Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-11-12
MR.. PARRAN INDIGNANT
Congressman Elect From This
District Declares Republicans
Guilty As Well As DEM
OCratS
CRIES OF ELECTION FRAUD"
Hays County Election Officials Says
They Should Be Punished

Congressman-elect Thomas Parran,
af the Fifth district, the only Repub-
Ican elected in Maryland on Tuesday
was in Baltimore yesterday and con-
ferred with Chairman John b. Hanna
If the Republican State Central
Committee, Collector William f.
stone, Collector Of Internal Revenue
Phillips Lee Goldsborough and other
party leaders on the results in his
district
Although pleased with his election,
Sir Parran is indignant at the treat
ment he received IN Anne Arundel
and Charles counties by the election
officials, and is anxious that these
men should be punished IL there is
any law 10 punish them. 1t is prob
able that the Federal statutes con-
corning Congressional elections will
be looked up in this regard and some
action taken If it Is found possible.
While the returns show that /
have been elected by about 900
votes, said Mr. Parran, II was
treated most outrageously in certain
parts Of the district. ! was robbed
If COO votes in Anne Arundel county
by the most high-handed methods
that were ever pursued at an cleo
tion. II my election had been close
the votes stolen from me in this coun-
" alone would have defeated me.
In the Third ward of Annapolis
several ballots were stuffed into the
election box, and because Of this the
Judges threw out the entire vote. ]
would have carried this ward by 300
plurality The same was true in the
second precinct of the Third district,
which | would have carried by $50
votes. In the Fifth district of the
same county 9S votes cast for me
were thrown out because they were
intended for the Third district. / do
not know how these ballots were sent
there. but whether it was done pur-
posely or intentionally the ballots
should have been counted. Only Re
publican voters were given Third dis
tuct ballots here.
The Republican election officials in
these places in my judgment are as
much 10 blame as are the Democrats.
They should have demanded that the
ballots be counted. The proper thing
for the Republican judges 20 have
done was for them to stay by the
boxes until the Election Supervisors
were summoned and received their
instructions as TO what should be
done. The situation in this county is
disgusting. and as far as / am con-
cerned | believe that the election
officials. irrespective of party atfilia-
tions. shoud be punished If il is pos
sible under the Federal statutes.
1T is au easy thing for any scoun-
drel TO drop extra ballots in an cleo
tioh box and thus have the entire
vote thrown out. If they want to
beat a candidate they should shoot
him on the day before election. That
would probably be better way 10
accomplish the end.
"In Charles county the ballots were
so arranged that my name appeared
IN different places on the ticket. thus
tending to confuse the voters. This
was an unfair trick. and the Election
Supervisors should be held responsi
bile for such a fraud.
Mr.. Parran's views were share by
those with whom he talked. He re-
ceived the congratulations of his
many friends upon his election. Bal
timore Sun.