Evening journal., 1920-10-20
MORE APPEALS
ARE DISMISSED
contInued dom Flrst Pars.

continued from ilfcb rage.
thought she should be allowed time
10 prove when she was married. The
case was deferred a week Martha
BOrdley, the daughter. who looks
every bit Of 30 years. said she vas the
Oldest child, and the youngest was
% years OF aeo.
only one appeal Of six beard. was
susl aimed by Judge Rice this morn
| ing. This makes a total, SO far. o.
sever rcgistrants having their names
stricken from the books out OF be-
tween ffty and sixty cases heard
TWO appeals brought up this morn
I ing were continued until tomorrow.
4 number OF cases are expected TO be
heard then. The list OF appeals nled
toialed seventy. and nifty cases were
heard yesterday
Thr nrst case taken up today was
/ that OF Annie Leonard, 81 Orange
/ street which was dismissed by Judge
Rice. The won.an's mother resides In
/ Salisbury. Md. and she was not pres
cnt in court TO testify % the age OF
her daughter.
samuel Macy, colored, ased 81
years, OF $50 Church street. testified
Ia The case Of George Macy, his son,
That the son was born In 1872 The
appeal in this case Was dismissed.
Richard Stots. colored. Of 2il West
Third street. was denied the right TO
vote. he not having submitted proof
OF his age.
Tho appeal OF the registration OF
Willard sullivan. Negro. % years old,
OF 30i East Eighth street, brought out
a peculiar condition. Willard said
/. t.at ne could neither read nor write
as nc was prevented from attending
school because OF poor sight which
h6s troubled him since his birth.
When shown a typewriter sheet Of
paper in court, he said that 1T all
looked Ike one" lie said. In answer
) 10 a question OF Mr.. Boyce. that he
WAS able 10 tell a 81 bill. from a s.
bill. sullivan said that ne was re-
b iccled in the draft during the war be-
cause Of his near blindness. Judge
: Rice said that n Sullivan could have
an ocuhst verify his statement as 10
, the condition OF his eyes. he would
fdeclIne 90 strike or hs name, as he
% fet that the Constitution does not
, mean 10 deprive a man, who has be r
unable 10 gain an education. because
Of a physical innrmity. OF his vote
The case was continued until tomor-
row 10 permit an examination OF the
, Negro's eyes.
Appeal Of the registration Of Jane,
4 Williams. Negro, Of p klund street
was dismissed. James showed tha
he was "a years old, three years be
p: yond the age for illiteracy test. Thl
d ! registration books showed That hi
2 age was 81 years, but Williams salt
r. that he told the registration Office
n that that was the length OF his resi-
j. dence in Delaware.
'Phe appeal Of The registration O
- Annie Cleaver, Negress, OF s5i3 But
: tOnwOod street. was dismissed. MI
'- Boyce consented to this.
= Mr.. BCyce Withdrew The appeal q
the registration OF Lewis A. Reddini
= Negro, nail carrier.
% This was the last case TO be brougt
2. before The judge today unless. NJ
!; Boyce slated I'VE issue some forth
/ with subpoenas." llo q q not feel ths
m this would be done, however.
% OF forty-six registration appeals file
!, by the Democratic party and hear
by Judge Rec all day yesterday. bt
= six were sustained, a like numbi
were continued for further evidenC
and the remainder were dism sse,
This was a sorry outcome Of m
charges by the Democrats Of whole
sale nlegal registrations OF Republ
cans.
Five Of the cases were dismissed uT
1 on the application OF James J. Boycl
| representing the Democrats. as IN
| registrar Of the Ninth district Of IN
| ghth ward had not been called int
| court. Charles II. Stewart had bee
| summoned. but u developed tha
! while he had originally been appoint
ed registrar OF the district, he ha
not qualified and Jas. T. Crozer hal
been appointed In his place. AS MI
Crozier had not been called int
court, the appeals OF the registrs
tion OF Lewis loung. Lottie Steven
B. son. Beaumont Guy. Ethel Brown an
Charles Potter, Of that district, wer
dism ssed.
Great efforts was made by the Dem
ocrats 10 disclose" 10 the people
vast number OF Illegal Republca
registrations in the city. but their al
tempt failed dlsmally. and IL anythin
there have been fewer appeals thl
election thus far than in previou
years.
The Democrats blundored into ar
pealing the cases OF several NegrOe
FAR above the legal age who were reg
istered, supposing them 10 be minor
OF the same name, whom the test
mony showed were not registered.
was made evident during the day tina
the Democratic amateur "inyestigd
tors" were bungling. as they did vii
the four cases brought IN city coul
: That made a laughing stock or "a