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cu.sltsr0ws, E.S. .. 1874
THE WIG CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF
ih< Siaie ef Maryland to the JFJigs cfiht


FELLow ClTizENs:-Tbs State OF Ma.
rylAnd has opened the political cam psign
OF 1874 by victory so signal8so conelu
sive, as to warran; The State Central
Committee 10 making i, the subject of a
special address 10 their Wing brethren
throughout the Union The Election by
Districts for SIX members to representlthe
State in the lower House Of Congress
took place on Wednesday. The 18th inst.
and we have now positive intelligence Of
the choice of tie nominaiedIWd,g candi
date IN erery District. Maryland thus
presents an undivided front. Her repre-.
sen:ation in the House is entirely Wing
Her representation ID the Senateis entire
+ly Wing. AT the election in October she
chose a large ajority Of Wing members
ofthe House OF Delegates. All these re.
suits are deemed by the undersig ued. and ;,
they may add, are conceded BY their pc.
litical opponents, TO be conclusive as TO
what the vote OF the State will be at the
Presidential Election in November next.
All of the gentlemen !, lected are the,
decided friends OF Mr.. Clay. They all
prefer him before all living men as The
next President OF the Republic, They are
alahe open advocates Of the protection
OF American Industry by. the enactment
Of laws designed for that purpose and suffi
cient for il, and the people Of Maryland
chose them. knowing their bold and frank
avowal Of such sentiments. The princi.
pleso! the Wing party and its great lead
er were 10 the view Of every voter as be
deposited his ballot, and the issue is the
calm. solemn and, we trust, irreversible
adjudication Of the points'in dispute be-
tween The two parties by vast najo ri,y
Of the Freemen Of the State.
Wigs oftts other States Ofths Uaioni
Ills with proud exultationtha we sp-
prize you OF these auspicuous results
But j, is no,.only for The purpose o invok-
ing your congratulations that we address
you. We desire 10 point 70 you the ex
tampIe we have sci, aud, with The afTec
Tomato earnesiness which our political
brotherhood warrants, 70 ask you TO follow
is. Before the clio of the yearupon
which we have just entered, the most
momenious political questions that have
ever engaged The attention Or The A,neri
can people must be finally settled. The
destiny Of iae Wing pariy-and. what we
consider The sane ihing-the destiny Of
our .Republic-sre involved 10 the Elec.
tons Of 1874: Marylsnd has fell in this
contest the responsibility Of the position
she occupied, and hsd'bolh The lsursIs Of
victory fresh uDon her brow anil The broad
and bright flag of Henry CLAY waving
10 triumph throughout her borders.
/ The undersigned avail the pselves OF
this occasion TO renew on behalf Of their
Wing brethren Of Baltimore the tender
of the inequalities of the City to all WHO
may desire 10 attend the great Couven.
ton 10 be held in this city in May next,
No matter how numerous may be- the
attendance there will be room enough ir
the hearts an Z homes Of the victorious
Wings Of Baltimore for all.
JAMES HARDWOOD, i
JOHN P KENNEDY,
o C. TIFFANY,
GEO. R. RICHARDSON,
GEO. Az. SPRECKELSEN,
VIII. GATCHELL,
JAMES O LAW.
A. w. BRADFORD. III
JAMES T. RIDGELY,
GEORGEM. GILL,
THOMAS KELSO,
WIN. RE YNOLDS.
CHARLES H PITTS.