The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22
THE CENSUS FRAUDS IN
SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
One Strong Reason Why the Governor
Called The Extra Session,
Democrats Must Not Profit
by Fraudulent Enumera-
tions Exposures Should
be Made We Shall See.

1t i, impossible to change the condi-
,ions brought about from TIE false
reports made by The Census Depart
mcnt regarding The population Of
the southern counties Of Maryland.
The report has already been accepted
10y Congress and on it reapi oriionm mt
vi state representation is b sed. The
action Of the Census Department in
sending euumcrMors TO correct the
false returns already made, evidently
frthe purpose # securing increased
representation i'm the Legislature and
in State Convention from Republican
counties, cannot change reports as
made and accepted
The Governor of the State has called
the Legislature to correct these frauds
We cannot accept any corr cted re-
turn, from the Census Department,
any more than The State or democratic
par y could accept thu additional rep
reservations from these counties, even
should the counties become Demo-
cratic. The returns were falsely made,
they were gotten up for base PARTISAN
purposes and the Democratic party
cannot accept benefits brought about
by such disgraceful means As mat
ter of course, no one for moment
would intimate that General Merri
am, the Census Director, WIS party
To such transaction. No man stands
higher before the people than the
United States Director; twice Governor
of his State, spoken of FIR high diplo-
matte relations abroad urged 10y many
for senator, the cabinet, aud occupy
ing a high social position, all these pre-.
clude the possibility of his having been
a party to such ques ionable schemes.
The trick of securing false returns was
conceived in the minds of men deter
mined to get possession of the State Of
Maryland under any circumstances
negro voters We're to be brought here
from the South, the graveyards were
to add th'ir names to the census list
| and so the false enumeration was to be
the basis of additional representation
in the Republican counties Of Mary
land. The public statements Of Mir.
King, at present a memher of the
Maryland Legislature from st. Mary :,
tells the story of the frauds i'm that
county. Mr. King is the editor of the
st. Mary's Bcdcon, stands high in his
county aud in the State, and is connec-
ted within of the leading families of
that old county. Mr. King says his
uncle, who died three years ago was
on the list, n also his family, who are
recorded twice on the list. Mr. Lloyd
now living in Savannah, Georgia,
with his family are also on the list,
also his brothers family, now living
in New Jersey, are on the lis. Mr.
Herbert Moore, well known in the
county, who died four years ago, is on
the list, his wife, also dead, his daugh-
ter, also dead, is on the list And so
we might 50 on giving the names Of
whites and blacks now sleeping their
last sleep in the grave yards of st.
Mary 5 County, are on the padded
lists returned by the enumerators or
added to this list after the returns
Were made, This statement has been
publicly made by prominent citizens
Of st Mary's County. Mr. Harris
Canclair, States Attorney of ST.
Mary's County, confirms all these
statements. Prominent Republicans
in St Mary's have seen the lists of
these fraudulent names aud return
of such facts have been made to the
Census Department. Fraudulent
enumeration upon conviction means
fine ana imprisonment. Now the
questions is up to the United States
Census Director. If false returns have
feen made, exposure from every
standpoint must follow.
1t remains with the Census Depart
ment To show to the people whether
they will remove the taint of fraud
from returns. Exposure and con
viction of these men is the remedy
The action of the department will be
awaited with anxiety by the people of
Maryland as well as by all good
citizens. The Governor of the state,
however, cannot waver in his determi-
nation to see that these frauds are cor
rected because of the fact, that the cor
rectons that may be made by the Fed
eral Census Department as announced
to and accepted by Congress cannot be
changed, in SO far as the improper
State representation is concerned.
r E A DY TO DEN NEE
OTHERS RUT CLAIMING