The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-02-05

A petition making charges against
the Democratic Supervisors of Elec-
tions in Charles, St. Mary's and SOM
erset counties and demanding their
removal has been sent to Governor
Crothers by Attorneys John c. Rose.
Charles ]. Bonaparte and John Philip
TONERS.
The petitioners are Messrs. John B.
Hanna, Chairman Of the Republican
State Central Committee; Archibald
II. Taylor, president of. the Democratic
Association Opposed to the Disfran-
chising Amendment; David H. Carroll,
president OF the Citizens Association
Opposed to the Disfranchising Amend
ment; Charles Morris Howard, presi-
dent Of the Baltimore Reform League;
James A. Watts, William H. Dawson,
I. Spencer Crane, Lewis R. Springer,
]. Bernard Love ]. S. Thompson, Philip
III. Love and Blaine Somerville.
The supervisors whose removal is
demanded are Messrs. Walter B. Dent
and George Maddox, of St Marys
county; ]. Iurnell Horsey and L.
James Wilson, OF Somerset county.
and John E. Stone and Charles H.
Cox, of Charles County
The supervisors are declared to have
'hsgrantly, fraudulently and knowing
ly" vio.ated their oath OF office to
diligently and faithfully, without par
tiality or prejudice, execute the office
of supervisors of elections according
to the Constitution and laws OF this
State"
One OF the most specific of the
charges is against Mr. Walter b. Dent
president of the supervisoro in ST.
Mary's 1t is represented that after
he and his colleague had decided upon
the ballot at a meeting held in the abb
sence of the Republican member OF the
board, Mr.. J. d. Hurry. they refused
to give the Republican member any
information as to the character of the
ballot. Finally when the ballots ar
rived on Monday, November I, when
meeting was held, and it was pro-
posed to deliver the ballots and boxes.
the Democratic members, it is said,
refused to permit Mr.. Hurry even then
to examine the ballots, and when he
f, attempted to open one OF the pack
ages, it is charged, Mr.. Dent drew
/ revolver and threatened to shoot Mr..
Hurry if he touched them.
| Mcssrs. Dent and MADDOX are also
accused of trying to defraud the vot-
ballots in which the order OF names
was arranged in six different ways
! The other supervisors mentioned are
charged with arranging the ballots so
that it would be easy for ignorant men
to vote the Democratic ticket, but diff
ficult to vote for the nominees of any
oher party. 1t is also charged that
the ballots of Charles and Somerset
counties had no guide lines between
the names OF the candidates and the
spaces where the X should be placed,
although there were 9 and 10 inches
OF space respectively, between the
names OF the candidates and the boxes
for tn X-marks.
Messrs. Stone and Cox, of Charles
county, are charged with making it
difficult to vote for candidates. 1t is
charged that after the Republicans had
obtained sample ballots, which it had
not been intended they should get and
the Democratic supervisors had dis
! covered this. two men were sent by
President Stone to Baltimore on the
Saturday before election and had new
ballots printed These ballots had the
names of the candidates arranged in a
new way it is alleged, making il more
difficult for the Republicans to vote
and destroying the value OF the train
ing the Republicans had given their
ignorant voters The petition says the
ballots were not used because Mr.
Cox voted with Mr.. George T. c,
Gray, the Republican supervisor, to
prohibit their use