Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-08-22

hlC MAY DC ACSdh OtChi ous DVS
Not Know the Counties OF His Dis
trict.-From an interview recently wit
Mr. Moulton, the Washington Post pub
fishes the following: "Mr. IL. b. Moulton
who is well-known here as prominen
lawyer, an active worker in the Methods
Church, and an earnest prohibitlonist, and
who is candidate for Congressional honorS
in the Sixth Maryland district, is said tC
have trouble ahead of him. He has lived
in this city for years save In summer, when
for five years past, he has made his home al
| Washington Grove
| II is claimed that Mr.. Moulton has no lie
gal residence in Maryland, and that votes
cast for him would be illegal. Mr.. Moulton
is best known here as having procured and
sent to the Chicago convention of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union copy
OF the bar room license issued for Vice
President Mortun's Shoreham, and which
caused such a sensation some months ago.
he was seen yesterday at his Washington
Grove home and asked about the legality OF
his Maryland residence.
"a man is entitled to residence some
where he said, 'and we are all deprived OF
our citizenship in the District of Columbia.
l have made my home for good part OF
each year for five years past here in Mont
gomery county, and guess own as much
or more property here than do in Wash
ington Any talk about my not being ii
legal resident in Maryland is foolish. 1t is
true that l have never voted or registered
here, but intended to last year, and would
have done SO but for the fact that business
unexpectedly kept me away from home
several days just at the time should have
been here to vote.
"'But my residence and my home is
Washington Grove. The fact that do bu
sness in Washington has nothing to do
with it. Judge Vinson, OF the Montgomery
county Court, was auditor OF the District
of Columbia when he was elected TO the
judgeship, and the legality of his election
was never questioned, He was elected judge
about three years ago. lam nominated reg
ularlY and legally, and expect to be elected
regularly and legally.
"The campaign is not really begun yet,
but when il is we expect to make it lively
one. In addition to the unanimous nomi-
nation by the Prohibition convention of the
Sixth District, held some time ago in Fred
erick, have been given the Endorsement of
the Farmers Alliance convention OF How
ard county. The convention met in Fred
erick last week and indorsed both the Pro
hiblion nomination and platform.
"The Prohibition platform adopted is a
very liberal one, and | confidently expect it
will have the hearty approval of every Farm
ers' Alliance in the District. IL is not gen
orally known, but it is u fact, that the Farm
ers' Alliance is preparing to make thorough
canvass in this district, and in fact all over
the State. They are conducting Il sort of
still hunt, but their organization has been
brought 20 high state OF perfection. A
union of the Farmers Alliance and Prohi-
bition parties would mean almost certain
victory.
81 am told that the Democrats contem
plate retiring from the field and not pntting
forward any candidate, but | don't know
how true it is. That the Prohibition party
is also now more perfectly organized than
ever there is no question. The Sixth Dis
trict is composed Of Montgomery, Howard,
Frederick, Allegany and Washington coun
ties. The district convention of the Farm
ers' Alliance will be held in Rockville, and
| expect that the Prohibition platform and
nominee, myself, will be indorsed with no
very great opposition.
When the campaign opens it will be
well fought by the Prohibitionists. Rev.
Scott f. Hershey, of Washington, will take
the stump in their interests, as will also Col.
j. 9. Lee, and will stump the district for a
month before election, On the 29th there
is to be meeting OF all the temperance or
CARNATIONS, irrespective of party, at Frede
rick, and the Prohibition platform will ex
pect, receive unanimous Endorsement there
81 think that my chances are good. The
other side may try to make something out
OF the fact that my business is in Washing
ton, but there cannot be shadow of doubt
as to the legality OF my candidature."