The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-10-23

consultation on the Maryland fight"
"Do you understand that the
President is conducting the campaign !
in Ohio and other States as he is in
Maryland"
81 presume that the Federal office
holders are as pronounced in their
activity in Ohio and elsewhere as in
Maryland. You know that Senator
Hanna, upon express request OF the
President, had Roosevelt Endorsed
for denomination, and naturally the
President may be sufficiently grateful
to help Hanna carry his home State
and retain his seat in the Senate. By
the way, l have read that the Presi-
dent has even gone so far as to dictate
the the denomination of Mayor Low
here. Is that true?"
When informed that the demo-
cratic organization had charged that
Lows nomination for a second term
was due entirely to the insistence of
Roosevelt, Governor Odell and other
republican leaders, Senator German
remarked:
"Well, of course, Ihave no personal
knowledge about this, and therefore
cannot discuss it. You may say,
however, that despite the Presidents
interference in Maryland the demo-
Gratis will carry it, and it is my Judg-
ment that there will be a sufficient
Democratic majority in the Legisla-
ture to elect a Democratic successor
to Senator McComas."
THE CLOSING OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The political campaign is now
drawing to a close, and but one more
number after this weeks paper will
be issued before the election. We
have endeavored, since the beginning
of the campaign, toimpress upon our
friends the necessity of maintaining
an unbroken front as regards the
support of the democratic ticket. 1t
has been our aim to make a dignihed
appeal for loyalty, and we teel that
our work has not been entirely in
vain, as many friends kindly testify.
We started into this campaign with
clean hands and have endeavored to
maintain the same throughout the
fight. Ifvotes cannot be obtained in
any other manner than by mud-sllng-
ing, we are willing to have our in
fuence counted out, as this character
of politics is distasteful in the ex-
IRENE. 1t has not been our aim to
attempt to influence republican votes.
In the first place the situation does
not demand any such resorts, and
in the second place we concede to
every one the right of free thought.
All that has been asked is that the
democrats remain loyal to their party
and that full vote be polled OH
November 3rd. The registration
lists show good practicalresults, and
indicate that the party workers are
keenly alive to the situation. Every
one, who has had a duty to perform,
has done it in a consistent manner,
as the final summing up indicates.
The time has now arrived when in
dividual democrats must do their
full duty by voting the entire ticket
from top to bottom.
1t will require seventeen marks in
order to vote a full democratic ticket,
and, as the official ballot will be a
long one, we urge our democratic
friends to see that they are thorough
ly familiar with the makeup. Sample
ballots have been issued and can be
obtained in quantities at the head
quarters. The marking of the legis.
lative ticket will beespecially difficult
so we advise all to thoroughly post
themselves and render such assist
ance as they can to those who may
need the same. 1t is but the work OF
a few minutes to mark the ballot in
an intelligent manner, but we advise
the workers to familiarize themselves
so that there can be no mistake.
Voters should bear in mind the
fact that if the ballot contains more
than seventeen marks, no portion OF
it will count and the whole ticket
will be thrown out Each voter is
allowed seven minutes in which to
mark his ticket and can have two
additional ballots in case he spoils
the first one. Many persons seem to
be under the impression that one
mark will suffice for the whole ticket,
but this is mistake. The vote will
not count unless the mark is made to
the right of each individual name for
whom the voter desires to cast his
ballot. These marks must not ex-
tend outside of the square, and the
indelible pencil which will be found
in the voters booth must be used.
The total registered vote of the
county this year is 1858 of which
the negroes form 1, 449. This leaves
5000 white votes of which the dem
ocratic party forms about $500.
Allowing the full negro vote to be cast
for the republican ticket there would
be about 1, 400 white people who vote
the republican ticket. These figures
are oriyer forconpa risou and we think