Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-11-18

81. TxfcoEs', Nov. 9, 1880.

john ~ AEaTes ~ witch nc M4A~S an
other attempt u correction and At The
same time reply 10 my card Of October
7sh. And bad he stated facts, ! woBld
not have troubled you with another
communication Of mine. certainly
think The gentleman has lost sight Of tie
S;h commandment altogether, or else he
thinks everybody else has forgotten il.
My comWnnicalion was an explanation
or facts connected with the Laurel con-
yesiion, and that gentleman has not re-
piled to my card only. but mounts the
old blind horse he rode through that
body on. aud gaIlops al over my politi-
cal life from 1875 up to the present
time. think spirit Of candor should
prompt the acts OF every man. II he
had made any new discoveries in regard
10 my past life, and desired TO bold me
up 10 public criticism, il was bis FIRST
duty 10 have stated facts, bat box does
be atsemR, 70 sustain himself Clr-
.tsiaIy. nolsby psodselng aHy evidena
lie simply makes assertions and -
poets everybody to believe them.
But the glsring deception he has man
ifested demands OF me TO reiule eve
~ charge he has made. Messrs. Edi-
tors, am sorry that have to trespass
so much on your valuable space, but |
am compelled 10 answer in detail. Now.
Mr. John N. Graves is perfectly well
come TO all the honor that the St. Ma
ry's delegation was entitled 10 IN the
Laurel convention. only wish him to
understand one thing, and that is this,
that publish nothing but facts. From
the tone Of the gentleman's card, one
would infer that he was not aware OF
any understanding in the Laurel con-
ventien previous to the casting of the
ballot. As Mr.. Graves admits in his
card that he was both dumb and blind as
to facts, will say very little about the
proceedings. Mr.. Wilmington no doubt
remembers that there was an under
standing, and if he don't, Henry Butler
does, aud will testify to IL and that he
tGrsves) was cognizani of il. Now,
the agreement was this and nothing
more, that We (the delegates from ST.
Mary's) would cast our first ballot for
MFR. Stone and the second ballot we
would give to DIR. Wilmer, which in.
tended 10 do. He also states IN his
card that Butler was the FIRST to recall
his vote and went TO the Seere lary t.
do so. Butler did moi leave has seat.
| walked up TO the Secretary myself
and recalled the vote cast by Mr..
Graves and that Is what prompted the
gcntleman.s first card aud nothing else,
let him make any pretext he may to the
contrary. find the only thing be does
really know about the COM eniIon is,
9het he pressed AIR. Stone % the wall
pllalsx5vc' his vote no d. Wilmer. ~
far an report oflhe convention made
the baltimore newspapers is con.
-cefKed. | know nothing aud care less.
was too sick the nexi-aay 10 read any
report and especially one which pro-
tessed TO give facts was q witness to
myself But as the genileman's mem
ory is so very treacherous, ! will SAT-
no more about the proceedings at Lau-
rel. He comes with another bind pre-
text. He tries TO impress on The mind
of the public that | tried 10 treat him
discourteously in my card by using the
word ''told" instead of asked In
that he falls TO pieces again. lnrvcr
used such a word to any one, as the
card published by me in the Beacon,
Oct. 7th, viii clearly prove. He GER
tainly has adopted principle of spell
ing words 10 make them suit bis pur-
poses, perfectly regardless OF public
opinion. He also drops or rather places
another word in my card TO suit his pur-
pose, where used the word ''eieva-
lion" He spells It aspiration" |
think that's too thin to hold any wind
in the face OF an intelligent public.
New, the gentleman, not being satisfied
with dragging me all over the Laurel
convention, comes back TO the Leon
ardiown Convention and SAYS, that the
small vote he received was owing 20 q
report that was put in circulation By me
to the effect, that he Graves voted
against the CoIorcd School Approprla-
ton. That charge emphaticatiy deny
and am personally responsible for. ]
did hear surh a report last March in
Leonardtown. and / think, If The gem
tIeman can admit fact, he must GER
tainly remember that | spoke to him
about casting such vote in Capt. Law
rence's back room and in the presence
of Capt. Lawrence. Now, | don't pro-
duce the Capt. as evidence. HIS menu
ory might also be out Of order. Still,
that matters not. certainly dad not
saw 10 any one, that he Graves did
east such vote. Whether he did or
did not, il can be settled BY referring
TO the House Journal, aud he must
abide by this, be it for or against him.
Now, Messrs. Editors, he iancies HIM
self upon a pinnacle Of self-perfection
30 high that he can look alt over eny
past and future life from 1879 to 1888.
l cant conceive why he will under
take TO wash al Of my political linen
from 1878 to 1888. MY past acts GER
tainiy have nothing to do wlth the Lau-
rel convention and even a. To that. had