Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-16
GORMAN AND HURST.
Maryland Democratic Leaders ADJ
dress u Meeting at Marlboro

Maryland Democratic Leaders Ada
dress u Meeting at Marlboro.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, October Is. 1S95
The largest crowd ever present in Upper
Marlboro was here today, the occasion
being the mass meeting held here by the
democrats of Prince Georges county.
Early in the morning, long before the ar
rival of the regular . o'clock train to bring
the state candidates, the crowd began to
gather from all over the county. The re-
ception committee, composed of DIR. L. \.
Griffith, chairman; c. C. Magruder, VIM. 1.
Hill, J. s. Wilson, Judge R. B. B. Chew and
Jos. X. Roberts. in carriages, accompanied
by Capt. =. w. Chew. marshal of the kor Sc
back brigade, met the state candidates at
the depot and escorted them, with music.
through the town to their hotel The re-
ception committee and Capt. Chew's horse
men then lett town, went up the pike to
meet Senator A. p. German and ex-Sena-
tor Butler CT South Carolina. They were
followed by slaIge crowd of mounted
horSemen from the lower part of the coun-
ty with colored band of music and car
rying flags and banners. This procession
was marstaled by Lieut.. Daniel A Jen-
kins. They met the Senator and his guest
just outside of town with his escort. The
horsemen formed on Main street in front
OF the court house, as the Senators and the
reception committee, in carriages, drove
along the line bowling their acknowledge
ments to the cheers given by the assem-
bled people. The meeting began at Il
o'clock in front of the town hall, as the
court house could not hold the crowd. DIR.
L. A. Griffith called the meeting to order
and read the list of the officers as follows:
Mr. Fred. Sasscer, chairman; MessrS. Geo
L. Harris l. S. Wilson, T. M. Baldwin and
r. j. Grant, secretaries; vice presidents,
one from each district, DIR. Chas. A. Fox,
DR.. Chas. A. Wells, Benjamin ID. Brown,
Enoch G. Perrie. l.. c. Towles, Henry Arm
strong, Henry McGraw, P. A. Bowen, Jno.
r. Merchant, Charles H. Stanley, s. u
ToWnshend, S. s. Adams, Jno. ohull1 anu
F. l.. Newman.
Mr. Sasscer the chairman, introduced
first John E. Hurst, candidate for governor.
Mr.. Hurst read some of his speech. but
closed with an eXtemporaneous address.
He defined the issues between the republic
cans and democrats, from his point of view.
He promised the farmers, If elected, that
he would do everything in his power to as
sist in procuring an enactment OF new
assessment, so as to make every one pay
his Just share of taxation. He could not,
he said promise everything. as Mr.. Lown-
des and the republicans were doing. Until
the democrats passed a new election law,
he said, the elections in Prince Georges
county and other southern Maryland coun-
ties would be controlled by floating negro
vote which came from Washington city.
Mr. Hurst, during his speech was frequent
ly interrupted by applause.
Mr. Bernard Carter of Baltimore the
next speaker, said he could not see what
reason any democrat could give for refuS-
ing to vote fer Mr.. Hurst and the rest of
the democratic ticket.
After Mr.. Carriers address the meeting
adjourned to the court house, which was
quickly filled. The doors of the big hall
were thrown open, but all could not get in.
Ex-senator Butler was the next speaker.
He said he understood the democrats had