Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-19

republican ticket to the house of delegates
In 1879. when only twenty-one years of
age. He was reelected to the same Office
two years later. He was also of the
Garfield electors in 1880. From 1SS2 to 1883
he was engaged in the practice OF law, and
was active as political worker. He was
nominated on the republican ticket as rep
resentative from the fifth Maryland dis
trict in Congress in 1SsS, running against
Barnes Compton, the democratic candidate
The election very close, and although
Compton was elected by few votes on the
face of the returns, MIR Mudd instituted a
contest for the seat before the Fifty-first
Congress and was seated. Mr.. Mudd was
the nominee Of mis- party for reelection to
the House of Representatives in the cam
paign of 1880, and Mr.. Compton was again
the nominee of the democrats. Mr. Comp
ton was elected by large vote.
In 1893 Mr.. Mudd was the republic San
nominee for state senator from Charles
county. DR.. l.. c. Currico. Mr. Mu6d's
democratic opponent, was successful In
the campaign of 1895 Mr.. Mudd was al the
mead OF the ticket for the house of dele
gates, and received the largest vote Of any
candidate He was speaker Of the house of
delegates last winter
He was married to Miss Ida Griffin of
Prince Georges county in 1852, and has
-FOUR children. He resides at Bryantown.
Senator Day, in a brief speech not un-
Hinged by some of his characteristic hu-
NOR. placed Mr.. Mudd in nomination. The
delegates. he said. were not on hand to
a
Congressman. He would name for that
place man of pluck. of b1 aims, and man
VINO would never stop until he was elected
Everybody knew what was coming, and
consequently the mention of the name of
sydney E. Mudd was practically panto-
mime. such was the burst of applause
from the delegates that anticipated it.
Major James B. Clark, who was journal
cierk In the late house of delegates, Sec
onded the nomination. On motion of J.
Frank kremis the nomination was made
by reclamation.
Messrs. Anderson of Anne Arundel. Day
OF Howard and Parran Of Calvert were APP
pointed committee to notify the nominee
Mr. Mudd had driven over from Rryan-
town in n double team about IL o'clock
and the committee had but little difficulty
In finding him. He stepped upon the stage
leaning upon the arm of Senator Day and
as the latter shook hands sympatheticaIly
with State Senator Wilkinson of St Mary's
and as John W. Belt shifted his dry smoke
to the right side of his mouth, Mr. Mudd
began his speech Of Acknowledgement
The burden of tie speech was upon the
financial issue which Mr.. Mudd considered
as overshadowins all others. as dangerous
IN Its possibilities, according to the stand
point Of the democracy, and as having the
tariff subordinate. There could be- he said,
but one standard Of value, and this govern
ment was determined to maintain all its
money upon parity with and redeemable
In gold
The nominees address was followed nv
ex-State Senator Thomas Parran, Adju-
tant General L. Allison Wilmer, George
c. Merrick and Senator Washington Will
kinson.
A letter was read by the secretary from
Mr. Wesley NJ Oler of Baltimore county,
resiGnins the position of presidential cleo
tor for the fifth district and suggesting
that Mr.. Talbot J. Albert be appointed in
his place.
A resolution naming Mr.. Albert for the
position and recommending him for 1t to
the state committee was unanimously
adopted.
AT the Marlboro convention Senator Will
kinson was ramed as a member of the re-
publican board of appeals. 1t was after
ward found that the member should be
elected by the La Plata convention. The
mistake was rectified and Senator Wilkin-
son was elected 1 member Of the board.