The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13
WORK FOR THE COMMISSION.
MORE CASES TO BE BROUGHT BE-
FORE 1T TOMORROW.

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Rules Laid Down by the Commits
sIOn--One Registrar Said to Have
Refused an Applicant After He
Was Ordered Registered by the
COMMUNICATIONS of the
Commissions Rulings May Look
Out For Charges of Offensive
PartIsanship-The Commission
Bills.
Already cases have begun to turn up
which will be brought before the reglstra-
ton commission tomorrow. The regis
trars all tried to be careful yesterday and
follow the instructions of the commits
sion. but in some instances they fell
short it is claimed, and there will be
charges to that effect before the commits
sion tomorrow.
The ruling which has been most VIOLA
ted. perhaps, is that one in which it was
stated by them that the appearance of
party's name on the county registration
list, and the presentation of the tax re-
ceipt for 1886 was prima facie evidence
that he had paid all taxes, and was enti-
tied to register, unless one of the regis
trars had some positive evidence to the
contrary These facts 1t was stated, put
the burden of the proof on the registrar
Directing but in some cases, it is said,
there were objections yesterday where the
registrar did not have positive proof.
One of the cases that will be brought up
is that Of ]. A. Chaves, who applied for
registration in the Twelfth precinct. He
was refused registration by the Liberal
Club registrar, and afterwards applied to
the commission for his right to register.
The commission, after hearing his case,
ordered that he be registered but when
he applied at the precinct yesterday he
was again refused by Registrar Thomas
p. Reynolds on the ground that he has
not lived in the city for the prescribed
length Of time, six months. This is one of
the cases that will undoubtedly come up.
A ruling will no doubt be asked from the
commission on the cases of A-year-old ne
groes, especially parties who have never
registered before and who now apply for
registration on the ground that they have
just become q years old and have never
been liable for any taxes. Among the
cases yesterday was Punk" a we'll
known waiter who insisted he was just
81 years old, and some people who have
known him say he was q ten or fifteen
years ago.
Both sides claim there have been VIOLA
lions of the rulings of the commissions by
the registrars on the other side, and as
the commission announced some days ago,
any registrar who did not regard these
rules would be held liable for charges of
offensive partisanship, there is little doubt
there will be numerous complaints on this
score.
The commission will have to meet to-
morrow without Judge Falligant. He
leaves in the morning for Effingham coun-
ty where he goes to hold a term of the SUI
perior court which was postponed from
November on account of the national cleo
ton and other causes. But majority OF
the commission constitutes full board,
and Judges Norwood and Ferrin will I'M
doubtedly decide all matters that come
before them to the satisfaction Of both
sides.
There are several cases to be heard
which went over from Fridays hearing
They are all cases, however, in which the
right of the parties in question to register,
is the only issue. The question of often
sive craftsmanship will come only in cases
where the registrars have violated the
rules laid down for them by the commits
| sion.
The two factions are using every point
of vantage in this fight. They consider
every objection they can make to regis
trar counts just so much in their favor
and that every applicant that the com.
| mission directs be registered is just that
| much gained, which latter consideration
is no doubt true. Each side is playing
| for all the votes it can get, and in an
| election like the coming one, 1t is believed
every vote will count.
The Liberal Club leaders are already
making a claim with regard to the city
! election. They assert almost positively
that they will carry all but one or two
| of the precincts on the eastern side or
| the city, and they claim they will carry
half of the precincts on the western side
| Such a vote as this would undoubtedly
| give them a good majority, but the ques-
| tion is will they get it? The Citizens
Club has not put forth any specified claim
| such as this, but it is positive in the ;gel-
eral statement that it will carry the elec-
ton by a good majority.
About the only other political discussion
is with regard to the bills now before the
| general assembly for the repeal of the
commission bills. 1t appears that espe-
cial attention is being devoted to the Ie-
| neal of the bill creating a commissioner
OF public works, which has already passed
the House. Liberal Club representa- tives
say they will have no trouble in repeat
| confident the measures introduced in the
House will pass the Senate, even over
Senator Geigers objection, In favor of the
| Citizens Club.
A great many parties who claim to have
paid all their back taxes and who have
| tried to register, but have been refused,
have been going to the office of Capt. j.
j. MCGOWAN TO get certificates to that
effect Several parties have called at the
office of the tax collector and when their
records were looked up ii was found they
owed double tax for one or two years.
In some instances, however, the parties
were all right and were given the proper
certificates as to the payment of their
| taxes.
The total payment of poll taxes up to
the closing hour yesterday was 1880 leav-
ing about 1000 more, according to the
county registration list yet to pay poll
taxes There were more than $500 on the
county list, but something more than 500
of them live outside the city and will not
therefore, be entitled to vote in the com
ing election.
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Funeral of Mrs. Byrnes.
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