Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1878-04-25
LETTER FROM MR. LAwRENcE.
LEoxAn6rowy. April l2th. 1872.

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DEAR Sin My attention was called to an ar
ticlc in your lssrrACrf the 4th instant headed
'Iligh Handed Said article contains 50
much that is erroneous that believing YOU wisl
10 publish facts only and do not desire to d
injustice to any one take the liberty of writ
ing to YOU in rcgk to it. In the first place
'the caucus did presume to interfere with
\ the central and executive committees" ufany
/ county or coun'te hut only to exercise the
/ right. which trust you will grant they had
of recommending for a position under the gem
eral government whom they saw it, Early in
/ the past session it was moved in the caucus by
\ DR.. Lancaster metropolitan members refrain
/ from signing recommendation ~ re~','on for
any one until il WAS first agreed upon ln cau-
Gus for whom they com ,od s's"' anu us 'no''on
/ TO that effect was III inv self have since Ia,
Or. l.agHnnser seeking certain position
year ! heiiexe, III the endorsement of the re-
nml,licnn members OF the legislature. few
/ days before the caucus in question was held
| Mr. Widdecome was at Annapolis and in talk
ing with him about it he told me Dr. Iancas.
ter was willing Lave it TO the caucus as 10
who should receive the endorsement spoke
/ to lJr. Perkins secretary Of the caucus about
calling it together aud told him the object.
aud to see DR.. Lancaster. who was chairman.
and IL the Doctor agreed TO it, as had under
stood from Mr.. W. he would aud in fact had
| first proposed, then pr. Perkins would call the
caucus, which he did. 1t was IT'S above that
the matter came before the caucus and thus
that they did that which YOU term such a
high handed proceeding ltcerminly must
be very high handed piece of business for
Il body Of men, either Ergt or small, to agree
among themselves 10 recommend one man in
stead Of some other for appointment This
was simply what they did and all they did.
not presuminS to dictate or decide for any one
hut themselves and this too only under cir
/ cumstanceS as above stated.
The article speaks of ouly fifteen votes hav-
ing been cast in the caucus Now when YOU
remember that there was only twcntv-one re-
publicans IN the legislature and that the Doc
tor and myself were Of course absent Won will
perceive that hut four other were absent and
that the caucus was quite a full one The ar
tice bears very hard on Mr.. Mitchell, and YOU
will readily admit does him great ipjustcc.
for really | belieyohe had nothing to do in the
matter except las he afterwards told me to do
all he could IN The & 9fn for IBIS e9anty-
ton afterwards. vsivh Dr. Lancaster also aid
In connection V IN this affair had neither
said or heard OF any ming beino said about IN,
coming nomination for &C., ''u e ~
district until saw the article in vUur
aud know that the said article again does in.
justice to some one when it intimates that tIii.
nomination had been dragged into this matter
! As to who shall be our candidate for that hon
or thiS tall have no particular preference and
most assuredly have not promised any one
As TO Col. Crane. he is one of INV intimate
friends and is dcscrvcdly very popular with
our party in this county, and presume. if he
desired, could easily get the vote Of st. MARY ,
in the convention, But | have good reason 10
believe that his greatest wish is the good Of
the party and that he will 1T any time be found
ready to do what he can 10 that end. Col.
| Crane, as well as myself and others has taken
an active part in our national and congrcSSion-
al campaigns. and we can show a majority for
Hagner and for Hayes and Sellman, when but
Il few years since after very active campaign
the county gave two hundred and fifty major
ity for the democrats. We still believe we can
give majority for any good candidate that
our party may nominate and have faith that
the conservative course Of our President will
result in Strengthening the republican party in
I the country.
have endeavoted to be of use to my party
but not only to my party but to my county as
a citizen. and the best proof can give Of this
is that my fell0w-citizcns have the third time
| elected me to Office After labOring so long
! here under somewhat adverse circumstances
both in business and politics felt that |
would not be asking too much to ask for po-
stnon under the CENTRAL government. Perha ps
| IL was selfish, but certainly was not, lin ad-
vance aware that would not receive the en-
dorsemcnt of those who arc properly to he con-
suited in such affairs, W but on the contrary
have the endorsement of several of the State
central committee from the counties OF the fifth
congressional district and Of the prominent re-
publicans in the district, and was surprised at
the attack in your paper, which ] still must
think was the result Of miSinformation 1t is
true that have the merit. or dcmerit, of hay
ing been born and raised in Ohio, and it is al
so true that went from there to the State of
Missouri just twenty years ago last month
There enlisted in the Union army from which
! received my final discharge here in st. Mary :
county, and have now been here eleven wears
(thc greater part OF my manhood. and still
those had counted Is friends, in endeavorims
TO say something to my detriment. say have
the advantage OF being from Ohio will
only say that my political opponents had grown
tired OF that cry some time since and have ac-
corded me full citizenship in MARYLAND.
Believing, however, that your wish is to do
justice, and that with full understanding we
will all work together for the common good of
our party, especially in lower Maryland as in
the past and that you will set Mr.. Mitchell
right and aid in getting the best man nomi-
mated for Congress, and with hope that even
may receive the support Of your active pa
per IN getting the position which is conceded
to be due to lower Maryland.
Very respectfully. yours
y. y. LAWRENCE.