The morning times., 1896-09-16

Marylapd Republicans who are in business
III Washington were all happy yesterday
Nearly every man OF them had registered
as IL voter before he left home 1t was the
the first registration cay under tie Id W
passed by the legislature last winter.
Republicans put II III this way. lit is the
FIRST day under honest registration that
the State has seen for forty years"
The law Which was Tried for the first
time yesterday, may change the result IN
the Presidential election in November.
Republicans claim that il makes Mar and
a doubtful State at all tines and that q 4,
chances for carrying IT this year are largely y
increased. In round numbers they figure
the loss to the democratic party at, at
least, 1000 votes.
THE NEW LAW.
In d State in which the real difference
between two great parties is only four
to SIX thousand, "A loss 10 either OF 5000
votes, is fatal The Republicans hold
that they have given the State an election
system that makes tie registration abso-
lutely honest and If they are beaten at the
coming election they will be fairly beaten.
Under the old-tiuie method there was but
one registrar. Tie governor or the state
had the appointment OF election officials.
The registrars, III all cases. were Demo
crafts. The law required that the super
visors and judges OF elections should have
a minority representative, but the ma joIity
chose the minority man.
Now this has all been changed. There
are Two registrars in each precinct, one Il
Republicap the other d Democrat. The
governor appoints three supervisors of eieC-
tons for each county, and one must be q
.asN.. L.,
ernor must choose his minority man rom
three names Presented to him by the State
committee OF the minority party.
The same holds gouI III ieCcuntirs. The
supervisors are required TO appoint the
minority Judges OF cleo ton aud registrars
on the recommendation OF the county con-
mittee OF the minority party. In his way
the Republicans think tney have provided
for n fair show.
TIE registration yesterday was heavy.
Word was passed around by all tie Hepnb-
licaD leaders that voters should lie regis
tered as fas, as possible. There are to
be six more regis ration days, sepiehbcr
22, 23. 20 and 90, and Oc,ober q and :.
Aflcr the first three registration days the
county committees intend TO go over tie
regis; ratioDs.
As further safeguard Of the registry
thc Dew law pIOvicts hat If any registrar
refuses 10 take a mans name on a frivolous
cause tie COSTS OF tie case shall lie placed
ON him. for ;hc appeal Is al once mace to
the county courts.
With the Dew registration laws the Re-
publiCaDs lave bus .ilt.c isar OF carrying
Ihe State. Clubs lave lcen organized and
vo,crs are being pci.ed as rapidly as POS
siblc. From the first rough returns II is
Is ,irnated now tEat Nc EiHley Will Lave
from l2 .Ot0 10 25.JOu majority ID alti-
rEure ciIy, and the counties outside Will
swell ;i.is. Democrats ciaim that the silver
issue Will carry tie country counties, but
the Republicans say at the lest the Demo
Gratis can oHly make it standoif.
IN THE SIXTH District
The Sixth Congressional convention 10
nominate a candidate meets tomorrow At
Rockville. THE convention adjourned, last
Week, at Oakland IN u deadiock after has-
Ing ia lloted 6s9times. Montgomery county
men feel sure that their choice Will pull
through, but an interesting tine Is ex-
pCCIcd-
There are tweni y-tour delegates in tie
and Chairman Cook. nf Wash
Inrton county. has hard problem. TO
solve tomorrow. Just before adjournment
at Oakland he made ruling which has
placed the convention in d most peculiar
fix.
On contest in Frederick count Y two sets
OF delegates Were admitted, with half a
vote each. On. set refused to remain in
The convention went off fishing or some
thing OF the sort. This left Frederick
county with but three votes and the chair
man ruled that thirteen votes were neces-
sary to nominate. The second day the
fishing gentlemen from Frederick county
but Chairman Cook ruled that !
hey had no place IN the convention. Thus
Frederick county has only three votes, the
convent ion can only cast twenty one votes. |
Dut hairman Cook rules that thirteen is |
majority How he will fiX this to- |
morrow rema ins to be seen.
Gen Rutherford. who is chaDiponing the |
'ause of Capt. McDonald, or Montgomery, !
GELS sure that his man will pull through. |
During the deadlock, he was able to lead |
Il the voting. Just Low Gen. Rutherford |
Xpects TO secure the remaining votes. he |
efuses TO tell. That would be giving |
lway state secrets
In speaking of the convention. Gen.
Sutherford said: The reports from all |
,ver the District showed that silver was
rot going to play any part in dividing
Republican votes. We are sure of carry |
ng Maryland l also saw a number of |
from West Virginia. There
S no doubt about the result over there. |
That state is also sure 1or Mckinley"