Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-11-18
FRIDAY Morning, November IS, 1881

Our esteemed neighbor, the Independent
in commenting upon the result Of the re-
cent election in this county has the fol-
lowing:
Our campaign in the county was short one
and was absolutely unorganized. Meetings
were called in every district at which the can
didates were present and spoke, and what lit
tie attempt at organiza don we had was made
BY the candidates orr few of them. Necessari-
ly it was most incomplete and imperfect, and
the result is before US.
Our valued contemporary is quite cor
rect in saying that our party was totally
unorganized in the late campaign aud is,
perhaps, correct in charging the result to
that fact; but it is not correct or just in
saving that 40 attempt at organization
was made, except by a few of the candi-
dates This remark implies reproach to
the Central Committee, upon whom the
duty of taking the incipient steps at or
ganizatien is supposed to devolve, that
we do not think is deserved, and which,
it may be, was not intended
So soon as the nominations were made.
the committee, through the columns OF
this paper and by private communication,
urged upon the Democrats of the different
districts the Importance of efecting local
organizations, to be put in communication
with the central committee. To this APP
peal prominent working Democrats in
some of the districts responded that they
had in a number of past years tried these
local organizations and had not found any
good whatever to result from them, while
those in other districts signifed their pur-
pose to organize. But no organizations
were reported to the committee, except in
the 7th district alone. In that district we
say with confidence that more effective
work was done in the past campaign, and
better results accomplished than ever here
tofore, and in Nos. 2 and equally as good
work is shown as in previous campaigns.
Had local organization been effected in
the different districts, plan OF canvassing
the county and ascertaining our exact
strength, and the status of the party every
where, weuld have bsen communicated,
and means of bringing out the full vote
and other matters of discipline would have
been detailed and urged But no response
was received, and in the short space OF
three weeks no proper time was afforded
the committee to effect local organizations
bv its own exertions. Those Democrats
who are now ready to cry out against the
lack of organization should ask themselves
what they did in the way of organizing
their own districts, and whether they have
ever done anything towards disorganizlng
it. We wonder that the energetic edi OF
of our esteemed reighbor had not at least
effected an organization in No. 1.
1t is not proper therefore TO say that no
efforts at organization were made, and 1t
is useless to indulge in recriminations.-
The experience of this fall has demonsfra-
fed to US the necessity of effecting an or
ganization in the summer preceding the
campaign, and not trusting to the few hur-
!. ried weeks preceding the election for par
" work. We hope the lesson taught by
experience Of the campaign just passed
IL serve to convince those who take an
y rest in the affairs Of the county, and
the ..shssns-<..s==.~efiszse bad element
that dominates over it, of the futility OF
efforts to accomplish political results with
out system, organization and discipline.
1t is hoped therefore that a. least half a
dozen earnest and active men in each dis
trict may be found in all succeeding cam
paigns through whom to effect thorough
organizationof the party, and that by this
means theparty work may be carried on
with system and precision.