Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-29
PROGRESSING NICELY
WORK on THE REGISTRATION
DooISs NEARING COMPLEXION.
A New Regulation Governing the or
nccr. of the Primary which VIII
prove Effective in Preventing
Fraua.

The finishing OF the registration books
is proceeding satisfactorily. The COM
mlttee have appointed Judge Halsell
AMI Judge G. G Cummings to verify all
that has been done on the books, which
they are now proceeding to do. When
tley nave completed their work they
will make their report to the commit
tee which Will be given to the public.
The plan Is to compare the work with
ell the original registration as taken.
On yesterday when the officers that
were to hold the election met with the
campaign committee an Important rule
was added 10 that already prepared by
Messrs. Bowlln and Gillespie. to the
effect that before delivering an Official
ballot to the voter the number CORE
spending with his certificate shall be
placed on the ballot with an indellble
pencil to head Off the chain ballot, as
Il Is called by the boodlers.
on this subject the committee desire
to say to those who have the interest OF
Democracy at heart. TO insist on the
Observance OF two or three simple
rules in the details OF conducting the
election. One is TO beat of the loaded
tickets and prevent those who may
have. purchased certificates from see
Ing their goods delivered. To do this,
the marking Judge should refuse to
mark a ticket according to the loaded
ticket presented to him by the illiterate,
but require this voter to call out who
he wants to vote for. This viii be pre-
pairing the ticket as by law by the Judge
Mt the Instance OF the voter, Instead OF
that OF the boodler. who will be stand
Ing near TO see his goods delivered
The boodlers are running this racket
around town and are threatening the
candidates with their power, and they
are going around like hunted things,
not knowing whittier to turn for relief.
The campaign committee are deter
mined to do their duty In this matter
and have every assurance that every
and have every assurance that every
officer who will hold the election viii
do likewise.
on this point Chairman Cummings
said sN
III this is done on the part OF both
OF these parties, then the usual cleo
tlon frauds VIII be reduced 10 mini
mum, and tho public will be satisfied
II there Is delinquency on the part of
any officer or any committeeman to do
his whole duty, the force OF the same
Will be redoubled on the delinquent on
account of the great interest now he
Ing displayed by the public The eyes
Of the law-abiding are on the officers
and committeeman who are directing
! and executing these rules OF the ball
| lot. The candidates are powerless
| They can say or do nothing for fear OF
injuring their individual prospects, SO
| powerful has this floating element be-
come In our city. wish to be distinct
| ~ understood that these remarks arc
not directed at any one or more candi-
dates. In our trust capacity we stand
| for them all alike. and desire to pro-
tect them from the rapacity of the
boodlers. The candidates are the vic
tins Of existing conditions. The hood
| lers are the products OF these condi-
lions. II Is to the mind of the commit
tee the beginning OF n new mode OF pro-
cedure IN elections, by which the peo-
pie assert their independence OF rings
and combinations We may at FIRST
succeed only partially. but II should
not discourage us. The world was not
made In day
The voting booths are being ropldly
put up and the location OF all the yot-
Ing places for the election which viii
take place on the second day OF NAV
viii be announced In tho Gazette to-
morrow
Regarding the interview in yester-
days Gazette by Registrar Puclsett.
Judge Cummings said the COMMITTEES
had already given out the facts In the
matter and there was nothing further
to add.