Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-09-22
CLUB MEETING.
Democrats Getting into Line for the
Fall Campaign.

Democrats Getting into Line Tor the
Fall Campaign.
A large and enthusiastic meeting Of
the Democratic Club of Annapolis was
held last night al the City Hotel. The
roll OF membership OF the Club was
swelled from As names on Friday night,
the first meeting, 10 over 100 last night
] he two large rooms on the first floor Of
the hotel were found 10 small 10 conven-
iently accommodate the crowd and many
found il necessary TO take TO the large
porch on the front of the hotel Seating
for the members was entirely too made
quaie and the president appointed a
committee consisting of ]. b. Flood, p.
Z Porter and John Rawlins TO procure
seats for the room The following com
mittee was also appointed on speakers /:
John Ireland, F. Mullan. ]. Harwood
Igiehart and F. f. Watheu Mr.. lyle
hart was asked TO make an address
He thanked the club for the compli-
ment as well as the honor paid bin, and
said as he had just returned from tour
of the county, where he had good OPP
portnnity of viewing the political field,
he was not prepared just then 10 address
them as he would like, aud would prefer
10 defer his talK 10 the Club TO some 9th
er evening, when he had arranged his
chart and could speak more fully from a
marioner's standpoint. He would say
this much. however, that he found a
great change in the sentiment OF the
people since his last trip through the
same section of the county.
Robert Moss, the candidate for State
Senate being present was then called on
for an address. MIR. Moss said he did
IL 81 o sut of
making an address, but would make no
apology for speaking TO his fellow citi-
zens on some of the issues of the cam
paign. MIR. Moss said he was glad TO
see so many present, and so much inter
est manifested in the meeting Of the club
at this stage of the campaign, He said
there was much to be done in the way of
missionary work anu that this club could
accomplish much good. He reviewed the
candidates on the ticket one by one. and
said, that with one or two exceptions not
one OF them had ever been before the
people for public office-that they were
all worthy and competent men, having
the confidence and esteem of their fellow
men with whom they moved aud lived.
The cry had gone up "a j. the Demo
cratic party in years pas ( r a change
for new blood on the ticket This year
the CO ivention had given the young De-
mocracy a show; and siill they were not
contented, Mr. Moss said there never
was convention In his recollection
where there was SO much unHnminity and
il was the Iirst time ia his experience
where the Senator and other leading Of
ficers were nominated nv acc'amation,
He was surprised TO find some Demo-
Gratis sulkiog in their teDts-men who
had been honoTed in times past by the
party withholding their influence
and support TO the ticket Mr.. Moss sta
ted that Ii had been said Of him that he
was in favor of leasing the oyster bars,
and if elected he would join hands with
the Baltimore city delegation and the
capitalists for that purpose, lie said II
there was any measure be was opposed
to, and would use his influence to de-
feat, If elected, IL was the leasing of the
oyster bars; that he would support every
interest of the oystermen knowing that
these men largely depended upon this
industry for their support and knowing
too that they composed the major
portion of the Democrats party in this
county He said If You would take the
history of the Republican party in the
Nor n. wherever they haye bad the pow
er in the Legislature, they have leased
oyster bars until they have become under
the control OF the wealthy corporations,
and that's what they propose do with
the oyster bars of Maryland If they ever
get a arking majority in the Legisla
ture. mo, gentlemen, viii state here.
and / will state it on the hastings. that
If there is any measure | am oppos.
ed to it is the leasing of our oyster bars
Mr.. Moss also paid high compliment to
Mr.. Jas. r. Brashears the candidate fer
re election TO the House OF Delegates
from the First district, and said IL any
one would compare the laws passed by
the last legislature with those OF pre-
vious sessions, they " Juld find that Mr.
Brushes rs, during his brief term OF three
months, introduced and passed more re-
forms for the taxpayers of Anne Arun-
del county than all the Republicans put
together. Mr.. Moss spoke with much
earnestness and was listened to with
great attention and frequently applaud
ed during his speech. A number of per-
sons came forward and enrolled their
names as members of the club, after
which the meeting adjourned subject to
the call of the president.