The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-19
A SCORE OF ELEVEN TO EIGHT.
BOTH FACTIONS HAD INNINGS BE-
FORE THE COMMISSION.

One Nan Turned Down Because He
Did Not Remember Anything About
Himself and Did Not know How
Long Tie Had Been Herc-AnOther
shut out Because He Failed to Re-
turn His Property for Taxation.
The Liberal Club Made the Most
Voters Out of the Afternoons
Work
The registration commission held its last
session prior to the termination of the
registra ton yesterday afternoon, and pass
ed on a number of cases for each faction,
in which registration had been refused by
the other side.
On a nomination made by Mr.. Walter c.
Hartridge, representing the Liberal Club
c. c. Hill was named as registrar repre-
senung that faction in the Seventeenth
precinct in the place of James V. Kennick-
ell who resigned several days ago.
The first case brought to the attention
of the commission was that of Mr. John f.
LaFar, whose name was brought up by
Messrs. Hartridge and OByrne, represent
ing the Liberal Club. Mr.. LaFar's house
where he sleeps, is at Isle of Hope, but his
business is in the city, and he has always
paid his taxes and voted in the city. There
was no objection to his registration urged
by President Cam of the Citizens Club,
and the commission directed that he be
registered.
The Citizens Club people then had an In
ming with their cases. They had com
plants against several of the registrars.
one of them was Drury b. Daniel, whom
Registrar Kennickell refused to register in
the Seventeenth precinct. He made out
a prima facie case and the commission di-
rected that his name be put on the books.
The same action was had with regard TO
the case of Arthur H. Haddon, whom Reg
istrar OBrien refused to register in the
Ninth precinct.
One of the most interesting cases was
that of Joe Schatz, a city employe, who
twas certain that he came here from New
York more than a year ago, but just when
it was he could not remember He ala not
know whether he came here in the summer
of 1894, of 1885, or Of 1896 He said he work
ed for Thomas Fogarty after being here six
or seven months, but he did not know when
it was nor how long he worked for him.
He could not tell how long he had been
in the employ of the city, and IN tact,
knew less about himself than some OF
said he could get somebody to identify
him. and tell all about him, and he was
sent off for his man. but could not ma
him. The commission did not allow him
TO register on account OF the very uncer-
tain and unsatisfactory testimony. He
was refused by Registrar X. 9. u Byrhe
in the Fifth precinct.
The only other case of any particular
interest was that Of Philip Buckwall, who
came from New York to Savannah in Mo-
vember, 1885, and who was refused regis
tration by Registrar r. G. O'Byrne IN the
Fifth precinct. Buckwall rendered an am
davit TO the registrars that he had paid
all taxes due by him, but under the ques-
tioning of Mr.. o Byrne as to his business,
he admitted that he came to Savannah
with $1,000 worth of personal property,
which he had never returned for taxation
either to the state or to the county. The
commission told him of course ne couid
not be registered under those circum-
stances and the next case was called.
OF the other cases brought by the Citi-
zens Club, II. Wilensky was ordered reg
istered in the Second, f. b. Denton in the
Fifth, Madrid Cox in the Seventeenth j.
B. Brown in the Eighth and M. A. Nc
Carroll in the Nineteenth. Charles Peltz
refused by Registrar O'Byrne in the Fifth.
was not allowed to register, as he had
failed to pay his tax for 1890.
The commission then took up the cases
Oh the 1tDtIdl 0AdDs Al WiiAtAA NoAiABAoNANS
were made against certain Citizens Club
registrars. Prima facie cases were made
out by James Frasier and Robert Steven
son, who were turned down by Registrar
Mcguire in the First precinct, and they
were ordered registered to-day. Plima
facie cases were also made out in behalf
of James Wallace and Sheldon McIntire
in the Sixth precinct, where they were
refused registration by Registrar Vetter,
and the commission ordered that their
names be placed on the list in that pre-
cinct
The attorneys representing the Liberal
Club had more cases against Registrar NJ.
G. Helmken Of the Nineteenth precinct
than against any of the others. 1t APP
pears that he turned down negroes there
right and left, as well as one or two
white men. John T. Lloyd, one of the
white men turned down, was ordered reg
istered to-day.
Prima facie cases were made out by Ed
ward A. Stevens, Benjamin Cuspert Ben
janin f. Andrews. Alexander Johnson and
Isaiah Warning, all of whom were refused
registration by Registrar Helmkeu, and
the commission ordered that their names
be placed on the book.
The commission refused to order Ed
ward ]. Green and Richard Lee registered
in the same precinct, because of the uncer-
tainty Of the evidence in their cases.
The Liberal Club, it appears. came out
three better than the Citizens Club on the
afternoons work, as the score stood II to
when the commission adjourned
G. G. Hill was sworn in as a registrar
for the Liberal Club yesterday in the Sew
enteenth precinct in place of j. V. Ken
nickel, resigned. Mr.. Hill served as a
registrar in the city election two years
ago acting for the Citizens Club then,
however.