Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-01
THE MARYLAND REGISTRATION.
Cases OF Interest Here to BE Decided by
the Court OF Appeals.

The Baltimore Americans Of today says: In
formation has been received in the matter OF
the appeal OF cases Of registration arising in
st. Mary's county. In the case Of q resident
OF Washington named Gambler, the registra-
ton officer held that he would not strike of
the name at the September sitting The case
was appealed to court, State Attorney d. c.
Hamitt Of st. Mary's and Robert Coombs, ESQ.,,
appearing for the registration officer. and F.
n. Holmes and George C. Merrick for appel
liant. The court held that the registration
officer unquestionably had the authority to
strike of name at the September sitting. 1t
was also held that the registration officer can
not refuse to give copies of the entries made
on the registration books opposite ans name
when applied for by any party aggrieved. This
decision was called forth by the action of one
Giles Dyer. registration officer in st. Mary's,
who had refused to furnish such copy, in
plain violation Of the express provisions Of the
| statute.
Another instance OF, the working of the law is
the appeal OF Benjamin F. Brewer. Brewer is
. democrat and an attendant at St. Ehzabeth's
Insane Asylum in the District. Brewer ap-
pied for registration in the sixth district Of
81. Marys. Here the registration officer, In
direct contrast to the action OF the registration
officer IN the Gambler case, held that he had au-
thority to strike off a name in the September
sitting and struck off Brewers name. This isa
striking example of the arbitrary and partisan
manner In which the absurd law Is interpreted
by the various registration officers. Brewer
contested the action of the officer in striking
OH the name on three points, namely: First,
that he Is an unmarried man and that his
parents still reside in the county, and that he
has not taken up his domicile or abode out of
the state in the meaning Of the statute; second.
that he is an employee Of the United States
government, and therefore comes within the
exception allowed by the law of every state in
favor OF persons in the employe Of the United
States government: third, admitting that he
had not returned to his county and had not
taken the affidavit prescribed by the statute of
tionality of the act itself.
In this case, at tho request of counsel for ap-
pellant, in accordance with the wishes of those
contesting the law. including Mr.. Mudd, and.
indeed, especially at his suggestion. the court
Will render pro forma decision adverse to the
plea OF the appellant. The case will be taken
up immediately by the court Of appeals. This
viii dispose most effectually of the charge that
these cases had been brought in ST. Mary's
county because the judge and the state attor-
ney were republicans.
Attorney Gen. Whyte was quoted today as
stating i'll the most positive way that the law
could not be upheld in the case of United
States employees and in the case Of unmarried
men whose parents. like in the Brewer case,
still reside in the county. 1t is believed that
Judge Stone will argue the case for the appel
liant before the court of aDOpals