Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-09-30
GOVERNOR, INVESTIGATE TIL
ELECTION OFFICIALS.

ELECtiON OFFtClAIS.
The Governor has been busy for
the past several weeks making inyes-
LEGATIONS into the official conduct Of
the Board Of Police Commissioners of /
Baltimore City appointed by him
early in the year
We do not know Of course, what
the Governors purpose is in making
this investigation, though several
reasons have been assigned by the
press Of the State. We believe,
however, as stated, in recent editor
ial that it will be Of much benefit to
the people Of Baltimore City and also
Of the State, in that it will expose
much of the rotteness SO prevalent
among police authorities in large
cities, and at the same time will go
a long-ways towards cleaning out
much Of such rottenness.
If, however, the Governor has the
desire to sincerely and honestly
render the people Of this common
wealth a great service he will a. once
make a thorough, honest ard impair
tial investigation into the actions of
the election officials last fall, especially
those on the Eastern shore and here
in Southern Maryland. In the mat
ter Of the investigation of the Board
Of Police Commissioners for Balti-
more City, it is known no charges
were preferred against them Of
official misconduct, but the investiga-
ton was initiatory on the part OF the
Governor. In case OF the Board Of
Election Supervisors charges were
preferred against those in Queen
Anne, Charles and St. Mary's CoHn-
ties, early last winter, which charges
were not taken up then by the Gov
ernor because as alleged Of pressure
Of work incident to the session of the
Legislature. The legislature, how
ever, adjourned six months ago and
still the Governor has done nothing
with these charges. While the Gov
ernor's act in investigating the police
board Of Baltimore City is to be com.
mended, there was no necessity for
the Governor to 60 cunning after
other departments until he had die
posed of what charges he already
had in hand,
That tie Election Supervisors in
this and other counties need thorough
investigation and overhauling from
an honest and impartial standpoint is
generally recognized and greatly
desired by the very best element Of
citizenship in the State. The crook
ed work done by the election officials
in stealing the election last fall is
known all over the State and has
even spread over large area of this
country. Our State has become the
laughing stock Of the country at
large. The open violations Of the
law in this County and the crooked
methods used to deprive the citizens
OF this County of fair and honest
election are indeed deplorable to any
community. These are all facts
which cannot be gotten away from
and yet tho Governor of the State
has taken practically no notice of
them.
He has not only taken no notice
of this official misconduct but after
the election last fall when the time
came to appoint the Supervisors of
election for the next two years, he
ieappointed one of the democrats for
this County who played the high
hand in providing the method
through which the people of this
County were deprived of their rights
as citizens in having a fair and
honest opportunity to vote their
sentiments and convictions. Charges
were preferred against him and the
Governor took no notice of these in
his appointment.
In the other appointment of a
Democratic supervisor be named a
man who had been found guilty of
official misconduct BY his predecessor,
Ex- Governor Warfeld. We believe
the Governor would be rendering
the people Of the State a greater
service if be would seek to give the
election supervisors Of the different
counties a rigid investigation and
force them to give the people clean
and honest election than almost any
thing else he could do.
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