Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-02
HEAVY VOTE is LIKELY
Many Found Waiting When the
Polls Are Opened.
ELECTION TRICKERY CHARGED
Democratic Managers Accused Of
Trying to Win by Unfair Meth
DDS in Charles County.
Special Dispatch to Tho Star.


noon today the indications were that an
unusually heavy vote would be polled
in all precincts Of the city wards. the
interest in the suffrage amendment
probably being responsible for bringing
out many voters who ordinarily do not
interest themselves in elections.
The votes cast early in the morning
represented too. the conservative ele-
ment who in starting out for the work
of the day wished to vote and have 1t
over in order that no chance should be
left to have their names voted upon by
professional politicians later in the day.
The indications are that the amendment
will be defeated by about 10000 majority.
Both chairmen claim victory for state
and city tickets.
The polls opened at O'Clock. and in
many instances there were voters waiting
at the door to mark their tickets.
In the sixth precinct of the twenty-sec-
ond ward. in South Baltimore. the voting
was so fast during the first hour that
an average showed the record to have
been more than one man a minute. In
formation received at the supervisors
office indicate that the election is pass
ing quietly.
Voter Finds Himself Marked Dead.
The most unique case reported this
morning was that of Henry Bolding,
who. when ha ha
place in the seventh precinct of the fifth
ward. found himself dead. So far as the
judges there were concerned Bolding in
sisted that he was properly registered and
was entitled to vote. The registration
books showed that he had been scratched
because he was supposed to be dead.
note was hurriedly dispatched to the
supervisors. announcing the facts and
asking for an immediate decision. Super
visor Nice was the only one on duty at
the time. and he promptly decided that
Bolding could not vote. 1t was declared
that not even an order OF the supreme
bench could obtain him a vote at this
election.
A curious complication. in which both
the voter and the registration officials
may be to blame, resulted in Abraham
Bennett. colored, being committed to jaiI
by democratic judges. After having COM
mitted the man to jail both OF the Judges
acknowledged that they had made an
error in the matter but it was too late
10 rectify it,
Quiet Election in Progress.
At the headquarters of the Reform
League close tab is being kept, as the
officials are in touch with their watchers
In all parts of the city. President How
ard said that so far as he had been able
to get information the election was pass
ing off quietly. He said that the only
call he had received was from the demo-
cratic judges of election OF the fifth pre-
cinct of the seventh ward in regard to a
colored voter named Gray. He said he
was informed that the man had registered
IN both the fifth and seventh precincts
and that, if he attempted to vote the
man would be arrested
He said he told the judges that it
would be a fair thing to notify Gray.
which they said they would do.
Attempt to Steal Election Charged.
1t is charged that John &. Hanna,
chairman of the republican state CEN
tral committee. last night blocked a
bold attempt on the part of the demo-
cratic election supervisors of Charles
county To steal the election i'm that
county by substituting fake ballots i'm
four districts in the county for the le-
gitimate ones. When the ballots ar
rived last night at La Plata on TIN. train
from Baltimore there was almost a riot
were determined that the ballots should
not reach the districts the democratic
supervisors intended they should.
Upon learning of the proposed trick.
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Allison Wilmer and Adrian Posey, re-
publican county leaders, and notified them
TO be on the lookout. Gen. Wilmer and
Mr.. Posey circulated the news and the
republicans determined that the ballots
should never reach the districts. 1t was
planned by the democrats to put them
in the first, fourth. sixth and seventh
districts.
BY the time the train arrived the crowd
had gathered at the station bent upon
was made to the train and the box
of ballots seized. Gen. Wilmer and Mr..
Posey urged the crowd to be orderly
and finally persuaded them to permit the
ballots to be taken to the courthouse.
When the box was opened il was found
to contain fake ballots, suited to the
districts I'm which they were TO be dis
tributed.
eral more squares titan there are canuI-
dates The demo cratic names were all
placed at the top. regardless Of alpha
betical arrangement. while the names
of the republican candidates were sand
wiched in between the prohibition can
didates and those on other tickets. After
the ballots had been examined they were
placed under lock and key, where they
now are.
The democratic supervisors had pur-
posely held back the legal ballots of the
four districts I'm order TO substitute the
fake ones. The legal ballots. as previous
ly arranged. were satisfactory 10 the re-
publican supervisors. and they We're later
, sent out i'm the districts and being
used today.
Information from Annapolis Is to the
effect that the full republican vote
throughout the county is being polled
The colored vote is turning out in full
force and IL is said that more than the
usual efforts have been made to instruct
them to vote against the franchise
amendment and for the full republican
ticket.
Political Trickery Charged
That some trick i'm connection with the