Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05


II Char es county held here on Friday last was
largely attended. many voters Of that psrsua-
sion b~sng csowded into the court house when
the meeting .ss called to order at 81 O'Clock
by B. q. Stonesweet. DR.. Wilmer was called
upon TO preside. Speeches we're made BY DR..
VIC. Tuck, candidate for congr IS, Dr.. Will
u,sr ssd xaas--~Tu from Baltimore named
.,vr.. DR.. Tuckys address was short and
n 4 "a fo-ce or effectiveness, and fell Cat upon
-. audience, tailihg to arouse the least en'bu-
- among them. His speech was largely
Tan af apologies for his state OF health and
in telling how iosg Mr.. Compton had held Of
6ce. Mr.. Mcintyre did most Of the speaking
of the occasion, and he continually addressed
the crowd as fellow Democrats, and wound up
his speech BY saying that he had voted for Gov
Hamilton and intended 10 vote for Fiudlsy, in
dependent Democratic candidate for Congress
10 the 4th district. These remarks of the
speaker CALLED the white inpublicsns present.
and perhaps induced many of the colored ones
to cast their ballots for Compton last Tuesday,
which many of them undoubtedly did. DR..
l.
pie wer Know Of what his speeches are CON-
posed. We do him the credit, however. of
ssyiog that bis illusions to Mr. Compton were
kind, even complimentary. but he endeavored
TO show why Or. Tuck should have the sup
port Of those present over him. 10 this at.
tempt, however, be failed signally as the vote
of last Tuesday fully demonstrates. We had
almest forgot TO meation that the patrisrcha
Dr Lancaster endea vored to work up little
more Of the '.hard times" dodge. Altogether
the meeting was \ tame affair and if il did no
harm to the Democratic cause i, certainly did
Itt'e good toward helping along the inpubli-
can fight in the county. 'Rah for Compton !!
Freseh sp~isasion Csatnss.
Various cl.inanis in Maryland and else
where have written to Washington inquiring
NJ to the reasons for postponfment to Novem
her Is of the hearing Of the French spoilation
cases BY the Court Claims. Mr.. Earle, who
represents large number, if not the majority,
Of the claimants said in answer TO n question
ms 70 the E. sson or necessity for postponement,
.sAat il arc s- from the d,lstory manner in which
rihs Government has prepar IT d itself 10 discharge
its dSfy under the act Of Congress. In mum.
tber of eases Il e piaiuiiG. fled th~ir evidence,
(which vas snce printed, and also 6led their
printed prayers fer facts asd hrifs, in accord
sSee With ,he practice Of the court, in the
..sa.bs Of July spd August, 1885. Under the
rules OF the court The government is required to
6le it's evidence in sixty days after the plaintiff
files his, and iis prayers for 6ndings Of fact and
brief within thirty days after The claimant has
flied his. If tbs government does this il mus,
msk an extension of time before the Limitation
expires. No extension was asked. No evidence
has been 6led by the government, and it was
sOt until October 6, after delay Of fourteen
months, that the 6rst prayer for findings Of
fact and brief MAS filed, and then only in few
.cxas. The government now says it is ready
in about ninety cases Of the three hundred and
forty three nov on the calendar for trial. Many
Charles countians are interested in these claims
md are anxious 10 zee them broug ht to speed,
se,tlement. We have heretofore expressed tn.
opini"p that ihrse delays would necessarily
follow, and also advis d our friends net 10
huiid too high hopes on the smeunt they would
receive from the government. That all just
claimants will tie paid some hing, we have mol
the sliohtr.: doubt. hut after the awards of iis
. gov.rnmrnt are made and the trimming Of the
. claims. whirh must n-cessari fol ow such
awards. We feel certain that but n small per
,.rentnge # the original Chains vi come into
sthe hands OF the parties entitled to them. N,
lone will receive sufficient amount 10 entitled
him to the rank Of million onaire in this country
PSraOmM1.
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