Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
FRAUD. SAYS WELLS
TO sBE PRAcTIcED N ANNE
ARUNDEL PRIMARIES.
Democratic Leader Declares Bond Fas-
ton Contemplate Siuffiag Ballot
Boxes and Voting PUDDING"
Tickctg

Annapolis July 10 That fraud Il in-
tended ~ the coming Democratic PR
mary in Anne Arundel county. sud
that IL wns provided Tor ~ yesterday
app0lutment ~ the Supervisors -
Elections Of the judges and clerks who
viii have the cay IN tbia primary. = fhe
consensus OfOpiulOus IA Annapolis and
throughout Anne Arundel today.
Color il figcn this tides through the
fact that the very combinations f4r
prepOnderaDce u officials who were
known Bond men 10 some ~ the DIE
trlcts which had been predicted - flle
Wells people u shown bg the iisf -
appointment
Say Deal Was Mads.
Df. George Neiif Democratic leader
ln Anne Arundel, today alleges iliaf
this Il shown ~ thc Gaze ~ fhe seiee-
| ton Of Winfield Murray ~ q judge in
the Fourth district. The Doctor Hud
| bis friends Intimate that = deal 9as
effected BY which Daniel ~. Rand 90.
the Republican member ~ Use Board.
combined with DR. Pierre 10 fne
naming ~ the auii.Wclls judge s.
an Interview tiile morning fiie Doctor
said
'efhe objections a. these men were
mad - Nr Randall ~ four OT Use 81
The respectable citizens 81 tlIe Fourth
district. bui. despite That fact. BE- uaif-
81 with Dr. Pierre one ~ the Demo
croiic snpervisofs, ard appointed
| hpu
~ appointment " Caleb 81. Donald.
son wa stfeDu0usly opposed b. fnsnd-
| Of Df. Wells. The same charge %
| partisan5bip VIA made against Dim.
and in addition, DR.. Wells sfld fffi.
| morning That Donaldson 81 n candidate
for tie Office q County Sheriff
Three Methods of Fraud.
There are three methods ~ fraud
/ Dr. Wells said this morning. which
be expected from the Bond faction
tie most important ~ which i8 ''fhst
| they will obtain duplicate ballot box.
| ~ this box VIII be placed, cay. ~
l ballots which have been voted Tor tire
| Bond delegates 90 the Convention. aad
| the box viii then be hidden at place
| easy Of access; then, when tie ballots
| Of the 10 voter have beeu placed in tle
| regular box 3, riot or disturbance vii
be created by Bond facfiOnisis The
| Judges viii grab the ballot box. 90
tensIbiy g. save ~. After the trouble
has suDsIded the box will be- brought
back, but IL viii be the one which has
been stuffed, and every one ~ the -
votes cast will be for the Bond faction.
aud ~ the same time The polied vote
| will tally with lhe a,yAs" ZEE
peating IN also q fayOfiie method with
them and must be guarded against.
Method Number Two
4 Scheme No. expected by Df. Welis
IN - hat pudding tickets Will be- voted
Inside regular ballots They will Sc
MAJ aed for Wells candidates, bul de-
posted IN tbe box ~ anfi-weiis men.
and when the ballots are counted 81
will then appear that fraud wa -
tempted by Wells man,
Flhis II evidently clearly one -
their methods" said Dr.. WelIs, ''frOm
| the fact that during the sessions - Tire
| Democratic county central committee
for the purpose u calling the primary
| meetings Mr. Frank =. KevelJ, one ~
the members. IN order 10 secure fair
| meetings IN this respect offered the
following resolution THAT 10 insure
| perfect fairness IN the primaries the
| judges receiving the ballots shali twist
each and every ballot before deposit
| ing IL IN the balIOt.bOx.n This was
turned down by the vote ~ every
member Of the committee but ar
| Reyell, who alone voted for IL"
viii Not Sign Returns
Dr. Wells expressed the further Opin-
| ion that in the districts winch the reg
ular forces safely carry IN the coming
primary the two anti-Wells judges
would refuse 10 sign the returns In
conclusion DR.. Wells said
fortunately, however, the people 81
Anne Arundel county are brave men
and will not submit 10 such tactics By
the interruptions opposition .and viii
be on the alert 10 prevent such frauds
as these being res0rted TO-"
ut will be well for corrupt officials u
the primaries TO bear III mind that
primary meetings ~ Anne Arundel
County have been IegaIized, and any
Judge OF Clerk deliberately violating
any Of its provisions Will be fnvesfiga-
ted by the Grand Jury at IT. next ST.
ting and the offenders viii be punished
accordingly" JyIi