Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-07-07
To the Democratic Voters of Mont
gomery County.

The card of the Democratic Central Com,
mittee, issued last week, makes it incumbent
on me to give this statement:
About one month ago Gust prior to the
letter of rs. A. Nj" in the Starr | met Gen.
Mckaig in his room at the Capitol, and in
the presence of Richard Thomas, OF Barnes
vile, and two gentlemen whom | do not
know, we had the following conversation
| said to him, after the usual courtesles,
"Gen. Mckaig, l called to see you to-day to
know if what is currently reported in our
county is correct, viz; that no man can get
your recommendation unless he is endorsed
by our Central Committee. If that is true,
1t is of no use for any friend of mine, in the
approaching Primaries, to apply" and |
cited the case of Mr.. G. f. Elgin, of Pooles-
vile, who had been invited by one of the
committee TO come and get the endorsement
OF the committee, but who had been sum
marily turned down on his declaration that
"he reserved To himself the privilege who
should be on Democratic ticket" And
cited also the case of Mr.. Nichols, of Barnes.
vile, who had been turned down for the
same cause. Gen. McKaig replied, 81 will
recommend on any good Democrats recon.
mendation. have just had an appoint.
ment made at the suggestion of MIR. Charles
f. Brooke, and have promised Mr.. Nichols
To try to get him place and intend doing
so. Now, in some of the counties they have
good working committees, but your com.
mittee recommends no one, or rather they
recommend eUery60dy. To illustrate they
have recommended nine persons for the pc.
sition OF Gauger at Kings distillery."
| said, "General, certainly the committee
have not done that in an official form ?" and
bis reply was, "Ges, sir, officially" | then
asked him ii he had any objection to giving
me the names, and he with my assistance,
named over six, and he said that he had
three more applications amongst his papers
Now" says he, 81 am friendly with these
people, but never know what they do
want" And | laughingly replied that he
might find out after the primaries
|, in company with young John Kechner,
met Mr.. Thomas on the 2lst of June, aud
after asking him if he recollected my inter
view with Gen. Mckag, repeated this con
versation TO him, and asked if it was sub
stantially correct. His answer was, Tex
actly correct, except think that the Gen.
eral said that the committee had endorsed
twelve men for that place"
never said what this committee had done.
have never been in their meetings, but
did tell Mr.. Gloyd and every one who had
any interest in these matters, whom have
met, that Gen. McKaig told me this and
could prove 1t, and at the challenge of the
committee | give publicly the conversation
and the proof which | claimed possessed.
II is due Mr.. Thomas-o state that on my
return home, on last Friday, June Both, |
found letter from him in which after stat
ing that he had had Il conversation with
Gen. Mckalg, asks the pertinent question
"Can II be possible that we misunderstoo
himY' have given the steps which led up
10 the remarks of Gen McKaig to show that
|, at least, could not have misunderstood
him. Il. WooTTON.
l was present when the above converse
ton took place between Mr. Thomas and
DR.. WootIon, and state most positively that
it is true and correct
JNo w KEICUNER