Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-10-21
Communicated
That Sham Republican Convention
How the Ring Masters Carried
Ont Their Ill BeSign-iiill
Top District Ignored as
Usuai-The COl0red
Line Drawn,

w. Eddor win YOU permit me q small spec
in YOUR valuable paper. once more to say a a.W
words 10 my rolorrd friends ~ Charles county
and lltll Ion District Ia particular IN regard
10 he ~o-Ctilitd ErnuhlicUu convention hrld ~
PORT fOhaCrr On 37t't instant. That ConNen
ton called to nominate candidates fpI ti'
several Offices to h. lilled this flll &c, aud as
delegate TO chat Convention went for the pur
pose Of naIui 4,ttiug tie vrfY best men in the RI
publican party. men who were true Repuhli
cans and h3d been with te ptrfy in every
time Of need. but TO my dismay Ehc On Yeh'lut
turned out 10 he a mere sham. IT did not nom
/ mate candidates for the Republican party
which sent them there 70 represent their srntt
inent, but amply to endorse the candidates at
ready s.'lvcttd by the Ring or State Centrt
Committee for Charlrs county; they cine so
called Republican state Central t'ommittee
had tltir tIeaet cut and dried, with such ntI
/ rs candidates IL fhrY Mautrd ana theSr sam
were forced unon the Republican party fui
their suffrage this fail They did not consult
the color,d voters, nor did they care curse IL
bout thrn or their wishes, 20 they get lhrlr
Confederate ID nocr;t e friends rs they have al
MAS, del's, "a lhut
had to be thus ruled by the riugster- WHY il
4 IS Disgrace TO the cutored voters Of this com
ty. II to vote for Democrats lat tts v,,t,
the honest democratic ticket. and not for rX
confederate Democrats Who simply Join on
party Tor the sake of Office. Tins sham bust ines
has been going on long enough, and il is tim,
4 TO put Il stop tu It. NcNre MOI all slaves OF hi
Ring, to do their bidding, act on their " ishe
aud adopt their ticket as was done in the can
oHS htiu ny tht tolottd delcghtes TO the shan
convention in Port Tobacco.
In that caucus. the eolored delegates decide,
by an oVerW heSmng majority 10 claim tNvt
memb.rs on. thp Si.,f, t'.utr.,I f,on1t6ttt..a 4
tsh,rle- ,.f,,i, d, ,,,d ,.,str ~, tlitt -
were the sWo decided upon, but " hen the riu.-
BOSSES heard Of that defrrmiuat ton, Wishln.
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iattns ts stiasss f.t i,s 81, -
waited 10 be on III, StatasCentrsI 1,oafnittec.
y. Is ~: 10
them, but when it came to the election Of cot
9 pre-, atlesate Tor the same Comn,i,tt.e, one OF
~, a I LII ~. ohsaea . 49,,
N hile me u hit, d,lr,,S. Mas n,,t rievt,i 10
vote for the coiore,l stlegts. t-:iM mis- i 4 dis
grace to the eelored voters OF Charles county,
aud IL shows that The so-ealicd white Repuhii,
eau. II sends OF the eolorrd people are moi
tEst ads at-all, but only about eiDvtion times OF
when they WANT the soiorcd an's vote 10 pit,
them in an Office. But we are not bound nv
the action Of that convention 81, vot. for Dent.
u
!, = - sie9 ot' ~ ta' hepeHitSdh tiSh'
ett ana We VIII not do II eiIher.
II we are to vote fer Democrats. Iet us vote
fnP "a
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M :, tiic,, .,,.l ,kt,.i. 80 = :. - -.
80 "ittNr ana thillk lhtS cth get IL ny ana with
the Go Ofed Votes. The Comnl SSiumprs ticket
with Two eNcentionsl are made mn win, uetn.
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nuhlicau tieket Snch ex..a, tad,'., ~ -, =
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