Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-03-01
Work for the Extra Session.

The Baltimore Sun of Wednesday gives
the following
The members of the Senatorial commit
Tee who were appointed by the Democra tic
members OF the Senate to formulate the
election law, which is to be passed at the
extra session, met yesterday at the Hotel
Rennert.
Senators Bryan, Bouic, Moses and Rohr-
Dack were in attendance.
Senator Austin Crothers, of Cecil county
the fifth member of the committee, did not
make his appearance, nor did he send his
reasons Tor being absent. The committee
was met at the hotel by ex-senator Arthur
I. German, Gov. John Walter Smith, State
Treasurer Murray Vandiver, State Insur-
ance Commissioner Lloyd Wilkinson and
Mr.. John Hubner, president OF the Senate.
The leaders awaited the coming Of the SEN
atorial committee in Room ., on the first
moor. Alter waiting some time for Senator
Crothers the State managers and the mem
Ders OF the committee repaired to a private
dining room.
Senator German opened the proceedings
and submitted to those OF the committee
present a number OF typewriter papers
which he explained were proposed amend
ments to the Election law OF 1896. Mr..
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not TO make any more changes in the law OF
1896 than was absolutely necessary in order
TO make It conform To the Massachusetts,
law.
The amendments were discussed and il
was unanimously agreed that bill should
be drawn to follow rs closely rs possible the
Massachusetts law, and that there should be
no change in the Election machinery as it
exists to day.
The amendments agreed upon were as
follows:
First. That hereafter no party emblem
shall be printed on the ballot.
Second That hereafter the names of
candidates shall not be printed In parallel
columns, as heretofore, each separate column
containing the names of the ca ndidates Ol
political party, but that hereafter the names
OF candidates shall be printed in alphabetical
order, with the designations to which party
they belong on the ballot under appropriate
designations Of the offices Tor which they are
candidates.
Third. That hereafter voters must mark
their ballots themselves and shall not be
entitled TO call on either of the election OF
ficers, as provided in our existing law, to
mark their ballots for them. The aid, how
ever, of the election officials will be extend
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mark their own tickets, such as persons who
are blind or have no hands.
This bill is to be prepared in order that it
will ready to be submitted TO the members
of the House who have been requested to
meet at the Eutaw House on Thursday, and
if its provisions meet the approval of the
Delegates the bill will then be submitted to
the JOINT assembly of Democrats at AnnapO
lis next Tuesday night.
The suggestion OF Mayor Hayes, to dis
card the alphabetical arrangement of the
candidates names, did not meet the APP
prevail OF the committee.
The census question was also discussed
by those present and the following program
mapped out;
First, that Is days are to be allowed to
take the census.
Second, that one census takcr shall be APP
pointed to take the census in each election
precinct OF both city and State
Third, that such person shall receive for
compensation the sum of 50 per day.