Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-07-25
UNFAIRNESS CHARGED
BY Anne Arundel Democrats
Padding Tickets Used In
Two Districts.

UafaiTness at the primaries last Satur-
dap has been charged by MessTs. Brunel
X. Anderson, the minority Judge Of the
Fourth Election District. and William L.
Hawkins. minority Judge OF the Brooklyn
(Second) district, IN the recent Demo-
cratic primary election in this county.
The report given in last Monday 5
CAPITAL stated that the Welis-Bannon
Combination had carried the Democratic
PRIMARIES IN the county on the preceding
Saturday aud would control the County
Democratic Convention to be held in
this city next Tuesday July 2Sth. The
minority judges, Messrs. Anderson and
Hawkins. have made the following state
meni. which appeared in today's issue
OF tie Baltimore SHn
"Under the call Mr., Joseph Bannon
was named by the central committee for
the county to call the meeting 10 order,
he was also to act as chieI Judge. Two
other judges we're provided for under the
call. Each OF the opposing factions was
to select one Judge and one clerk. On
calling the meeting 10 order the right Of
the opposition to name Judge was de-
MED, and the other side receded from
that position only after show of force
by the opposition. The right to name a
clerk. as provided by the call, was also
denied, and after selecting two OF the
Bannon partisans the balloting began.
After the balloting was nearly over a
small ticket, about Z by inches. made
It's appearance, and about fifteen OF them
we're voted through the window and were
properly placed in the box.
"When the ballot box was opened
about eighty ballots were found in the
box and counted by the judges. These
tickets were wrapped in their large tickets
and shaken out when deposited in the
box. The challenger reported that 4Io
votes had been cast, while the count
showed 4So votes deposited-a difference
OF 70. Subtract the majority for the
Bannon ticket, as reported, and we have
a majority Of 63 votes for the anti-Bannon
ticket. BY a comparison .with the cleo
ton OF 1902 it will be seen that the vote
supposed to be cast last Saturday is only
less than the total of all the votes
Democratic and Republican, cast In the
entire Fourth district. Does this no,
demonstrate that fraud was perpelrated
at the primary on Saturday?
"rhe manner of holding the primary
at Brooklyn and Curtis Bay was still
more peculiar. In the Brooklyn precinct
I3 small tickets were properly cast. while
I64 were found in the box, making I5I
votes illegally cast by the Bannon fac
tIon. THIS is proved by the tally sheets
and by the tickets which are in possess
ION of the anti -Bannon people. Had
these fraudulent tickets been thrown out.
Mr.. Bannon would have lost the precinct
by 90 majority. At the Curtis Bay pre-.
cinct the small ticket was detected early
in the afternoon and open tickets were
voted. The Bannon people. however.
voted unregistered and unnaturaliIed
voters. and it is conservatively estimated
that at least $50 fraudulent votes were
cast in this precinct alone. The total
majority against the Baanon ticket in the
three precincts OF the Fifth (Brooklyp)
district can be easily demonstrated to be
at least Tag. With THESE two districts
against him, Mr.. Bnnnon cannot control
the county convention OF July 2Sh."