The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-27
PARTISAN REGISTRARS
 TURN DOWN ELECTORS
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4i u t. North Carolina in the early part of 1865.
 .Affiant further says that in the spring of 1903 he removed to Gull man county in Alabama and was registered there on the 2eth of. November, 1904. receiving a life cerN tificate from the county registrar William Self. James Holland Charles Pinckardt. and voted in Sf county during the years that sided there.
 .Affiant further says that ,Xhas lived in Jefferson county. anna. for the past four years and the 2eth of November, 1909, he Gnt be- fore the registrars of Jefft pn coun- ty. Alabama, all of whom are for the amendment, and presented his life cer- tificate to them and they proceeded to prepare the necessary paper and when they requested him to sign the necessary paper they had prepared, he stated that he could not write his name. They thereupon refused to register affiant to transfer his regis tration to this county. as provided by law.
 ,.Afiant further says that at the time he offered to register there was . preacher present from Adamsville precinct. Jefferson County, who was in just ahead of him and said something to the registrars and at same time by the anti-amendment committee and was against the amendment. which fact was known to the said registrars.
 Champion H. (x) Parker,
 tHis Mark.)
 .'Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 2sth day of November. 1909.
 "Jack stallings.
 Notary Public"
 white Ribbons Necessary, "The State of Alabama. Jefferson
 County.
 "Psrsonaiiy appeared before me. Jack T. Stallings. Notary Public in and for Jefferson County, Ala bama. D. w Houston. who being duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is a citizen of Jefferson County and has resided in said county for forty-one years: that he now holds the official position of Court Deputy for the City Court of Birmingham. Alabama: that on Thursday. the 26th inst. in the City of Bessemer. Joe Goodwin and T. S. James. both of whom are citi- of said county and who have recently become 21 years of age. in the pres ence of the affiant appeared before the registrars of Jefferson County for the purpose of getting registration cer- tificates.
 ..The registrars were D. A. Wright and D. R. Dunlap. both appointed by His Excellencv. B. B. Conner.
 .The registrars claimed that said Applicants were not entitled to regis traitor certificates and refused to is- sue the same to them. About one hour after that the said Goodwin and the said James returned with white rib bons on the lape1s of their coats and asked that they be registered as vot- CTS of Jefferson County. The regis trars then decided that they were en- titled to the certifcates and immedi- ssely Issued one to each of the appli- cantS Affiant further says that he saw one Srnitherman, who, upon hts first application to safd fekiatrars in Bes- semer for a lcertincate was denied fiis request upon the ground that he did not interpret to their satisfaction the Constitution of the United States In two hours after his application was turned down the said Smitherman re- turned to the said registrars with white ribbon. upon the lapel of his coat and had no trouble in satisfying the said registrars of his eligibility as a voter and they immediately issued him a registration certificate.
 (Signed) D. w. Houston, Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 2sth day of November. 1909.
 "Jack T. .staiiings,
 Notary Public Jefferson Co. Ala" State of Alabama. Jefferson County. Personally appeared before the un- dersigned authority. Ben Be1ew, who being duly sworn says on oath as fol- lows:
 'I am a white man and reside in Avondale. Jefferson County.f Ala. and have lived here little over four years and was born in Alabama. became 2I years of age the 18th day of August, 1909. presented myself for registration before the Board of Reg istrars of Jefferson County, Ala. this day. and the registrars gave me a book and told me to read it: I read a little of 1t and they made me quit: and then said: you cannot read well enough, pass out They refused to let me register.
 T had on my red bow in there awhile, when I went to register.
 (Signed) Ben Belew." sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of November. 1908.
 "J. W. Altman.
 Register In Chancery."