Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-11-18

MICHAEL Probably, the
best abused man of prominence in our
State i Michael Bannon. the new Sem
asor elect from Anne Arundel. If the
Opposition Papers are to b believed,
he il the greatest scoundrel now affront-
ing the new ssdecencies" which the
Pecksniffs of Reform have seized upon
in our Commonwealth as . means Of
misdirecting attention from themselves
and explaining the why and wherefore
Of their late mishap at the polls. 1t is
natural enough that our friends should
die bard, nor was It to have been ex-
pected that they would have gone un-
der. like good Christians, forgetting
and forgiving! At least, they die des-
perately, cursing and reviling, and un-
happy Bannon is the special object of
their spite. We cannot here enumerate
all the sins and misdemeanors they al
ledge agains. Michael, but it seems that
he has broken all the Ten Command
ments and all the State Statutes in re-
straint Of dishonesty Ugly accuse
tons, truly, and we are constrained to
give Michael notice, that we shall i'm
itatc Col Kane and cut and "snub"
him as soon as his enemies shall find it
convenient to Prore wha. they aAege.-
We await developments, and in the
meanwhile, we transfer to our columns
from the Annapolis Republican the ae-
count Of an eyewitness to the "snub-
bing" administered by. Col. Kane TO
Bannon at Barnum's Hotel q few day
after the election:
"As soon as we saw in a Baltimore
paper, an article headed-'Bannon snnb-
bed by Col Kane,'-we were satisfied
it was n mistake, but we should not
notice the matter at all but from the
fact of our paper being published in
Mr.. Bannon's county, and circulating
among all the neighbors Immediately
around his home. We have taken the
pains to ascertain the particulars of this
affair, and We give it from the mouth
Of J. A. T.. Mcclure, Esq, who was
with Mr.. Bannon az the time, and saw
and heard everything that took place,
and every word that was uttered. Mr..
Mcclure is well known in Baltimore
and all over the State, and no one viii
doubt for moment the trutbfulness OF
his statement, which is as follows:
"Mr. Bannon and Mr.. Mcclure had
Just returned from n visit to Notre Dame
seminary, where Mr.. Bannon has two
very interesting and intelligent daugh-
tiers, at school, and while at Barnum'
Hotel, it being late. Mr.. Bannon propos.
ed that Mr.. Mcclure and himself should
take cup of tea together, and while
passing through the rotunda they saw
Col. Kane and two other gentlemen in
conversation. Mr.. Bannon, thinking
it no harm, walked up to them and
said, Good evening, Col Kane and re.
ceiving no response, and, thinking h
Ills safhtation, extending his hand, wher
Col. Kane remarked, Excuse me, Mr.
Bannon, when Mr. Bannon replied
why, Col. what's the matter p
Col. Kane again said, Excuse me Mr.
Bannon.' Mr.. Bannon immediately
turned his back upon him and walked
away, saying, You are whelp.' Col
Kane remarked, What's that you saw,
sirT Upon which Mr.. Bannon walked
up to him and said indignantly, Col
Kane, | am your equal in everything,
sir. and your superior in MANY, and ]
say that you are a damn whelp.' And
Col. Kane. rejoiuing remarked, And
YOU are a puppy And thus ended
the great snubbing of Col. Geo. Z.
Kane Of Michael Bannon."