Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
FRAUD. SAYS WELLS
TO sBE PRAcTIcED N ANNE
ARUNDEL PRIMARIES.
Democrats Leader DsClsres Bend Fae-
ton Contemplate StBffiag Ballot
Boxes and Voting Pudding
TiCkets.

ANNAPOLIS Juiy 10 I'll hat fraud e iu-
tended VI the coming Democrats pr
mary ia Anne Arundel eogniy. and
that il wa provided Tor et yesterday
appointment by the supervisors -
Elections 81 the judges and CLERKS ho
will have the say IN Ihi- primary, y TIE
consensus ofnpiuions ~ Annapolis ard
throughout anne Arundel today.
Color il giveu this idea through the
fact that the very combinations ~
prep0nderance Of officials who were
known Bond men IN some u TIE 1i=-
tricts which had been predieie1 - the
Wells people II shown by The li-' sf
appointments.
Say Deal Was Made.
Dr. George Wells Democratic leader
IN Anne Arundel. today alleges thar
| this j. shown IN the ease - the -elee-
| ton Of Winfield Murray a. judge Ca
the Fourth district. The Doctor sud
| his friends intimate that a deal wa-
effected by which Daniel II. Randall.
| the Republican member ~ tie Board,
combined with DR. Pierre 10 the
naming Of the anti-Wcll- judge 81
an interview this morning tire Doctor
said
'eThe objections 20 these men were
mad 20 Mr Randall Dy four or Eve 90
| the respectable citizens ~ the Fourth
district; but. despite that fact. ~ unsf-
ed with Dr. Pierre one 81 the Demo
| crOtic Supervisor. and appointed
Rem
Inl appointment Of Caleb J.. Donald
son wa stfenuOusiy opposed BY fusmd-
| Of Or. Wells. The same charge 81
partisaBship was made against him.
and in addition, DR.. Wells - ~ tiIi-
| morning that Donaldson Is q candidate
for the Office Of County Sheriff
Three Methods o. Fraud.
There are three methods nffraul.
/ DR.. Wells said this morning. which
he expected from the Bond facfsem
| the most important or which IS ''thsf
| they wiliobtain n duplicate ballot 0x.
In this box viii be placed. say. ~
ballots which have teen voted for the
| Bond delegates to the Convention. aud
| the box Will then be hidden ai place
easy Of access; then, when tire ballots
Of the l25 voters have been placed IN the
regular box. a rot or disturbance vii
be created by Bond factIOuis's The
judges viii grab the balIOi-D0E. 90
tensIbiy g. save ~. After the trouble
has subsidized the box will BE- brought
Il
been stuffed, and every one 81 the -
votes cast Will be for the Bond faction.
and 20 the same time ibe rolled vote
will tally with Gee a-Das" Re-
peatinQ IL also faVOrige method with
them aud must be guarded against
Method Number Two
Scheme No. = expected by Or. WelIa
IL hat pudding tickets will be voted
1 ff.a fs.w
MAJ aed for Wells eandldafes. Las de-
pos ted IN tie box ~ anti Neils men.
ano when ihe ballots are counted &C.
will then appear that fmud was &C
tempted by a Wells man.
"fbis il evidently clearly one -
their methods" said Or. Welis, "frOm
the fact that during the sessions - Use
Democratic county central committee
for the purpOse 81 calling tife primary
meetings hr. Frank =. Reveii, one q
the members. in order - secure fair
meetings IN this respect offered the
following resolution "Tiaf 20 insure
| perfect fairness IN the pTimaries the
judges receiving the ballots shall twist
each aud every ballot before deposit
ing IL in the ballot box This vas
turned down by the vote - every
member Of the committee but ar
| Revell, vino alone voted for o.
VIII Not Sign Returns.
DR.. Wells expressed the further 0Din-
| ion that is the disi riets winch the reg
| uIar forces safely carry ~ the coming
| primary the two aBtl-Welis J4dge=
| would refuse 10 sign the returns. IN
| conclusion DR.. Wells said
Fortunately, however, tie people -
1 Anne Arundel county arc brave men
aud will not submit % s9eb tactics b
the interruptions opposition sand viii
be on the alert 70 prevent such frauds
as these being resOrted 70.
cit will be well for corrupt officials -
the primaries 10 bear in mind thai
primary meetings 81 Anne Arundel
County have been iegaiized, and any
Judge or Clerk deliberately violating
any ofits provisions will Be invesfiga-
ted by the Grand Jury at its next Ell
ting and the offenders will be punished
accordingly" JyIf