The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-20
RUSH FOR FINAL PAPERS
Applicants for Naturalization
Are Numerous Indeed.
MANY FAIL TO PASS
Some Crooked Work Has een Resorted
To q Secure the Desired Documents.
Judge Clancy Adopts o
New Rule.

The great interest taken lin the p
preaching election in Silver Bow coun-
ty IL evidenced by the fact that at no
time in the history of the courts of this
county, with the exception Of the year
during the capital election, has there
peer such a rush for naturalization pa
pers as has been going on for several
weeks. 1t will undoubtedly continue
through the remainder Of this week and
next, but the greater part OF the rush
will be over by Saturday, as registra-
ton will begin on Monday and no man
can be registered unless he has his
inal papers. An unusually large per
cent. of the men who have applied for
papers failed to pass the examinations.
and 1t has also been vident hat an
unusually large mount of questionable
testimony q been fixed up for the
purpose of securing voting papers"
A number OF witnesses have been
caught in the act, but the law on the
subject OF naturalization in this state
does not seem stringent enough to meet
the gravity of the offense and the Of
tenders can usually ge. out of the
hole" by various pleas or stories. Judge
Clancy announced that after election
he would establish a rule by which he
hoped to prevent illegal ADMINISTRATIONS
and make IL easier to catch per5urers.
He purposes to get up several forms or
petitions and will require applicants
for naturalization papers 10 fle a pc
tition to that end. setting out all facts
necessary. together with names OF VIII
nesses, ETC., and the petitions VIII then
be set down for hearing. In announcing
his intention to adopt that rule he ex-
pressed his regret at the necessity OF
it. which has become appart mt.
A great number of men who apply
for citizenship papers never formally
declared their intentions TO become cit
liens, claiming to have c me to this
country under the age OF IS years. They
fail to pass their examination often be-
cause of their ignorance of the fact
that the law, In such cases, requires
them to have n or m)re witnesses
who can testify to the fact that the
applicant has resided in the United
States continuously since his arrival
here. Judge Lindsay requires n wit
ness on hat point, and Judge Clancy
has Just adopted a rule requiring w
witnesses, though formerly he accepted
the unsupported statement OF the ap-
plicant himself. The laws Of the Unit
ed States on that particular point OF
the naturalization provisions read as
follows:
Amy alien, being under the age of q
tdtE II nao oA az aH' 50
States three years next preceding his
arriving al that age. and who has con-
tinued TO reside therein to the time he
may make application to be admitted a
.itizen thereof, may, after he arrives
the age of n years, and after he has
sided five years within the United
,tates, including the three years or ms
minority, be admitted a citizen OF the
United States without having made the
declaration required in the first condi
lion of section 2165; but such alien shall
make the declaration required therein
at the time of his admission, and shall
further declare. oil oath, and prove to
the satisfaction of the court that, for
Two years next preceding, it has been
his bona ide intention to become a citi-
zen of the United States; and he shall.
in all other respects. comply with the
laws in regard to naturalization.
The oath of the applicant shall In
no case be allowed TO prove his resi-
dence."
Frank Symmerholm was among the
applicants for naturalization papers be-
fore Judge Lindsay yesterday.
In filling out my paper" he said 10
Clerk Leonard. Just cut out some oil
my name and make IL 'S-h-o-l-m.'"
Symmerholm said he was tired OF
carrying such a long anne. but the
clerk said he couldn't do anything fol-
him and referred the man to Judge
Lindsay. Symmerholm repeated his re-
quest to Judge Lindsay. but received
no satisfaction or comfort from him
The following were yesterday admitted
to citizenship by Judge Lindsay
George Morrison, Jakob Hermann