Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-14
ELKTON TO REMAIN
, SAME OLD HAVEN
FOR EAGER LOVERS
Ioovornov Richie vetoes the
Doubtful Bill to Restrict
Marriages There.
lFAvoRS. COMPLETE REFORM

npecdai Correspondence Every Evening
Elkton. Nd, April l<.-Elkton Will
continue - = haven for easy mar
riAges for tho next two years. IN Gov
Grnor Ritchie yesterday vetoed the
YOrty eight Hour Marriage bill Intro
ducsd by Senator Cantweu OF Cecil
county and passed by tho Senate, but
1AfDated In tho House II wnS then
aunsnded to apply only to Cecil coun-
u, and IN this form by the House
but the Senate refused to concur In
the amendment. when II wac "tricked
through during the closing hours OF
the Legislature. Tho situation has
created moro interest within the past
ten DAYS than anything else for the
/ PAST few years. A stin Tight waS waged
bsswscn those who favored tho BILL
and ehoss who opposed It, and for the
paet few days Governor Rtchie has
oeen flooded with letters. telegrams.
petitions and delegations on both sides.
The hght had reached fever tension
yesterday, when tho governor issued
his statement giving his reasons for
vetoing the bill.
Tho message sent out by the Cover
, nor Is believed will correct the evil
that has existed here for soue years
ana both 5itnsy men and preachers.
whus nervous over Its outcome. have
promised to be eood. The titnsy mon
~ Shsy win "aot on the SQUARE and
not rob couples by exhorbtant charges
In the future.
Governors Reasons.
In his veto message Governor
R!tchie says;
The bill has Il origin In the highly
proper desire 10 end what appears 10
oe the most regrettabie conditions
which have grown up around the mar
r1aee OF couples from other States IN
certain oc the Counties OF Maryland.
particularly Cecil County. Senator
Cantwell and a great many OF the best
people OF Cecil County have urged me
most strongly 10 sign this bill. The
situation es they describe Il, ia de-
plorahle and II Is with very genuine
reluctance that l ind myself unable
10 aid IN reneding .t by approving this
measure. I feel however that q real
principle 10 involved. The law on this
subtect ought to be uniform through
out the State; az originally introduc-
81 II was a Statewide measure and the
title Of the act still describes It as
such. II Jitney drivers act in an un-
seemly manner. II ministers Of the
gospel c,scredit their calling-and they
do II the conditions have been cor
rectly described 20 me-these are not
sound reasons for making unsound
Determinations and for introducing
non-uniformity IN the marriage laws
among counties q the 6tatA part.cu-
larry . Discrimination which, while re-
l!sving Cscdl. would In al psonahdI&ty
Sampy rAnsfsr thess kind oe unaxstagse
frem Ose0 - oShsS nsaShhouong ooun-
uss. WAsro a1m0aR sasG4oe1nns DO npa
sx,st - sv1dsnt q ehiA
1T may b nat I oan scn b q
assistance IN hetping 20 rsmsdy con.
d:t'ons which should not exit an
ready, z requested. TO ask the attor-
ney general to have his Office assis,
IN prosecuting any persons who ere
guilty OF representing thenselvee
falsely. or who are otherwise amenab
20 the law IN the matter. and ! an
ready Il requested TO offer the help o.
the State police IN breaking up any
dSorderly conduct among those who
participate"