Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-23
DENOUNCED As TRICKY K0NICk BELIEVES COOK
Proposed Disfranchiserent GreeN Survivor Sees Many
Amendment Attacked. Reasons for Credence.
DECLARED A SUBTERFUGE ROUTES ALMOST ALIKEl
Maryland Republican Old Soldier Fears All His Arctic
Club of the District. Companions Dead.
PRESIDENT HENRYs CANVASS HOPES PEARY FOUND RING
He Left by
Will Measure. Naval Commanders
DECLARED A SUBTERFUGE
Discussed by Maryland Republican
Club of the District.
PRESIDENT HENRY's CANVASS
Asserts That the People of the State
Will Not Support the Measure.
Vice Presidents Chosen.

Vice Presidents Chosen.
| The proposed Strauss amendment to the
Maryland constitution was bitterly at
tackled last night by the members of the
Maryland Republican Club OF the District
at meeting held in Metzerott Hall. The
| principal speakers were United States At
torney D. w. Baker and w. T. Page,
clerk Of the House committee on &C.
counts. William D. Henry, president OF
the club. occupied the chair.
Before taking up the suffrage question
Mr.. Baker dwelt briefly on the advan-
tages of bipartisan courts. which. he
said, would be more nearly unbiased than
a supposedly non~partisan court COM
posed of appointees of one political party.
He saw no reason. he declared, for a
change in the provisions Of the Mary
land constitution ON this point.
Ridicules Negro Domination Cry.
The Strauss amendment Mr.. Baker de-
clared to be Ubiquitous in the extreme.
The cry Of negro domination, he said, was
absolutely absurd and was raised by the
democrats to stir up ignorant white
voters.
l
negro In Maryland" said Mr.. Baker, and
| II we believe what the democrats say OF
| threatened negro domination. We have to
| believe that one ignorant negro can con-
| troll five white men In Maryland. Or
course it is not necessary to talk to intel
| ligent white men on this subject. but
merely mention it to show how foolish the
claims of the democrats are.
| The truth is the democrats fear q clean
republican administration. They know
that the negro vote in Maryland has al
ways assisted and frequently has made
possible reform movements. In 1886 the
| leading democrats of the state fought
| Bryan on a business basis, and 1t was the
despised. ignorant negro vote that helped
| to carry the day.
| THE men who are back Of this suffrage
amendment are mostly the pie-counter
brigade They want a one-party control
| in the state because it means their liv-
ing, and il the negroes were cut out of
| their voting power the state would be as
| corrupt as it was In the old days. The
democrats would ride roughshod over the
state, call extra sessions Of the leg1s-
lature and create offices galore. This
is the whole object of the Strauss amend
ment, although its sponsors go about
their object in dishonest way with
tricky election law"
| Mr.. Baker then compared the proposed
Maryland law with similar laws IN other
southern states. He said it was tricky
in the extreme, particularly In the
|
Maryland himself. the district attorney
declared, could not qualify under that
section without weeks study.
Point Of the Dispute.
| w. T. Page. who followed Mr.. Baker.
lay in the fact that the negroes did not
vote the democratic ticket.
IF the negroes voted the democratic
<:o Hn
rnent," declared Mr.. Page. The demo-
cratic politicians are really hitting at
the independent voters of the state over
| the heads of the negroes. But / think
the joker of the whole amendment lies
| in that section Of 1t which provides for
election judges. 1t says that the courts
| shall require the production Of the vot-
er's written application for registry and
| if the court decides that the application
| qualified under any other clause. he
| may vote. In those words under any
other clause lies the Joker. for a negro or
! any other undesirable voter could be
easily thrown. out under that provision.
| Furthermore, the result of the appeal
| could not be obtained until long after
the election.
81 agree fully with Mr.. Baker about the
| less and hurts the state. 1t will take
years to eradicate the impression that is
being sent abroad"
1.-The Strauss amendment is as good as
| dead" declared President Henry, who an
| nounced had made a canvass OF sew
| eral Maryland counties.
1.-THE people understand it and will not
| vote for it. Furthermore. the next legis-
| lature will wipe out some Of the present
| vile election laws
Vice Presidents Chosen.
Before the speaking began a business
session Of the club was held. A. g. Burn
| ham was elected secretary by q unani-
nous vote. The committee appointed to
nominate the list Of vice presidents pre-
scented slate which went through with
out q dissenting vote
The vice presidents chosen were William
r. Stone, collector of customs at Baltimore
for Baltimore city: Representative George
A. Pearre. for Allegany county; William
B. Baker. president of the First National
Bank Of Aberdeen. for Hartford county;
Thomas Parran, former clerk of the court
of appeals, for Calvert county: Repre-
sentative Sidney Mudd. for Charles coun-
ty: Daniel w. Baker, United States at
| torney for the District of Columbia, for
Montgomery county; Edward J. Eickle-
berger. for Frederick county: Thomas G.
Noyes. for Montgomery county. and Will
| liam p. Jackson, for the eastern shore
counties. The nominating committee was
| composed of William D. Henry, w. NJ.
Levin and Albert 8. Shoemaker.
Committees Announced.
President Henry announced the follow
| ing committees:
Recruiting-S. M. Hawkins. chairman:
Charles Doing, w. s. Gilchrist. A. w.
Glenning, George Gibson. g. L. TAFT. o. S.
Metzerott and w. T. Page.
Registration-A. E. Shoemaker, chair
man; Gist Blair, 8. ]. Argent. 2. ]. Harts-
horn. O. H. Budlong, c. w. Clum. J. NJ.
| Morrison, ]. II. Cunningham, j. W. Buck
and J. w. Yerkes.
Finance-A. G. Burnham, chairman: w.
l.. K. Barrett, S. NJ. Hawkins F. b.
Metzerott, A. e. Shoemaker, w. D. Henry
and Charles Doing.
Campaign-T. C. Noyes, chairman; F..
| b. Metzer0tt, ]. NJ. Proctor. A. Z. Shoe
maker and A. w. Glennan.
| The 0o-Devil.
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