Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-11-02
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No one who will take the pains 10 look
az the political history of Anne Arundel
county for the past twenty years can fail
TO see that no man within the fold of the
Democratic party of this county and
State, has been more highly honored by
the people of his county than DIR Geo
Wells, For two or three terms he was
honored with a seat in the House of Del
agates, and on two occasions we believe,
in the senate. He has filled several Off
ces of profit and trust in the county and
state, and there has not been a man that
the people delighted TO honor more than
DIR. Wells. He has filed the office of
County Treasurer, one of the most lucrs
tive offices within the gift of the people,
paying at the time he filled II, not less
than - 900 per annum; he has filed for
several years the office of secretary to
the Insurance Commissioner of Mary
land, paying from 81 200 TO 81 800 per
annum and several of the petty posi-
tions in our county, paying from $500
TO 1900 per annum, and has been honor
ed as the leader of his party in this coun-
" To great extent
Now, if you WI / take the record of
the political conventions of this county,
you will lind that wherever the Doctor
and few of his friends have not had the
making of the ticket, he has bolted the
party and opposed its nominees. lie has
done so on frequent occasions, and has
said TO the Democratic party of this
county, if you don't recognize me to the
fullest exten [, I'll defeat your ticket
by coalition with the Republicans -
and has done so.
Notwithstanding all this, the party has
been forbearing and foregiving and has
taken him back into its fold aud offered
him still higher honors.
lie went into the late primaries and
carried three out of seven districts. The
convention met and more harmonious
convention never assembled in Annapo
| lis. The Doctor and his friends united
in every nomination that was made. The
convention endorsed him for Clerk of
the Court of Appeals, and sent solid
delegation to the State Convention in his
favor which stood by him TO the last 1t
| stood alone and proclaimed his claims to
the great democratic party of the State,
but that convention saw fit TO confer this
honor upon another, who had every dele
gallon in the convention in his favor ex
cept Anne Arundel.
From this time forth the Doctor swore
vengeance against the county ticket and
has persistently worked against its de-
feat, Notwithstanding he had said he was
out of politics, and would take no fur
Their interest in political affairs
Now what do we find this once honor
ed son of Anne Arundel doing against
the party that has so often bestowed
upon him the honors and rewards of the
parlyS Why, distributing to those hon
est and true democrats marked ticket
to vote That is ticket, no knows, If
they vote, will turn their county oyer TO
the Republican party. Are you. fellow
democrats, going to vote against tick
that he, in convention helped TO make
and which was good enough for him and
YOU too, until he failed TO receive the
nomination of the Clerk of the Court of
Appeals. merely for hes Qualifications
Have you no manhood, no independence
of your own Are you his political chat
tells, 10 do his bidding. Are you, for
the fear IF offending one man going to
turn your county over to the Repubi-
can party. Senator Brattan in his speech
at Masonic Opera House few days ago
said, land he is democrat from princi
pie and not for the loaves and fishes of
his party) that he never saw a democrat
yet that was not better than Republic
can. What have you to gain by such a
course does it benefit you any! What
influence would a Republican delega
ton have for you with Democrat Gov
ernorg Not any. Then vote the demo
crat ticket the poor mans ticket, and
don't help by your vote to add one far
thing to the already burdens of the tax
monopoly, the Force Bill and the Nc.
Kinley tariff bill. for the favoritism of
any man. OLD HICKORY.