The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05
Correspondence Baltimore County CHson.
THE PRIMARY ELECTION LAW.


BALTIMORE, February 18th. 1904.
Editors Of The Union $50 many events OF late
have happened of large public interest there Is
danger Of our losing sight of the important work
of our Legislature.
A bill has been introduced in the House ex-
t ne sE cs Tap Wptsn 70 the Whe
but limited to Baltimore city during its expert
mental stage. That stage is passed. Cand1dates
assured the writer of its perfect fairness and
their satisfaction in its working. Their testimo-
ny Is more valuable and unbiased than II their
candidates. had been successful. The writer has
only heard few objections offered TO the law,
was fully explained to those who offered them.
Certainly a need of radical change In our
present primaries lie apparent, when success
dow and the purchase of votes. Its notorious
that last year in one district prices ranged from
Briefly the new law proposes ~ The registra-
ton voluntary of party afhliation. 20 secret
ballot 90 The same machinery of judges, clerks.
etc., as at a general election. AZ The right OF
nomination by petition being retained as mere
tofore. The expense to candidates is nominal.
Registration of party utilization is possible this
year, as it is the year for general registration
in the counties.
The writer would have been glad to see the
law passed two years ago, but reluctantly yield
ed to the objections of others. as lack OF gen
eral registration in the county prevented fair
test of the law proposed. That objection does
After a careful study of the laws of various
states the writer believes our city law the most
exne1siye. Cheating is impossible. The secret
ballot greatly diminishes intimidation and vote
| buying. "Afiiliation" prevents hoaters from
| voting in both primaries, as happens now. Can
| didates have their own watchers present at the
| count of votes.
| Perhaps no human law is perfect, but the
| writer believes any possible objection that is
sincere can be removed If the law is understood
quite perfect any reasonable objection is answer
| ed by the fact that such imperfection can not be
| as bad as the present primary system, which is
Ct least tEz L.
PropertyTransfersinB Baltimore County.
Deeds. mortgages. etc.. received for record in
the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Baltimore county:
A. L. Harlan to c. ]. Harlan.
J. G. Distler, Jr., to N. A. Lott.
| Fannie McCauley to H. M. Randle.
A. L. Bosley and II. II. Peasants, executors. to
e. L. Bergman and Standish Bergman to Ed
win ID. Selby.
Conrad Becker to Henry Becker.
| G. w. Medinger and G. X. II. Medinger to F. e.
| Bostwick and wife.
| Same to w. j. Vessel and wife.
| r. T. Petzold to F. M. Wild and wife.
Agnes Young ct al to ]. X. Duncan and wife.
| VIM B. Wade to John Link and wife.
Henry lowering ct al. to VIM. B. Wade.
Sewburg Land Company to e g. Il. Espey
| Same to Charles Smallwood and wife.
| Amanda Nahn to P. b. and w. r. II.
| ]. A. Hllen and husband to H. B. Hillen.
| Alfred Kohly to ]. p. Monaghan.
| H. F. Brecht to Louisa Brecht.
| G. L. Dorsey to g. A. Bowen and wife.
Patterson Park P. L. b. A. to ]. w. Ulrich.
| g. A. Schaaf to G. L. Dorsey.
| K. L. Painter, assignee. to Kate COwan.
| H. II. Michael to Daniel Peregoy and wife.
| J. H. Candles ct al. to VIM. Muschik.
E. r. Bernhard to A. P: Herget and wife.
A. ]. Kobly to W. E. Grace.
| F. @. Slingiuff ct al. to VIM. whitridge.
s. NJ: Corse and husband to 81. T. Pierce and
R. A. Allender and husband to Lewis A. Grimes
and wife.
| ]. /. Yellott to H. II. Bowerman.
MORTGAGES.
Josephine Holtz to Glyndon T. 3. A., $3.50.
| Industrial Home for Colored Girls to Central
Savings Bank, 5000.
C. H. Espey to Nswburg Land Company, $3.50.
| Charles Smallwood and wife to same. $3.50.
G, NJ. Baier and wife to Highlandtown L. s. q b.
John Raab and wife to Germania p L. s. s. A.,
G. L. Billups and K H. Billups to Anton Textor,
&C. Nicoll and husband to Monticello B. &; L..
VIM. Muschk and wife to Convention P. B. A.,
Martin Mandle to Canton P. B. A.. 500.
Daniel Peregoy and wife to HI. II. Michael, 81 200.
| VIM. E. Grace and wife to Real Estate and I'm
provement Company, $500.
W. r. Bowers and wife to Rebekah Harrison,
H. H. Bowerman and wife to NJ E. Stanton $780,
H. T. Pierce and wife to A. F. Matthews, 5000.
NOAH RABY. who had been an inmate of a
poor-house in New Jersey for the past forty
years, died in that institution on Tuesday last.
He claimed to have been born in Gates county,
N. G., April LIST, 1772, which would have made
him nearly 1872 years old. Raby enlisted in
the U. s. Navy in 1905 and served several years.
BY RENTING the rents of his tenants for q
-ss.>~sss. s'ssraisIs iuafgh:er 8 weuufng. Tnat
is kind CT present which does not look much
! on a centre table, but counts much in the