Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-19
ARE AFRAID OF PUNISHMENT.
Gangs Tools Who ReEistered Illegal
ly Have Made No Attempt to Es-
tablish Their Right to Vote.

An extra force Of clerks was employed all
day yesterday in the office Of the election
commissioners in copying names from the
registration books in order that they may
be given to the printers to-day. Each
name and address was written upon a
separate slip Of paper in order to facilitate
the work Of classification. which was done
according to the street numbers, the lowest
street number in each precinct appearing
first and the others following in consecu-
tive order. These will be still further
classified as to wards and precincts, and,
when printed. will be displayed in the
Office of the election commissioners for the
inspection Of the public.
If the name Of any man Is found upon
these lists whose eligibility as a voter is
questioned, the fact may be reported to
the election commissioners, who will take
action upon such complaints on the last
Tuesday and Wednesday preceding elec-
ton. II the charges are established the
voters name will be stricken off.
All the judges and clerks Of election, who
sat as boards of revision in their various
precincts Saturday, have not as yet report
ed to the commissioners. but are expected
to do so to-day. The reports thus far filed,
showing the number of names Cancelled in
each precinct, are as follows:
First wardLFirst precinct, 16; Second pre-
cinct, l.
Second ward-Ffrst precinct, Is; Second
precinct. 49,: Third precinct. 13.
Third ward-First precinct, Q: Second pre-.
cinct, 1; Fourth precinct. /; Seventh pre-
cinct, 5; Eighth precinct. S; Ninth pre-
cinct, Z.
Fourth yard-Ffrst precinct, II; Fourth
precinct, s; Sixth precinct. 6; Eighth pre-
| cinct, 6.
Fifth ward-Second precinct. 1; Third pre-
cinct, 1; Fourth precinct. 8; Sixth pre-
cinct, 2.
Sixth ward-Ffrst precinct, s; Second pre-
| cinct, Is; Third precinct, "a; Fourth pre-.
| cinct, 8; Fifth precinct. 8: Sixth precinct. l.
Seventh ward-Second precinct, 4; Fourth
precinct, 5: Fifth precinct, 3.
Eighth ward-First precinct, 1; Fifth pre-.
cinct. 10; Eighth precinct. 8: Ninth pre-.
cinct, 2; Thirteenth precinct, /.
Ninth wardeThird precinct, I; Fifth pre-
| cinct, Q; Seventh precinct, 3: Ninth pre-
cinct, 2; Eleventh precinct. s; Twelfth pre-
precinct, II; Twentieth precinct, 3.
Tenth ward-Second precinct, 4; Third
precinct, 9: Fourth precinct, 1; Fifth pre-.
| cinct, 2; Seventh precinct. 5.
Compared with the number Of voters to
whom notices were sent. asking them to
appear before the revision boards and
prove their eligibility. few names were
stricken from the rolls Saturday. In most
cases the voters summoned explained that
they had made a mistake in the number
| of their residence. A great many confused
their lodging place with their place Of bust
ness, or with the place where they take
their meals Most Of those who were re-
jected had disfranchised themselves by
| moving into some other precinct since
| their registration
Many others forfeited the right to vote
By failing to register. Others. again, had
clearly tried to violate the election Law
by making false affidavits as to their place
| of residence, or other qualifications as vot.
ers. Attempts at colonization were made
| in several Of the wards. as evinced by the
irregularity Of the returns. In most OF
| the precincts the number of names reject.
ed was as low as four or Ave. while In
some cases-notably the strongholds of the
| Shannon-May gang-as many as sixteer
and eighteen have been cancelled.
Very few Of these imported voters ap.
peared before the boards Of revision wher
summoned, or made any attempt to estab.
lish their right to the ballot. They were
afraid of being arrested and were forced
| to succumb to the new Republican election
law and to Republican vigilance. whict