Evening journal., 1914-06-27
Democrats SUBMITTED
"LOADED" LISTS FOR
REGISTRATION CHIEFS
IContinuod from First Page


were Robert G.. Harman and William D.
kurtz, lawyers, both of whom are cX-
cnpt from registration board service.
All Of these defects in the list sub
mitted and the recommending of
names of men for districts in which
they do not live. have convinced the
Department of Elections that the list
does not comply with the law, which
specifics that the list shall contain
names of properly qualified per-
sons One requirement of the law Is
that registration officers shall live i'm
the district for which they are ap-
pointed While the department made
most of its selections OF Democratic
registration officers from the list sub
mitted, it did so as a courtesy. Secre-
tary Lambert J Foulk said today, and
not because It felt that it was legally
bound to. Mr. Foulk confirmed the
report that has leaked out that the
I Democrats submitted list with
many defects in it, including names
Of men for registration officers for
districts in which they do not live.
"The aim of the Department Of
Elections has been to give the city
/ the best selection Of election officers
! possible under the circumstances" +"
said Mr. Foulk today. I'VE have TO
appoint a certain number OF Demo-
Gratis under the law, and are not
seeking any advantage for the Re
publicans or against the Democrats,
but want the most efficient men to
represent both parties. | understand
Chairman Salisbury is not objecting
to the democracy of the men ap-
pointed, or TO their efficiency, but sim
ply because their names were not on
the list submitted / can assure you
that the six men to which the Demo-
Gratis object We're appointed because
many Democrats stopped members of
the department the street and ask
ed that they be appointed, because of
their satisfactory services in the past
They are Democrats of unQuestioned
party standing, and five of the six
have served one or more terms as reg
istration and election officers. Mr
Derrickson has not been a registration
officer
One of the districts for which the
Democrats submitted names of men
not residents of the district, which is
contrary to the law, is the fourth
district of the Second ward II is 9
district composed largely of coloret
voters, where the Democrats Otter
have made trouble The Democrats
submitted six names for that distric
and not one of the six men recon-
mended lives in the district, although
the law provides that registration of
, hcers must be residents of the dis
trict It is expected that the depart
ment of Elections will appoint mel
who live within the fourth distric
to serve as registration officer
there. In the fifth district of tn
Second ward the same tactics wer
followed four of the six Democrats
! names submitted being of men VIII
1 live outside the district II is tn
same with the names submitted 70
some other districts
About twenty-five notifications c
L appointment mailed to men selecte
r from the Democratic list have com
back to the Department of Election
G with the letter carriers notation
: mo such person at address" and nc
I at" showing defects in the list sui
mitted.
y Not only were the names of person
4 exempt from registration service in
y cluded in the list. but several VIII
could not qualify also we're submit
, ted The law Is specific about sui
I mitting lists of names of "properl
. qualified" persons, and Is as follows
Chapter 40. volume 81 section 3
S "Thev shall, i'm the month of June, j
.t.I. ruI ala cot far1
n held, appoint for each election distrC
- in the city of Wilmington three capa
G bic persons, who shall be voters an
p residents in the election district, fc
e which they shall be appointe,
d who shall be the regstratio
r, officers of the election distriC
r for which they are appointed; ON
n of whom shall be designated as regis
IS trar and the other two assistant rec
II istrars, and moth more than two of thel
p shall be of the same political faith, pre-
If vided that the total number of regis
a tration officers in each representati,
a district shall be divided as equally q
n possible between the two leading p'
litical parties as the same shall be d.
? termined upon by the Department ,
=, Elections at the time of making tl
/. appointments. And further, for eaC
y appointment accredited TO any politics
!; party under this section the city execl
: tive committee of such political part
/, shall furnish the department Of ele
II tions on or before the first day Of Jur
II of the year in which the said appoin
u ment is to be made, list Of thr'
i names Of properly qualified person
s. from which list the Department
'r Elections shall make its appointments
% provided. however that if the sa
s, list of names are not furnished
A. aforesaid, then that in that event q
Of Department of Elections shall appoil
E. some suitable person or persons
10 such political party having all q
qualifications provided by this section
b. MONEY GONE;
Iy CHARGE DISMISSE'