The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-14
WOMAN'S RIGHTS.
How They Were Denied at the Loeb
Lynn HEIGHTS Election.

lal staff Of the Baltimore Sun, was !
in Oakland and Loeb Lynn Heights
one day last week gathering data
concerning the late election held at
the former place on Monday. the
4th inst. at which time the judges |
Of election would not allow the |
woman to vote. In writing to his |
paper from Oakland under date Of
Nav 8th, Mr.. Williams gives the
readers ef the Sun the following in
teryiew ne had with persons at Loeb
Lynn:
"The new charter of Loeb Lynn
Nights confers upon all persons
over twenty-one years Of age, and
who have resided not less than six
months in the town, the right to
vote at town elections" said Mrs.
Gathering Sweet, of Loeb Lynn, to
a correspondent of THE Sun, "but
at the election last Monday the
judges of election decided that
women are not persons, and so
we could not vote.
"The decision,' she continued,
"will not do the town any good. l
will not live in it. | will not let
my husband live in it. l will not
let him build the house he has been
intending to build, and | am gong
sell the two lots | own here"
All this and great deal more
was said in so resolute a tone that
no one who heard Mrs. Sweet make
these declarations could fail to
believe that she will do just what
she has said unless, indeed, she
should change her mind.
LOCH LYNN HEIGHTS.
There is a long story connected
with this matter which has been
partly gwen in The SIM and which
goes back before the session of the
Legislature. Loeb Lynn Heights
is village on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, two miles east of
Oakland, the county seat of Garrett
county. 1t is Just across the rail-
road from Mountain Lake Park oc-
cupving a hillside, the top Of which
is crowned by a fine, large summer
hotel recently erected. From the
hill top there is a magnificent view
of the glades for several miles.
Mountain Lake Park, with its cot
tages and hotels half hid among
oyerhanging oaks, lies in the fore
ground Of the picture. To the right
is the lake and all around are the
fields carpeted with the green grass
of early spring, the woods of oak
and chestnut embellished by the
white blossoms of the service berry
bushes and the tender green Of the
ckthorn. ......
Loeb Lynn Heights is an oifShoot
of Mountain Lake, or rather its
workshop, peopled by many WnG :
of that community. In Mountain
Lake Park there are no mechanics
noy workshops and only a few stores.
The inhabitants of Loeb Lynn are
manly mechanics and the opera
tives Of the planning mill of the new
mayor.
THE TOWN CHARTER.
Some months ago there was a
movement for a town charter.
This was opposed by Mr. Clarence
NJ. Rathbun, the new mayor, and a
number Of others. But the oppos-
ing side went to work quietly, pre-
pared q charter and before the
Rathbun party knew where they
were at it had been enacted by the
Legislature and approved by the
executive. Then Mr.. Rathbun de-
clared with mighty emphasis that
since there is to be town he and
lis friends would insist upon "run-
ming it," Is now looks like they
will do it. This charter is a COM
prehensive scheme of government.
1t confers upon the mayor and
council every prerogative known to
legislative bodies and executive COM
blned, from imposing taxes and
licenses upon growing ROSTERS and
other fowls or prohibiting them al
together to the exercise of all the
functions of the State board of
health within the limits of the town
= and in q sanitary zone surrounding
them. They can levy taxes, make
annual assessments, establish a fire
department, open and make streets,
have annual assessments Of property
and what not.
But it is the following clause
which has made the present excite
ment.
"All persons oyer twenty-one
years of age and who have resided
within said corporate limits for the
period Of six months preceding any
election of officers for this corpora.
ton, shall be entitled to vote at