Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-21
STILL THEY FAIL
TO REGISTER
Interest in Bonds Continues
Somewhat Slack.
Rallies Of Those FaVOrlng Bonds
May Be Held Toward the Close to
Stir Up Public intereSt---Very Lit
tie Discussion About the Election.

The lack of interest in tie ap-
preaching bond election continues and
1T looks as though the public apathy
would not he shaken off for week
yet. The registration list in the Of
flee of City Clerk Hawkes. closes on
Thursday, November 8, so there re-
main eleven days in which the delin-
quent voter can get his name down
and be qualified to pass on the qd4s-
ton as to whether TIE city shall issue
separate lots of bonds for sewerage
water and municipal lighting plant.
Up to this time the number regis
ltering has been disappointingly
small. The clerk has an easy time of
it, so far as this feature of his work
is concerned but looks forward wit
dread to the last two or three days
before the lists close when two OF
three hundred anXicIs patriots will
suddenly awake to the fact that they
want to vote and must qualify before
they can do so.
Up to this time only about four hun
dredvoters are qualified. This isn't
hardly more than half of the number
of white voters that could be polled
if everybody was qualified and voted.
Many who have paid their 1909 taxes
cave not yet had their names put on
the registration list, although all they
have got to do is to spend about one
minute in the clerks office for that
purpose. Those who haven't paid their
taxes for 1909, of course, must pony
up tie full amount due the city before
the clerk can enter their names.
While there is much apathy on t.
surface there may be considerable in
interest under the surface It may be
a case where tie citizens are doing a
lot of thinking, not saying much, aad
keeping to themselves how they are
going to vote on the questions submit
ted to them
1t is understood that some public
meetings may be held to awaken i
keener public interest in tie proposed
bond issues. Such meetings would
probably not be held until after the
registration list closes or just before
then. AS the registration list clos,
on November 8, and the election
is held on November 8, there will ne
time for a couple of rallies, at least,
of those wJo favor the bond issues.
AS far as comment goes, there does
not seem to be any intention on the
part of the opposition to the bond
tssues to hold any rallies. The oppo5i-
ton. of course, has the easier end q
the proposition, as t.Ose faVoring the
bonds must secure a two-thirds vote
of the total registration in favor tt
their issuance. The man who fails to
vote, but who is registered, is prac-
tically equivalent to a vote against
the bond issues. If the registration
should run UP to $50 it would take
five ldndred and one votes in favor
of the bonds to authorize the city to
issue them.
The apparent lack of interest in tire
bond matter is one of the most SIR
prising developments in recent city
affairs. 1t was anticipated that the
arrangements for the election woul>
precipatate a very lively and general
discussion of tie merits of each Of
the propositiohs submitted. Exact
ly why this has not been the case Is
puzzle.