Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-27
MISUNDERSTANDING
AS TO REGISTERING.
Richmonders Living in Washington
Think Books VIII he kept Open
Until October 10th Anyhow.

WASHINGTON, D. c., September 30
(Special)-J. C. Page, secretary to Repre-
sentative John Lamb, mas been in the
city, looking up voters from Richmond.
who temporarily reside in Washington.
for the purpose of getting them down
there to register. There are a good many
Richmond people living in Washington,
holding government positions or in busi-
ness, who generally go home to vote in
the elections. There seem, however. to
be a general misunderstanding among
Virginians in Washington as to the time
to register. The time for registering is
up on the Goth of September, unless the
registers see fit to keep the registration
books open until the 18th of October.
The understanding here seems to be that
the books will be open until the 18th OF
October, and as a consequence everybody
is putting off going to Richmond to regis
ter until some time in October. Few of
them know or understand that keeping
the books open until October 18th is op-
tional with the registrars. Mr.. Page has
interested several prominent Richmond
people in the city in assisting him to
get the voters down by. the 30th Of Sep
tember. These men are seeing every man
who has not yet registered. and are urg-
ing them to go to Richmond at once and
register. There are other reasons why
desire to register. They argue that as a
large majority of the ignorant negro
vote is taken away from the Republicans
by the new Constitution, there is no
need for them to participate in the cleo
ton this fall.
After seeing a good many voters HIM
self, and talking with those whom he has
left in charge of the work, Mr.. Page re-
turned to Richmond last night. He seems
fo ho cat eff volt Uo in
direction.
POSTAL. PENSIONS, PERSONALS.
Three designations are announced to-
day in fourth-class postmastership Cir
cles. They are William F. Davis. Bo-
hannon, Mathews county; Wilbur w.
Thweatt, Carson. Prince George county,
and Nj. Y. Lewis. Mobjack. Mathews
county. O. A. White, Peter B. Halligan.
and John F. Philpotts IN the order
named. are to succeed them. Otho II.
Burton has been appointed postmaster AT
Talmosh, Giles county. to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Elisha Burton.
A post-office has been established at
Fenton. Nansemond county, Rosa M.
Councill is to be the first postmaster.
The temporary post-office established
at Cold Sulphur Springs for the benefit
of those spending the summer there will
be closed on the S0tn of September.
The commission of George Gibson. post
master at Dartha. has been forwarded to
him.
The Bureau of Pensions has granted
the following claims of Virginians: WIZ
liam Purnell, Norfolk, S3; David Jolly.
dead. Berkley, s12; Phillip Cline, Mount
Williams. s12. and George Vena. Sharp's
Wharf. S. All of these claims are in
creases. The two former ones date from
September s. 1902, while the latter ones
are operative from September 9. 1902.
q B. P. Wilkins. Mount Carmel. and Sudie
Ann Bruce. Culpeper. and j.. Purvis.
Oak Ridge, and Effie r. Fisher. Stras-.
city to-day.
w. L. Prince, Richmond: John 2. Hooe.
.Warrenton; II. s. Gist. Somerset: I: ]. W.
Fisher. Richmond : John 6. and Mrs. Far
land; Roy Greave. Staunton;; Mr.. and
.Mrs..E. IS. Johnson. NJ G. Jphnypu Char..