Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-03
STATE AND NATION.
government Instructions TO Federal
MarshalS Insisted Upon.
.rrcuT-TO-SEVEN" BRADLEY.
o,,nisp Ia the baltimore Election
,...., Relied On rs Authority
d, she Administration.
-.,t--eeranh 70 lho DIspaich.l

.... General Aldrich sent the follow
.....-,~ 90 United States Marshal
.- Montgomery. Ala, this after
So. last paragraph OF circular
...trrlnv. Use your discretion,
...r,. and 80 iustrUctlng your
.. tl.tthc are peace officers and
...q,s. and that the law was enacted
FREQ and honest ballot and q
..+" This was IN response to let
.... Marshal Walker received this
.r which he sand:
tI.rE rdu TO notify me by wire
.. .,f-ci-e nv own judgment as TO
....I.r of special deputy maj shals 20
..I i Montgomery and Mobile,
...t.r head OF cities OF 10000 IN
....r more. ask you tor the Tea-
,f.I. le difficult matter TO find
..... number Of efficient men-men
relied upon IN case there IA
-.grh4uee on the day of cleo
... Tw.uld be glad 10 know tie
,...t o.. my authority. IN order that
sufficient number before
..-..r r.forred TO hv Sir. Aldrich
..,runcd by the Associated Press
srd was presented In these col
..t.-Iay -tp.I
...sro> IN BALTIMORE CASE.
....w.~c are extracts from the
rt.lt parts OF the opinion:
.tuu- made 10y Congress are
-. g.. those made bv the State
.r-. and Il they conflict Herewith
....- .. 10. as the conflict extends,
. .. U..rat!yc. No cl8shlnC can
.... There is not the slightest
. d harmonious COmbnat
....u ot the regulations made 10y
.,..reully- any more than there
..f .fIu1r and subsequent en-
... .st.a same Legislature.
.. Atilrs OF Congress being
.aHy paramount. the duties im-
-..g upon the officers Of the
States. solar a. they have respect
matters. must necessarily be
t.tlo-e 10 hepertOrmed by the
.tIa State. If both cannot be
t.e latter are pro tdH'o super
... ...-a 20 bee dutIes IS neceS-
nee. such officers and agents
.Hcer~' must have the requl-
.... f.act without obstruction
..e from the officers of the
,...' rule IL is no doubt eXpe-
v. hat tho operations OF the
... \.t.ual governments should,
...Ahle. be- conducted sepa-
.rf. avoid undue Jealousies
& . 80
.t t..r. Is no reason for laying
. rule of universal appllca-
l 8 never he made TO override
... .,l manifest dictates OF the
.. itself. We cannot Weld 10
...... .rtental view of State soyer-
Institution and laws of the
.... .-a the supreme law of the
.. -. t..>e oveTv citizen of every
...I. .-ucc. whether IN his lndl-
.. capacity.
... w. have said It must be re-
-. t.. we are dealing only with
- elections OF representa-
... ...r...--. T. for It's own con-
>.4ta secs fit TO elect State
e.. ..c,r~ ar the same time and
.- f.u with the election ot rep
.....-. touEr,ss Will not thereby be
t.v right TO make regulations
..-.. 20 tie latter. We do not
... however. that for any acts of
erection having exclusive
'.. election of State or cOun-
.... Wl he amenable 10 Fede-
rr~' BRADLEY TEE AUTHORITY.
rars of the Department Of
..u.y examined the statutes
.-.r- rendered III case. rising out
..t y.auuus Of the election
.. ..'.-- Yesterdays circular was
Acknowledgement Miller.
.t..ir a.. Is the case which
..as 4. Inclusive Of the paramount
...... authority over State au-
a..-.y.r any conflict arises with
- .. -lc conduct of national and
..- DO al election for representa-
delivered boy the late JUS
....-. Ir tuls case has become cele-
..t q Is probably quoted more
'..a.r other opinion in arguments
t. lfal States supreme Court,
.....I % almost al cases where
...-.d coutIct between Fede-
-.t. laws. ar. Aldrlch. the So
-.. said that the respective
'.. Federal aud state authorities
.-. l..... m TINS case.
...r tle conviction III a nitcd
..t . Slrbold, Tucker, Burns,
... bowers. Judges of election
- ISIS, On "a charge OF resist
....i states supervisors OF cleo
puts ulrshal5 III the discharge
... under sections 2Ol6. 2Ol7,
tL- Revised Statutes.
hats. alter conviction. applied
... .a..as corpus, AMI set up
t.t regulations they violated
E.... want 81 the constitutional
.. l..- -r.-s 20 enact them.
... part of the argument Of
devoted - the construction
'. Oh. words make or alter"
D. ,Ar Constitution confer
.. Congress thr power 10 make or
i. tle State. may prescribe
....... oi elections forrepresenta-
. .-r.-s The supreme Court,
t.a.I and Field dissenting,
Eu.3- make or alter gave
supervisory power over the
t.at Congress might make en-
.. regulations; might change
....r.l, as u saw fit, and might
..r attendance Of officers 10
...i u the conduct Of the cleo
s.... for the defendants had made
.hUty that such con-
H.H.I lead TO collision between
...,. .tl State authorities, which,
. ...t be avoided. The court,
..,. answered tins contention
...y. declaration that conflict
t. r:YpIly arise, because the
''. .i congress over the subject is
alI .t- regulations supersede
.'..u, -1 far as the latter relate
l4. elections. The national
tic.ons were concurrent,
conflict occurred the former
r !, held that the law au-
u,v Waf-hals 20 keep the
EN-. ...,l elections Is not unconstl-
.-. 'nat tine National Govern
'.. night 20 use physical force in
.ae Wted States TO carry into
t.. powers conferred upon II.
.S OF GOVERNOR sHEEHAN.
.'t, Marshal JacObus, of New
.UEram 20 Actlng-AttOrney-
ea today calling attention
uultory proclamation OF
t''usernor Sheehan" " IN regard
..e ~ Federal supervisors al
.'r-.
sii9 that be had nothing 20
'.e PROCLAMATION except to refer
1, thc government on this
outlined IN the instructions
HIr.ta.s. supervisors, &c. yes
... esraphed Marshal Jacobus
r g. DE governed 10y the in-
I'Uned Ia that circular.
..niatoTv proclamation" re-
3. .F Marshal JacObus ~ IN the
'' poster distributed by the New
usuOcTatc Committee through
State. 10 Is on "a sheet almost
.a'te. and is printed IL haring let
--. Lgolts:
AIF1csAu. ENFoRcE THE LAW
- a. irieIai supervisor can enter the
Itl with another voter. for any
"a5tcyer, not even # he Is Sc
hoHsb.ed voter. lie cannot 20