Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-18
THE FIGHT BEGINS.


The Democratic State Central Committee
is already laying its plans to begin the cam
paign Of education for the adoption OF the
Acknowledgement amendment, and with a
united party back Of this measure, the
party people throughout the State are con.
fldent OF its ratification by good majority.
They expect that II the proposition is prop.
erly presented many Republicans will vote
for 1t. The Republican leaders realize that
II is going to be much different fight than
the one made against the Poe Amendment
in 1905. At that time some Of the leading
Democrats of the State were against the
amendment, and the party was widely split
This time things will be very different, and
no prominent Democrat in the State will op.
pose 1t. That harmonious and united De.
mocracy are behind the amendment is now
known from the character OF the men who
participated in the framing of the measure,
and the unanimity with which 1t was passed
through both branches Of the Legislature.
In this connection ii Is interesting to note
just what the proposed suffrage amendment
does provide. The qualifications and re-
qurements for registration given In the
amendment are these
/. A person who, on the first day Of jan
uary in the year 1859 or prior thereto, was
entitled to vote under the laws Of this State
or of any other State Of the United States,
wherein he then resided, or
2. A male descendant Of such last.men.
toned person, or
8. A foreign born citizen OF the United
States, naturslized between the first day OF
January In the year 1869 and the date Of the
adoption of this section Of this article, or
4. A male descendant of such last men.
toned person, or
8. A person who, in the presence of the
officers of registration, shall, In his own
handwriting, with pen and ink, without any
aid, suggestion or memorandum whatsoever,
and without any question or direction ad-
dressed to him by any Of the officers Of reg
istrAtion, make application to register cor
rectly, stating in application his name, age,
date and place OF birth, residence and occu.
patton Of the time and for the two years
next preceding, the name of his employer
or employers, il any at the time and for two
years preceding, and whether he has previ.
ously voted, and If 90, the State, county or
city and district or precinct in which he
voted last and also the name in full of the
President of the United States, of one of
the justices of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, of the Governor Of Maryland,
of one Of the judges of the Court of APP,
peals Of Maryland, and of the Mayor of
Baltimore city II the applicant reside in
Baltimore city, or of one OF the coNnty COM
mlssloners of the county in which the sppli-
cant resides and any person who lie unable
70 comply with the aforegoing requirements
as to making application for registration in
his own handwriting, solely because he is
physically disabled from SO doing, or
6. A person, or the husband of person,
who at the time of his application for reg
istration Is the bona fide owner OF real or
personal property in an amount Of not less
than $500, is assessed therefor on the tax.
books OF the city of Baltimore or of one
of the counties of this State, has been such
owner and so assessed for two years next
preceding his application for registration,
shall have paid and shall produce receipts
for the taxes on the property for said two
years and shall at the time Of his applca-
ton make affidavit before the officers of reg
istration that be Is or that he is the husband
OF the person who is the bona fide owner of
property assessed to him or to her, as the
case may be, and that he or she has been
such owner for two years next preceding
his application.
The bill provides that no person not quail
fed under some one Of the above clauses