Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-07
MEETING OF REGULARS.
Enthusiastic Speeches of District
Representatives
MAPPING OUT THE WORK.

A large meeting of Democrats was
held here to-day at the Court House, for
the purpose of a consultation on the po-
litical situation at the present time aud
adopt system OF work for the cam
paign.
Politicians from every district were
presen. and discussed the situation free
ly. The meeting WIS called To order at
noon by Gen. Il. A. Bond. DIR. Z. Nor
ris Cheston WAS elected chairman and
Messrs. w. Nj. Holladay and j. r.. Ma
gruder, secretaries.
Tile following gentlemen addressed
the meeting on the political situation IN
the various districts: ID. &. Lyles, of
the first district: DR.. George Hammond,
second distaict; James ). Robinson and
DIR. Elijah Williams, third district Gen.
i. A. Bond and Fulton Kelly, fourth
district; DIR. T.. II. Winterson, fifth dis
trict; DIR. George Wells and Elihu ).
Riley. sixth district; DIR. Jas. r. Owens,
eighth district.
The speakers gave hopeful view Of
the ticket and urged all Democrats TO
go to work and fight for the success of
their party. Mr.. Lyles said that he had
lost at the primaries. but would give his
earnest support for the district work for
the success of the party.
DIR. George Wells was greeted with
applause upon rising to speak. He ask
ed for harmony and stated that the move
on the part of a few dissatisfied Demo-
Gratis to antagonize the ticket was un-
called for. 1t would only strengthen
the Republicans, and that they were in.
juring their own interests. He severely
criticized the Baltimore San for its mi is
representation of the political situation
in Anne Arundel county, and that it
was interfering with the affairs of this
county. At the conclusion of his speech
Gen. +. a. Bond offered the following
resolution:
ReSOlred, That this meeting condemn
the course of the Baltimore San in its
Misrepresentation Of the political affairs
of our county. For the past year it has
stri, EN- to divide the Democratic party
on false issues; has magnified and fos-
tered discensions and III our opinion, it
has wilfully misstated facts.
The resolution brought forth some
discussion, and was finally adopted with
only one vote, Thomas ID. Lee against
it, after striking out part of it referring
to the Annapolis correspondent.
Committees ON registration were APP
pointed, consisting of FIVE from each
precinct. The following compose the
committees for Annapolis and the Sec
ond district
First district-FiIst precinct-Jas. ii.
Tanner, B. Allen Welch, ID. Z. Lyles,
JAS. III. Bassford, DIR. w. Q. Clayton.
Second precinct-Samuel Carr, Jr., Fl.
&. Alvey, w. ID. Lee, b. r. Davidson,
JOS. w. Lee, Jr.
Second district-First precinct-John
III. Branzel, George Basil, Lewis Whit
tington, John Hangarter and NJ. Il.
Coolahan.
Second precinct James Lusby, Ben
jamin Severe, S. l.. Hatch, James Gu
sack and X. +. Dodson.
Third district-First precinct-R Rich
ii. Phelps, jeff. M. Cook, Thos. A.
Cromwell, Geo. w. Calvert. Jos. Solly.
Second precinct-W. p. Baldwin, Chas.
Duvall, Horace Ridout, w. T. Revell,
Alton Arnold.
Fourth district-Geo. +. Wiley, .Jno.
A. Watts, Leonidas Cecil, Ebert Ship
lev, G. Thos. Beasley.
Fifth district.-First precinct to be
supplied. Second precinct-Richard
Hawkins, Chas. +. Sappington, Fulton
Kelly, III. Linthicum, John w. Shipley,
.Ir.
Sixth district-First ward-Robt. Z.
Strange, Charles +. Martin, Herman
Rein, Walter Clark and Elmer +. Park
insOn.
Second ward-P. T.. Porter, George
Jewell, John r. Sullivan, Thomas Him
elheber and J. L. Davis.
Third ward-J. n. Davis, T. l. Baker,
Charles l.indenborn, John l.. Beal and
William L. Jewell.
Eighth distTict-Geo. W.Owens, ,Thos.
Leitch, t. Lee Perry, w. L. Phipps,
Jos. w. Crosby.