New-York tribune., 1901-11-09
CONTEST IN MARYLAND.
CHAIRMAN OF REPUBLICAN STATE COMMIT
TEE SAYS TWENTY THOUSAND VOTERS
WE'RE DIsFRANCHIsED.
fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE.l

(eY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNEl
| Baltimore Nov. s-Chairman Goldsoorough OF
| the Republican State Committee to-day took pre-
| lninary steps to investigate what he charges 20
be the election By fraud Of certain members OF the
LEGISLATURE with the determination of carrying the
contest into the courts On the face or the returns
| the Democrats will have majority IN the legis-
lattlre on Joint ballot of Is Chairman Godsborough
claims that between twenty-five and thirty Repub-
licans elected the General Assembly were count
ed out through the fraudulent throwing out or bal
lots. In address to the people OF Maryland
Chairman Coldsborough said that the first act OF
the election conspiracy, which began with the call
ing OF the extra legislative session last spring was
the Acknowledgement OF twenty thousand honest
voters last Tuesday by having their ballots fraudu-
lently cast Hundreds OF these ballots. he says
were declared void because of the printers marks
placed upon them before the tickets were in the
hands OF the voters.
Mr. GoIdsborough names the steps in the
spiracy, the denoument OF which was the dsfran-
chsement of thousands OF voters. They were the
calling OF the extra session. the passing of the
census a Democratic polling scheme. the
striking of voters names from the registration
lists giving printing of ballots into the hands OF
single Democratic supervisor Of election failure to
place the party appellation the ballots.
Disagreement the ballots in printing them, and
the throwing out of ballots with any marks upon
them.
Mr. Goldsborough promises. on behalf of the Re-
publican party that the perpetrators of these acts
will be followed through the courts until punished.
The Reform League. which some years ago
cured the conviction and punishment Of crooked
election officials, will take hand in the investi-
cation. leading Republican lawyer estimates the
number of defective ballots in the State at from
twenty twenty-five thousand. two-thirds of
which. he believes, were Republican In Frederick
County he believes the majority of the defective
ballots cast by Democrats and In the other
Western Maryland counties about evenly divided
between the two parties. In Southern Maryland
and on the Eastern Shore he estimates 10 per
of those thrown out were Republican.
all the close counties to watch the official count
Attorney General Isdor Rayner counsel for Ad-
miral Schley and leading Democrat. said to-day
there & lesson to be drawn from the result of
the election In Baltimore. The moral of the cleo
ton in this community. said Mr.. Rayner is that
Baltimore City Is Republican every time unless all
elements of the Democratic party bound to-
gether by the ties of principle and honor. He
added:
The occupation of political managers In Balu-
is gone, and only triumph in the
future with absolutely fair primary elections and
an unrestricted freedom Of choice in the selection of
candidates. The parties evenly balanced
that the machine either side be ground to
pieces under tho iron heel OF the Independent
whenever It rises IL its might. II expect
again to win must boldly anounce and follow il
up with decisive action. that man or set OF men
shall In the future control the destiny and usurp
the ownership of the Democratic party Of Baltf-
more.