Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-06
The Baltimore Polio. Difficu,,v

BALTIMORE, Nov. 5-Gen. Grants visit IN
TINS city is understood to have been for the
purpose, IN his capacity as a private citizen
solicitous OF preserving the peace, to make 10
the police commissioners of Baltimore, at the
instance OF Gov. Swami, the following propo-
sitiOns list That each set of commissioners
cause separate polls 10 be opened in the Sc "
eral election districts and receive such votes
as may be decided TO be legal by their judges OF
election, and have voters classified and certi.
fed 70 the State Legislature and to Congress-
The commissioners respectfully declined this
proposition, as 1t would be contrary to the
election laws Of the State; and that by accept.
Ing 1t they would be guilty Of worse maIfea.
sance than had already been charged against
them; that IL was their purpose to Conduct the
election strictly In accordance with the pro-
visions OF the law and constitution OF the State
and that II was not in their power to make any
agreements that conf1icted with the law, The
next proposition made was substantially as
follows:-That the old police commissioners
appoint one Conservative Judge of three to be
appointed at each OF the polls; that these Judges
receive the votes Of those who present them.
selves, and who are found to be upon the sew
erai registers; that two sets OF ballot boxes be
used, In one OF which are to be deposited the
votes accepted, and in the other the rejected
votes The first part OF this proposition was
simply in accordance with the pledge made by
Mr.. Alexander before Gov. Swami, whilst the
charges against the commissioners Were being
investigated. 1t was made then as a conces-
sion by the party in power to the Conserya.
tSes, with the view Of preserving the peace
and the commissioners, having already an.
nonnced, onieially, in the morning papers,
that they would appoint one Judge and one
clerk IN each precinct from the Conservative
party. there was, OF course, no objection To IL
II 9 remainder Of it being fully covered by the
provisions OF The registry law, and. Of course
there could be no objection to this portion Of
the proposition
After a conference of some five or six hours.
lasting up TO ten O'Clock tonight, between the
police commissioners and a committee repre-
senting ihe Conservative party. with a view
to the latter naming one judge and one clerk
TO be appoin ed by the police commissioners
Tor each precinct according to the agreement
made at the conference with General Grant
The Conservative committee abandoned the
whole matter and Withdrew without making
had previously claimed the right 10 review the
entire list or Judges, and to object to any man
who bad not property qualification Of ten
thousand dollars. This was rejected BY the
commissioners, and was finally determined bv
them that they would appoint a Judge and
clerk in every precinct, giving the COMMITTEES
until I'D O'Clock to- night TO make their nomina.
tieas. Aboutth lime named, the com mittee.
OF w which the Lleutenont Governor. C a COY
was one, sent q commuSicationt to the commis-s
sioners, declining any further action in the
matter. Thus the list OF judges and clerks
stands as at the Mayors election
Attorney General Randall has given an op,n
ion on the registry law. declaring the asthority
and duty of the Judges OF election to scan the
voting all they are convinced are disfranc ch ised
under the provisions OF the constitution
Love AND SEIcIpR.-John Eagan. a watch.
see Railroad Company, very determinedly
committed suicide on saturday evening. He
went 10 his room In the boarding -house Kept
by Mrs. O,Brien, near Ihe depot, and shot hirn-
self thu ee times, One ball penetrated the head,
Just above the left eye, another entered the
side above his right hip, white the other was !
10 io't" - he Ca canse Of his Suicide. E,ssn wa.
about tive MY five years old, and is re presented