Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-21
No ENTHUSIASTICALLY
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,,,,..rORNL BOARD REFUSES 10
TURN SIR. SYRCLE OFT.
rOypLllsTS AGAINST TIE REGISTRAR
,.,fofn GuiEop Alleges That lie
rallied 20 Fru arrangements with
,,tsscd-OpiniOn A. to the Law.


.....sl session "a, the county courthouse
un o'clock yesterday morning. and
t..rl fhe complaints of certain citizens
tt. county that they could not ob-
.. issti.e 90 the hands OF Mr.. j. X.
s,.le. the registrar for Smithcrs Pre-
.r.t There were present President
f.efs and Mossrs Foard and Boyer,
members OF the board; Captain A. b.
c..on. representing The Sound Money
-..rya. Mr Morgan Treat. Republican
....tor f.r this district. Mr. Barton IA.
vrI.. OF counsel for the petitioners; Mr.
j. r.. syrcIe the registrar against whom
tre charges were preferred, and a num-
n.- oil white men and negroes. more or
Dos. interested in the proceedings eX-
pe.rl TO take place.
Tine board heard the complaint which
MAS presented orally 10y Mr. Guison. and
also aa argument against hearing tesi-
r.nr. which was made Boy MIR. w. II.
r.t.llcc. who repre- ented Mr.. Syrcle.
.U. body then refused Go 20 further INTO
,r.ra.e ly dlsm ssiug TO- upon the ground
that he registrar would have no redress.
I'D. mnttcr viii now be taken into court.
Tre board convened iu the rear Of the
Clerks or.ca and fully seVcnty-hvc or
hundred persons were az attendance.
A. soon as the body was called to order
Air. Glison as counsel for the sound
-il-.l 4'''s-.' ~
tae pell--,",ls, s,o .,,'.r..t.,r 20 ,h.
i.'t- N-'', -, - he ,,.,,,t.4 IL
s".'.'' 49, -, 10 r,,rnisn them
r.h a certified List OF an the registrars
and IufEes az election in HCurcO county
,,.t-.. ia ,..,..t, -,i,,,, os nearly
".." '- $50 Ia ,a ,,.es
-. .i,a eecrot9r,. Tor
M.''a 20. t~..e ..,,,s'4,-o-
ti'- .'''t Won l.,,-...-. -,
IoA .|.r .o''- .ii'0't .''0 0'"''
comply "''" 'i''7 i'2N0'.'
I- lHLPAihD The IAfhh'
Nl GuIgon then called the attention
Of tle board to- what he termed sug-
raeoa m Che Dispatch Of yesterday
that Dee wished 90 conceal his identity in
o.. matter Of the preparation OF the pc /
tuol which was presented TO the board, |
:nl which contained the charges against !
heslsiI-r 9yI1le. 4Ae spe""er S'''I 'll'S /
"s 900 nilai inference 10 "aNe NAV"
against nm. ms ne haa pl.peicu tl' /
laitf ana l4"0'4 ll lI one "a mas 80
i-tAl covers Wir.o"' any 'u1' VI
,.NfoIiNs TO hte n.ii9ell III 'llo Il". ,1', /
lie added lLti he oii not know whether /
l' put iAe peu.on IN one oil ms own ou- /
Fe.9pe9 or NOT put thal ne uio not Know
anything oil lhe scId 'chlHs Out OF 'ue
name ODD me ieil-haha corner OF INC en-
Nr.op'. ms was cone "i'no"' n
l'."i,--e' OF consent anu Hc was '1''
to'i} in'' u haA Deen uoue. r
'I HN't"H mere H't -hi' H'I .vA lie
"f' 10 't"H llt statements vi --'ss'7'
Joseph Bryan NoI gan Ilv'l' anu I''.-
sh IFs"'0"s MI 9yi1.eS ColI"l.'
Wnch comnanlcau ons We're printed il
iAH ID yesteIdhy belatch. IN MT
tilans statement was q paragraph eN-
li..Hiis lhat ne ald not KNOW AIT. oyIc'e
until the latter called upon him TO get
N.m 'hIyahl 10 ASSIST MN III certain
iti 'aldte uaA7attl'H' "iI' 9gIc@ OK
l... Hti thai hir bdiI5LD l'vH7 Icleli'u 10
between Mt. bryan anu hlihseI occuritu
some une before ne was appointed regis
NAf. MT Fulfon sait ms was correct
ana lAtA hhIoIlunea inc BOARD 10 swear
t"' "l'"ea'ea present ana near the testl-
ih'A] ne was prepared 10 present.
WHAT THE LAW PROVIDES.
81 this juncture. Beveridge. counsel for
-lr SyrcIr. addressed The board. areuing
That u WAS FIRST the duty OF those COM
planning of Mr.. Svrcls 10 appeal TO the
court Tor "a mandamus to compel him TO
attend 20 his duty. il he was not pro-
perry l0ng So. Mr.. Beveridge said the
election law did not stipulate that the
board should hear evidence ana rcmove
o. registrar for failing 10 register per-
sons This was only 10 be done whom
au other means had been exhausted
rhe speaker thought fl hsblv improper
fog the Electoral Board 10 go into tbe
case. a1d urged that if be dismissed.
Mr Gl-ou read from the Virginia
election laws certain sections raflrri,e, ~
Oh. filling OF vacancies and tha com.
persaton of registrars. 10 their removal
for failure To- DISCHARGE fine drtfrs d.
v.lvIrr Iron them. re said he orre,r.d
before tho board in the interest of iusfiro
and fair elections. and deeirAj IN state
t.at bis services were at the coA,roond of
any one vrho SOUGHT aeefstorco In tbfs ~.
s..rt vitpo,,t re,,,,,i an tbeir ra,t,, ae,t
alton Tf. went nm m cav tb,t he IA
zoe contend that n ycae Tho It,, 30
REGISTRAR "a, allow birne,ff ia la 80, 49,
Il the dead bour Of the nigbt ar 10 49,
a s,ek family or TO attend to mia Vol,
While be should be attending 10 impor-
tant business transactions but he in
SISTED that q registrar should appoint
come time TO attend 10 IL. and then be !
there and do IT, he spoke Of the en- ,
Iagrments repeatedly broken by Mr..
syr>e and said they showed a distinct
purpose on the part Of the registrar not
to register duly qualified voters "Air.
Fyr.le has not performed his duty as 7
the law REQUIRES" charged Mr. Guipon
~ that not ground for his removal?"
.-,, S-loiNvy HNlsted that the board
near ,He case ana the body held
'- .. asked IL, In the event Of Mr..
--. ''.ioN"- ne Vyfcie' would have
i' ',-i1e'' .o when AI. Hulsoh replied
-t,. .- , 7',.'e. lli E'iI1se remarked