The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-03
DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS.
CarrOlltOn Hotel,
BALTIMORE. October %, 1s9

BALTIMORE, October 25, 1892
To the Democrats of Maryland:
The election on November 7th next, is
N ost important; for it will decide the question
whether the State is to remain in the Hepubli-
can column, or to be brought back to her
former position on the side of the Democracy.
The polls open at eight O'Clock A. NJ. in
the Counties, and close at six o'clock p. N.
In Baltimore City they open at six O'Clock
A. NJ. and close at five O'Clock P. NJ.
Let every registered Democrat go the polls
as early as be can vote.
Vote the ticket by making the 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 ticket. Make this y mark with the
black indelible pencil furnished by the Super
visore of Elections, which will be found in
each BOOTH
Do not mark the ballot with red indeliblc
| pencil, nor with blue indelible pencil, for the
| illegal, IL you do.
|. Make the y with the black pencil in. the
| voting booth.
| Be sure not to put any other mark of any
kind whatever on your ballot.
| If you 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 defective
and will not be counted
! Be sure not to tear or mutilate your ballot
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
Y mark with the black indelible pencil IN the
big blank square to the right of the face of"Old
| Hickory"
! DO not be mislcd about the coupon on the
ballot.
When you have made the Y mark on your
ballot right opposite this Democratic emblem,
and leaving the voting booth, have handed
your ballot to the Judge, see that he detaches
the coupon from the ballot and puts it on the
| string before he puts the ballot in the box.
AS soon as the coupon is taken from the ballot
4 and the ballot is put in the box, there is no
way to identify it.
l'ow name and number are not put OF the
ballOt-bm only on the coup0n-and when the
coupon is separated from the ballot, the
identity of the ballot is absolutely lost, and
no ballot can be traced.
! The object of the law is to enable you to
vote secret ballot, and the coupon does not
put it in the power of anybody to follow your
ballot, and find out how you voted.
Have a watcher and challenger in the poll
ing room from the opening to the closing Of
the polls. Each challenger should have q
| certificate, signed By the candidates, or by
the presiding officer Of the chief managing
committee Of his party in the city or county
in which be claims to act From the time the
polls open until the time they are closed the
challenger's position is in the poll room out
side the guard rail, but as near the Judges as
practicable, SO that he can sea 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 challepgers 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 chaliengers.
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 q memorandum Of the result as an
nounced.
Avoid all disputes at the polls. See that
every voter is allowed his full rights and pro-
tected whilst exercising them. Let good
order be strictly preserved at the polls.
MURRAY VANDIvER,
| of tha Dam ct Central rnrn