The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-10-26
Preparing to Explain Defeat.

That the Republican managers are prepar-
ing to explain the certain defeat oftheirparty
on November s, Chairman Goldsborough is
daily publishing in the Baltimore papers &C
counts of alleged tricks of the Democrats in
placing Independent Republican tickets in
the field and in printing ballots. There is an
independent Republican ticket in Dorchester
county, headed by Ex- Congressman Kerr, as
a rebuke to Goldsborough's unbearable boss
ism in that county. There is an independent
Republican ticket in Talbot county because
Of the bossism Of Elk Congressman Barbour,
and there is Republican revolt in Somerset
because of bossism there. In Baltimore there
are some Independent Republican candidates,
because of the intermedling of Senator Nc
Comas and the bossism of local statesmen.
Steve Mason, Chairman of the Baltimore
City Republican Committee, is also giving out
statements of alleged Democratic trickery.
One Of his statements is that Baltimore poll
ticans came to Carroll county ON Thursday to
engineer the placing of an independent Re-
publican ticket in the field here. There is
not word Of truth 10 it, and it could not be
done at this late day should Republicans be
found who would go on the ticket as Indepen-
dent Republicans.
The truth is, the Republican party is badly
beaten, as the votes on November will show,
and Goldsborough and Mason are simply
making these charges to cause revulsion of
public sentiment, if possible; if this cannot be
done, the allegations will serve to help to ex-
plain the defeat, by charging the Republicans
were tricked by the Democrats.
In this city few Republicans have been
almost frantic on the arrangement of the
names on the ballot The law requires them
to be arranged alphabetically. This means,
of course, that only the first letter of the name
must be considered. Several Republicans
have asserted that the second letters should
be considered also, which is simply ridiculous.
IF the second is to be considered, so ought the
bird, fourth, fifth and SO on.
The Democratic Supervisors of Elections in
all the details of the ballot have treated Mr.
Nicodemus, the Republican Supervisor, with
the utmost courtesy, in very marked contrast
to the treatment of the minority member OF
the Board when the Republicans were in
power. Hesaw the arrangement of the names
before ths5 were printed at the ADVOCATE
office, by direction of President Roberts, and
the was also shown the type selected for the
official ballot Mr.. Nicodemus thought at
first that perhaps the second letter of the
names of candidates might have been consid-
cred in the arrangement of names, but when
it was shown that two legislative candidates
of the same name, but of opposite political
parties, would come together, which might
confuse some voters, he made no protest. In
telligent men can readily find the candidates
for whom they desire to vote, and illiterates
will be guided in some other way, The bal
lots for Carroll will be printed in plain, dark
type so that the aged people can see the
names and all people of impaired sight as WE'LL
The spaces for X marks will be amply large,
and the ballots be printed in exact accordance
with the law. All reports to the contrary are
pure inauguration, and the high character of
the Supervisors should stamp them with false
hood