Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-08-03
THE INDIGNATION MEETING
LAST NIGHT.
The Vindication Of DR.. George Wells
An Enthusiastic Meeting.


A large and enthusiastic meeting
OF the citizens Of Annapolis was held
at the Assembly Rooms last night
to yindicate the character and to refnte
the grave charges that had been made
to the President Of the United States.
against the fitness and business quail
fications of the Hon. George Wells.
an applicant for internal revenue col
lector of the fifth district ofMaryland.
Between two and three hundred citi-
zens, irrespective Of party, were pre-
sent Ex-State's Attorney James
Revell, Esqr., presided over the
meeting; James FL. Brown, ID Basil
and VIM. Brooks were made vice.
presidents. aud f. Eugene Wathen
and James |. Johnson secretaries.
Mr.. Revell made a stirring address
to the meeting, in which be referred
to DR.. Wells as man above reproach
and as man who had made O
record that any citizen might be proud
Of He had filed some of the most
important positions within the gift Of
the people, from director ia our rail-
road to representative 10 the House
of Delegates. State Senator, and dele
gate TO the National convention that
nominated Grover Cleveland for
President of the United States. He
had in great measure elevated to
high and exalted positions men who
now malign him. No man. he said;
bad done more for the success Of his
party. and no one bad received less at
its hands than DR.. George Wells-he
was the great bone and sinew of his
party in this city aud county, and
without his leadership the Republi-
can party in this county would have
a comparatively walk over.n Mr..
Revell's remarks were enthusiastcal-
ly applauded.
1t was moved and seconded that a
committee of five be appointed to
draft suitable resolutions. The chair
appointed as said committee the fol-
lowing: Il S. Riley. Geo. M Tay.
Tor, Lewis S. Clayton, ! N. Richard.
son and j. W. Hodges, who reported
the following, which were unanimous
ly adopted by rising vote:
"WHEREAs it has been represented
to the President of the United States
that DIR. Geo. Wells, who is an appli-
cant for the Office of internal revenue
collector for Maryland. has not the
requisite business capacity to gill said
position; and whereas those who
know him by residence with him 10
the same community are the best
judges of his business capacity; now.
therefore,
ResolUed by the citizens of Annapo-
lis IN town meeting assembled, That
we uDqualiEedly record our belief ia
DR.. Wells peculiar fitness for and
ability to gil any Office in which care,
fidelity and attention to details are es-
sential qualifications for its successful
management, and also that his practi
cal business resources have been emf
nently displayed in the respective of
fees OF member of the city council of
Annapolis, director OF the Annapolis
and Elkridge Railroad Company,
member of the House of Delegates
and State Senator of Maryland, and
ia all of which positions he has been
found not only efficient, but q mark
edly superior officer in bringing to
successful issue whatever business
was entrusted to his care.
ReSolUed, That James Revell,
Daniel II. Magruder, DR.. Washing
ton G. Claude and /. n. Richardson
be appointed committee to deliver
these resolutions in person to the
President.