Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25
BALTIMORE'S POLITICAL MACHINE
How Matorities Are Rolled I'D in the
Monumental City.
o The Evening Star


Monumental City.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 25.-The managers
of the democratic machine in MARYLAND are
not by any means as happy as would be
supposed considering the fact that their
tickets In the city and state were counted
in by large majorities
There is discord in the machine ranks.
In addition to the soreness ranking i'm
the hearts of Col Baughman of Frederick,
and Col Schley Of Hagerstown at the un-
timely collapse of growing honors, Revenue
Collector Nanoiver also got a decided set
back on election day, and although his
county of Hartford usually goes democratic
by thousand majority, on the 7th of this
month, 1t elected a republican state sena-
tor and a republican board of county COM
mlssloners, and the reason given for the
defeat OF the democratic candidate for those
places Is that they were considered the es-
pecial representatives of Mr.. Vandiyer ON
the ticket.
In addition to their own personal griey-
ances. the leaders have other and deeper
troubles. They realize that the victory
Just won cost them dearly, not only in the
very large amount of cash expended, but
in the extraordinary falling off in the demo-
cratic vote, which falling off had to be
made up by the use OF repeaters and the
open and shameless bribery OF foaters in
blocks of various size.
Repeating in this town has been reduced
to a science. 1t is carried on with a SKIN
ana perfection hardly eQualed anywhere
else in the country. one ward heeIer Was
ooastlng In the presence of your correspon-
dent OF the numDer OF voters he hau Sc
cured Tor the ticket in his ward He said:
N
niggers from the registers OF every pre-
cinct in the waru carry in the day i then
got wagon and took three nigSers that
promised TO vote L tod them ana in
turn drove to every polling place and voted
all three at each. 1 thus voted the three
Zine times, making twenty-seven votes in
ali, and then turned them over to a man
from another ward, who did the same act.
and thus they were Kept going all day
from one precinct to anotner."
How dId you know the men voted as
you wanted themI" was asked by one of
the people standing by.
Easy enough. was the reply. Il made
them ask the democratic ballot clerk TO
marx their tickets ana he gave me the
WINK -that all was right / suppose those
darxses each voted at least fifty times at
that election"
How much did you pay themy' was
asked
Two dollars each. They got that much
in every ward. and made a good days work
Of it,
Was that kind of work only carried on
with colored voters?" was asked.
NO. While there were a large number
oi gangs OF colored repeaters going around
all day, there were more white men doing
.he same KIND OF work. although it is easier
10 vote darkey repeaters than whites You
see, II darkey comes to the polls and finds
his name already voted he knows better
than to make a fuss, for he would be hus-
tied on IN hurry A white man who finds
n N~rTa IL
make trouble and therefore We never vote
repeaters on the names of white men unless
We know that those whose names are voted
are out OF town or are sick, or are of a low
class or people. We don't care for niggers
for we know they can't give us any tronhle
out with whites ii is different / prefer 10
work niggers on election day every time
If they do kick after we get through with
mem because we don't pay them what they
want we tell them to get out and shut un
White voters come higher, anyway. and are
harder to handle"
The statesman" then invited the crowd
up to take drink at his expense. and re-
celVed the congratulations of his friends a,
his skill and ability as a politician ana oil
hoped that his zeal in behalf of his marty
would De rewarded by a good place in the
custom mouse when Billy Marine and the
other republicans are fired out
AS the above described methods mana
necessary to carry the machine through
with success on election day and as the,,
are not done under cover, the leaders are
AFRAID the people-the respectable element
OF the community-will at the next election
voice their protest at the polls, as was done
IN Brooklyn on the 9TH instant. A majority
made up in such a way and by such ao
Grant vlolations or the law cannot always
be had. although the same tactics have
been gone through with for MANY wears
me strain, however. is becoming greater
ana greater and the expense heavier ana
heavier with each succeeding year. and
sooner or later the whole Organization will
collapse and be buried under the weight OF
an aroused and indignant public opinion
Many democrats of high standing openIy
denounce the whole system and declare
they will repudiate 1t al the next election