The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-12-04
Letter from, Bolti,,,or ore.


place last evening at the Maryland Institute, was
largely attended Your readers, however, have,
doubtless, seen full reports OF it in our daily pa
pers. The audience was very large and composed
of our best citizens, including all parties who
seemed in full earnest regarding desire to have
such reform in Baltimore as would preclude
fraudulent voting at forthcoming elections
There is general feeling among all respectable
Democrats, regardless OF every other considera-
ten, to have such rascality as was known to have
been enacted at the recent State Gubernatorlal
contest fully and absolutely rebuked and dis
countenenced. The people appeared Unreal earn
est. | suppose there is not one honest Democrat
out of hundred who dose not fully believe
within himself that the late election was an
abominable, shameful fraud such as could not
and cannot be again tolerated without disgusting
every one. They want to see it emphatically con-
demned, come what may otherwise the reform
movement year hence will sweep our whole
city by an overwhelming majority and every
county in Maryland. This is conceded on all
hands People with claims to responsibility will
not, under any circumstances, either sanction or
"wink att such procedure hereafter. Democrats,
indeed, feel themselves outraged as much as Re-
formers. They know shameful unfairness was
practiced contrary to their desires cennivance,
and will net again tolerate it, even If defeat be
certain | notice the Democrats, known as
| 'sringites,n have called meeting for next week
at the same place to take something into cOnsid-
Grafton. The design, believe, is to approve the
| fraudulent Baltimore election and sustain those
elected to Office thereby. 1t is likely to prove an
uphill business and gam very little confidence
| from sensible persons who know to the contrary
| 1t must indeed prove a bold, transparent farce,
| fully understood by men Of discernment and COM
mon sense Nothing but fairness and free, full
| Al h. of will hpreQ
| satisfy either honest Democrats or Reformers al
forthcoming elections in this city. They have
been heartily sickened and disguised with wha
took place. Even their own partizan atilllatorE
cannot convince them to the contrary. There
the whole Democratic tickets wtnor Want to sci
Baltimore purged of her rottennesS and if justice
requires the late fraudulent election here set aside
This is uudisguised truth, which will tell forcbly
in after time when people are again called upor
| to vote. However much certain respectable Dem
ocrats may desire partizan triumph, yet they
don't want it at the cost Of fraud and corruption
They are anxious to see their party purified anC
accredited with honesty, or defeated until re
spectacle men can appreciate its actions. This Ii
the prevailing sentiment, and no one better know
the fact than your correspondent.
| spent Saturday night last, Sunday and par
of Monday in Annapolis. found much specula
ton and anxiety there regarding the protest o
Hon. S. Teackle Wallis, made 10 Gov. Groom
against the election of his competitor, Hon. Chas
]. NJ. Gwinn, to the Attorney Generalship Thu
Governor has the whole matter under very care
fal, anxious consideration and will publish or is
sue his reply probably towards the latter end o
this week or beginning of next. He seems con
siderably exercised on account Of the dlemms
into which this problem has placed him. Hi
impression is the constitution nor the law Civ
him authority to act in the premises that he is
indeed, pewerless. Nevertheless it is his purpos
to give just, conscientious decision to the exten
of his ability, but does not feel assured of wha
he may dc having any definite effect. The who'll
question will, possibly, be left where it startet
for adjustment, if necessary through other in
strumentalties. If were to venture an opinion
would say that Mr.. Wallis need not anticipate
such reply from the Governor as will moles
Mr.. Gwinn in his claims to the office of Attorne.
General, or give him (Mr. Wallis) the Office
The Governor thinks he has no constitutions
power to act definitely on the subject. lthe with
held his certificate TO Mr.. Gwinn he has no mean
of ordering new election and the result woulC
be Mr.. Syesters holding over and continuing il
the Attorney Generals position as he now is.
feel fully convinced Gov. Groome is anxious t.
discharge his full duty impartially so far as b
has power to act and would gladly aid in expos
ing fraud at the Baltimore election, if it be a
represented were it within range of his executiv
functions He may feel, however, that he has n
authoritative starting point, and thus let tn
matter rest for correction through other and NOR
certain means. Such, | imagine, will be tn
tenor of his forthcoming message on this, to him
perplexing subject. | here speak from informa
ton entitled to credence.
Extensive preparations are making at Annpo
lis for the meeting of the Legislature and Gov
| ~ De- .o, 10 nOtv ON
gagged preparing his annual message, whic
promises to be full, interesting and satisfactory
Who the Speaker of the House will be canno
now be anticipated. | feel confident, however,
will be given to some of the county members
Baltimore not being exactly popular just nov
with them.
L maid hurried .husiness visit Yesterday t
by calling at the Union office Sanctum SdnctOrun
though saw COL Mann OF the Smedley, found hir
happy, in good spirits and we took ''socis
smile together. Neither himself nor Col. Rub
have yet been able to account for the late polit
cal somersault in Baltimore county. They im
agine there must have been some mistake cause
by the too familiar interference of Potato Bugs,
who perpersted egregious frauds not anticipate
or provided against.
Passing along the horse railway it struck N
forcihly ifowner5 of land on either side thereo
would sell lots running back 200 feet, frontu
on the road, SO that persons could build and i'm
prove thereon your county would soon find
considerable augmentation to her population an
taxable basis. Lands contiguous to said lots, il
the immediate rear of them, might also be mate
rally enhanced in value. 1t would give like
wise much more business to the railroad. Thi
thing is worth thinking of on the part OF thos
who own property referred to.
Nothing further has been heard of the parte
who escaped from your excellent Sheriff as b
was having them taken from our Jail On Monda,
last for trial at the Towsontown court. J. Wills
Esq., is counsel for David Peyton and Jss. San
ford, the former of whom was re-captured and i
now in your Jail with wounded arm from th
accidental discharge of pistol in the hands o
one of his escaped companions. Hollingswortl
Whyte, son of Hon. VIM. Pinkney Whyte, i
counsel for the other (white) escaped prisoner
The fellows were sharp and cumming, but lk
all men in tight place, presume were willing
to risk something to get out of it. No blaine Cal
reasonably be attached TO the Sheriff or his depu
ties; nor the new Warden. 1t was more mis-
fortune than anything else, resulting, doubtless
from too much confidence and goodness of hear
| upon the part of the person who had his prison
ers in charge. He gave them, in the goodness O
his reliant nature, little too much liberty
which, not approaching, they took advantage o
and abused. Accidents, however, will occasion
ally happen in the best regulated families.
We have had hard freezing and intensely colo
weather for some days past. 1t is likely to be :
severe winter on the poor and those out of EN-
ployment. There is no news of very special mo
ment. Business dull. People are vigorously
preparing for the Christmas holidays. Numer
GUS '.jimcranks'' now visible in show win
dows Of notion stores and shop-keepers.
John E. Owens, the inmitable comedian, i:
| still DRAWING full hOnsee n Ford'a Onera House
| Miss Mnnette Thompson, the favorite debutant
WHO plays principle female characters with him
has made grand hit. She gives great promise
and is very popular. NssTOR.
| No THIRD TERM.-The sentiment of the lead
ing Republican papers OF the country is ex-
pressed in the declaration of the Cincinnati
| Gazette, that the Republican party is firmly
opposed on principle to third term, and this
resolution it is not in the power of any comb