Show WHITE VOTERS OF ALABAMA SHOW REMARKABLE APATHY Negro Vote In the State Is Is Almost Eliminated as Result of New Constitutional Constitutional Constitutional Con Con- Provision Special to Globe Globe-D Globe Democrat MONTGOMERY IERY Ala Feb S 8 Under the new Constitution no nor man under ender 45 I YEars jears of age ie can vo vote e unless he has paid his poll tax of 1 SO and the time for payment payment pay pay- ment In order to vote in n this year years year's s elections elections elec elec- was up on Satur Saturday night last I Enough returns are in from the various counties to show that something over 20 per cent of the whites whites' have failed to pay while less than 10 per cent of of the negroes have considered it worth while to give up their money Of the negroes r who did d pay y but o very ry few W will get I through u t the h hands s of t the De Democratic cr 11 registrars armed with the arbitrary power pow pow- er of ot the good character and understand understand- und in ing clauses The Indifference of so large a a. per cent of ot the whites has astonished the most enthusiastic optimist OP Oon the new Constitution |