The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-27

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EARNEST X C. WATSON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
November &c, 1909 j. w. ALTMAN,
Register in Chancery.
Studied the Three "R's."
State of Alabama-Jefferson County.
Personally appeared before me, J. w.
Altman, register in chancery c. j. spidle.
who being duly sworn. says on oath that
he is a resident of Jefferson county, Ala
bama, and became q years OF age the
18th day of September, 1909kand lives four
miles from Irondale at Willow Springs,
in this county; that he presented him
self for registration before the board OF
registrars of this county this day and
was handed a book TO read, think 1t was
the constitution of the state that was
handed me and l read the section that
they told me and one of them said that
/ could not pronounce the words like
they ought to be; l had on a badge OF
the anti-amendists. / have been to school
like all other young men and have
common school education and can read
and write without difficulty; have stud
led arithmetic, history, geography and
everything else that young man or boy
studies in the common schools.
c. ]. SPIDLE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
November 26, 1869. ]. w. ALTMAN,
Register in Chancery.
lmpatience Alleged.
State of Alabama, Jefferson county.
Personally appeared before the under
| signed authority Arthur Pikinton. who
| being duly sworn, says on oath tnat ne
is a resident of Morris, Jefferson county,
| Ala: is a white man and became FL
wears of age June 80, 1903; that he did
this day present himself to the board OF
registrars of Jefferson county, Ala, to
register and that one OF the Doaro Oh
registrars handed me book when l went
to be registered and before l could take
it in nv hand to read he jerked 1t BACK
and said pass on by" and refused TO 10.
me register. I have common school
education and can read and write as well
as the average country boy. I don't know
how they found out that l was against
the amendment.
ARTHUR PILKINTON.
Sworn to and subscribed this November,
20, 1909. j. w. ALL - Wa,
National Guardsman Rejected.
| State of Alabama, Jefferson county.
| Personally appeared before me, the un-
| dersigned authurity, c. ]. Boartheid' VINO
being duly sworn, says on oath that ne
is white man 26 years of age and
! resident of jefferson county, Alabama;
/ that he presented himself to the registrars
! of Jefferson county this day Tor the pur-
! pose of being registered; made showing
: that he had been a resident of the state
| of Alabama 20 months, and a resloen. oI
jefferson county 20 months; and that TINS
| is the first time he has had chance TO
register. and am a member of the Ala
| hama National Guard; live at Wood
| lawn Ala. in this county, and When
went to register the registrars re1useo
] to allow me to register. / don't know
| how they knew that l was against the
amendment. G. J. BOARTFIELD.
| Sworn and subscribed before me tnls
| November 26. 1909 ]. w. ALTMAN,
| Register in Chancery.
| The following statement by Secretary
| Carmichael was printed and distributed
| over the county last night:
| "High- handed partsans TO the voters
| of Jefferson county:
'erhe board Of registrars Of this county
which is composed of three men, is now
| In session at the courthouse for the pur-
| nose of registering voters. Every member
| of this board is a partisan of the amend
| ment and has been very active In support
| of the amendment We wish to inform
| Won that this board is acting In nigh
| handed, arbitrary manner In refusing 70
| register respectable white men OF Ala
bama. We are taking the names and ad-
1 dresses Of those whom they have turned
down. and will institute mandamus pro-
ceedings in their behalf when this CAM
| najgn is over. One man was turned down
| because he did not read well enough TO
| suit the gentlemen's idea, although ne
| is worth more than $1,000 In real estate
| In his own right. We have numerous
| other Instances where this partisan board
has refused to register qualified voters
| we nronose to see that these mems rights
are recognized in the courts.
II is stated by Mr. D. w. Houston, who
lives at Jonesboro, that at Bessemer'
where the board sat on THURSDAY, the
! 25th instant that young men were turned
4 doa,,, there nv the registrars, but after
wards that Mrs Houston put white rip-
Mons on them and they were then promptly
registered. 49,. - r.fearsor
county to resent this outrage upon the
free white men of Alabama at the polls
next Monday. .,-,>,,,
MENT CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
| "IOIJN r. CARMICHAEL, Secretary"
The statement issued by the county
board of registrars last night Is as fol-
lows:
ty, Alabama: s,..,,,,,,.oa
ON the streets Of our city yesterday after
| MON in which John G. Carmichael, Sec
| retarv of Jefferson county anti-amend-
ment campaign committee. charges the
county hoard of registrars with being
high-handed partisans. the board desires
to state that they have adhered strictly to
the law in every particular, and propose
| to continue to do so without fear OF
| favor.
r. q. HEWITT.
r. d. DUNLAP,
r ~ WRIGHT.