Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-26
MORE ELECTION TROUBLES.
CALVERT COUNTY SUPERVIS-
oRS DISAGREE.
Mr.. Parran Thinks Minority Mem-
ber Should Know Form
Of The Ballot.
THE REPUTATION TICKET I'M
DORCHESTER.

Two matters uf interest connected
with the coming election were brought
60 the Governor 5 attention this morn
| ing. Tho first was from calvert
county aud was presented by Mr.
Thomas j. Parran Clerk of the Court
| of Appeals, aud the other was carried
TO the Executive Department by wire
from Dorchester county and referred
TO the Attorney General, who was in
Annapolis.
Mr.. Parran told the Governor that
in Calvert county the Democratic
Supervisors had refused 20 allow the
minority member 30 know the form Cf
the official ballot or even TO assure him
that it would be identical with tho
one agreed upon as sample ballot.
Ii had been openly boasted. Mr.. Par
ran said, that the voter should not
know the arrangement Of the names
Of tho candidates until no walked
into the booth and opened his ticket.
Mr. Parran wished the majority MEM
bers to be informed that it was their
duty TO take the minority member into
their confidence as TO these matters,
ut least to the extent OF assuring him
that the ballots would be identical
With the sample. The Governor win
likely write them TO this effect.
NJtAs 0AhAhFhN oAAAANAnts NOuNhNi lif
the Board of Supervisors of Election
of Dorchester county, called up the
department by telephone aud desired
TO know in connection with the filing
of tho Repudiation ticket in that coun-
ty. whether It was required that Sign
ers shall also write in their own
handwriting their addresses aud oUcu-
patton. Attorney General Bryan re-
ferred Colonel SullivRno To his opin-
ion in tho case of John Mudd, indie
pendent candidate for Congress at the
last election, which states that the
provision that signers must append
their residence and occupation. did
not necessarily mean that they muse
write them themselves.
The Governor attended to large
amount of Official business today,
| though final action was not taken In
all the important cases brought to his
| attention BY special arrangement
the Governor took mp the case of Mad
| ison W. Wright, a white man, who
in 1898 was convicted by the Circuit
Court of Caroline county of commit
| ting rape on his sister-in- law, Miss
| Mary Il. Stack The case is ono of
deep interest TO the people Of the
community. Wright was man 81
years of age when the crime was
! committed and the girl was H. Thoro
was large amount of evidence tend.
ing to prove that the case was one of
consent, but the jury took the ground
that Wright, by reason of his age and
relationship to her, mad taken advan-
age of nor and convicted him cf the
crime. The girl is now married and
removed from the state.
The case was brought to the Gov
ernor some time ago by Wright's at-
torney, j. Frank Turner. and Mr..
Turner and Gen. Joseph b. Seth ap-
peared in the case as ATTORNEYS today.
Mr.. j.. Il. Goslin, State Senator
Rowe and large number of tho other
prominent residents of the section
came To Annapolis in Wrights inter.
est. The case was opened by Mr..
Goslin, but at the conclusion of his
remarks Mr.. Turner asked a postpone.
ment OF the hearing, stating that an
agreement might be reached by which
the protests against the pardon, repre-
sented by Mr. john W Kerr and
Others might Withdraw their protests
| in consideration of the withdrawal Of
| certain affidayits rehecting on the
| character of the assaulted girl
The Governor stated that he was
/ not inclined TO act until it could bo
brought to him in some way that the
| young woman consented TO the par
| don. The further hearing of the mat.
ter was therefore postponed.