The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-04

INC i'oolu Va i-itthioh No'i''''H
aioners, W. II. Wood (chahrman), J
b. Magee ana phil G. Barclay, had
strenuous day yesterday; as also
had Candidate Fraser and some pi
his friends. The occasion was an IN.
quiry into the 1888 affidavits that had
been filed against as many regis
ta,ed voters in the several voting
precincts OF the city, some in each
precinct, as previously stated in this
paper When the Board concluded
its work last night at o'clock al
hut two OF the suspects had been
declared legally registered. One OF
these was a street car conductor who
could not be located, and the other
a negro who resided in the Seventh
ward.
Mr., Fraser and his friends labored
under disadvantage, because they
had not list of the voters agains.
whom the affidavits had been file
the board being prohibited by law
from giving out the lists. 1t was not
till after the board convened that the
names of the victims of the out
rageoas proceedings could be had;
and then some lively work was begun
which lasted all day.
The first step was to get the com.
plaifiants In the cases to appear, the
men who--,ad sworn to the affidavits.
Only one or two of these had come
before the board voluntarily, and
several VINO had been ordered to ap-
pear had refused or failed to obey
Summonses were accordingly ISSUED
for all of them aud given into the
hands Of officers who went on a hunt
for the complainants and brought
them before the board The officers
were able to find all but one, a negro
namei - hit Larry, hanger-on at the
sheriifs office. Thic negro had been
in the hallway back Of the commits.
soners' office in the morning, but
Rad gone away, and officers were un.
able to find him. One report was
AiiHA idtt last tNEIillS Ht NdS lOCktu
up in the sheriff's office for safe
keeping. 1t was sated last evening
that the commissioners would issue a
warrant for his arrest charging con
Tempt. The other complainants, who
appeared when served with sub.
poenas by officers, were the follow.
ing:
The chalengers.
First ward 1st precinct-C. M
Ellis.
Second ward-R. P. McComau
(white), tea and coffee peddler. c
l.. Wheeler and Tom Clarkson (ne
groes); the former a porter at a Com
mercial avenue pawn shop, the lat
ter a keeper of a disorderly house for
some years.
Third ward 1st precinct--Frank
Driscoll twhite).
Third ward 2nd precinct-C. C. VII.
son tnegro); publisher of Baptist
Truth newspaper,
Fourth ward LIST precinct-G. w
Carr tnegro); barber; killed negro
preacher some years ago in a quar-
rel
Fifth ward lst precinct--John W..
Cornell (white), deputy sheriff.
Fifth ward 2nd precinct--John A
Grief (white); no occupation; was
formerly insurance agent.
'~Sixth ward 1st precinct--Joseph
Dillard tnegro); constable and dep
uty sheriff, notorious as a "nooence"
man and as dirty political worker.
Sixth ward End precinct-R. p. Nc.
Carson.
Seventh ward list precinct---J. II
Stewart tnegro) barber and deputy
sheriff.
Seventh ward 1st precinct--Whit
Lcty (negro); deputy sheriff AMI
constable, 'fooence" man and politi-
cal corruptionist f
Seventh ward 3rd precinct-R. A..
Davis (negro).
Attorneys Green and Leek were
present when the hearing began. as
We're Mr. Fraser and number Of his
friends, and they remained all day to
advise with citizens who appeared In
response to the suspect notices
Judge Dewey was present as attorney
for the commissioners. There were
present number. OF citizens who
were prepared to make oath that
some of the men against whom affi.
davits had been filed and who could
not appear in person, were qualified
voters. 1t was agreed that this