The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08
DEPRIVED OF VOTE
 IS WEHRLlS' CLAIM
"Go Home and Take It Easy,'' He Says He Was
 Told.
,r of tha Rridgenort Farmer:

Editor of the Bridgeport Farmer:
 Sir:-I desire to submit an illustra- tion of the efficient workings of the Wilson administration and I wish you would use the matter for publication.
 One gentleman who occupies the po- sition as registrar of voters in the city of Bridgeport assumes to be above law and constitution according to his behavior. On June 18th at the special election held in Bridgeport registered as Gustav Wehrli 662 Howard avenue, and was not allowed to cast my bal lot. The registrar of voters told me to "Go home and take it easy"
 When I arrived at the polls of the 4th district, I found on both lists my name checked off as having already voted. When proved my identity and that I did not vote earlier in the day, some said there was another man of my name. I went for counsel first to city hall, but found no one, there except Mr.l Schultz, the town clerk.
 MT. Schultz advised me to go back to the polls and await the registrar of voters, who would fix it up, which did. After a considerable time the registrar came and the case was put up to him by the checkers and when asked what he was going to do about it, he told me to, go home and take it easy. $f
 There was absolutely no justidca- ton for such an expression as no one there was in any way uneasy; the only one I know of or could see that he wanted to resume his auto ride and did mot want to be troubled by any thing.
 After that answer I protested and in that had the support of all the checkers, others present. and the two Waching officers. wanted to know under what law he can deprive me of my vote that way but I could not un-, derstand his answer.
 Thereafter I went again for counsel Kbut the hour being 1atesI could not find a lawyer and therefore had to let it go for that day. Later communicated with the city attorney but got no sat 1sfaction. In. answer to a letter the prosecuting attorney said it was civil matter.
 |. Again I put the statement of the prosecuting attorney up to the city attorney and did not get an answer at all any more, despite the fact that I sent the letter by registered mail
 Failing to get any satisfaction ex- cept from the prosecuting attorney, who answered the question, that there is certainly no law permitting the reg istrar of voters to disfranchise any it's details to the mayor, c. B. Wilson. MT. Wilson then answered that he had referred my letter to the registrar of voters with instruc ctfons to give me an explanatIon for his act but up to date failed to get any explanation of any kind.
 In the face of that the constitution both national and state declaring that nobody shall be disfranchised except by due process of law is overturned and replaced with that any registrar of voters can disfranchise anybody by telling him to go home and take it easy.'' I ask in the name of Justice is that fair?
 The Wilson administration must an swer that question. Will you '-~>d hand through your columns to show them that it would not do to hide one another and that a citizen is entitled to his right to vote even if it Is tncon- venient to the registrar? The ques- ton is of too wide an importance as to let it go. It looks like criminal neglect of duty.
 truly,
 GUSTAV wEHRLL.