The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-18
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER.
hooks WILL CLOSE ron PRESIDEN-
TIAL ELECTION rms AFTERNOON.

only Those who Did Not QuaIify for
state Election Need Register Now
In order go Vote-NRmes of 5.StG
white Persons aud 6T5 Negroes
Are Now On tbc List-DuplIcate
Lists Are BeinE Made for Repubii-
can Campaign Managers - Mr..
Isaken Declares tie VIII Protect
Himself Against nepeatinE-"No
state Court Honds for Illegal Not-
ern."
To-day is the last day upon which those
who wish 20 cast ballots for President
and Vice President Of the United States
and for representative IN Congress from
this district viii have an opportunity 10
get their names on the llst Of qual.hcd
voters. At o'clock this afternoon their
chance will be gone.
Those who vo,ed in the last state and
county elections or whose names were on
the registration books and who were quail
fed 70 vote then. need not register again.
Those who were not then registered and
who desire 20 vote for any Of the nomi-
nees have only a few short hours Ia which
to qualify for this exercise Of the preroga-
Give OF citizenship.
There are already on the list 6.52i voters.
OF whom 5.sB are white and 675 are col
orcd. From this list. however. che regis
trnrs have stricken tho names Of some
forty-odd alleged voters. some Of whom
were found 20 be dead and others. for
,..-fa.ts -.,s.r~ atah.r~.a f~op, ,softnr
n the FUN vote is poned the registration
would Indicate a majority for Bryan.
Stevenson and Lester Of over 500 though
" is probable that this majority will be
decreased by the votes OF some former
Democrats who Will vote az this election
against the candidates Of their one-time
party.
For 1--WE days after the close Of the reg
ist-ation books they viii remain tn the
hands OF Register Clerk Sullivan Of the
Office Of the tax collector for the pur-
pose OF making such compilations as are
usual and proper. From MIN they viii 20
70 tho registrars. Messrs. Thomas Cooley.
j. Robert Creamer and William Pease.
and by the registrars turned over 70 the
managers OF the election. These mana
gers will be named by the County Com
missioners
The Republican campaign managers IN
the district. and especially in Chatham
county. seem uninciucd 10 let any grass
grow under their feet. Yesterday a rio
81 young women began the preparation Of
duplicate lists Of the registered voters.
for the use OF Mr. LeakCn and his party
associates on the day Of election. tn y
are working away in one OF the city court
jury rooms.
Mr. Leaken stated TO q Morning News
reporter that he wanted these lists 20
protect himself against Illegal voting
when a became time for the peope 10 de-
eide VINO should b. the next congress
man. Il don't mind people voting against
me-" sold the Republican candidate but
I am strongly averse To having any ind
vidual vote against me NOR than once.
one vote per capita is az the Jaw contcm-
plates and Il ought TO be enough.
IA any rate" he continued "lt De- al
that will he cast against the Republican
ticket. with safety. in the coming election
The Unhed States District Court Will
convene herr Nov. s. ana will be Ia ses-
sion before and after the election. and
there will be no state court Bonds for
those who have violated the e-tion laws
by Illegal voure. I am not making a
threat" said MI. Leaken. IN somewhat
necessary explanation. but I want the
people TO understand that ] expect 20 re-
ceive absolute fair play ! think 1 am
goiuR TO get a."
Almost all OF those who have registered
within the past rev days have been ne
groes, ana. Of course. Republican Very
few white men have had their names adj
ded to the list. To-day is their last op-
portunity