said county.
Wherefore, In justice to petitioners.
they request your order to remove from
said board one of the two registrars rep
resenting said Citizens Club, and TO APP
point in his place Walter T. Sullivan. so
that the intent of said act, to wit, a fair
and impartial registration may be carried
out.
The petition was signed by John j. Nc
Donough, w. Duncan. w. W. Owens, ].
II. McKenna, Matt O'Connell, John j.
Stafford, M. A. O'Byrne, p. j.
O'Connor. j. Kennickell, G. w.
Owens, Charles f. Prendergast, Robert
J. Wade, John II. Dillon and Joseph Hull.