The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-26
THE REGISTRARS AT WORK.
GOING OVER THE VOTERS hooks
AND DISQUALIFIED LISTS.


The County Commissioner ApprO-
priated $40 40 Pay All Their EN-
penses-CIerL Carr's List OF Crimt-
nails since 1877 Contained G93
Names-Mr. II. }. Wade, Who said
He Had Not Resigned, Did Not APP
pear 10 Begin Work-The Regis
trarS Employ Two Clerks.
The registrars began their work in earn
est yesterday. They are making their
headquarters in the office of MIR. T. i.
johnson, at Bull and State streets. and viii
work night and day, II necessary, TO get
over the lists and complete their work in
time for the election.
ar R. J. Wade, who stated that he had
not resigned as a registrar after Mr.. John
d. Charlton had been appointed. did not
show up yesterday. and Mr.. Charlton as
sumed the duties of the position. according
10 the order Of Judge Falligant, who ap-
pointed him.
Those who opposed this appointment on
the ground that it gave them no represen-
tation as the law required. made no pro-
test against Mr.. Charlton's serving as
registrar, although they have claimed
heretofore that the appointment gave what
was known as the Citizens Club element
two representatives on the board Of regis
trars, whereas they were only entitled to
one
Now that the registrars have begun
their work. it is hardly probable that any
thing further will be done in the matter,
as Mr.. Wade did not appear to claim the
position and Mr.. Charlton has begun the
work.
The election committee OF the county
commissioners met yesterday morning to
consider the matter Of the registrars ex-
penses. The committee is composed of
Chairman J. J. Dale, Commissioners Ke-
hoe and Chaplin. They decided, after some
discussion, 10 appropriate SlD 10 pay the
registrars and all their expenses for the
time they will be occupied on the books.
The registrars have employed two clerks
as allowed by the law. They are Mr.. John
f Walsh and Mr.. Auvergne d Antgnac.
The registrars received the voters books
and the list Of defaulting tax payers since
1877, from Tax Collector J. J. MCGOWAN,
yesterday morning and were busy on the
work all day.
The list Of lunatics and criminals were
furnished by the ordinary and the clerk
of the superior court.
The list furnished by Tax Collector Nc
GoWan contained about 1900 names. These
are the names Of every person who has
failed 10 pay taxes since the adoption Of
the constitution OF 1871, and it makes no
difference whether they are dead or have
left the county their names go on the list
If they have failed 10 pay any taxes re-
Quired of them since that time.
In a great many cases persons may be
found on the defaulters list while the same
names or some very similar to them may
be found on the voters books. The tax
collector In his experience often comes
across persons of the same names, and
while one may go on the voters book and
be entitled to vote the other name may
be found on the defaulters' list. This is a
matter that the registrars have got to look
out for, and they have got to discriminate
properly between those whose names do
belong on the books and those whose
names do not belong there.
The registrars now employed on the
work are NIessrs. T. r. johnson, John I.
Morrissey and John d. Charlton. Every
name on the voters book is inspected and
comparisons made with the lists furnished
by the ordinary, the clerk of the superior
court and the tax collector. There are
$50 names on the voters DOCK ana IL IS
estimated that from go TO 800 of these will
be scratched either on &C
count of the fact that they
have registered twice or that the names
appear on the defaulters' lists. This will
eut the number of qualified voters down to
1900 to 200.
The list furnished by Clerk ]. X. p. Carr
of the superior court contained the names
of 693 criminals, whom the records since
1877 showed were not entitled to vote. This
may be reduced slightly by a list of par
dons that has not yet been received from
the governors office, or from other causes.
The lists Of lunatics. idiots and others
furnished by Judge II. L. Ferrill of the
court OF ordinary showed Ill names. The
number on the lists since 1877 was over
zoo, but Judge FerIill omitted from the list
furnished all those whom he knew were
dead.
The registrars have a pretty hard Job on
hand If they expect to complete the work
between now and next Wednesday, which
they say they will do. They say they will
work night and day If they find it neces-
sary. After comparing the lists they
make up other lists by militia districts for
the use of the managers at each of the
polling precincts. These lists will be print
ed after they have been made out.