Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE
BILL PROVIDING ron MoNreoM.
cry COUNTY ELECTIONS.
Special Correspondents Of The Star.

special torrespoudeose OF The Star.
| ROCKVILLE. Nd. March "a 1908.
The Introduction in the legislature OF a
bill which seeks 30 reduce the fare 10 be
charged by the Washington and Rockville
Electric Railway Company for carrying
passengers between Washington and Rock
Vile from % to 10 cents. and which provides
for the restoration of the 2o-cent fare as
soon az the road 10 extended from the court
house. Its present terminous. to the west
/ ern limits Of Rockville. has caused discus
| sion In this vicinity. The patrons OF the
road. 1t 10 understood. are by no means
unanimously in favor OF the proposed law
| Under the right-1f-wzy contract between
| The railway company and the town council
| tho company was given thirty months In
| which to extend the road to the western
limits OF the corporation. The effect OF the
| proposed law. II Is stated. would be to force
the road through town before the time
| agreed upon by the town council or punish
the company for not extending its road by
reducing the fare cents. It Is said TO be
admitted that the purpose of the measure
| Is TO compel the extension OF the road
fhroughout the length of the town.
Much interest is felt throughout this
county In the bill introduced In the legis-
| lature by Delegate Louis b. School, which
provides for the holding and conduct of
primary elections In Montgomery county. II
1
an parties and becomes operative In 1907.
| Under the provisions of the measure, the
primary elections are to be under the con-
| frd of the governing bodies OF the parties
the party casting the greatest number of
votes at the election next preceding any
| primary election held Hereunder to hold its
primary election on the last Saturday In
July and the other party one week later.
| The supervisors OF elections are required 20
! furnish each election district OF the county
list OF the registered voters OF that dis
4 trt ~ al he'll
| two clerks Tor each polling place are pro-
vided, one Judge. who Is to be the return
judge. to be the officer OF registration for
his party for that district. These officials
are to serve without remuneration except
| Ing the return judge who will be paid IS.
The polls are to be kept open from
o'clock am. until O'clock pm. Tho bal
| lots shall be OF opaque white paper OF uni
form size, and each ballot as cast shall be
handed to one OF the judges. who shall In
close IL In an envelope seal the same and
deposit 1t in the ballot box On the Tues
| day following tho primary election the re-
| turn judges shall deliver to the governing
body of their party at the court house at
| Rockville the ballot boxes containing the
ballots cast at the primary election. The
| governing body shall immediately canvass
| the vote cast AMI shall publicly announce
the result of the election. In case any con-
| troyersy arises in regard to the returns, the
decision of the governing i,,dv shall he
| final.
| The governing bodies of the respective
parties are authorized to make any and all
| rules and regulations in regard TO the hold
ing or their primary elections they may
deem requisite, with the provision that it
shall not be lawful for the governing body
| or any party whose rules and ROTATIONS
or custom heretofore has been to nominate
| any of its candidates for any public Office
| or offices by direct vote OF the members OF
sucn party to deprive the registered voters
or such party OF such privilege to vote d.
rectly for candidates for such office or Of
| ices without first submitting any proposed
change IN this regard to a vote of the reg
| lstered voters OF said party.
Penalties for Wilful Neglect
Heavy penalties are provided for wilIfM
| neglect of duty on the part of any Judge or
clerk, for bribery, the sale or giving OF in
| toxfcatfng liquor and for electioneering
| within 100 feet Of tho polls. Penalties are
| also provided for violations of various other
sections OF the measure. All expenses of
| the primary elections are to be borne by
| the governing bodies Of the parties. ex-
tcepting that the cost of the preparation OF
the lists of voters and the pay OF the re-
1 turn judges are to be paid by the county.
1t Is estimated that the proposed law would
cost the county not more than 800 the first
year and about $40 less each succeeding
year.
| The bfll introduced was prepared nv sew
eral Rockville lawyers. 1t is believed that
| II VIII insure absolutely fair primary cleo
lions. 1t Is also thought that IL win stand
the test OF the courts. All the Democratic
mehbers Of the legislature from this county
are known to favor It and 1t Is thought that
MT David III. Fenton, the republican mem
Der or the delegation. Will also give It his
support. ~
General News Items.
MI. Charles +. Brooke OF Olney, this
county. who Is state fish commissioner for
| the western shore OF Maryland, has given no.
tice that he Is prepared to furnish free
brook and rainbow trout for suitable
streams OF this and other counties OF the
state. He explains that the brook trout
phrfve In any spring waters OF sufficient
depth TO float twig and that the rainbow
trout DO well In ponds and deeper water
The brook trout, Mr.. Brooke says, are the
gamest OF fish.
Messrs; Joseph T; Moore, tr.. Samuel B.
Wefherald and willis Robertson of the
Sandy Spring Gun Club have entered as
participants In the big annual shoot to be
held In Baltimore In June.
Mr.. Charles Algernon Fulks of Gathers
burg and Miss Nellie Brayaeld Cecil OF
Washington were married Wednesday at
Gaithersburg. The officiating minister was
Rev. William c. Parrish
Mrs. Robert E. L. Smith yesterday en-
tertained number at luncheon IN honor of
her guests the Misses Streator of Beverly
w. Va.
Rev. A. 8. Jones. rector of Christ Episco-
PAL Church, Washington, Thursday evening
occupied the pulpit OF Christ Church. this
place.
Miss Mary Welsh. who is a student at
Swarthmore College Is spending a few days
Welsh, at this place. She is accompanied
by q fellow -stifflenf Misc TAoro+bv paxna