Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-17
MARYLAND VOTERS REGISTERING.
1t VIII Continue for Four Days and
Promises to Be Heavy.

1t VIII Continue for Four Days and
Promises to BE Heavy.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, September 1.-THE
registration of voters began yesterday
and will continue for four days. The
registration promises to be unusually
good. and thus far has been char
acterized by the occurrence OF several ex-
citing incidents. notably the forcible re-
moval from several polling places Of the
republican watchers. The republicans claim
that they are privileged by law to have
watchers stationed at the polling places as
a precaution against the practice of unfair
registration on the part of their political
adverSaries and this privilege the state
committee was not slow to take advantage
of.
Yesterday the watchers. on their ar
rival were asked to withdraw by the
officials, and on their irefusal, they were
hustled out of the polling places and sub
Jealous democrats.
The republican leaders are furious at the
treatment accorded to their watchers, land
they declare that this action is significant
of the methods to be pursued by the demo-
Gratis during the campaign. They also as
sert that the federal officials are aiding
in the naturalization Of voters. who will
presumably vote the democratic ticker, and
otherwise interfering In violation Of the
civil service law.
Much activity Is manifested at the head
quarters today, and from now to November
5 political affairs in the city and state will
be kept heated to the boiling point. Cam
paign funds are SAID to be pouring in on
both committees, and every means. legiti-
mate and otherwise. will be used by both
parties to win.
The expulsion of the republican watchers
from the polling places yesterday by the
democratic registration officials, and the
corded them. has been the prevailing topic
discussed in political circles here today,
and on all sides. without regard to party
utilization, have been heard denunciations.
The republican leaders. while angered,
are not blind to the fact that such meth
DDS will prove a boomerang to the party
using them, and one prominent republican
said at the state headquarters this morn
scarcely enable the democrats to recover
the votes likely to be lost by yesterdays
work.
Lifelong democrats are outspoken in their
disapproval of such methods, and those
who expect to vote the straight ticket are
amazed and chagrined at what they regard
as short-sighted policy on the part OF the
leaders-for it was learned this morning
that this course Is followed in accordance
with the injunctions of the leaders.
The methods employed yesterday were re-
peated this morning, and when the repub-
lican watchers reappeared at the polling
fore me- gistrates, who Immediately released
tt EN-.
This course was followed in the majority
of instances, but one watcher, the son of
Mr.. William T. Henderson, prominent re-
publican politician, will be taken before
Judge Phelps on a writ of habeas corpus.
and the question thus settled by legal de-
cision.
The democrats will formally open the
campaign at Annapolis tonight, when Mr..
Hurst and the other members Of the ticket
will make addresses. Mr.. Hurst. 1t is I'M
derstood, will dwell at length On the dan
ger of democratic detection this year
jeopardizing the chances of democratic sue
cess in Maryland in the national campaign
Of 1896, and this will be the keynote of the
speeches in behalf Of the Gorman-Rasin
ticket.
Senator German arrived in town early
this morning. and is in control of the demo-
cratic state headquarters at the Carrollton.
At 1:3O pm. today. presumably on the
advice of Senator German, the democrats
withdrew from their position to refuse per-
mission to republican watchers to be pres
ent at the registration rooms, and Chair
man Rusk of the city democratic commit
tee notified the republican chairman Of
their decision.