The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-24
MADE MANY NEW VOTERS
Five Hundred Citizens Papers
Granted.
AUSTRlANS IN THE LEAD
Many of the Applicants Were Unable
to Either Read or Write. and
Quite q Number Could Not
Speak English.

During the past two weeks Judge Clan
cy held five sessions of his court which
he devoted to applicants for naturaliza-
ton. and in that time admitted 3o2 for
eigners to citizenship and issued to them
their voting papers" The first day he
admitted 20. the second 81, the third ~.
the fourth A and the fifth, which was
last Saturday, he passed 100. Judge Lind
say also admitted a number, but not so
many as Judge Clancy. and the total
number admitted during the past two
weeks is about 500. In the first days of the
recent rush for naturalizations ireland led
I'm the number Of applicants. but during
the week Austria forged ahead. and. es-
pecially in Judge Clancy's court. almost
crowded out the other Mathematics. OF
the Austrians who applied and were adj
mitted many were unable to read or write,
and a very small per cent. could speak the
English language well. Yet nearly all OF
them swore that they came to this coun-
try art the age Of II years and had lived
here from four to ten years or more. on
Saturday IS applicants swore and had the
necessary witnesses to support their oaths,
that they ARRIVED In America at the age
of II. Their testimony under oath showed
that they had been I'm America the re-
quired length OF time. and that they were
entitled to voting papers" although they
had never formally declared their inten-
ton to become citizens. The run Of nation
alities Is Indicated by the following names
OF those who were admitted to citizenship
by Judge Clancy on Saturday: Larry Muh-
lerh. George Balkonetz. Peter Mikelich,
Jaakob kauppila. Mark Murphy. George
Zoriccic. Patrick Murphy. Evan j. Reese,
John T.. Boyer. John Larknar, Louis Du-
puts. Michael Long. William Fraser. Mi
chael Mccormick, William Thornton,
Alex Hansen, Robert McCabe, Anton Ar
ka, Peter Ii. Hansen. ID. w. Rogers, Dan
ID. Sullivan. William II. Beakey. Faldroni
Felise. Celisto Martinola, Gabrielle Fran
chino, John Couch. Patrick Brown. Mi
chael Harrington. Ben Cameron. Michael
Dillon, Battislo Coulo. John Harrington,
Jerry Murphy. Melh Generi. James Hag-
garty, joseph Berard. Antonio Beratto,
G.. Pederferri. Louis Gallito, Thomas VIII
son, John Mullins. Jerry J. Murphy,
James Schahill, Cornelius O'Neill. Chris
tian c. Schultz. job L. Eklind. Edward
Stamsos. Michael Caddan. Mark Turk.
Mario Petit. Joseph Cartrin. Evan Nor
gan. Dan J. Harrington. Martin Anderson.
Tim Harrington, Patrick Lynch. A. II.
Pearson, Patrick b.. Lee. C.. A. Trucano.
Michael Flaherty. James DUFFY. Louis
Alexander. Michael Kennedy, James Dom
nelly. John Maggie. Martin J. Sullivan. Pc
ter Icoalo. Joe Anderson. Thomas Ramil-
oNfNhs ~ I" ,ffo"h ~ WIN s'Atf
O'Brien. John Thomas. Paul Polovich.
Benjamin Gouthrow. Henry Thomas. Mi
chael Heaney. Michael McNey, Jacob
Blum. Edward Carlson. John Sarich. John
Castle. John Holman. Alfred Lee. lob ST.
prink, Patrick Finnegan, Sif Domitrovich.
John Arnold. John Vucanovich. Nicholas
Cigic. Mike V~arbanich. Dan Shetland.
John Foley. o h Giachetti. John Papo-
vich. Joe Paliero. Rinaldo Alberize. Mix
Stepanovich. Thomss kulai. John Per-
lain, Alexandra Greko. NJ. Crosse. Mat
Bertoglio. John Giachetti. Frank Pucci.
Antonio Ravoni. Mitchell Ferzovich,
George Penocello. Bernard Massa.
No foreign born citizen can register I'M
less he has his final papers. or can make
an affidavit that he has been naturalized
and that his papers have been lost and
are beyond his reach. In the latter case he
will have to procure a copy Of his papers.
however. before he can vote.
Registration will be open all this week.
and while IL is going on persons entitled
to them may still obtain their final papers
In time to register.