The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-06-19
Character and Component Parts OF
tho Republican Party in Maryland.


the first page of this issue.
n tho first article sent out by the Associa-
citation, ''Sham Reform 1t was shown no"
by sharp as well as dishonorable trick the
oath of secrecy was omitted from the electloh
law fins placing the vote of the colored Hit
orotos comnletelv under control of Republican
election officials. In the articl> puoiiSheu Vi"
the first page table is given showing some
interesting facts 1t shows that there are
"a Se5 white and 81, 113 colored Republican
voters in Maryland according to the puDiSheo
number of colored voters registered and the
election returns of the last election. Inc
article anolyzes the table and shows that III
oertain counties the white Republican vote Is
worry small as compared with the colored vote,
and shows also the power Il few whites have
who control the large illiterate coiored vote.
Read the article closely. In reading bear IN
mind that the white Republican vote was
largely augmented last year by many thonsah"
Democrats. probably 20, 600 or $4,000
If tbe table be examined it will be seen that
only in two counties 81 the state. are there
Republican maiorities without the All "i Inc
colored vote-Allcgany and Garrett.
The white Republicans of st. Mary county |
rroher INT 36s. and the colored Republicans
1916. In Charles, Mr.. Mudd's county, there
are 23S white Republicans and 1879 colored;
IN Calvert 1874 white Republicans and 1850
colored: in Queen Anne 302 white HepuD-
licans and 1913 colorcd; in Anne Arundel
735 white Republicans and 1896 coiored'
IL. DS a
NOT even representative white citizens. Many
Of them are mere spoilsmen who have joined
the Republican party in order TO gain office
through the colorcd vote. That the colored
neople follow the lead of such people can only
be accounted for by their dense ignorance
and the prejudces insilIed into them by
designing and low politicians.
Take this congressional district and 1t Will
be. seen that. exclusive of the three wards
of Baltimore city, there are 500 colored
yoters-5e! in Carroll, 2705 i'll Baltimore
county, 1873 i'll Hartford and 1925 in Cecil,
Not congressional district i'll the state could
be carried without the irresponsible and illit-
crate colored vote, placed by John Rose
reform election law under the espionage OF
Republican election officers.
Look at the Fifth Congressional district,
composed of Charles, ST. Marys, Calvert,
Prince Georges, Howard and Anne Arundel,
and very small part of Baltimore city. In
these counties there are but 1866 white Re
pullicans. less number than i'll Carroll
al me, yet they are able 10 nominate and elect
a congressman, through their control OF l,35l
colored voters
Look at this judicial circuit that will elect
an associate Judge next November. In HOW.
ard the black vote is 99S, i'll Anne Arundel
1905 and in Carroll sol, an aggregate OF
4,794. Carroll. with its $500 white Republl-
can vote. will be entitled to five delegates in
the judicial nominating convention. In the
same convention 9S3 whites in Howard will
have three delegates, and 735 whites in Anne
Arundel will select five. With about half the
white Republican vote that Carroll has, How
ard and Anne Arundel will have eight Of the
thirteen delegates, a majority Of three. And
it must be remembered, too, that the white
Republican voters Of Howard and Anne
Arundel are not the same Intelligent and tax
paying class that the Republicans of Carroll
are.
Look at the second judicial circuit, COM
posed of Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline
and Talbot. This circuit will elect a chief
and two associate Judges. The colored Re-
publican vote is 7,1G7 and the white 4,505.
Nearly half of the white Republican vote of
the circuit is in Cecil county, and it is by far
the better class, too, yet Cecil will have but
four of the eighteen votes in the convention.
Cecil is not liable to get the nomination for
cue of the associate judgeshps, and little
Caroline is sure to get the nomination for
chief Judge.
An associate Judge is to be chosen in the
Southern Maryland district, composed of
Charles, St. Mary's. Calvert and Prince
Georges counties. There are 1858 colored
Republican voters and 1547 white Republican
voters in the circuit There will be thirteen
delegates in the nominating convention, and
Prince Georges county, with considerably
more than half of the white Republican vote.
will have but four delegates.
The black vote il merely u machine vote.
From alteration of Lincoln and prejudice
against Democrats, the bulk Of them make
their mark opposite the picture Of Lincoln,
and have no concern for either men or princi-
pies. The others, thanks to Mr.. Roses re-
form ballot law, are placed under the espion-
age of Republican officials.
The Republican party of Maryland is con
troiled by II small part of its white vote. The
table will show how small is the white vote in
all the counties except in the northern tier,
vet this small vote has large voting influence
in state conventions. For instance 92I white
voters in Dorchester can elect four delegates
to a state convention yet 1898 white Republi |
cans of Frederick can elect only six. The
6,5O6 white Republicans of Baltimore county
can elect but seven delegates to a state con-
vention, yet the eleven counties of ST. Mary's,
Charles, Calvert, Queen Anne's, Howard,
Kent, Talbot, Worcester, Caroline, Prince
Georges and Montgomery, with a white Re-
publican vote of 1914, can elect 80.
The colored vote in most of the counties of
the state is under bad management, much to
the detriment of good government, and this
same vote gives these unrepresentative white
citizens very unfair advantage in party
control. The colored people have shown
some disposition to set up for themselves,
and they should be encouraged to do so. 1t
would be better for the Republican party and
better for the state.
The eolored voter is counted in the basis of
representation in the Legislature and in county |