The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-24
POLITICAL DEBAUCHERY
County Court Hearing Evidence On
Motion to Strike Ont Names.
20 Camp Car Negroes Registered at
Magnolia Precinct.

AT Magnolia Precinct Henry Var.
ney was the Democratic registrar
and A. B. Kell the Republican regis
trar. There appeared upon The
books of Kell when fled before the
County Court, the names OF evenly
two camp negroes that varney had
refused to register
1t Is shown by the. evidence before
the County Court on the application
Of Chairman Cole, that these darkies
live on camp cars and are engaged
In the work Of laying steel tor the
Norfolk & Western Railroad Compa-
ny, that they are moved from place
to place as the character of their
work requires; that they have no
permanent place Of residence, and
they recently came from Mcdowell
county
Samuel Simpkins testified that he
had lived In this Precinct, which is
only four miles long, all his life, and
he knew all the persons who resided
there, and were entitled to vote
therein, and that these twenty-five
darkies were not residents or voters
Of said precinct.
Henry Varney. the democratic
registrar at this precinct, testified
that he had lived in the precinct
thirty years and he knew these dar-
kies were not entitled to vote; that
they refused to make the affidavit
required by law, that the names OF
these darkies were placed on KelPs
registration list on the night Of the
last day fixed by law for this pur-
pose. Varney also testified that he
overheard conversation between
r. w. Buskirk and Peggie Varney
wherein Buskirk said that II Henry
would register these negroes there
would be Atty $500 dollars in 1t.
This occurred Sunday night before
the last two days registration.
There was no evidence produced
to show that these darkies had been
served with process, but Jno. s.
Marcum appeared as representing
all OF them. The County Court all
lowed Marcum unlimited latitude in
cross examination, and the whole
day was taken up with the exafnina-
tion Of these two witnesses. 1t is
evident that 1t is the intention to de-
lay this hearing until such time ais
Will render It too late to appeal to
the Circuit Court, II any appeal
shall become necessary.
There are applications pending to
strike from the registration the
list Of about one hundred and sixty
(60) Illegal voters at War Eagle
Precinct, Of eignty-four fS4)* Illegal
voters at Wlharncliffe Precinct, Of
about one hundred and seventy-fve
illegal voters at Lick Fork Precinct.
and about the same number at
Thacker. or Maratime Precinct.
II the County Court would act
the utmost despatch, there would
hardly bestime to pass on these va
rious applications, but at the rate
\ is now going 1t will not reach a
conclusion ais to two precincts be-
tween this and the election.
Chairman Cole says that from in
he now has, he has learn
ed that there are over six hundred
persons Illegally registered Id the
precipcts In this county.
and doubtless many more o. whieh
he has not yet obtained knowledge
War Eagle Precinct.
! Akers, T.. B. Not known.
Adkins, W. Gone more than three
months
Boon, D. G. (colored) D. az Boon.
white man, left precinct more than
rear ago.
Bowler. Wesley .fc) Gone more
han three months.
Bailey, Ed, Co Gone several
Basham, Floyd, tc) Gone several
months
Buchanan, Charles. fwhite) Not
II age.
Burks, Stanley, .fw) Not known.
Bower, VIII, (c) Not known.
Bingham, Mike, ri Not known.
Bowman, Jim. (c, Not known.
Ball. Robt. tc) Gone more than
hree months. South Carolina.
Boyd, Jno. (w) Not known
Browning, Sherman. fw) Not
Browning. David, fw) Not known.
Baynes, Pete. (wl Not known.
Biankenship, Miller, 4w) Not
lnown.
Cole. Jim. fc) Gone for more
han three months
Cox Alex, tc) Gone for more than
hree months,
Casey, Geo. tc) Gone for more