The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-18
THE TALK AFTER THE RUSH.
REGISTRATION BOOKS BEING PRE-
PARED FOR THE REGISTRARS.


The List to he Placed in Their Hands
acknowledgements That There
VIII BE Much Ado About the Al
legged Illegally Registered Voters.
A Question as to Whether They
VIII BE Allowed 10 QuaIify-An-
other warrant rs the Result of the
Repatriation Scrap-Citizens Club
Representative Deny That They
Tried to Keep Anyone From Reg
isterIng.
There was a iull in the excitement at
tendant upon the political situation yes
terday. The registration over, recupera-
ton was in order.
The force in the office Of Capt. ]. ]. Nc
Gowan. tax collector was busily engaged
in getting the registration books
in shape for the registrars. Capt. Nc
Gowan said he would probably
be able to turn the books and lists over to
the registrars Monday morning He is
now engaged in checking up the list of
disqualified voters and the task is no light
one These disqualified lists are furnish
ed by Capt. MCGOWAN himself the clerk
of the superior court. Mr.. J. K. p. Carr,
and the ordinary, Judge Hampton L. Fer
rill. They go back for years and include
every person who is not qualified TO vote
either from having been a criminal,
lunatic, or those who have failed to pay up
his taxes in any year since the adoption
Of the constitution Of 1877,
After this work is done Capt MCGOWAN
will have the lists Of voters made up ac-
cording to districts and they will be turn
ed over TO the registrars in that shape.
The registrars will then begin their work,
using the disqualified lists and whatever
other information may be furnished them
with regard 10 parties whose names are on
the registration books. 1t is understood
in this connection that representatives of
the Liberal Club have gathered informa-
ton against some 900 or more parties
whose names are alleged to have gone on
the books Illegally. This information Will
be presented to the registrars when they
take their work in hand. OF course these
parties are largely members of the Citi-
zens Club faction, and members of that
faction say they are going to see to 1t that
their voters are not ruled out without
good and sufficient cause When ii comes
10 that representatives Of the Citizens
Club faction claim to have just about
as much information against Illegal vot-
ers on the other side, as the liberal Club
representatives have. II this be true,
however, they have been working up the
information very quietly and the evidence
they have is known only to those inter-
ested.
Some question has arisen as to whether
in certain instances where party's name
is on the books Illegally, he can go and
pay up his taxes, and qualify himself,
and thus have his name remain there.
Some hold that this is true, while others
say il is not, and before IL is settled me
matter will no doubt be taken before
Judge Falligant for some construction of
the law. 1t is argued that in many IN
stances a party may have failed to pay
taxes unknowlngly, and such case
should not be ruled out IL he Is willing to
settle up. There are other instances,
though, where parties are said to have
given wrong age, and have made mis-
statements about the time at which they
took up their residence in the city and
county.
When the registrars have concluded
their work they will have prepared what
are known under the law as the voters
lists. and only those whose names are on
these lists will be allowed to vote These
are the lists to be placed in the hands
OIL the GlGtllOn uldudStIbs anu ny Ahtsc
they will be governed in accepting votes
from those who present them. The regis
trars are Messrs. T. F. johnson. repre-
senting the republican party; William =.
Bailey, representing the Liberal Club, and
Alexander A. LaWence, representing the
Citizens Club.
There was no one registered yesterday.
The registration books are still open, as
is required by law, though those who
register now will not have the privilege
of voting in the coming county election
They Will, however have the right to
vote in the next election following that
There was considerable discussion yes
terday of the scenes attendant upon the
closing of the registration. Growing out
OF the trouble another warrant was
sworn out at Justice Patterson's office by
Mr.. NJ. A. Buttimer against Superintend-
ent b. o. Rogers of the o. E. NJ. depart
ment charging him with carrying a con-
ceaied weapon. Mr. Rogers gave bond for
500. The charge was based on the state
ment made by Mr.. Buttimer that he had
seen pearl-handled pistol In Mr.. Rogers
possession. Mr.. Rogers said that the
charge was wholly without foundation.
He said that he did not have pistol with
him, and viii satisfactorily establish that
fact at the proper time.
Several members of the Citizens Club
stated that their reason for go
ing to the registration office at the close
as they did, was that a conversation was
overheard in the hall day before, on the
part of some members OF the Liberal Club
faction, to the effect that that faction
intended to block the way and take pos
session of Capt. McGowan's office at the
closing hour. They went there they
stated, simply for the purpose OF pre-
venting this, and they state they sue
ceeded in doing so. They stated that the
charge that they intended to prevent any
body from registering is unfounded.
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