The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-20
Mr., BRYAN AND MR., SYRCLE,
How Their Acquaintance Vas Formed
and What Came Of II.
Mr.. SYRCLE, The REGISTRAR
AT smithers. Is Urged to DO His Duty n"'
iyades aud Breaks Every Engagement
APetition for His Removal Is frese"'-
.dto Electoral Board OF ienrico'

october la. 1876.
10 the Editor Of the Dispatch NV"
mou0, Va: ,,,.o
sir In vour issue Of sunday you give
considerable space to a statement
nv Mcssrs. simon solomon
u..,,.r and }. r. syrcie' IN VIM"
80 20 as taling much ln'c''s,
%" e,r,fe.s work as ieAis'"'
smithors precinct. s..r,,.
uo,.,, naonened tlat ] saw MI SS''''
at ALI occurred n This way ''''
uo.ls aeo. weil-dressea yo'"s ''
n.,,,,.n twenty-five and tnIN ''"'9
.o entire stranger 10 me- o"'"o
,et.o in tie evening ano "SA''
-. He came in and sat down OS
mo and and tod me that De "''
a~..t trouble and needed he'p' "''' '''
,.... about to- Ue sold out ana u"-
,.,.. could raise some money he "o"'"
.,..ii,. lose an his mother had pax ln '''
ti- name and where the place
mas and he told me his name 80.
-, tr4. he lived on the MoeA''''. '--
''-, tn.t his mother was dead ana
M and his sister were alone. iii'
-..t,e was interrupted ny sita' 'ii''
t.,. and le wcut freely ANA frequency
..ff him IL would ue diihcWt 'o h''
-,..I sun, BLOOD ht needed h"' 'i.'.
~ ,,iraf nossilly ne arranged 10
nt. e.ie until more pfopllloas p-' '0-'
n. saia tllt Was ai nc "'"'0', ,,..
he expected TO sell thc hon-o ''s'''.' -,
which had cost s-N'' '"- '- t... ,l,e
,.ov.. i'll would not hilh5 ii''- ''
d.n+ al.
WAS touched by ihe .o-.7
tr.-s and lo1rnin- tna- M'''' ..,.
and IL. l.. penOou were lhe l,..e
in charge OF the sale' +no
10 their office and "'N'" Ia ,,o
matter. What Mf. 0-i.i' ''''' lo,,ia
,..- DonfIlel. a-ht- ID '-- t, ,i,.t
,,t Dbl. postponed. Mr.. benooh 7a'" nc
the house had been put ul lo- s '','.
.rf.f.d. l0sn taken down lrh''N5
,..off,.io.-. which hal failed al' ,'-'
7fr William Euyaon. who held lNe i''''
-.t...i .. a sale. offered 10 ltS "'.
,r. evDcr-l- incurred if sale
be- DO tpou.I SIXTY days -i'' ,.
moon. after c1niNiiiH1 i,.I,,-
others. said Ae "as soiis.' D-. M
sn required perenpl..f 80 -,
turned 70 Mf- 0fi.''' W. ,,.. f.il,,re
my oii-- anu .oi" i.''.' Nm. .....,,rred he.
and also lA-t ll aug ..,a ,,,l,. hin,
tore ine sale ih I'-il0ll - ,.st,
20 call ou inc. MT ~ ,,...,
grateful for what ] h"' oo"'' "',' -
away. Ile did not RETURN anu "l.''
wards learned that the s'le A"O .-.
fi.... and tlat tine properly nae h'e'
bouaht iu for the debt py Mi. tH'. .o-,
had never heard OF MI. Hyiec ~
fore this incident and DDS '""''
the sole subject of our conFe elsal'o",
4 week OF ten days ago WAen "'
trying TO get my son Ietis',i.U .U ".
precinct heAlu '.... - r,gister..
also found in l.iN5 a.
al Smitners pteclA..' "i." -'-
Guir0u said Dc would take 81
AGAINST the registrar li INC ~e'~s 80
tinuod. incidentally the name oI ~
registrar was mentioned. and 10 III
surprise 1 found il was the same ~ ~, "a
who had so recently been To me loI "o'i
said TO Mr.. Guieon.' Don 80 s',
against that man. ! ann sure Ae WI" -
what is right. ! know him. ana "l
send for him. and tell WAat you p''
nose. and l think 81 ! ask MN ne Va
REGISTER the voters who apply.
i did send for Mr.. syrcie, whose pla'
,f t.,,.in4-s is al ninth and Cary street
aud did explain the situation 70 mn
and he did promise that he would ie-h
ter all lawful voters VINO would appil
AS 10 compensation. / did say ! Wa
sure the sound-Moncy Leasge Wouiu %
him as much as the law allowed Tot re-
isterlnc an voters who were enulleu
register. j cid not then oeHcNe. a.
now do. that Mr. Syfcie l"''u'e
register was "a deliberate purpose 10 y.
vent men from voting VINO are emu
TO do So and it would seem ihat ne 10
close conference with Dir. SIMON 9olo'ilo
for whom he sent 10 tell OF tne enc
which was being made to get him 10
his duty
As 20 Mr.. Carver's statement my
fort was 10 get my son Iesls'eie". ~
carver. whom ] have known TOT near
twenty & y ys@I' ,es, home oo,e 'S ""rly every morn
about light and remained @"aE |'' =" ~,
at work beyond Barton hel-"''' ."
could not aftord TO give UP ''0 pc
] told him that le would pe i"lu
his lost time n he would remain az
house az stated times 10 register 'hu
uho were entitled 20 vote. There W
no suggestion. made. or implied or
tended. Inconsistent Win the most ~
feet impartiality on Mr. CarNers pa
hut ne lis "a hard-workng man. ana
v,uls have been a hardship on him
100 his work. and also a hardship
.t. ,,otere NOT 10 be registered and {