Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-11
DOESN'T SAVEZ CRYOF FRAUD
MR. MOSS SPEAKEs OUT ON
The QUESTION
Explains Nr. RaadaII's Position Difficult
TO Perpef1ate Fraud uader Present
Primary Election Law

Robert Moss. on behalf of the anti
Wells Democrats 0f the county said
today that be did not nndefsland the
cry ~ fraud in Anne Arundel county.
'Mr. y. X. Randall. tbe Kepubii-
can supervisor, WAS naturally IN a
very embarrassing position when call
ed upon ~ name the third judge in
each district for tie Democratic pfl~
uaries, said MT. Moss. hut ~
naming them be named four in four
districts IN favor ~ the Wells people
and three for the anfi-Wells people.
Which was about a. equal a division
A. could be made. The Wells people
have with them the sheriff. every
deputy sheriff and as many deputies
as flIe Sheriff seea ft 10 appoint, ,esefy
constable and every police officer 10
Anne Arundel county.
They therefore. have mncf the bet
Ser ~ the sitnatfOn wheu IL comes 10
preventing fraud. In fact IL - din
euit 10 see b0H fraud can bf per6etrat
"a under tlIe present primary election
law. 20 sas designed 10 pret cBt fraud,
and fraud peTpetrsted. ~ the Wells
people upon the auti-Wells people ~
the year 1909. ln that year the Wells
people. IN the Fourth and Fifth cleo
ton districts perpetrated the most out
rsge0us ffaud upon the anti Wells
PEOPLE ever heard ~. For the truth ~
this, ! leave the public 10 learn from
Mr.. Bruuer x. Anderson, nov one ~
the Wells leaders ~ the Fourth cleo
ti0n district. and Df. &. ~. Brooke,
the Wells Democratic leader ~ the
Fiffh election district. At that cleo
ti0u, Wells ballots Wers voted with
a. high ~ twenty-Onc small ballots
inside ~ large one.
The fraud in the Fifth election
district was 50 great that no one could
ascertain the result or tell what we're
honest ballots. ~ ballot after ballot
WAS taken from the box filled with
small ballots inside of them. 10 Is
now admitted By the parties concern
ed IN these frauds that the anti Wells
people were cheated, and on fair
vote carried the Democratic primaries
IN those districts. ~ - only fair 20
say that Dr. Wells and his friends
ia Annapolis did not personally know
10 these frauds, bat te and his friends
A. delegates 30 tbe county convention
90 that year. passed on the contests
from these districts cOndOned the fraud
and declared the Wells pfOple duly
elected As delegates 10 the county con
veutiOn. The aBti-Wells people were
compelled 10 appeal % the Demo rite
state Convention to redress the Wong,
which il did"
Mr.. Moss further said that ho felt
called upon to make no defensc ~
General Bond. as he Is we'll known 10
the people Of the county and the state,
but that IL IS notorious fact that Gen
eral Bond has been cheated ~ the pfi,
mary elections in his own district 40
often IN the last ten years that IL bad
almost made bim the laughing stock Of
politicians.
As 90 The appointment Of Caleb T..
Donaldson and Winfield Murray ~
Judges Of the primary election ~ tie
Fourth district, Mf. M0Zs said that
the reputation Of caio0 T.. Donald
son Is as good as tina. of any man ~
Anne Arundel county. lie served IN
the Maryland lT0uye ~ Delegates a.
frequently; served on the Jury, being
on a. the last term, and his honesty
" a. never questioned until be- brush
"a up againzt the Wells faction"
BE further sialed that be had never
spoken to Winfield Murray moro than
once in bis life. but that be was en-
d0rsed ~ the Wells people for q re-
sp0usiJlo position In tho Internal
Revenue Department under Cleveland =
iast administration, and gave such
entire satisfaction that be wss retained
nsr four fears under the Mckinley
adm nistrati0u. And during twenty
years IN Anne Arundel county affairs
be had never heard bis reputation
Mr.. Moss charged that ali this cry
VI fraud Is made for the purpose ~
voters, o. the Wells people
have seen the hand ritiug on the wall.
7 will join with any organization,
will contribute 800 II any Wells man
sill contribute n like amount, a. en-
pl0y detectives 10 ferret ont and bring
to punishment any persons guilty 81
fraud at the primary election. lie
further stated that kick had been
made about splitting the Third dis
trict. but IL should be borne in mind,
he said. that a gentleman living ~
the upper precinct Of that district
boasted that at the registration Of two
years ago he had fooled the Eepubli-
can watchers TO 90 10 Annapolis and
had registered seventy ''hoaters' and
'.repeaters' from Baltimore city.
The primary In the Third district
was. therefore, split In order that the
citizens Of the other precinct might at
least have a fair primary concluded