Evening star., 1903-10-08
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Court Decides Against VIM. n. Pope's S
Application for Registry as Voter.
lal Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. October I, 1903.
A case of more than ordinary interest an
action brought by Mr.. William H. Pope of
Otterbourne in Bethesda district, to com
pei the officers of registration for that dis
trict to place his name on the books as a
qualified voter, was decided in the circuit
court here today Mr.. Pope, who is pri-
vate secretary to Justice White of the
United States Supreme Court. conducted
his own case while Messrs. Robert B. Pc
ter and Bowie F. Waters appeared for the
officers of registration.
The petition filed in the case alleged that
Mr.. Pope had been resident and citizen
of Maryland ever since June I, 1902, when
he moved into his newly erected home at
Otterbourne with the intention of making
Maryland his permanent abiding place, and
upon presenting himself at the office of
registration September % of this year for
the purpose of having his name placed on
the books registration was refused him be
cause lie had failed to go before the clerk
of the circuit court at Rockville and make
declaration of his intention to become a
citizen Of the state.
MIR. Pope argued the case at considerable
length. claiming that the law of March,
have removed into the state since it's pas
sage to go before the clerk of the circuit
court of the county in which they reside
and declare their intention to become citi
Zens of Maryland is unconstitutional He
contended that it is not within the power
of the legislature to forbid the recognition
of the fact of his actual residence for one
year within the state.
Judge Henderson sustained the action of
the board of registry. holding that citizen
Ii..,,t -
residence and intention to become a resi-
dent-and that the law passed by the lesiS-
lature simply changed the rule of evidence
in regard to proving the intention to be-
come a citizen of the state.
The board of SUPERVISORS OF elections for
this county has appointed the following to
serve as doorkeepers on election. day at the
various polling places throughout the coun-
ty, the first named in each district being
democrat, the other a republican:
Laytonsville d:strict-James +. Howes and
James Barber.
Clarksburg district-I1enson T. Miles and
A. b. Thompson.
PoOleSville d Strict-Willam B. Tru1dle
and James Ford.
Rockville d strict-first precinct-John H.
Hilton and William Skillman; second pre-
cinct-Olie Mouldel and Michael Conroy.
Colesville dstrict-Arthur e. Harding and
Edward p. b. Margerum
Darnestown d's.rict-Charles Pennyield
and George Baughman.
BetheSda d'Strlct-Nllllam H. FyleS ana
Robert Wilson.
Olney d.strict-frst precinct-Louis NJ.
Leizear and Rodney Boswell; second pre-
cinct-Edward w. Owens and George W.
Nicholson.
Gaithers5urg dstrict-Gideon D. Briggs
and James A. Waters.
Potomac dis;r.ct-Ernest Wheatley and
Walter Lynch.
GAINESVILLE district-Will.a am II. Bowman
and Henry Bussard.
Damascus William E. Watkins
and Darius +. Watkins
Wheaton distr:ct-frst precinct-Wiliam N
Gray and Seymour Smith, second precinct
Rem HarGeSty, democrat; republican yet
to be named
Marriage licenses have been issued here
to Mr.. John Leonard Case and Miss Lille
May Thompson, both of the vicinity of
Spencerville. this county; William o. Ta.-
bott and Miss Annie Gates, both of Burnt
Mills, this county; and Mr.. Emmett II.
Richardson and NJ IS Bette E. Byer, ho.h
Of Virginia.