The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-31
POLITICAL DEBAUCHERY
County Court Hearing Evidence On
Motion to Strike Ont Names.
% Camp Car Negroes Registered At
Magnolia Precinct.


books of Kell when filed before the
County Court, the names Of twenty
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 for 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 KelIs
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 If Henry
would register these negroes there
would be fifty $500 dollars in It.
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 al
lowed Marcum unlimited latitude in
cross examination, and the whole
day was taken up with the examine
tion Of these two witnesses. It is
evident that it is the intention to de-
lay this hearing until such time as
will render it too late to appeal to
the Circuit Court, If any appeal
shall become necessary.
There are applications pending to
strike from the registration the
list Of about one hundred and sixty
900 Illegal voters at War Eagle
Precinct, Of eignty-four (84) illegal
voters at WIharncliffe Precinct, OF
about one hundred and seventy-five
illegal voters at Lick Fork Precinct,
and about the same number at
Thacker, or Maratime Precinct.
If the County Court would act
the utmost despatch, there would
hardly be time to pass on these va
rious applications, but at the rate
1t Is now going it will not reach a
conclusion as to two precincts be-
tween this and the election.
Chairman Cole says that from in
formation he now has, he has learn
ed that there are over six hundred
persons Illegally registered In the
various precincts In this county.
and doubtless many more Of which
he has not yet obtained knowledge.
War Eagle Precinct.
.Akers, r. b. Not known.
/. Adkins, w. Gone more than three
months.
Boon, D. q. (colofed) D. G. Boon,
white man, left precinct more than q
year ago.
\, Bowler, Wesley Cd Gone more
than three months.
Bailey, Ed, tc) Gone several
months.
Basham, Floyd, ,co Gone several
months.
Buchanan, Charles, (white) Not
OF age.
Burks, Stanley, (w) Not known.
Bower, Will, tc) Not known.
Bingham, Mike, (c) Not known.
Bowman, Jim. (c) Not known.
Ball, Robt. fc) Gone more than
three months. South Carolina.
Boyd, Jno (w) Not known.
Browning, sherman, (w) Not
known.
Browning, David. (w) Not known
Baynes, Pete, (w) Not known.
B1ankenship, Miller (w) Not
known
Cole. Jim, (c) Gone for more
than three months.
Cox, Alex, (c) Gone for more than
three months
Casey, Geo. (c) Gone for more
than three months.
Clemmens, Jno. (c) Not known
sCarter, Alex, (c) Gone for more
than three months, registered al
Lick Fork.
Coleman, Joe, (w) Not known.
Galloway, Charles, (c) Only Cal
loway known is Albert Galloway
who is registered.
Clark, Elem, (w) Not known.
chatham, Charles, (w) Left more
than three months, went to- Vulcan
Dickie, Joe, 60 Gone for mors
than three months.
Drum, James, (w) Not known.
Duttor, Frank, (c) Not known.
Doss, ~. j. tw) Not known.
Dockins, Tom, tc) Not known.
Deboard, Monroe, (w) Said to bt
resident Of Kentucky. Living at Wal
!. Eagle.
Deboard, Isaac, (w)
Denning, Roy IVY Not known.
Ellison. Nat. (w) Not Of age.
Evans, James, (c) Not known.
Farley, Richard, (c) Not known