Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-13
DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION MEETING.
Meeting In Front OF the city
Hotel.
FIRST GUN OF THE CAMPAIGN.


A large and enthusiastic meeting was
held last night in front of the City Ho
tel. under the auspices of the Cleveland
andSteyenson CampaignClub of Annapo
lis. which was presided over by Or. Geo.
Wells. president OF the club. The long
porch in front of the hotel which served
as the stand for the speakers, was hand
somely decorated with bunting. State
and National flags, and brilliantly illumi-
mated with gas jets of various colors.
The Annapolis Cornet Band furnished
music for the occasion. AT little after
8 o'clock the large square in front of the
Hotel was filed with people. including
many ladies. The meeting was opened
by DR.. George Wells. who made an earn
est and enthusiastic speech. setting forth
the object of the meeting. in eulogistic
terms OF Grover Cleveland and his tariff
principles. At the conclusion OF his re-
marks he introduced to the audiense. Z.
G. CAN'T, ESQ, States Attorney for Anne
Arundel, who reviewed at some length
the Democratic principles as enunciated
by Grover Cleveland, the defender of the
peoples rights MIR. CAN'T said there
was great significance between the two
oonventions-one was the result of the
politicians, and the other that of the peo-
pie. Mr.. CAN'T was followed by j. Har
wood IglehaEt. Esq. member OF the
Anne Arundel bar, in an able and ex-
haustive argument en- the tariff question.
showing the great inequalities of the
tariff under Republican administration,
and its unjust oppression upon the many
for the benefit of the few, and called up
on every democrat to stand firm to his
convictions, and not be deceived, and
when the ides Of November rolled
around we could congratulate one anoth-
or upon a glorious victory for Cleveland
and Stevenson and tariff reform.
Mr.. f. Eugene Wathen, another young
member of the Annapolis bar was the
next speaker of the evening. Mr.. Wa
then referred with much ferver TO the
| political character of Grover Cleveland
and the history of the Chicago Conven-
ten, and said his nomination was the
result of an overwhelming demand OF
the people from one end of the country
| TO the other, because he was a man
whom the people delighted to honor,
and he predicted for him a greater victo-
| nv than was ever given to any president
| of the United States OF America. HC
| said never in the history of the country
was there such a unaminity of feeling
| for any one man as that manifested for
| Cleveland, and his election was fore
| gone conclusion
Mr.. K. s. Riley. member of the An.
napolis bar was the last speaker to adj
dress the meeting, which he did In his
1 .Hn 10 at. a he
| gentlemen that had preceded him had
so we'll covered the political field, that
| they had left little for him to say, and
| therefore he would only make few de-
| sultory remarks. which he did in very
| effective manner, illustrating his sayings
with several amusing anecdotes. He re-
| ferred with much emphasis to the recent
| labor troubles at Homestead Pa, which
| he said was good object lesson for all
| labor men. While MIR. Carnegie and his
| cohorts were revealing in their luxury
| and ease, his hired Hessians were shoot
| ing his laborers for refusing TO submit to
| his grinding oppression; and the blood
was split in the streets of Homestead in
defense of their rights and honest labor
| This, he said, was only the beginning of
| the end of what would be If the Repub.
| licans were successful in electing their
president this fall. and he urged every
| Democrat TO stand shoulder to shoulder
in the great struggle for liberty and in
| dependence. Mr.. Riley was frequently
| applauded In his remarks. At the close
of his speech the meeting was dismiss
ed. the band playing the Star Spangled
Banner.
| Owing to the illness of Jas. Revell,
| Esqr., presidential elector, he was not
able to be present and address the meet
| ing, as announced, which was great
disappointment.