The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06
SCARED BY THE RESULT.
DEMOCRATS FRIGHTENED BY THE
ELECTION RETURNS.
They Claim That the CoIored Registration
was Too Large, and That the Whites are
Growing IndiHerent-The State Conven-
tion to BE Held on September 18th,
BALTIMORE, MD, April 4th. 1899

| BALTIMORE, MD, April 4th, 1889.
| The Democratic State Central Commit
tee met yesterday at noon at Baruum's
| Hotel. The corridors were thronged with
politicians of high and low degree There
was precious little for the committee to
do, and after they got together it took
but a comparatively short time TO do it.
No one but members of the committee or
proxies were allowed at the meeting. bur
many prominent members of the party
were around the hotel. Mr. Barnes Comp
ton was rather jubiant, because iu re-
count at Towson lie had gained three
votes. He did not enter the room where
the conference was held. Nor did Sena
tor German nor Mr.. I. Freeman Rasin go
| in. After a talk of few minutes the
meeting adorned for half an hour, to
allow the committee on resolutions to
| report. The meeting lasted about an
| hour longer. This was caused by the
| fact that in the resolutions brought in by
the committee, ouly one polling place was
set apart in each ward. To this some of
the committee objected. The hours for
voting were changed, and this satisfied
the advocates for three polling places in
ward. The committee did not decide
that the convention for the Third judicial
circuit and the convention for county
officers should be held on the same day.
They appointed the 18th day of August
for the judicial convention, but said moth
ing about the county convention for Bal
timore county. The county will deter
mine that date.
STUDY OF THE VOTING.
The resolutions adopted by the com
mittee we're as follows:
''The Democratic party of Maryland
by its representatives in the State Cen
trail Committee assembled, demands thai
the registration of the voters OF the stat,
and the elections Hereunder shal! be Of
uuquestionable fairness. 1t likewise de
mauds that all primary elections shall
represent an honest and full expression
of the party's will, and recalls with sat
isfaction the unimpeachable integrity @
the system of primary elections inaugu
rated by the committee in 1887, and the |
primary elections held Hereunder, and is |
determ ned to have them equally blame. |
less 10 1889. 1t calls special attention t. |
the fact that while the registration of the |
negro vGters in Baltimore city increased |
rom II, 744 in 1887 to -, $50 in 1888. thai |
of the whites increased only from %. AS |
in 1887 to n 475 in 1888, or six per cent;
that in the state, inclusive of Baltimore
city, the increase of negro reglstratio
was from Al, 122 in 1887 to 40. 532 in 1855
or five per cent, while that of the whites
increased only from 1S9, 1925 in 1887 to
1870, $50 in 1883, or three fourth OF one
per cent, which conclusively shows a
large influx of negro voters within our
borders, and great neglect on the part Of
white persons entitled to register. AGten
ton is likewise called TIC the further fact
4, 10 El, Cos, 4 |
in 1884 received So. S66 votes, they re-
ceived in 1883 JOG, 1858, natural and
gratifying incl ease of 9.302; that willis:
the electors for Mr.. Blaine received in
1884 So, 74S votes, those for Mr. Harrison
in 1883 received 80 $50 votes, an increase
Of IA 23S votes, thus exhibiting il dispro
portion in the increase of the vote of the
two parties, which can in the nam be
attributed to an excessive registration Of
negroes This committee calls upon all
Democrats to assist in an effort to legally
correct the registration lists of the state,
to secure full and fair elections there
under, and it especially urges upon them
to take an active part in all primary cleo
tions, in order that only proper nomina-
tions be made for office.
THE CONVENTION AND THE PRIMARIES.
1T therefore resolves as follows: That
a Democratic state convention be held in
Baltimore city on Thursday, the 18th day
of September 1889, at twelve o'clock, at
sucb place therein as the chairman of the
committee may select, to nominate can
didate for comptroller of the treasury of
the state; that the primary elections be
held on Tuesday, September 10, 1889, in
the First Legislative district OF Baltimore
city: to select delegates to meet Wednes-
day, September II, to nominate six del
egates to the House of Delegates, and to {
elect delegates to state convention"