The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14
WHOLE TowN FoRGoT TO VOTE.
VIII Try TO Remember 20 Cast Raj
lots This Year.


From the New York World
The only known municipality in the
United States that has pledged every vote
for McKinlay and Roosevelt Is the town
OF Baltimore. VI. Baltimore, the smallest
and one OF the oldest towns in the coun-
try. has sixiy-four inhabitants. eighteen
OF whom are voters. In 1896 the citizens
forgot to vote for presidential electors
until u was too late. IL Is TO wipe out the
stain OF this. "the crime OF '96." as 81 Is
calied-that each free man will turn out
in November and cast his ballot for the
Republican nominees.
There are two voters IN the town with
Democratic principles. but they are sound
money advocates and will be with the
ma jority. n they vote az all.
Baltimore has another cain 10 distinc-
ton in the circumstance that Il Is the
center Of the New England pie belt New
ertheless. IL is = dlficult place 20 find. II
comprises a three-cOrnered parcel Of land
Of 5000 acres in Windsor county. IN the
southern part OF the state. Il may be
reached by a drive OF eight miles north
east from the picturesque village Ct Chcs-
ter on the Mountain Division OF the Rut-
land road. owing TO It's geographical iso-
lation Baltimore was made a township.
and this, under she Constitution OF Yer
mont. gives Il legislative representation
on an equality with the largest cities IN
The state.
on an expedition In search OF baltimore.
a Sunday World correspondent driving up
the Black river met an elderly farmer be-
hind an equally elderly mare and inquired
the way.
baltimore? Baltimore7" echoed tho
farmer. bringing the mare TO a stand and
shrewdly cycling his questioner. "Balti-
more. DID We say? Why. ye amt goin Z
/ Baltimore. be ye2 Who be ye lookin Tor.
+ anyway"
THE store" replied the visitor.
There amt none"
Then direct me 90 the Postoftice."
There amt none"
Then. how do you get 70 the minis
/ ter'sg''
The amt no minister Z Baltimore.
/ Folks e. pious enough up there without
one. There amt no doctor. lawyer, mer-
/ chant ner thief. ner cider mill. ner grist
mill. ner town rum agency. ner no cluhed
things Z Baltimore.
But n YOU be iookin for the town
/ clerk. that's W. r. Bryant Mr. Town
I Clerk. Fence Viewer. Health Ohicer.
/ chairman OF the Board of selectmen. ct
I cct-e-ra.'
Tho farmer concluded by directing his
lnterlocutor to the rcdoubtahie Bryanrs
home. and conhding the Information that
I he himself lived q few rods outside Of The
Baltimore town line. hut that he had set
no great store by owning up 10 70 since
the crime OF Is
Mr. Bryant was found az his comforta-
ble home on a hillside commanding the en-
I tire valley The town clerk ls a native
or New Yorw state. lie went from war
saw. n. Y. to Baltimore a dozen years
aRo and has spent his time farming.
wholesale fruit dealing and managing the
town AFFAIRS. MIR. Bryant also raises pump
klus. which Mrs. Bryant transforms into
the finest pbs IN Windsor county.
MIR Bryant pointed out a white build
ing. which he said WAS the school house
II had once been a dwelling. but the oc-
cupant went away and the town. need
Z ing a school house bought g. Here a
| teacher drills thirteen scholars during the
fall and winter months II Is here. too.
that the town meetings are held and
J whore the loyal eighteen will vote for Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt on election day II
they don't again forget 81.
Mr Rryants town books show that
there ore thirty town offices 70 be hlisd
annually and THAT Baltimore Is in truth
a place where the ONCE seeks tho man.
I This year there were two aspirants for