The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-10
A NEW REGISTRATION.
THE ELECToRAL BOARD REFUSES
40 REVOKE ITS ORDhR.
a Strong Opinion to That Effect by MI
W,.tvood in Which the other Mem
bers OF the B Board Conourred.

The Electoral Board OF Richmond. con
sisung Of Messrs. w. J.. Westwood,
Thomas Elicit. and r. 4. Pemberton,
met in the rooms OF the Mechanics In
sufutc last night to consider the apph-
cation OF the Democratic City Committee
that it would resc.nd its oad'r for
new registration for the entire city
Messrs. C.. VI. Wallace. Jr., and IL. Sl.
TYLER appeared on behalf Of the City
Committee TO oppose the new resistrltion'
and Captain A. y. Guigon. attorney ror
the sound-Money League. urged the ooaIa
TO adhere &c its determination.
Mr. Wallace stated that he recognized
the difficulties OF his position In present.
ing partizan reasons 10 judicial uooF'
and argued that the approaching eltclioh
was one of such paramount impoi eeti.r9
that tho board should hesitate before i.-
ming the risk of dlsfranchlsins "a slh-le
ciuzen by causing unnece,saf ~ new
list Of the voter 10 be made out az every
precinct Mr. Wallace presented certiii-
Gates from an the registrars or JeHer-oh
ward which stated that. in their lud5-
ment full and fair election could ne
held with the present books without great
difficulty or discomfort. Three otner GER
tihcates were introduced, TWO or "hlcn
urorounced their books very bad, but
F.
along with them ia the approaching eiec-
tiou.
Nr Tyler. following Mr.. Wallace. asked
the board 20 consider the books at each
precinct separately. ana it Do I7 i,uI
ment any one or more Of them cOuli ne
safely used. he thought that as io inal
precinct "a new registration should nor ne
ordered. Mr. Tyler also called attention
fo tho language or the statute N"u.i
which n new registration could he or
derei. and claimed that the powers OF
the board were limited.
CAPTAIN GUlGON $ ARG uMENI.
Mr. Tyler was followed by CAPTAIN
Guigor. who called tho attention OF the
board 20 tfe fact mat only one feason .']l
had boon advanced 10y the representatives
OF the city Committee why the new regis
traflon should not be had. which was
that the approaching election was Nh-
usually important. and some cluIrns
might be sfranchisod by their talluIe
to be registered. Te Insisted that the
imn0rt7nfe OF the election was hut an
additional reason why the new registfa-
| tiou should Doe had now, as II woula uiahe
| the citizen unusually Yleilaht 20 s,-si
h's right 90 vote. Afr. Gnigon conteendea
! that the present condition ~ tho books
would be an induccment and p temp 4
tion to vil-d'erCeed persons 10 ooinmil
fraud and tilt IN was t1e oniY OF sls
board 90 prevent the .hiity or iIall
! by every means ir its power lie n.Nl
| addressed himself tO the legal question
raised hv Mr. Tyler and showed tnat lHe
Nero rIvficai condition or tne books WIS
| not AN that the statute was ihLehhru l'
| coro. buf that Or WIS the rignt ana tNe
9rfv OF Tho board t0 order new reg. .s-
trafion n f0r any reason they deemed lhe
present books insufficient misleading q"
unsafe. .-., ,,,r.-ro,.
After listening patiently 20 the Taln't
extended arguments Of the genueneH
,.,-..-,,t err ylr-fv.sr1 delivered the uNn'l-