Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-31
MARYLAND CAMPAIGN
Senator Gibson Certain That the Demo-
Gratis Will Win.
RIGID REGISTRATION LAW.


WASHINGTON, d. c., August 5o.-,Sre-
cial)-Senator Gibson was again in the
city To-day. In conversation with cou-
ple of his Virginia friends he SAID tha'
he felt certain the Democrats would car
ry Maryland by the usual majority lie
was in Baltimore yesterday when the
State Committee met, and the feeling
among the members Of that organization
was one Of confidence.
There are thousands of men in WASH.
ington who have been voting in virginia
and Maryland. owing to the fact that
there is no suffrage in the District OF
Columbia, and they claim a legal OF
voting residence in the States in which
they were born and reared, and in which
a large percentage of them lived before
they moved TO this city. Four years ago
Maryland passed n most rigid registration
law, requiring every voter TO show that
he had had a bona flde residence in the
State for twelve months prior TO the
election. He was compelled to live tn
the town. city, or county I'm which he
proposed % vote. He could not do bust
ness or work in Washington and still
claim his residence In the State. as H.
permitted In Virginia, so far as Virgin
ians here are concerned. There are seye
raj thousand Nirginans I'm Washington
who vote in the State If they care TO.
No line has been drawn against them.
and Democrats and Republicans are
treated alike. There are more Maryland
ers here than Vrginlans. and in the Old
days the Republicans had n way of
colonlzing thousands Of negroes. They
were actually known to vote the same
men twice in one day. owing 10 the close
proximity OF two Of the Maryland cOun-
ties. when Senator German made HIS
last race for the Senate the new regis
tration law went into effect. 1t barred
out fully 1900 District Republicans who
had been voting IN Maryland. to say no.
thing of others the Republican tricksters
tried to run in. They were foied and
in that fight the Democrats rolled up the
largest majority since the war That was
the hottest fight that has occurred In
Maryland for many years. and Senator
German was reelected without any trou-
bic whatever.
CAREFUL SCRUTINY.
This year Il IL understood that the
registration-lists will be scrutinized most
carefully. and the Democrats being In
possession Of all the election machinery,
lhty are III position 10 prevent any
Illegal voting on the part OF the Re
pubicans. There will be some Democratic
disaffection, owing 10 the opposition OF
the sun and the News OF Baltimore. and
the kicking of the Mugwump element, but
the regular Democrats who come 70
Washington are positive that the ticket
they have nominated will win, and that
the Democrats will control the Legisla-
turc.
1t has never been necessary for the VIZ
ginie legislature to draw such tight
lines on District OF Columbia people as
has been done in Maryland, for the
reason that the conditions are different.
and the negroes are not so much a
factor In the contests Thu time may
come. however. when such a contingency
will arise. and Virginia VIII have to pre-
vent people in this city from voting in
the State unless they live regularly in the
State.
Thomas Townsend. wife. and daughter,
Of Norfolk. are at the Ebbitt House
Mir Maxwell. Fourth Assistant Post
master-General, IL out OF the city. and
VIII be absent n week. That is why no
appointments of fourth-class postmasters
are now being made for Virginia and
North Carolina.