The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-12
MADE CITIZENS CLUB VOTERS.
QUALIFICATIONS OF SEVERAL APP
PLICANTs PASSED UPON.

Entitled to ReGistra tfon-All of the
Citizens Club Voters Whose Cases
Were Heard Were Given the Right
to Register-The Commission tn
Meet Again Monday Afternoon.
The registration commission has shown
that it is not inclined to remove any Of
the registrars on charges of offensive par
tisanhip unless there is something radi-
cally wrong somewhere. Charges were
preferred by the Citizens Club yesterday
against about half of the Liberal Club
registrars. and while the judges passed
upon the cases presented, in which the
registrars refused registration, none of
those against whom complaints were made
We're removed.
The first case brought up was that Of
Registrar Murtagh Sullivan, who repre-
sents the Liberal club in the Second pre-
cinct, where Registrar Compass repre-
sents the Citizens Club. 1t was charged
that Registrar Sullivan was guilty of Of
fensive craftsmanship, and that he should
be removed. The complaint was based on
the case of Michael j. DAILY, who appeared
before the registrars for registration.
Registrar Compass objected to his being
registered on the ground that he did not
live in the city. Registrar Sullivan was
satisfied he did live in the city and put
his name on the book anyhow. Regis
trar Compass then walked out of the Of
flee, refusing to consent to the registra-
ton of the applicant.
In the investigation in which Registrars
Compass and Sullivan were both on the
stand, as well as Mr.. DAILY, it was shown
that the latter lived at 221a East Broad
street, but that he clerked in a store be-
longing to his mother, which is outside of
the city limits. His residence however,
is in the city and in the second precinct.
AT the conclusion of the investigation
It was announced as the unanimous opin-
ion of the commission that one registrar
had no right to arbitrarily register man
where the other registrar objects to it.
The party who was refused under such
circumstances should apply to the proper
authority it was stated. With regard
to Days case, however, it was the opin-
ion of the commission that he was en-
titled to be registered as he had shown
that he lived in the city. that he had paid
his taxes and was on the county regis
AS this was the first time the commits
sion had passed on a case like that of Reg
istrar Sulivans where a mans name was
put on the book over the protest of the
other registrar, Judge Falligant announc-
ed that the commission would not remove
Mr.. Sullivan i'm this instance, but he said
arbitrarily putting a mans name on the
list over the protest of the other registrar
would hereafter be considered ground
for removal.
rhe next case taken up was the complaint
of the Citizens Club against Fl. A. Nc
Ieod the Liberal Club registrar in the
Eighteenth precinct. Registrar Mcleod
refused to allow Mr.. w. L. Grayson, chair
man of the fire commission to register,
though his name was on the county regis
tration list, and he exhibited his tax re-
ceipt for 1895.
In this case it was claimed by the other
side that Mr.. Grayson intended to move
his residence outside the city limits, he
having recently built a house just east
of the Waters road, and it was said he
only moved back into the city to his home
on Anderson street because of damage
to his other residence by the September
storm.
MIR. Grayson testified that such was
not the case. The house east Of the Wa
tiers road, he said, was his summer resi-
dence, and he and his family lived there
only about two months during the summer
just passed. He had never intended to
make it his permanent home, he said,
but always had claimed as his home for
the last eight years his Anderson street
residence.
Judge Falligant announced that the COM
mission was satisfied from the evidence
that Mr. Crayson had the right to be
registered and the commission so direct
ed.
There was another case specified in the
COmnlaiDf OF
istrar w. w. Swinton, who represents
the Citizens Club in the same precinct with
Registrar Mcleod, testified as to Philip
V. Williams, whom Mr. Mcleod refused
10 register. Mr.. Mcleod, 1t appears, re-
fused to register the applicant because
his age appeared as Is on the county reg
istration list. and when he applied at the
precinct to register he stated ne was 27
years old.
1t was held that this difference in age
would make him liable for two years
taxes, and that was the cause of Regis
trar McLeod's refusal to put his name on
the books. Evidence was introduced to
snow tPat Williams did not come to Geor~
sla until 1885. and as he had his tax re-
celpts Tor 1895 and 1896 the commission de-
clded he was entitled to be registered.
The case of Robert II. Gurven was al
most identical with the foregoing case. he
haVlhg been refused because the county
Iist had his age as %, while his statement
was that he was "A years old He had his
tax receipts for three years, including
1895, however, and the commission de-
clded that he was entitled to register
complaint was also made against
Registrar George H. Beckett of the Lib
eral Club in the Fourteenth precinct.
Ihere were five cases in this complaint.
1T was not heard, however. on account Of
the fact that none OF the parties who
were refused reg.stra pon by Him appear
ca before the commission.
The commission decided that Henry A.
Parrish, Samuel j. Howard ana John ID
smith, who were refused registration in
the Ninteenth precinct by Registrar w
r. Constantine Of the Liberal Club should
be allowed to register. The same decis-
ion was rendered with regard to &. p
Heath and John r. Churchill. who were
refused registration by Registrar John p.
OBrien in the Ninth precincts. John d.
Bishop and James A. Slaves. who were
refused registration by the Liberal club
registrar in the Twelfth precinct and II.
ID. Durand and w. il. Lotion who were
refused registration by Registrar Ken
nickel Of the Liberal Club IN the Sew
enteenth precinct
The case OF w. c. DeVane and Wright