Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-05-25

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only canns FOR slisusnsions and 4 ~
tent which nov exist aaona 81 arose
FROM complaints that tie primary
meetings ID our partv-held fox the
purpose 81 making nominations--are
not fairly conducted. Itmay be that
legislation will fail 10 provide en- a.
eqnate remedy Cor this evil IL il should
hereafter occur.
Your committes however, Il not
without power 70 c0grecE such aiH-
chief e may refuse. and viii ssfuas.
70 recognise any nomination which il
fraudulently made, ana will, IN any
such case, order that new primary
elections shall be held in kha locality
ID which The wrong occurred. The
obligation 0f seeing that the reqissra-
ton Ian. which Is the most important
Of all these measures. i faithfully
executed. falls upon the Governor
Unless the dntiesimposed By that law
are executed b. honest and capable
officers il mnst prove inefficient.
II must bs remembered, moreover,
that even Il the duties imposed By the
new registration Law are properly sxa-
cuted by the officers Of registration the
Law viii fail to accomplish the objects
which Il was intended 10 achieve un-
less Il. i hereafter supplemented BIZ
the choice Of proper Judges Of Flee
ton Tor alt the election districts and
election precincts il this State. The
Governor has no responsibility for the
choice made of such officers in the
counties Of the State. We can only
express an earnest hope that those
who are charged with tie performance
OF this duty may execute ii with the
single purpose Of giving full effect to
the win. lawfully expressed at the
ballok-box. Of those who are entitled
70 vote in each election district Of the
State.
Ia the city Of Baltimore the case Is
widely different. The Judges Of Elec-
ton for each election precinct of that
city are appointed by the Supervisors
Of Election for the city Of Baltimore.
These Supervisors in the years 1882
and 1883 will be appointed by the
Governor, acting in the exercise OF
hia single discretion. We confidently
expect that his discretion will be
wisely exercised by the appointment
Of officers whose very names will be
guarantees 10 the community in which
they live, and BY whom they are
known, that their powers will be 90
rightly and purely exercised as to
insure, during their tenure Of Office,
fair election and an honest count
in every election precinct Of the city
of Baltimore. Il Is necessary to add,
in conclusion, some practical counsel
addressed to each one of you. You
are citizens Of the State. but your
right to exercise the privilege Of vot-
ing in your respective election districts
and election precincts depends upon
your doing what the Constitution and
the laws Of this State have made it
necessary that you should do before
You can vote.
If you wish to enjoy, in its full
measure, your privilege as citizen
Of sharing in the government of yoar
country, State, county, city or town.
you must in due season enroll your
name as q qualified voter IN the man
ner provided by law in the election
district or election precinct in which
you are entitled 10 vote. Ifyou wish
that your right to vote, when thus
obtained, shall be eiFectual in produc-
ing results, you must see to it that
other qualified persons residing IN
your election district, or election pre-
cinet, who share your opinions are also
duly registered. and each man among
you must also exert himself bv the use
ofthe amply sufficient means provided
by the registration law itself ID prevent
the name of any person who i not
lawfully entitled to be registered
from being placed on the registry Of
voters or list Of registered and quail
fed voters Of his election precinct or
election district.
You must bring 10 this work Of
registration. a degrees of honest zeal
and ! spirit 81 earnest co-operation
not inferior to any which have mark
ed vour conduct 10 the most active
contest in which Won have been en-
gagged in this State since 1867 Re-
member that Won must oppose your
efforts to the Organized work of Sn-
periOrs and Deputy Marshals paid to