Evening journal., 1914-10-28
MANY lose THE
VOTING PRIVILEGE
Court Strikes Names Off the
County Reg StratiOn
List
HEARINGS
ARE RESUMED

I In Superior Court yesterday after
noon, Judge Rice continued hearings
in the registration appeal cases. The
first case called in the afternoon was
that of James B. Miles, of Newark His
appeal was dismissed. Miles is a Re
publican and was refused registration
in Newark, under the educational
clause.
Joseph Coke, Of No. sos Conrad
street, was next called and upon re-
quest of the Democrats the appeal
was dismissed.
Joseph Smith. colored, of the Second
district, of the Tenth Representative
went off under educational test.
The appeal on James S. Rochester,
colored, in the Sixth district Of the
Eighth ward, was dismissed by re-
quest.
In the Fourth district of the Tenth
Representative district, Felix Brown,
colored, went off under the educa-
tional test.
The appeal on Rufus Harris, col
ored, of the Sixth district of the
= Eighth ward, was dismissed.
The name of Harry Deshields, of the
First of Third ward. was stricken off
by request of the Democrats. A like
order was made in the case of Ezekiel
Hall, in the third district of the Fifth
ward.
In the fourth district of New Castle
hundred the Democrats appealed on
Elmer Charles. colored, under the educa-
tional test. Charles testified that he
was born in 1877, being SO years ago
lie said he had never voted or attempt
ed to register. Judge Rice remarked
that the man ought to know his age
whereupon Richard S. Rodney, who rep
resented the Democrats, went to the
office of Recorder of Deeds to obtain
the birth record of Charles.
A summons was also issued fol
q George Blackburn, of Hare's Corner
who knew the man from the time he
was ten years old. The case was held
e up until this afternoon.
. William A. Reed, a Democrat, ap-
: piled to have his name placed on the
. list Of voters of the First district of
Pencader hundred.
!. Reed had registered in the Sec
Ond of the Ninth Representative dis
trict. and had received a transfer.
= When he presented the transfer to
the district in which he had re-
moved, the registrar refused to regis
. ter him owing to educational dis
qualifications. The Democratic at
tOrneys tried to bring out that when
a man is once registered, the regis
trar of another district must accept
his transfer, and had no right to
make him qualify again. Judge
! TQtnn Erx faf hn4 90 =
y Of another district had a right to ask
the regular questions again as he
: would do should he be a registrar
r and a man applied to him for regis.
&c tration.
IN The Democratic attorney stated
N that he believed the registrar should
have registered Reed and then had
- the case appealed. Judge Rice said
the registrar did just as he would
10 have done. Judge Rice, however
was informed that no record had beer
kept by the registrar Of the man ap-
plying for registration. Judge Rice
a when he learned this said that tha'
r. was a mistake which a good many
e registrars make. He said the mans
s. name should be taken and kept L
r. was then brought out that Mr.. Reet
s. was unable to read. The attorney.
l., for the Democrats stated that Mr.
r Reed could read at certain time!
E. only. The court after no further
Or comment on either side decided tha
- the map should not be placed on tn,
h. list of qualified voters
le The appeal of the Democrat
l. against the name of Elmer Deverick
IN colored, Republican, as a qualiie,
y voter in the First of the Tenth Rep
a. resentative district was dismissed
ssl The appeal of the Republicans L
a have the names of Oliver Camper
e. William Gordon and George Ander
- son, all colored, placed on the regis
is tration books OF the First of tn
- Tenth Representative district wa
ed refused by Judge Rice. owing to edu
in cational disqualifications
Of The names of Samuel f. Campbell
er and Virdie Keller, both colored, an
I'd Republicans, we're ordered placed a
n. qualified voters on the books of tn
lit Second Of the Thirteenth Representa-
tive district
The name Of Hurley Dennie, col
+. ored, Republican. was ordered strick
en- from the books of the Second O
n- the Ninth Representative district ow
IN ing to being under age.
in The names Of Edward Lockermar
" of the First Of the Ninth Representa-
is tive district; William Edward Blac
40 and Grant e. Prattis, Of the Secon
of the Thirteenth Representative dis
h trict, all colored. were ordered stricB
- en- from the lists owing to education
40 al disqualifcations. All these me
- we're Republicans and the appeal
~ were filed by the Democrats.