Mohave County miner., 1896-10-31
A PUBLIC OUTRAGE.
Judge Wm. G. Bakely Re-
 fused Registration.
The Reeerder ArbttsarIIy Refuses te put iis Name on the Regis.
 ter.

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 Last Sunday the discovery was made that the name of W. c. Blakely had been omitted from the great register Of this county. and as soon as Mir. BIakely's at- tentiou was called to the fact he at once took steps to remedy the defect. While examining the register the discovery was male that the name of J. c. Potts was also among the missing. Mr. Potts was notified of this fact. Both gentlemen as- serted that they had made application for registration to MT. Cowan aud sup. posed that their names had been entered months ago. MT. Blakely states that some months ago he applied to Mr. CoSan for registration and that that off cial had stated that he had no blanks in his office. His attention was called to the fact that no affidavit was necessary where the Da ne of the party applying appears on the last great register. The i matter was soon forgotten and Mr. Blak. ely rested under the belief tn st his name had been placed on the register in com. piance with his demand. The section of law quoted is as follows: R. S. Arizona: "Par. 1903 (Sec. 8. Such re registration shall conform in all respects to the pro- visions of this act concerning original registration, except that any person ap- ' plying for registration shall be entitled hereto upon showing that his name was enrolled and uncanceled on the former great register"
 | demand was made upon MT. Cowan. that the names Of both Messrs Blakely and Potts be placed on the register and added to the supplementary register. This Mr. Cowan refused to do without order of court. The Potts case was wired to Judge Hawkins and he immediately ordered the recorder to en. ter the name on the register, which was done. Mir. Blakely also wired the judge and similar order was made iu his case, but MT. Cowan refused to comply. The attention of the Republican County Con- mittee was called to ,he fact and they immediately called meeting of that oody and the following message was wired to Judge Hawkins, associate jus tice:
 KNGMAN, ARIz., Oct. 29th, 1898. | Hon. J. J. Hawkins. Prescott, ArIz. | At a special meeting of the Mohave | County Republican Central Committee held ih,s day to erquire into the fact in regard to w. G. Blskely's name being omitrd from the great register, we are | iHll, satisfied from reliable evidence that the omission is not owing to any neglect on his part. He has in our judgement the same right to have his name added | to the supplement as has Mir. Potts, the cases being substantially parallel. Please direct Cowan to enter Blskely's name on supplement at once. Answer. F. l.. SMITH,
 Temporary Chairman.
 A. YER MEHR,
 Secretary Republican Central Commit tee of Mohave County.
 The following answer was received Thursday evening from Judge Hawkins:
 PREscoTT, ARIz., Oct. 18th, 1896. F l. Smith, Kiugman, Arz. wired Cowan last night to pnt Blake. ly's name on supplement if parallel to Potts case, if he won't do it Blakely can swear in his vote on election day. Party cannot be kept from voting if his name is kept off register by recorder.
 JNo. J. HAWKINS.
 The telegram was exhibited to MT. Cowan, but he still refused to comply, and MT. Blakely's name will not appear on the printed register. This arbitrary assumption ot power by Cowan and his gang should have the opposite effect from that intended and Mir. Blakely should be elected to office by handsome majority, while the men who have 80 fagrsntly abused the law they have sworn to hon. estly administer should be relegsted to political oblivion