The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-30

hoard now occupy very much the same
position the clerk did nnder the act of
| 1895, where the chairman or a party
did not file his lists in time. Harkins
vs.. Cathey. supra.
| r. w. Smith swears that he is a Re
publican. has always voted that ticket
| and expects to do so now. AS the pre-
| sumption is with defendants, the bur
| den is on the petitioners to show the
error and that they are entitled to the
relief asked. will give Mr.. Smith credit
for knowing what he is and that he cor
rectly states the same. His appointment
is, sustained Harkins VS.. Cathey, supra.
No. . is withdrawn, as Wood refused
TO act. and another registrar has been
apopinted in his place that seems not to
be objected to.
No. A. j. z. Wilson, sayse he is a Re
publican in National politics, but in
State and county politics he votes the
Democratic ticket. This in my opinion
disuualifes him as a Republican regis
trar. 1t is like juror when two parties
are on trial in the same case, though
he may be fayorably disposed as to one
of them if he has formed and expressed
an opinion adverse to the other, he would
be disqualified,
No. +. r. Il. Gautier, stands on the
same footing as j. r. Wilson, and my
opinon as to him is the same as in the
Wilson ease.
No. 6. Fred Oliver, has refused to-
serve. and John C. Davidson has been
amounted in his place by the board.
It seems this should have been done by
the clerk. But as there seems to be
no objection to him this appointment
is ratified by me.
No. I. Walter Donaldson, is asked to
be removed on account of inebriety. The
burden is on the petitioners. They have
one affidavit to that effect. but the de-
PENDANTS have several affdavits going to
show that while he does become in
toxicated, he is not usually so; that he
is industrious. supports his family, and
is qualified to act as registrar. This
is an important appointment he has, and
if he has any pride of character he will
not get drunk while he is acting as regis
trar l think the petitioners have failed,
and / decline to remove him.
No. s. r. J. Ferguson, seems to me to
be Republican. Petitioners have failed
to show that he is not and | decline to
remove him.
No. 9. s. w. Stewart says that he
cannot read and write sufficiently to DIS
charge the duties of registrar; that he,
can write his name, but this is only done
mechanically. | must take what he
says to be true. Harkins VS.. Cathey,
supra. And it does not seem to me that
a man that can only write his own name
is qualified to register the names of
others. | must remove him.
No. 10. J. O. Turbeyfill: Respondents
offer no affidavit to sustain their allega-
ton that he is a Republican. The only
evidence they offer of this is an exhibit
showing that he was appointed as
Republican registrar in 1896; when the
petitioners show by the affidavit of W.
B. Williamson that Turbeyfill on the
10Th of September, 1898, told him that
he was a Democrat. He may not have
been a Republican in 1896 or, if he was
he seems to have changed since that
time and is a Democrat now. Harkins
VS.. Cathey. supra He is removed
No. II. G. A. Morrow: This allega-
ton in the petition must have been
made under a mistake as to what party
he was appointed for. 1t seems he was
appointed as a Populist, and that he is
Populist. / decline to remove him.
No ~ and 10, withdrawn, as to Os-
borne White and w. r. Barnett, and
these appointments stand.
Populist demands: l. ]. w. Moore,
appointed as a Populist having declined
to serve. and J. II. Wilson having been
appointed in his place, this objection
is withdrawn, and l approve and ratify
this appointment
2. J. +. Woodsides objected to as being
a Democrat: Respondents offer no evil
dence tending to show that he is not
a Democrat, while petitioners offer the
affidavit of Il. A. Austin, that Wood
sides told him that he was not Popu-
list: that he had been Prohibitionist,
'but was now a Democrat and one OF the
managers in the late Democrat prima-
ries." He must be removed.
3. J. Fl. Hutchinson, appointed rs
populist: Respondents offer no evidence
tending to show that he is a Populist,
while petitioners offer the affidavit or
w. S. Clanton that he saw said Hutchin-
son in the Democratic county convention
representing his township as delegate.
He is removed.
8. III. H. Hoover, appointed as a Popu-
list: Defendants offer the affidavit OF
Il. o. Johnson that Hoover had voted