Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17
REPUBL|CANCROOKSTOO
Baltimore Grand Jnry Finds That
Anti-Organization Candidates
Were Robbed By G. 0.P.
GORMAN GETS BOOST.
Sentiment Is Swinging Toward The
Democratic Candidate In The Big
State Fight.

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State Fight.
That Republican trickery and vote
stealing prevailed in the count of bal.
lot in the August 29th primary elec-
tion in Baltimore city, whereby Re-
publican candidates who were opposed
by Mr.. Bill" Stones city organiza-
tion were robbed and votes given to
those men on the ticket who were
backed by Stones machine, is grad
ually developing now that the very
jealous grand inquest for the city has
got to opening the G. o. p. ballot
boxes.
A situation as maloderous as was
found when the lid of any one Demo-
cratic box was lifted, developed yes
terday when Mr.. Dobson and his Jury
men started to count the Republican
vote cast in the fifth precinct of the
Sixteenth ward. A crooked count
rivaling the now famous McNulty
deal in the thirteenth precinct of the
Twenty-third ward, was soon d 5cov-
cred. AS result the whole list of
election officials in this precinct we're
indicated by the jury and Will be
brought to trial.
1t was found that ten Repul lican
votes were cast in the precinct and
that Samuel M. Afferder, candidate
for State Central Committeeman, who
received four votes, was credited with
none. All the Republican nominees
on the ticket were given ten votes
by the election officials.
This discovery of more Republican
crookedness Immediately had its effect
and it is perfectly evident that not
only has the tide stopped flowing to-
ward the Republican State organiza-
tion and the candidates of that ma
chine, but is actually ebbing away
and flooding toward Senator German
and the other Democratic candidates.
That this movement will be boosted
materially when the Democrats really
open their city campaign, and Mr..
German goes before the voters there
backed by the unquestionably loyal
support of State Senator Lee, the cap
ital made by the Republicans of
Democratic crookedness will be
completely discounted. This will be
when the big rally is held at the Lyric
on Thursday night. Speeches will be
made that night by Governor Crothers
and Senator Lee, as well as the State
candidates and now everything points
to the gathering being a notable one.
Many Anne Arundel and Annapolis
Democrats have signified their inten-
tion of attending the meeting, and this
county will be well represented in the
audience and on the speakers plat
form.
Today being court day, with all
of the countians gathered about the
nished to sound the sentiment through
out the rural districts. From every
side came reports of growing conf
dence in the ability of Anne Arundel
countains to hold in check the Repub-
lican movement and keep the voters
whose tendencies are Independent
from throwing away their ballot by
giving it to Republican candidates.
That w. Edwin Cecil, the "Indepen-
dent" candidate for Sheriff, who is
backed by John X. GLADDEN., and the
whole Republican organization for this
place, will prove even dangerous OPP
ponent to the Democratic nominee, is
an idea that was laughed to scorn by
most of the Democrats who were heard
to express an opinion.
Although forced under the law to
file his petition of candidacy signed
by voters, as an Independent, Mr.. Cecil
is depending largely on the Republi-
cans, and the negro vote. His petit
tion on which voters signed their
names in Annapolis was carried about,
according to well authenticated re-
ports, by negro saloon keeper in the
western end of the town. On it are
hundreds of names of negro men liv-
ing in the city's "black belt" and it
is principally this vote that Mr.. Cecil
will get in Annapolis. Much the
same situation prevails throughout
the county.
With the negroes pledged to vote for
Cecil, and the other Republican cam
didates who have and will go on the
ballot by petition depending on edu-
eating their dark brother to also mark
an "X' for them there seems plenty
of chance for the colored voter to get
sadly mixed and tangle his vote for
the head of the ticket.
While every effort is being made
by the Republican papers to show a
tidal wave toward Goldsborough, the
real situation does not bear this out.
That Goldsborough is positively not
strong candidate, is admitted by
many and that German is positively
not one whit more Of practical poll
tician" than the Republican nominee,
is just as true. German sentiment
is growing through Anne Arundel
county, and the indications not only
point to clear and easy election OF
those local candidates who are op-
posed, but to a safe majority fol-