The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-31
One Third of Voters Can
not Vote if Election
is Called.
HAVEN'T PAID POLL
Petition Said to Contain Names MOI
Authorized by Parties. Also Con-
tains Names of Parties Who
Signed Under Misapprehen-
sion. How to Get Names
OFF Petition.

Sometime ago, when the petition
was being circulated For Saloons
The News and Observer stated when
the list had been completed and it be-
came an official document. it would
publish the names on the petition.
When the petition was presented it
contained over nine hundred names.
A special committee of the Board OF
Aldermen was engaged several weeks
in going over the names to see wheth-
err they lived in Raleigh and whether
they had a right to petition. AS a re-
suit of their investigation 1T appeared
that some names were on that petit
ton of men who have never
lived in Raleigh, and over three hun-
were not on the registration books.
After striking off such names,
the committee found that there
were a little over five hundred names
on the petition of men whose names
appeared on the registration books. If
all such names have right to petit
ton. the For Saloons" petition has
about twenty more names than are
necessary to secure the election. The
subcommittee further ordered that
tomorrow night (Friday) any person
who wished his name erased from
the petition could do it by appearing
in person at the meeting of the Board.
1t will not be necessary for person 10
personally present his request to the
Board of Alderman to secure the re-
moval of his name-that can be done
bv a friend, we take it-but he must
be present in person so the Board
may see that he is the right man ana
to avoid any errors. In the same man
ner the subcommittee of the Board
cd fof IL
fed voter who desired to sign the For
Saloons" petition could do so by like.
wise appearing in person. They de-
cided that no names could be taken
from or added to the list except at tne
meeting tomorrow night. Any per-
sons who desire to have their names
removed or added to the list must be
present i'm person mt the Mayors office
tomorrow Hriday) night. DO not
forget this.
As to the Petition. s
1t has been represented to The News
and Observer by some of the best men
i'm Raleigh that there are names on
the petition as it now stands that are
not genuine and that there are names
put three upon misunderstanding OF
the purport of the petition. One gen
tleman said yesterday: Il have hearI
that my name is on the petition. II
so. | never put it there ana II mas 10
business there
Another gentleman said: Il signed
the petition because the man VINO OF
fered il to me to sign told me that IL
| signed it | would have chance 10
vote out the Dispensary. vote against
saloons, and vote for prohibition. Now
I understand that the petition noes
not hermit p vote on Prohibition.
was deceived and l wish my name re-
moved"
Another gentleman said to u friend
last week: Il signed the petition with
out reflection. The man VINO brought
il said: This does not commit you ID
vote for saloons You can vote as you
please but give us chance 10
have a vote That does not hurt any
body That sounded plausible enough
and without reflection | signed. l nave
been sorry for it ever since and l nave
the courage to go before the Board OF
Aldermen and ask to have my name
removed A neighbor tried to dissuade
mo nv saving: If | had signed I'd
stick. Folks will think you are man
whose views can be influenced by your
wife YOUR preacher or somebody else,
I'd show "em that | was a man.
told nv neighbor that l didn't care a
rap what people thought so long rs
I had the courage to do my duty as |
cav IT. and as to being Influenced DT
the views of my wife or my preachef'
7 hoped never to get so far wrong as 70
turn a deaf ear to their views, Tor
have found they are better frlends
than those who are behind this
whiskey movement.
Three Opinions from Three Sources.
I was passing down street yesterday
and heard three conversations. one
was between an ex-saioon keeper ana
one of the men he hired to tote around
a For Saloons petition. The petit
tion-toter had said he expected some
men who signed the petition would
take their names off and that flred up
the ex-saloon keeper who said:
81 do not believe it, If / had signed
a petition | would be man enough TO
stick up to it and not change, even II
changed my mind What will folks
think of a fellow who changes? I'd
have no respect for him.
Two men were talking in front of
the Tucker Building-one a carper-
fer and a merchant. The carpenter
said. Il heard Mr.. x say today that
he was very sorry he had signed that
For Saloons" petition, and that he
would take his name off but that he
hated to appear to- change his mind.
though he had really not changed his
mind having signed the petition with
put much consideration. | told him
hat | thought every good man would
esteem him more highly to follow his
Convictions of duty and take his name
Sff What do you think of it 2"
You gave him good advice" re-
jed the merchant. Il have more than
zee signed petitions rather hastily
Il regretted it afterwards. ] can
understand how man might
re signed this petition before the
be was made plain who now seeing
danger of an invasion of saloons
the allied evils, is unwilling to let
pame to be used to invite heated
ection possible return to sa-
bons, increas eof taxation and a
lndnrass box of ills that ought not to
inflicted upon Raleigh.
Whose opinion is entitled to most