The herald., 1896-12-06

Mugrage, c. H. Rundell. d. Web. 6. F.
Web, e. A. Bouck, John Which, T. A.
Brown, G. w. Bowling, c. F. Parsons.
w. p. Alexander. H. Caweron. T. L.
Etchison, 7. ]. johnson. H: j. Kratzer.
w. L. Heller, w. s. Jones, Aaron Aiken,
Thomas Ball, John w. Bowden. w. J.
Cruz. j. H. Denham. Byron D. Dresser,
w. Gowan. A. w. Lee, b. F. Porter, j.
NJ. Sebastian, A. e. Wallworth.
Thirty-five of these names were reg
istered from James c. Bright's lodging
house. the LIE Grande, at No. 53319 South
Spring street. Mr.. Bright told the cam
vasser that all Of them had lived there
at some time or other. For H. H. Eaton
the place of residence given was found to
be vacant store. Another man, Sill
va, had registered from saloon. A. r.
Anderson and D. II. Anderson had reg
istered from 62Sh South Spring street,
and no such number could be found. On
Dec. Sd the votes polled in this pre-
cinct were 351
In the Twenty first precinct there are
Ill names on the challenger's list Either
they are of parties who are missing or
who have moved. and probably many of
them are fictitious. Out of a total reg
istration for this precinct of 423, 327 votes
were cast at the national election. In
cluding the names on the supplemental
register there Is bona fide registration
there now of 333.
In the Eighteenth precinct 50 names
cannot be properly accounted for. It's
registration amounts to 2g9. but at the
national election only 221 votes were
cast.
Should II be discovered in the course
of time that some OF the names of the
missing parties are Of persons who had
been colonized in these precincts. 1t may
be a matter worth the enforcement of the
purity of elections law. On this particu-
lar point the law is as follows
Section LIT shall be unlawful for
any person, directly or Indirectly, by
himself or through any other person
paragraph g. to advance or
cause to be paid anv money or other
valuable thing to or for the use of any
other person. with the intent that the
same or any part thereof shall be used
for boarding, lodging or maintaining
a person at any place or domicile in any
election precinct. or ward. or district.
with intent to secure the vote of such
person. or to induce such person to vote
for any particular person or persons at
any election.
The penalty for this is Imprisonment
for from one to seven years in states
prison.
Ard section 11-Whenever any can
didate for any public office pays lends,
contributes. or offers. or agrees to pay.
lend or contribute. any money or other
valuable consideration to or for any
person for paragraph 2,
providing wholly or in part the expense
of boarding, lodging or maintaining
person at any place or domicile in any
election precinct. or ward. or district,
with the purpose OF securing the vote
of such person for himself or any other
person at an election held within the
state he shall forfeit any of
flee to which he may have been elected
and If the candidate is the in
cumbent of an office of profit or trust
under the laws of. this state, he shall
forfeit this office.
Section As of the penal code. relating
to crimes against the elective franchise,
reads as follows:
Section 45.-Every person not entitled
to vote who fraudulently votes, and ev-
cry person who votes more than once at
felony.
And section 46-Every person not en-
titled to vote who fraudulently attempts
to vote, or who, being entitled to vote.
attempts to vote more than once at any
election, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
The maximum penalty for the felony
is $1,000 fine and five years imprisonment.
Section Al reads: Every person who
procures, aids, assists. counsels or ad-
vises another to give or offer his vote at
any election, knowing that the person is
not qualified to vote, is guilty of mis-
demeanor.
Section 20 of the purity of elections
law imposes a penalty of from one to
seven years Imprisonment in the state
penitentiary upon any person who re-
ceives any brbe or aid influencing him
to either vote for any interested person
or to stay away from the polls.
The law is plain. and secretary Melvill
of the Democratic committee and Secre-
tary Clark of the Populist committee
will see that it is enforced in case the
Republican city machine tries to violate
1t. The wanton coloniza ton of the lodg-
ing houses in the Eighth ward is being
closely watched. in view OF a very
strange deal, which, it is said. has been
made in that particular ward in the
interests OF John Cline and the water
company. The votes for George Cline
and Mr.. Martin will be carefully noted.
as they will probably differ very widely,
If the deal is carried out
THAT yNy rYYE