The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
MARYLAND BARS NEGRO VOTE
SWEEPING BILLS PASSED nv
THE LEGTSL


Ever Passed m Any state Assume.
That FIfIeenth NIrWdmenI Is Dead
A FeN oG the Negroes Mas VSte.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. April , More than
5000 negroes in Maryland will be dis-
franchised 20 far A. state and municipal
elections are concerned. 10y the passage
to-day in the Legislature OF the bill OF
W. Mitchell Digge- Of Charlie, county.
IL In the most sweeping plan % di-fran-
chiscment ever attempted in any State.
and even leading statesmen and roh-
ticians Of the far southern States have
expressed 4 Doubt A. TO it. constitution
atty
Republicans contend that it - in dir~c,
violation OF the FII;e-nth Amendment. hat
the scheme is worded ~ ingeniously
that u IL believed no real test " ~ ran
be " AIDE IN the courts until after the next
stat" election. After an exciting all
night session the Senate pasaed the bill
ht an "lrly hour this ~ orning by n strict
party vote and the House passed It
tonight
There are -four bills in all The frs,
ona rrpeals the "Nisting registration laws
I The -oc0Hd enac'- new repatriation
measure providing that none hIt white
men shall IL registered in the future "a
NOtcrS. III" third carries the constitu-
fional amendment designed to rcstric,
registration practically for all time 90
I the white people % fhs State. becan-e u
prohibits any future Legislature from .x-
tending N" registration privilege to
negroes except those owning $50 worth
! Of property
This amendment will ~ voted upon IN
the fall 81 1911 by white men only
provision has been inserted which will
permit the white voters. Il they so desire.
20 extend the privilege % registration
AMI the ballot box to Negroes owning and
paying taxes on 500 worth OF property
II was Thought lost 20 insert this pro-
vision. a. the lenocrstic leaders desire
20 shIif out only the thriftls-. and ignorant
negroe- and are willing 10 admit TO the
ballo, box those VINO have sufficient
thrift 90 accumulate $50 worth Of prop
erty
This property qualification IL thought
praSer.bI. Ia An educa,ioDaI o,,ali0c,,,n,,
because Il II believed that the negro
who has accumulated property will prove
better worthy 81 the franchise than the |,
educated negro Who p,av bo ,v.gyh,.d
with all the shiftieS-Be-s &C his race
The fourth bill extends the terms Of !
the Mavor and ,ther r,unic;DaI ,clc.-. |
Of Baltimor. CITY .o tia. their .ucc,-..or. !
viii IL. chosen a, the S,y-.rrI,rr s,a,a ,
election spring elaction b.ing ab,I,shaJ /
The hills ar. ha..-i anon he a..,,r,,,io, |
tina, tine Fif,..n,b tr,.pd,n.,, - 80 J
and il il declared in the pr.apbIe ,ha,
tho exercise Of the elective franrhi.r /
Nv the negro 10 not consistent with nj.
own hes, interests or the N..lfar. of the
white rare
The amendment provides thu, aII S,.,s
and rnunicipaI eIeCtioos shAu Ia by th.,
Australian haIIo, system. that the Ieyis-
lature shall proyide a uniform halo,
for the whole state with th. noIi,icaI
marty emblem of each sandidata af,er
hts name for equal representation Of the
minority marty among nudge. and cI.rk.
~ .lec,t,u Tbe-e pr,visions can No, h..
abolisbsd nv A vote n four az n. go,
Of each housa.
This Of co,r.. doe. auay 18th ~.
trick ballots r..uor,ed ,o ,n state and
countv .I.ctions in rscent vaars IN ,h.
eastern and southern counties hv ,,b,rh
iIE,ars,s negroe. ~.ra di-frarcbissd
through their INABILITY q, marx The com
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