Evening journal., 1907-10-12
REGISTRATION
OF VOTERS BEGINS
Only Tilt Of the Morning Was
at an East Fourth Street
Place

The FIRST days registration Of voters
incident to the election on November
8, to determine whether Delaware shall
be wet or dry" Is being held to-
day. The booths will be open until 8
o'clock this evening TO qualify pe.sons
just ebcoming Of voting age and those
who failed TO register for the last gem
eral election, and also TO transfer reg
istered voters who have moved from
one district to another since register
ling. No dollar fee is now required TO
be paid.
When the booths opene dthis morn
ing watcher IN behalf Of the Anti-Li-
lcense Committee appeared at many
registration places, especially in dis
tricts where there are several saloons.
In the First, Second and Fourth wards
there were watchers at several regis
traton ploces.
The only tllt reported during the
morning was at No. sos East Fourth
street, when w. e. Grimes appeared TO
act as watcher for the temperance
side. He was sitting in the registra-
ton officers room when the officers
lappeared The officers in the district
are William Davies John f. Kane and
Robert Bonner.
Ordered Grimes Out
Davies asked Grimes whether he
wished to register or transfer, and
Grimes replied that he didn't, but that
he was assigned there as a watcher
Kane ordered Crimes out of the room
on the ground that no watchers are
provided for at the present registra-
ton. Grimes protested that he had a
right to remain in the room, but was
ordered out and left
Shortly afterward Caleb e. Burchi-
lnal, chairman OF the Anti-License
lCommlttee. arrived at the registration
place and quoted law to the officers.
Mr.. Burchinal contended that each side
has a right to a watcher nthe booth.
The registration officers did not agree
with him. however, and when Mr.
lBurchnal left Grimes was in the hall-
lway OF the house maintaining his vigil.
shortly aftcrward somebody tele-
lphoned to Chief Of Police Black that
there was disturbance at the place.
1.-THE chief went there, found everything
, serene. and Grimes on the job in the
i, hallway. Chief Black and Assistant
Registrar Kane exchanged some words
, lduring which the chief told Kane he
knew him and Kane told the chief he
l knew him.
Reached a Compromise
/, Afterward compromise was
reached whereby Grimes stood at the
, door Of the registration room. 'Mr
Davies and have reached an agree
=, ment that l am to be allowed 70 stand
Ia. 81 ef
that l have a legal right In the room
We are good frihnds just the same
1--WE get our instructions from the
Department Of Elections" said AS
: sistant Registrar Kane. "and until We
are told to allow watchers In this room
we do not propose 10 do So"
HAS anybody referre dthe cntro-
versy to the Department." he was
p asked.
1--WE haven't'
|, Activity at License Headquarters
. Activity" was the word at the head
/, quarters OF the Business Mems Pro-
tective Association in the Clayton
|, House this morning, and every mem-
ber OF the association is working hard
TO get the unregistered voters to place
their names upon the lists.
Untn noon the registration was light
as many Of those who are eligible tc
vote. but who have failed TO register
were employed in shops and 1t was
impossible for the INTO get away from
their work. II is not estimated that
: to-day's registration will be heavy rs
many will hold of until the last day
Saturday next
Practically all the registration off,
/ GERS had 10 do this morning was tc
enter a few transfers on the books.