Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-11-01
Democratic Meetings Of tie Pas. Week.

The meeting al Mechanicsville on THURSDAY
last was very largely attended by whites and
blacks. Or. Thomas Barber was called TO the
chair. The meeting was then addressed nv the
rival candidates for the Legislature with the ex-
crption Of Nr. Dunbar. who was not present
The candidates were then followed by Caiav and
Burton. colurcl, WHO addressed the coIore,i yo-
tiers behalf Of the true interest Of their race
which, they conten,iei was TO support tor local
Offices their white friends with whom they lived
and from whom they mist necessarily receiv, e.
vors. Some attempt was made on tie psr' o.
the cnlorci republican leaders TO draw of the
colorcd voters from the meeting, an old Dodge
hu; sensible rehuke from Burton soon brought
them back. Owing 20 the number Of speakers
and the unlimited time given TO each. the
speeches of the colored men were rather late in the
evening. from which cause they were not so e:-
feciiye as they would have teon otherwise. The
meeting was a satisfactory one 10 the candidates
and the banner district is all ri ght this time
The meeting At ST. lngocs on Saturday last
was very we'll attended. although the weather
was threatening. James F. Ellicott Esq.,
was called 10 the chair. All the candidates on
the legislative ticket addressed the meeting. AS
far as VIC have been able 10 learn no speeches
were made by cc!ored men. The meeting passed
off very harmoniously, o. course. Key and
Reeder having their usual brush. Being so far
from home, We were unable 10 attend therefore
dates have brought Us, however, very encour-
aging news OF our prospects Of success. This i
the largest republican district in the county. and
they are more solid in their party organization
and less inclinc,! TO listen To reason or 10 over
come their prcjudices 10 the whites.
The meeting NJ Nilestown on Monday last was
not 50 largely attended as we had expected DR.
Il. =. Blackstone was called to the chair The
meeting was addressed by Mess:s. Combs. Reed
er, hey and Lawrence, of the legislative ticket
MesSrs. Matitingly and Dunbar not being pres
ent. Mr.. Rceder, on account ofan indiSposition.
Was prevented from concluding his speech. AZ
ter the addresses of the candidates. the meeting
addressed by John Cajav, colorcd His
speech had telling effec; upon the colored peo-
pie and although some attempt was again made
TO carry of the crowd his rehuhc to them hrough,
them hack and he was listened TO Nv them at
teniivelv. His principal attack made upon
Mr.. Reeier who. he said, had claimed in some
Of his speeches that he was an old line whig.
Cajav wan,r! TO know why it was that he voted
for Hicks over Groomc for Governor when
Groome had been nominated by the democratic
party rs whig? Cajay WAS followed by Vim.
+. Hall. coorei who made the usual republican
speech. which is so we'll calculated 20 mislcad
the colored voters. He pitched into Mace Rus
tin. oolored, when quite lively and spicy dis
cuSsion took place between them. which consis-
ted mainly in mutual rcCriminations of bribery.
Hall accusing him of having been bought by the
democrats and Rustin accusing Hall of pocketing
the monev distributed for campaign purposes,
and then telling the colorci people 20 stand by
the ticket. When we left. things were getting
pretty warm between the colored people who had
taken sides with either contestant