Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-10-20
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.
An Outpourng Of the People-EIo-
quent Speeches by Hon. Frank
Brown. John P. Poe. Frank
Ford. Robert l.. Brattan.
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of the Democracy of old Anne Arundel
and Annapolis last night at Masonic Op.
era House TO bear the eloquent addresses
of the speakers who had be9n announced
TO address the people. until every space
IN the large hall was packed TO overflow
ing.
The meeting was called TO order by
Mr.. +. K. Wathen, chairman of the city
executive committee.
Mr.. Revell in accepting the honor con-
ferred, made a most eloquent and petri-
otto address, at the conclusion of which,
he introduced as the first speaker Of the
evening, the Hon. Frank Brown, tho PEG.
piles candidate for Governor.
HON FRANK BROWNS REMARKS
AS Mr.. Brown arose and approached
the front of the stage, where were seated
the speakers and officers of the meeting,
he was greeted with prolonged applause
Mr.. Brown is not an orator or what
might be termed an eloquent speaker,
but he is plain, straight forward falker,
and puts his words in plain, common
sense English. He said he was not here
TO plead the cause of any particular can
didate on the Democratic ticket, but he
was here In the interest of the great
Democratic party-the party of the peo-
pie. He said If he should be elected to
the honored position of Governor, he
would be the representative of the whole
people and not of any faction; that pub.
lie office was public trust, and that he
would so administer the affairs of State
that the greatest good 10 the greatest
number would be reached; that the hum.
blest citizen would receive the same aud.
fence at his hands as the millionaire.
He asked his hearers IL they realized the
Importance of this election. II was not
merely State issue; but 1t was even
more than that. II was the beginning
of great national issue The coming
Legislature would be called upon, he
said, TO elect two United States Senators
-one from the Eastern Shore and one
from the Western Shore, and II was
the duty of every man who calls himself
a Democrat to see TO IL that his Legis-
latiye ticket is not lacking in votes on
the third day Of November next. One
of these Senators, he said, who would
ask for reimbursement of his official
services to the people of his State and
the country-a man whom the people
delighted to honor, was the Hon A r.
German. when Senator German name
was mentioned there was long and
continued applause from all parts of the
hall He said the people could not be
ungrateful TO man who had rendered
his country such signal service in the
United States Senate by the squelching
of one of the greatest tyrannical meas.
ures known as the Force Bill, that was
ever attempted upon the freedom of the
American people He appealed TO every
Democrat to stand TO his party allegiance
Ito lay aside their local differences and
to vote for the principles of his par
ty-not the men merely. There Is not a
Democrat in the State of Maryland, he
said, that would not prefer to have his
State represented by a Democrat in the
National Congress, than by one of the
opposite party. Mr. Brown also called
attention to the constitutional amend.
ments that would be voted upon at The
coming election, many of which he said
were of vital Importance TO the people.
Mr.. Brown spoke for about thirty min
utes and was frequently applauded dur
ing his remarks. He was followed by
Prof Thomas McNulty, who entertain
ed the audience with his humorous
campaign song. Farmer Brown" &C.,
which was enthusiastically applauded.
HON r. L BRATTANs REMARKS.
The next speaker was the Hon. Robt.
L. Brattan of Somerset Mr. Brattan
said he was not here as a candidate for
office or TO influence votes in his own
behalf, although he had been a candi-
date before the Democratic State Con-
vention for Comptroller of the State and
his friends had made most determined
fight for him for that position, but the
honor had fallen upon another of his
Eastern Shore friends, Mr.. Smith, whom
he ventured to say was not as near as
happy as he was. He said he had made
the fight and lost the battle honorably
and fairly and he was again relegated to
the ranks of his party as high private,
and that he had buckled on his armor
and would do battle for the great princi-
Piles of his party until the sun goes down
on the third of November next. He said
no man who calls himself Democrat.
who has ever been a Democrat, would
vote against his party's nominees who
were fairly and honorably nominated in
convention, because that convention did
not do as he wanted. lie said no church
was ever run as some men wanted 1t run,
but was that any reason for man to
leave his church; he belonged to the
great Presbyterian church, that believes
in predestination, if he didn't he wouldn't
be here tonight; that what Is to be will
be. If 1t were not so he would have been
nominated Comptroller in the place of
his friend Smith, but because he was not
was it the right thing for him to do to
go home and sulk In his tent. Why
then, he said. should men desert their
party because they did not have things
their way. Such Democrats are only
Democrats for the loaves and fishes of
their party and the sooner the party Is
rid of them the better. He was sorry TO
hear of the dissatisfaction in old Anne
Arundel; they had it, he said, in his coun-
ty; some called 1t fusion, and some call
ed 1t confusion, which was more like It,
Mr.. Brattan said the soreheads In his
county were better Off than the sore.
heads in Anne Arundel. There they have
the fusion, the independent aud the
straightouts, while here you only have
the two tickets. He would like to know
what Democrat was going to vote the
Republican ticket; he never saw a Re-
publican ticket that was as good as a
Democratic ticket. Mr.. Brattan also re-
ferred to the oyster QUESTION, and said
he hoped some Republican friends were
present to hear what be had to say on
this subject. Mr. Brattan made one or
the most convincing and impressive
speeches OF the evening
w. B. Peter. Esqr of Howard, follow
ed Mr.. Brattan in a brief but emphatic
speech.
Robert Grain. Esqr., of Baltimore city
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