Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-10-02
REPUBLICAN MEETING AT LAruRlM's

REPUBLICAN MEETING AT LArnRAM's
SroRE.--The Republican meeting at La
tLram's Store. Petuxent district. on Sat
urday last. numbered. we would suppose,
over two hundred and fifty voters, three
fourths or more Of whom were colored,
end. on being called to order, was ad-
dressed during the evening by DR.. Miles,
Capt. Lawrence and quite 4 long list Of
colored speakers
From the delivcrances Of the different
orators. We gathered, that there was. not
only no harmony among the Republicans
OF the county upon the subject Of local
and legislative Offices, but wide and
clearly marked nntagonism, the discus
sion itself being more or less interfuscd
, with bitter aud rungent personalities.
DR.. Miles commenced his speech By
making announcement that he was still
q Republican candidate for the Senate,
regardless Of the action or the wishes
OF the late secret and self-constituted
caucus Of ring republicans and their
allies who had met at Lconardtown aud
assumed the right, without the sanction
or authority Of the Republican party. to
vote themselves or their particular friends
candidates for every thing in the county.
and to ignore the claims ofall other mem.
bers of the Republican party for office.
He instarccd his own and the cases Of DR..
Sutton. Capt. Foxwell and others, to show
that the caucus in question had acted in
the manner he had described. All notice
that such a meeting was contemplated
was carefully and Intentionally withheld
from them. two Of the gentlemen named
being in Town during its entire session
and neither being invited to participate
in its proceedings nor even informed of
,ts existence. From the dic;d Of a eau
Gus thus secretly and unfairly convened
and managed. and numbering not more
than twelve men, selfa1rointed and ac-
ting exclusively in the interest Of a par
ticular faction. he confidently appealed
to the Republican voters of the county
The voice Of the Republican party he
would obey and he would chcerfully make
any personal sacrifice, compatible with
self-respcct, to harmonirc its councils.
He had twice already during the campaign
made propositions for peace and harmony
to the clique which had assumed to man
age and control the fortunes of the Repub-
liean party in this county. His peace
offerings had received 40 response or at
tension. or bad been responded to by a
feeble attempt to kill him Of BIZ the un-
worthy trirkery OF packed, score. and
unauthorized caucus. Aud not satisfied
with killing him off. these selfsame man
ayers had attempted BY the same "suap-
Judgment" agency to sacrifice at least two
other republican candidates for Office, and
to sacrifice them, too, in the Interest of
men who will not say they are republicans
aud who are still believed to be democrats.
This allusiOn suggested to the speaker the
pondcrous aud prolific subject Of the In-
dependent movement. and incidents and
circumstances of the campaign of IL, the
course OF certain Independents and. Re.
publieans at that time. and he deduced
conclusions greatly disiavOrable to their
fairness Of action towards old and PRO-
nouneed Republicans, whom be charged
they bad sacrificed in the interest Of In.
dependent democratic candidates. They
were attempting to make similar saerif.
ces at present aud for the same interest,
and By means which esen they now end
il pelitic aad convenient to apologize for
or explain away.
The railroad record Of the present
beard o. County Commissioners gas mex.