The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-13


zlo neW- names are registered IN lhe pre-
cinct and ~ stricken or. making net
gam of lsy. There are. therefore. now on
ghc books OF that precinct the names OF
til voters. When the police TOOK thelr
csnsas last year they found 40 IN the
pre- cnct.
Every precinct In this ward except the
third shows more voters registered IMAM
the ponce returned. In the third precinct
the police found o05, there are now 800
registered. la the nrst precin:t me reg
lstry exceeds the census Dy ~, IN the sec
ond by 81 In the fourth by 81, IN the
hith by 81, Ia the sixth by us, u ihe
seventh by IS. in the eighth by los, ana
IN the ninth by 80.
The three Timothy Shays whose names
were recently reported as registered III
different precincts OF the city nave pee'1
reduced TO TWO. Mr.. Timothy :. ShaS'
OF the first precinct of the tweitth waid'
has been scratched from the registration
book by the registrars. seven o'nei
names went by the board with Iimothy.
The eight men were registered from ITO
Linden avenue. seven OF them regis
tered at the September sitting
\ gentleman living IN the nelshDor-
hood reported TO the Reform League that
he did not believe that number OF men
lived in the house. The house was rent
ed by MIR John Glenn TO Mrs sarah
Wcems. who is aged and an invalid and
seldom lcayt1' -ier bedroom. Mrs. W GEMS
daughter called at Mr.. Glenh's ONCE
and was greatly surprised when inform
cd that a .iunmber or men were regis
tered from her mothers hone. she
said nobody lived III the house but her
mother and Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk, who
attended TO the wants OF her mother.
Application was Immediately made at
the registration Office 10y the reform
League 10 have the names OF the seven
men stricken Off 1t was then learned
that an eighth man had just Leen reg
isttIed from the same house.
The entries On the bo)6s show that the
men made oath to having lived in The
precinct as follows:
Henry T. Abershdn, ten months; Mich
ael J. Campbell, six months; Thomas J.
Hin. eight months; Tin)thy c. Shay.
o1e year; William Smith, one year; Jo-
seph j. Thornton, ten months, Jesse L.
Babylon, one year.
All these names were stricken off.
Here's an instance of fraudulent regis
tration which has aroused an honest
Democrat and prompted him 10 repu-
diase the machine methods TO which II is
chargeablc.
Mr.. Frederick +. Hopkins. who lives at
9l6 west Lexington street, discovered
that the name of George W. Jackson was
registered from his home. Mr. Hopkins
Indignantly denounced the fraud. decl..-
ing that ii any persons thought that be-
cause ne was a lifelong Democrat ana a
member of the Thirteenth Warl Demo-
cratic Association, he would mutely sus-
tain such an act they m.stook their man.
IF a party is defeated in a fight for
principles" said Mr.. Hopkins, 1t will
come up again. but such methods az
these Will drive conscientious men out
of the organization and bring the Demo-
cratic party to destruction. y don't like
such proceedings-and 1 don't feel any
hesitancy in saying so. man who
would overlook such an act Is as guilty
as the fellow who commits II. l never
heard OF this man Jackson. and for four
years | have been the only voter from
my house. A similar case was brought
TO light on the opposite side Of the street
from where l live
on inquiry IL was learned that John
r. Arthur registered from sSS Lexington
street, Z though there is no one living
i'm the house entitled to a. vote. Mr..
George +. Romoser who was registered
from there. died TOUR months ago, and
his grandsons, aged eight and eleven
years. are the only males IN the house.
Mr.. A. X. Addison, Republican regis
trar, eighth precinct, thirteenth ward.
says:
"a man giving the name Of George
Albert registered from 10 north Fremont
avenue. Mr. Rudolph Skiminger testi-
fed under oath before the registrars
that u lived at 10 north Fremont ave-
nue. seven years and that no man by
the name of George Albert has lived
there in that time.
"A man giving his name as William
Blaney registered from $50 west Fayette
street. Mir. Francis X. Bockman tes-
titled under oath before the registrars
that he has lived there for two or three
years and no man by the name Of William
Blaney lives there.
"a man giving the name OF William
Lamp registered from 500 Vine street.
Mr.. +. Wehrenberg testified under oath
before the registrars that he lived at
sos Vine street, and no man by the name
Of William Lamp ever lived with him.
"A man giving the name of William Loaf
registered from M2 Vine street. Mrs.
Philbn testified Under oath before the
registrars that she has lived at 81 Vine
street a long time. and no man by the
name of william Loaf lived there
"a man giving the name of Joseph Ma
son registered from us west Fayette
street. Mr.. Charles Munder testified I'M
der. oath before the registrars that ne
had lived at SIS west Fayette street 70,
years and no man by the name of Jo-
seph Mason lived there.
"A man giving the name of Vim. Au-
burn registered from Si2 west Fayette
street. Mr.. A. Is. Paul testified under
oath before the registrars that he had
lived at Si2 west Fayette street. twenty
years. and no man by the name Of VIM.
Auburn lived there"
Mr.. Addison states that the Democratic
registrars refused TO strike any of these
names off the books.
One of the curious features or the regis
tration is the increase In the number or
white men registered from houses on
Josephine street. Last year there were
only three white men registered from that
street. This year twenty-eight white
men registered there. Every one OF
them swears that he was not registered
last year anywhere in the state. Only
one of them can be located in the Direc-
tory as on that street. From one OF
these houses In which several men are
registered one name is Harry Suthern
and another is VIM. p. Westurr.