34               The Maryland Constitution of 1864.            [380

no general military orders like those of General Schenck,
though he compelled Mr. E. G. Kilbourn, a candidate in
Anne Arundel County, to withdraw on account of his
questionable position in 1861 at the outbreak of the war.
But like his predecessor, General Wallace also made the
mistake of publicly showing his sympathy in the election,
saying at an Unconditional Union mass-meeting at the
Maryland Institute in Baltimore on April 1, 1864, that "so
far as in him lay, the liberty-loving people of the good old
state should have his assistance."

The Unconditional Union policy was a second time
overwhelmingly victorious on April 6, 1864. The vote on
the Convention was 31,593 "for," to 19,524 "against," a
favorable majority of 12,069, but yet about 8000 less than
Goldsborough's majority in November, 1863, although the
total vote was about the same. The northern and western
counties gave large majorities for the Convention, while
the southern districts went heavily against it. In Balti-
more City the vote was 9102 favorable, with only 87 op-
posed.⁴³ This shows that some sort of intimidation must
have been practiced,⁴⁴ although the American stated⁴⁵ that
"the election proceeded very quietly in the city, perfect
order being observed without even the shadow of military
interference."

It appears that soldiers were well distributed throughout
the state, either near the polls or within striking distance,
but the cases of direct interference were not nearly so num-
erous, and were much more scattered than in the previous
election,⁴⁶ while there are even some records of fraud and

⁴³ It was claimed that the total vote was only one-third the usual
number hitherto cast. Debates i, 639.

⁴⁴ See Steiner's "Citizenship and Suffrage in Maryland," p. 42.

⁴⁵ Issue of April 7. It also urged that the small vote in the city
was due to lack of organization, no opposition, and to no canvass-
ing of candidates who were seeking office. See also "Sun,"
Nov. 7.

⁴⁶ "Sun," April 7; Annapolis "Republican" (quoted in "Ameri-
can," April 11); Frederick "Examiner," April 13; Debates i,