The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-11-04
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF
MARYLAND.

The Election on November Sth next, is
| most important; for it will decide the
question whether the State is to remain in
the Republican column, or be brought
| back to her former position on the side of
the Democracy.
The polls open at eight o'clock a. M in
the Counties. and close at six o'clock p m.
In Baltimore City they open at six
o'clock a. m. and close at five o'clock p. m.
Let every registered Democrat go to the
| polls as early as he can and vote.
Vote the ticket by making the X mark
in the blank square opposite the party
emblem; viz, on the right of Jackson and
Liberty and the Hickory Tree, it being
the second blank square on the ticket.
Make this X mark with the black indelible
pencil furnished by the Supervisors of
Elections, which will be found in each
| booth.
Do not mark the ballot with a red lndel
ible pencil, nor with blue indelible pen
Gil, for the reason that your ballot may be
rejected as illegal, if you do.
| Make the X with the black pencil in the
voting booth.
Be sure not to put any other mark of
| any kind whatever on your ballot.
Ifyou do, your ballot will not be counted.
Be sure not to deface your ballot in any
way.
If you do, it will be thrown out as de
fective and will not be counted.
| Be sure not to tear or mutilate your bal
lot in any way, for if you do, it will be
thrown out as illegal and will not be
counted.
Make but one mark on your
ballot and that the X mark with
the black indelible pencil, in the
big blank square to the right of
the face of 'sOld Hickory
Do not be misled about the coupon on
the ballot.
When you have made the Y mark on
your ballot right opposite the Democratic
emblem, and leaving the voting booth,
have handed your ballot to the Judge, see
that he detaches the coupon from the bal
lot and puts it on the string before he puts
the ballot in the box. AS soon as the cou-
pom is taken from the ballot and the bal
| lot is put in the box. there is no way to
| identify it.
| Your name and number are not put on
the ballot-but only on the coupon-and
when the coupon is separated from the
ballot, the identity of the ballot is abso
lutely lost, and no ballot can be traced.
The object of the law is 10 enable you
to vote secret ballot, and the coupon does
not put it in the power of anybody to fol-
low your ballot and find out how you voted
Have a watcher and challenger in the
polling room from the opening to the clos
| ing of the polls. Each challenger should
have certificate, signed by the candi-
dates, or by the presiding officer of the
| chief managing committee of his party in
| the city or county in which he claims to
act From the time the polls open until
the time they are closed the challengcr's
| position is in the poll room outside the
guard rail, but as near the judges as prac-
ticable, so that he can see every person
who offers to vote From the time the
polls close until the returns are finally
made up, and all the work of the election
completed, the challengers have the right
to be behind the guard rail and to take
such position as will enable them to see
everything that is done and how it is done.
Let every fraudulent vote be promptly
challenged by the challengers.
Have careful and competent watchers
in the room whilst the votes are being
counted. The watchers should inspect
every ballot and scrutinize the counting.
They should carefully note and at once
make complete memorandum of the re-
suit as announced.
Avoid all disputes at the polls. See
that every voter is allowed his full rights
and protected whilst exercising them.
Let good order be strictly preserved at the
polls. MURRAY NANDIvER,
Chairman of the Democratic State Central
Committee.