The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-10-22
e NJ Q UIR r. o FRI CT,
OcyoBERa %, 1915.
MARYLAND ELECTION.

OsTNbEHS -, 1910.
MARYLAND ELECTION.
The election in this Sister STATE fer mem
hers Of the Legislature had drawa'upon her
the eyes of the world. The Struggle was
important, not Only as it decided tic po.iti-
cal complexion OF her Legislature, hut of
her Executive department which is elected
by the joint ballot OF both Houses. The con
test, however. was supposed to Dc a an end
and in spite of the hopes of the Federal
Party and of the fears of the Republicans,
tae polls OF the county OF Allegheny ha,!
closed in favor of 5 Republicans. and Fe :
derai candidate. thus giving p majority of 3
to the Republicans on q jeint ballot of both
Houses. Ehe public ulipd was rapidly To-
sing oil ITS anxiety ON the subject. as the
question seemed to be 6xe,, beyonf rho rcarh
of fate VIII n lo it is suddenly announced.
Ihat the JUICES of the coruty OF Allegheny
had 'ui crcedca the result Of the election
OF The people, and undertaken to fcist into
their return for federal members to the
egisiature d Maryland
The facts upon which this curious de-
cison has ,hesn formed, HAYS nas vet been
given in an oific ial shape bur it il conce-
deti On all hsnds that it hes arscn from one
of the three Judges OF election in orc of,he
districts Of AlieEany not having been strictly
! svyo'n IN according to the forpalties OF the
law.
The Baltimore Patriot of the 1.th add.
that. I" II. the district in question one OF ,hc
Jndges wa; n Justice of tic pec.ce that he
qualified the tho other JUDGES spd .he
Clerks that he was then qualified By one
OF the CiSrss and on the ground that this
was illegal, that TIE returning lodges threw
| out the :riois potes Of lhfs d,strict. and re-
turned the men, having majority Of woe
in the other districts. The Law Of Mary
land oi January 1606, provides thet ..the
oath OF the clerks sfsll be adr,ir stored bv
. Judge OF the election, and the oath os :,
Judge shall be administered bv Justice OF
the Peace, or # nojustice of the peace lie
present 10 administer the SANE, i; shall be
| administered by a clerk If the said eject
o. after such Clerk shalt have boen qualified
| as aforesaid.
Is II to be believed, tia. an act OF this dcs
c.rption, $ riiing so directly at the root oI
the VIII OF the people, and breathirc moth.
iRs out stratageT and firesse should not
meet the prem pisst and ncst Indignant re-
| pulse Ut the federaiists in the i,eei,lature o,
Mary land III INC viii soon answcr tina,
iquss.ioo.-.tf3 tie Judges themselves, we
tay, down these. two propositions.
LIST. Ihat rkeac Judges have sinned a
gainst thu i'sht otf1ncthie IS well rs IRE
\ 1870 Ns~Nr N.Y. OlEGI not to
rave done, x not doing what they ouyht 20
have done
| 2re. That they have done che oniv thine
waich 'sould have shifted the nurpe.cs Of
tae.r iarty--'hns so61eciisg III IN se.v=s To
an imputation Oh che 1lofiues Of ;heir CON
duct. Whether this charge viii indeed he a.
| ganst them. whether their conduct lie the
| fruit OF prejudice ar reason, of -lripc;,,ie or
| 81 aeioi''oh, let the genera. caurse Of the
lcaders If the !sderal Party decide
! he Ist question turns upon the right OF
zee Juagss- row, 1t is evident that the
! Judge OF so Eieccion in MARYLAND. Iks .
shesiffiu Virginia is littlc =, .rc f6m ,oi.;..
'S'isi oliiccr, Il is his o0tyto receive Ut a
proper time 2 Flace, & register the votes
winch are offered by the pc0pIe-Ip dc,re
1is ne must take care tiIat no votes which
are ralpabIy bad and illegal. are put upon
the poll, But when Tie poll is once clot.d
It IS ns't competent for him TO open if ofrs.h
win view of purging Ii OF bad NOTES.-THE
naE nc right to scrutinize the squalifcs lions
oil Tie Judge, the Candidate or tte ciector--
! much less 20 set aside the Poll. 7 do either
't!heSe acts, would be to ns7t1h q power
"hHn GEES not belong tuh.fa a po5gc
wh'ch belongs TO the Legislatures the ooiy
constitutional irdrr of the returns z, nu,i;f
Cations cf Is own members. The r,oil onc.
closed. tic Judge has nothing else 10 do IN an
10 cast up The poll with his colleagues IN
the "tner districts. ard make fsi,hful re-
torn G. nc whole. When he meets MIA col
leagues, tor this pu,poso, &il that he ,oav
40 IS to satisfy himself that they are his
| ceiisaSde9. that they are coordinate branch
| OF toc same business brit nc has norie.ht 70
scrn'Nize further, to set up. for instance, 2
ny inquisiton into their qualifications. to see
whether they have acted according 70 the
laws, whether they have been nrouerj,,
| sworn IN, whether they have admitted none
ont 5000 votes, or whether they have keDt
open the p2llduring the whole time appo;n-
tHd ny law much less 70 set aside the po,I
upon any Of these pless.--If there be anv
e9isct ~ amp OF these respects, it is a de
iect our OF tie reach of his jurisdiction. The
Leglsl2fu:e al0ne, who by the Coust,. -; ;on
o. MARYLAND is 70 i've the Judge of The ciec
non and qualifications" of its members.
must cure the detsCt.
ihe jufiCe, who assumes ills payer :,
an 'tfH'fer opon the Constitution. If he
Car set aside be Poll upon the grornd ~
oisqualF alton IN the Judge, he can SET !,
asiae npon sny other pretcxt. He ,nav dn
u upon III Grouri', that the votes are ba1
o. thai the ca1djlate had no rjgbt IN 70
ce've them. he rn2y thus expunre as M
NJ votes as hr ptcases, aud s,,be.;tnfeI .e
wi!l 81 tic minority for that Of the n,sjhrifv
re Decomes the arbiteT, instead nl the ry
gan. OF ne sufIreges 1T the people. H.
strl<es do1n q; one blow the basis on viii d
ePuGicau-e GVernMcut tG<ts tire ,yift,,g