Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-05-28
REPUBLICANS MEET

DISTINGUISHING Amendment was dealt
number of strong solar plexus
blows by those present.
1t was denounced as most iniqui-
tous and a direct slap at the people
of this grand old commonwealth
which has so long sailed under a flag
Of freedom in franchise to all her
citizens. In the speeches the Dem
ocratic politicians who framed and
fostered the amendment were severe
" scored for their efforts toward
making Maryland one party State,
SO that only the ringleaders and pol
iticians who stand in with the bosses
can have a slice Of the pie.
Besides severely scoring the Straus
amendment the Wilson ballot law in
eleven Of the Counties was strongly
denounced. Mr.. Townsend, Of Kent
County, offered a resolution which
was adopted showing the feeling and
sentiment of the people in bis and
other Counties in relation to this law.
His resolution is as follows
ave again earnestly protest, as we
have so often protested, against the
frauds and trickery which have mark
ed the preparation and connt of bal
lots in the eleven Counties Of this
state subject to the so-calIed Wilson
law, by the terms Of which the party
designation was eliminated from the
ballot and the alphabetical arrange
ments Of the names of candidates
abolished. And we call attention to
the drastic amendments made to the
Wilson law in the last Legislature,
by which the advertisement of the
form Of the ballot before the election
and the publication OF the official
sample ballots are prohibited
"Iniquitous as this legislation is, it
has been made more vicious by its
partisan administration. The Re
publican Supervisor of Elections has
not been permitted to taxi any part
in determining the form of the ballot
and is even kept in ignorance thereof.
BY these means those who desire to
vote the Republican ticket are kept
in ignorance of the tickets arrange
ment up to tie hour Of the election.
"Feeling assured that the Demo
cratic organization in these Counties
at the approaching election will resort
to their accustomed INSCRIPTIONS de-
vices in arranging and printing the /
official ballot, SO as to throw out many
votes east against the amendment,
the Republican State Central Com
mittee urges the local organizations
Of the party in the Counties aforesaid
to take every possible precaution to
meet such schemes, and to use every
procedure which their best judgement
may dictate to make paramount in
the minds Of the voters the supreme
of the defeat of the
amendTent and the election of such
a majority to the next General As
sembly as shall check the unpreee
dented extravaganza and bitter par
tisanship of the last State Legislature"
Another subject taken up at the
of special interest and one
that commends itself to all honest
and thinking people of this State was
a resolution introduced by Mr.. Philip
Lee Goldsborough, of Dorchester
County. This resolution directed
The Chairman Of the Committee to
.equest Governor Crothers and At
lorney General Straus to give an
opinion, not later than September l,
as to whether or not ths minority, or
Republican Supervisor of Elections,
mas legal right 10 be present and
participate in the formation and ar
rangement of the official ballot in the
Counties where the Wilson law is in
effect, This resolution is indeed
timely and proper. The people of
these Counties have had to submit to
the juggling of names on the ballots
as well as many changes of position,
etc, several times before election BY
the majority or Democratic Super
yisors. The Republican member,
4Pea la 4liiFers 0ceasi ils has las ,!ot seen
the make up of the ballot before he
saw it in the poll room. Is this just?
Is this honest
The Democratic party is playing
to the grand stand in many ways
any homes ty Of purpose
They seek to come before the people
with what they call an honest dis
franchising amendment. If they are
going to deal honestly with this
amendment, as they pretend, why
not deal honestly with the people in
other ways? Do they want to carry
the amendment through with an
honesty of purpose? If so, why not
deal fairly and openly with the Re
publicans in the make up and ar
OF the ballot.
We will publish the Goldsborough |
resolution next week.