Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-09

STATEHOUSE. Annapolis. January D
1t is Gov. Crothers now The Official NE
of Edwin Warfield as chief executive OF
MARYLAND ended at noon yesterday, when
his successor qualified in The presence oil
an imposing audience. which included the
Judges of the court of appeals. the ieSls-
lature of Maryland. distinguished lawyers
prominent financiers. successful business
men and officials representing Baltimore
CITY and the various counties in the state
The day was an ideal one for the lnau-
suration All traces of the storm of the
day preceding had disappeared at dawn,
the wind having dried out the streets and
roads and the ground was again hard
and dry Overhead there were shifting
clouds when morning broke. but the sun
burst through before noon and the
weather became positively pleasant Tues
DAVIS Storm however. affected the at
tendance materially, those living in the
far-off counties who had planned coming
being deferred by the Indictment weather,
which threatened a continuance. AS 1t
was the crowd was large. just about large
enough for comfort.
1t was an orderly one. too. and the Of
ficers detailed from Baltimore city eN-
perienced no difficulty whatever. They
had very easy time of it. A half dozen
could have done the work Only once were
their services required, and that was
when the new governor and party made
their way to the senate chamber after
the inaugural address. Then about 100
tried to gain entrance within the in
closure and succeeded in wedging the
aisles so that Marshal Farnan and two
assistants were obliged to hustle for space
to admit the distinguished party.
Gov.-Elect Crothers' Address.
Gov. ELECT Crothers spoke, in part as
follows:
l desire in the next place TO specifically
emphasize the strong necessity for a law
which will afford the fullest and freest
opportunity to the people of the whole
state to expressly direct vote their choice
in the selection of candidates for cleo
tive Offices The sentiment and demand
which exist throughout the state for hon
est and fair primary elections. to be he'd
under the regulations and sanctions of
law, can no longer and ought not to be
ignored. and IN view of the distinct and
unmistakable pledge which was put so
prominently at the front IN the public
discussions of policies and measures dur
ing the last campaign | assume that none
of us can fail to feel it to be his bounden
duty to cooperate in the enactment of
a primary election law for the whole state
which shall provide that asDirants for
elective offices shall have the right to
submit their respective candidates. to the
direct vote of the people, and which shall
provide that candidates for the United
States Senate may submit their claims
to the people of the state at primary cleo
tons, and that all such elections shall be
surrounded with every legal safeguard
which can contribute to make them thor
oughly free, fair. honest and trustworthy.
DISTINGUISHING Amendment.
Another high and momentous obligation
which the election, whereby the people
calls us to Office has imposed upon US is
the elimination of the illiterate and ire
sponsible negro voters from the electo-
rate of the state. In accomplishing this
we are bound by the terms of our pledge
to keep within the provisions of the Con-
stitution of the United States, to secure