The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-21
WILL PREFER NO CHARGES.
The TWO FACTIONS TO KEEP
HANDS OFF THE REGISTRATION.

Found on the Disqualified List
They Say They VIII Finish the
Work, and at Moderate Cost TO the
COunty-SubpOenas sent Out For
115 second District VOters-Cost Oh
Conducting the state and County
EIectiOn-The Election budget
VIII Have 10 BE Increased.
1t will undoubtedly be interesting to
politicians to know that the TWO local
factions have decided not TO stir up any
rumpus over the registration lists, ana
there will be no repetition of the numer-
Gus battles over alleged disqualified voters
that were seen before the last board Of
registrars just prior to the state and
county election.
The representatives of the two factions
announced to the board Of registrars that
there would be no charges preferred by
them. against any of those registered
The probability is they consider it about
a stand-off as to those who may be i'm
properly registered. and then so far as
the local fight is concerned the coming
November elections as well as those for
associate judges of the supreme court
will have little or no significance
This understanding on the part of the
local factions is a great relief to the
board Of registrars, for they will now
concern themselves only with those whose
names appear on the disqualified lists.
They will conduct their own inyestiga-
tions unhampered by outside influences,
and will, of course, therefore summons
only those against whom they have evil
dence of probable improper registration
from the registration data furnished
them to work on.
This understanding having been reached
the registrars say they have no doubt
now they will be able TO get over the en-
tire list though il will take all of their
time between now and the elecuoh 70
do it. They have three disqualified lists,
one containing names of defaulting tax
payers, one of superior court criminal
convictions, and the third. list Of luna
tics from the court of ordinary. The reg
istrars will not go outside of these in
their Investigations
The majority of those who will be sum
moned to appear before them to show
cause why their names should not be
scratched from the voters lists, will be
those charged with having failed to pay
their taxes in certain years. The hfst
subpoenas issued by the new board were
placed in the hands of the sheriff yester-
day. There were 115 Of them, and they
were all for parties registered in the Sec
ond militia district. They are summoned
TO appear before the registrars on Mon
day. Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. %,
q and %, and explain why they should be
allowed 10 vote.
Subpoenas will be sent out for the Third
district to-day, and there will be about
seventy-five of these cases in all. The
Third district cases will be heard Friday
and Saturday of this week. Subpoends
will be sent out the latter part of the week
for the Fourth district, and Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of next week, Oct.
90 80 and 81, will be given to the invesd-
cation of them. 1t is not believed the
number in that district win run over 80,
and altogether the registrars do not think
they will summon over $50 Of those on the
lists. Monday, Nov. ?, will be given to
the investigation Of cases from all the
country districts.
One of the registrars said yesterday he
did not think they would touch the First
district at all. He considered that the
former board of registrars had gone over
1t thoroughly, and he did not see any rea-
son for so doing, unless they found after
finishing the other districts, that there
was plenty Of time left in which to do the
work. All the names of those against
whom subpoenas We're issued, he said
were found on the disqualified lists
The cases. he said, viii all be heard
right in the grand jury room of the SUI
perior court where the board is now at
work. The plan to be pursued will be
about the same as that followed by the
other registrars, that is where disqualfi-
cations, by reason of unpaid taxes are
shown, a presentation of evidence thar
such taxes have been paid in fun, will be
accepted and the name of such voter will
be allowed to go on the voters list
The prt stnt registrars are satisfied they
will save the county considerable money
as compared with what had to be spent
for the former work, as by reason of the
agreement or consent on the part of the
factions they will not have to summon
anywhere near so many of those whose
names are on the list
The state and county election cost the
county about Sl,SO0. This includes, too
the work that was done on the registration
lists after they were turned over to the
registrars by the tax collector. The coun-
~ commissioners, at first, appropriated
tl,2OO for elections this year, but they soon
found they would need more, and increas-
ed the amount in the budget TO 81 OOO They
have already spent about 800 of that, on
the recent election, and there are two
more yet to come, the national election
and the election for supreme court judges.
AT that rate. they will undoubtedly have
70 add about $3.50 or 5000 more to the
appropriation.
In the state and county election S775 was
turned over to Supt. W. b. Stubs, to pay
The registrars and their clerks, and the
managers and clerks of the election The
Sherims bill for serving subpoenas was
about 1888, but the commissioners made
kick on this, and turned it over to the
county attorney for an opinion. 1t is I'M
derstood that a compromise has about been
reached and that about $3.50 will be paid
for serving subpoenas. Then there was the
bid for printing the lists, the bin for bail
ifs, the bill for meals. and several other
bills. which run the figure up pretty near
TO the amount stated The present regis
trars say it will not cost the county over
800 for the subpoenas to be served in the
cases they win have under Investigation.
There is no doubt however. that the COM
missioners win have to increase their
budget in this direction considerably in
order to get through with the two cleo
tons that are coming.
INJURED LOADING COTTON.
An Iron Bar Falls on James Browns