The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-08
RIcHM0Nn'S REGULAR ROW.
POPULISTS AND DEMOCRATS MIX
UP ABOUT REGISTRATION.

Somebody Grabbed Zeigler's Book
and Tore ont the Leaves, and Then
There Was scrapping All Along
the Line-ZefgIer Gets Some Blows
and Keener Gets Fine.
Augusta, Ca, Sept. 1T seems impossi-
BILE TO have any election in Richmond
county between democrats and populists
without bad blood and violence. Last
week the active hostilities began, and
second chapter was enacted to-day
The democrats are pushing the registra-
ton of voters in this county as rapidly
as possible before the close of the lists
for the state election. The populists en-
ployed a man named W. c. Zeigler to
stand at the registry window and take a
list of all men who registered, their age
and place Of residence. The Daily Trib-
une, the populist paper, publishes every
afternoon a number of these names, charg-
ing that there is no such number or no
such person at the number given, or that
same negro has also registered under
another name.
These daily publications have created
considerable feeling. and the men who
are conducting the registration deny their
truthfulness, and claim they are made
for political effect and with view to
intlmidate those who are conducting the
registration.
on Friday while Zeigler was at his post,
somebody grabbed his note book from his
hand and ran with it. When it was re-
turned a number Of leaves containing his
record of registration had been torn out.
Judge Eve and Sheriff OConnor appear
ing about this time, Zeigler started TO
tell them his grievance, and in the course
of his reTna rks declared there was con
spiracy to xii! him.
When he said this Mr.. lack Keener,
who is one of the men employed by the
democrats to look after the registration
of voters, struck Zeigler in the face, and
he left the registry office.
To-day the case was before the record
er. and Keener was fined for striking
Zeigler. The recorder questioned Zeigler
about his statement that there was a con-
spiracy to kill him, and Zegler said that
he had referred to Mr.. Bryan Lawrence
as a mover in the matter, as he had once
threatened to throw him down the court
house steps.
After the trial Zeigler repaired to the
registry office to resume his work Of list
ing all those who registered. Soon after
he reached the court housesMr. Lawrence
asked him about his testimony before
the recorder, that he was plotting to kill
him. When Zeigler started to explain
what he said, Lawrence struck him. W.
X. Nelson, another populist, started TO
Zeiglers aid, and Mr.. Zack Keener, who
had struck Zeigler on Friday, tackled
Nelson Then Zeigler's brother started
in, and he was met by Tom Howard, and
subsequently Reporter CARTRIDGE of the
populist paper and Mr.. Zack Keener had
a little tiff as the latter was trying to get
the facts of the row for publication.
w X. Nelson was the worst hurt of
ANYBODY in the scrimmage, as he got two
severe blows in the face which bloodied
him up and will probably leave him
black eye.
The occurrence is unfortunate, and is re-
GREETED by conservative men of both par
ties. 1t is the desire of the people of Au-
gusta that there shall be fair and legal
election, and these chickering's and diff
culties over the registration do neither
side any good. The democrats claim that
a number of populists went down to the
court house this morning with sticks to
invite a difficulty, and they got what they
went off for only they got the worst end
of It when they had intended to intimidate
the other side.