Evening star., 1905-10-24
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
w. v. Bouic Declares Against the Poe
Amendment.
ecial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, October g. 1906.
Former State Senator William V. Bouic
of Rockville, leading democrat and a
gentleman Of character and influence, has
declared against the Poe amendment, much
to the discontinue of the leaders of his
party. His announcement, following so
closely upon the declaration Of Senator Isl
dor Rayner, has about started a stampede
among the more conservative democrats of
the county against the measure, and 1t Is
believed to be among the proba bilites that
Montgomery county will not go on record as
favoring the disfranchising scheme.
Mr.. Bouic does not think that any two Of
ficers Of regiStra ton should be given the
power to decide whether or not an applicant
for registration properly interprets any sec
ton of the constitution that might be SUBJ
mitted to him. He says that If the officers
of registration were so disposed they could
make the examination easy for some and
difficult for others, and in that way would
have power to disfranchise at will He also
thinks the wholesale disfranchisement Of
the negroes unjust, although he is of the
opinion that a large majority of them are
unfit to exercise the right Of suffrage. He
further believes it to be scheme OF poll
ticians to perpetuate themselves in power.
Mr.. Bouic says he is confident that
jority of the conservative democrats
throughout the state will vote against the
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ed on November Z.
1t Is understood to be probable that other
prominent democrats Of the county will pub
licly state their opposition to the amend
ment.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Greenfield wife of Samual
W. Greenfield of the vicinity of Beane, this
county, died very suddenly yesterday after
noon Of heart failure. She was stricken
while attending to her household duties and
died almost instantly. She was sixty-flve
years of age and is survived by her husband
and several children.
Mr.. Joseph Levi Causey and Miss BesS
E. Bell, both Of Washington came out 20
Rockville this afternoon and were married
by Rev Thomas ]. BACKYARD, rector Of Christ
Episcopal Church, the ceremony taxing
place at the home of the clergyman TWO
friends Of the young couple witnessed the
event.
Early this afternoon Mrs. Calvin Bready,
an esteemed resident of the vicinity of Oak
dale. this county, died after an illness of
two months of typhoid fever. She was
about forty-fve years of age. Her husband
and five children survive her. Mrs. Bready
was daughter of the late Charles Bready
of this county.
Frederick L. Collins, son of Frank Collins
of Potomac district, died this morning in
Washington of typhoid fever, aged thirty
two years. He had been i'll several weeks.
His wife, who Miss Brown of this
ccCnty, and two children survive~him.
The democratic campaign in this county
ST. rts in earnest this week. Several rallies
will be held, and, it is understood headquar-
ters will be established at Rockville, where
considerable work will be done. 1t is un-
derstood to be the purpose Of the managers
to keep things moving from now until cleo
ton day. The various meetings to be held
will be addressed by Mr. Blair Lee, candi-
date for the senate; Edward C. Peter of
Re ckvlle and others. Considerable inter-
est attaches to Mr.. Lees appearance on the
stump. 1t is thought he will make known
his position on the liquor license question.
concerning which he has far maintained
silence. If he declares In favor of a con-
tinUance of the present local option law 1t
will. eliminate the liquor question as an is
sue in this campaign If, on the contrary,
he should come out for a license law, 1T
precipitate campaign that will be full of
interest All Of the candidates on the re-
republican ticket, as is generally known,
arc for local option. Mr.. Robert G.. Hilton,
the new chairman of the democratic state
central committee for the county, is leading
an aggressive fight for the democrats.
The republicans of the county are also
dates for office are circulating industriously
an.cng the voters and number Of rallies
are scheduled for the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. G. Fry, ST., residing
near Rockville, in Montgomery county. cele-
brated Mr.. Fry's seventy-second birthday
anniversary yesterday with an elaborate
dinner. Besides the host and hostess and
their daughter. the guests included MT and
Mrs. Chauncey F. Stout and daughter OF
Plainfield. N. j.: Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G.
Ward and son. Mr.. and Mrs ]. w. McFar-
land and family Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. c. Fry
jr and family Miss Edna M. Whalen OF
Washington Miss Fannie Bevans, Miss
Myrtle B. Ward and Mr.. and Mrs. Wm
Hennessy Smith.