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CITIZENSHIP AND SUFFRAGE IN MARYLAND.
none received the slightest consideration. In the judgment of this Uommit-
tee, oar wisest coarse is, again to offer several short Bills, each dealing
with
one specific point. We can thus present the issues so clearly and sharply
that every fair-minded citizen mast at once appreciate the justice and
reason-
ableness of the reforms that we demand."'
(1) The Reform League is a non-partisan organization, which has done much
to arouse public sentiment to the
necessity of honest elections in Baltimore City- In 1881 and in 1895 it has
been especially useful. In the latter year it,
organized Supervisory Committees, composed of prominent and respectable
citizen, who watched the conduct of elec-
tions at every poll. It also has done good service by endeavoring to purify
the registration lists from names fraudu-
lently placed there, and by offering rewards for the conviction of those
guilty of election frauds.
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