Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-10
GAINS IS
CLAIM OF PARTIES
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ing force of districts. visited the
booths for registering purposes. but
a. goodly proportion of the number
did not go for original registration,
but to secure themselves for the gen.
eral election. Here again hobs up a
difficulty that puts tables of COM
parisons out of all calculations.
Many Amusing Incidents.
The usual rumpus over answering
the questions set down by law for
persons registering for the general
election featured the proceedings in
almost every district. Some of the In
cidents were amusing to the cleo
ton officers. while in others they
were Of a nature to exasperate the
election officers. Stubbornness was
manifested In many instances, and
the catechising and expressions of
opinions of the new law and the off,
GERS, that the latter were required to
stand for. relieved the monotony of
dreary hours and provoked numer-
Gus supplementary remarks. The
applicants for registration were sure
the election officers were to blame for
all the 'impertinence" and 'impu-
dence" in the questioning process
and must have some spite" against
their elders" and their betters."
To the questions How old are you?''
What are you employed at?" and
What floor of the building do you
occupy?" came such replies as
That's none of your business. I'm
old enough to vote. voted before
YOU were BORN" What odds is it to
YOU what I work at?" There's moth
Ing in it for you:" What floor do I
live on? Your prying into my pri-
vate affairs. all right" why don't
YOU ask me what I'm going to have
for breakfast tomorrow morning."
How do ] spell my boss's name?
Don't you think I'm lucky to know
how to spell my own name?"
There were some who even left the
booths, declaring they would not
register.
'If I have to put up with this l
won't vote at ALL" one man exclaimed.
eff they want my vote they can't
have 1t. I'll be Just as smart as they
are and get even that way"
He neglected to explain who were
meant by they" and failed to make
it clear how he was going to get even
with anyone by depriving himself of
the right to vote.
One question excited a tall. angular
citizen who visited the booth In the
Twelfth district of the Fourteenth
ward.
do you own the house you live in
or do you pay rent?" was the ire
query.
do I look like a man who owned
his own house?'' the citizen retorted.
And as for paying rent, you leave
that to my landlord. He is a regular
old skin-hint and anchors himself on
the doorstep the first of each month.
Do I pay rent? If I didn't I'd be liv-
ing in the lots with that landlord to
be dealing with"
As a rule the citizens and the cleo
ton officers parted good friends after
1t was shown that the officers were
merely carrying out the laws direc-
tons.
This district, the Twelfth of the
together with a Thir-
tenth Ward district, figured in an
other episode. Chief Inspector j.
Walter Dobbins Of the Mosquito Elk
Commission, was a resi-
dent of the Fourteenth Ward district
on last election day and voted there
in. Since that time he moved to-
ward the setting sun with his fam
lily and pitched his tent in Walls
burg's wilds. On presenting himself
at the .Vailsburg registering place
yesterday he was informed by the
officers there that he could still vote
in the Fourteenth ward district and
would be obliged to obtain a trans
fer from the board there. supplied
with which he could also exercise
the right of suffrage in the Walls
burg end. Mr.. Dobbins called at the
Fourteenth ward district booth, ex-
planned what he had been told 10
do and asked for a transfer. He was
that there was nothing do
ing in the transfer line and that he
would have to make all arrangements
for voting in the new place whittier
he had transferred his bed and
board.