The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-31
No Cases Of Illegal Registra.
tiOn---The "Doubtful''Racket
Sheriff Fails to Find Voters and Names
in Such Gases Are Marked
Doubtful.
THE DEMOCRATS THwARTED

ocratic machine trying to remove the
names of legal Republican voters from
the registration, is still enjoying .
run at the county court house. After
So names had been passed on yesterday
without . single case of illegal regis
tration being found, the work was re-
sumed this morning
1t seems that the gang has two OBJ
jects now in view. When the sheriff
returns one OF the notices sent out by
the Yeiser managers to about 800 and
400 Republican voters at the expense
Of the taxpayers Of the entire county,
and it is marked mot found" the
court today held that the name should
be marked doubtful"
This is following out the law, which
so provides, but it Is contemplate
ruse on part of the Democrats to have
Republican voters marked doubtful"
and either keep them away from the
polls or delay the vote.
When these notices were prepared
and turned over to the sheriff to serve,
he hardly had time enough to make n
search for all Of the persons named.
At any rate a lot of the summons are
marked mot found" and whether the
sheriff or his deputies tried to find
them or not, many were not found,
and these names when called are be.
ing marked doubtful. This OF
course does not deprive a man of his
vote but means he must be sworn
/ The game the Democrats are now un.
/ dertskiDg is to scare off voters by hav-
ing their names marked doubtful. "
Tney claim among themselves that
voters whose names have heretofore
been so marked became afraid TO vote
and staid at home, and one object in
the present proceeding is to keep them
away from the polls. II they como up,
however, which they will do. 1t is
hoped by the Democrats that the time
required to swear those whose names
are marked doubtful will delay the
election to their advantage.
one instance OF how tho scheme
works in many instances was in the
case OF Pete Hudson, colored. who is
alleged TO have worked on the ferry
boat hore for Al years, and who for
many years has lived at ego South
Second street. Although he has voted
here for years he was sent ono Of these
notices. and the sheriff reported him
mot found" His name was marked
doubtful yesterday, because the
sheriff did not find him, bur he was
found without trouble this morning
by the Republican attorneys and taken
before Judge Lightfoot, who when he
heard his statement had the doubt
full" erased. Other voters who were
not found. however, are not so fortu-
nate, as they know nothing about any
notice against them.
II is very plain that the whole thing
has originated among the offioehold-
ers' clique in Paducsh. Every witness
nearly introduced is o police officer.
which shows that the police officers
have been spending the time the tax
payers pay them to protects the proper
ty and the people In Paducah, running
round the city spying and trying to
work mp evidence to throw ont the
votes Of their political opponents 90
they can remain in offios and continue
to waste the peoples time and money.
II the Republican leaders in Padu-
cab had desired to stoop to such little
things as this last Yeiser scheme, they
could have prepare notice against
every one Of the $500 Democrats reg
isteref in Paducah and given them to
the sheriff to serve at the expense of
the taxpayers and have the name of
every man he could not find marked
"doubtful." The Republicans have
tried to conduct this campaign fairly
and are very glad that they have no
snoh blotches against their political
records ~ tnose who have tried and
are still trying without the slightest
cause. to deprive Republican voters
OF the right 10 vote.