The Democratic advocate., 1897-09-18

upon the part of the colored people. In the
first legislative district convention il was most
vigorous
When the list of nominations had been
completed, Rev. G. F. Bragg, rector of st.
James Episcopal Church, claimed the atten-
ton of the chairman. He said in part
sit will be almost impossible to carry this
district without the aid of the colored voters.
Without them the general election will be
affected and the City Council will be leopard
lied. | want to put before you such data as
will guide you in your judgment. | do not
think there are many Independent voters in
this district. You know that the senior Sen
ator of Maryland is desirous of e.election,
and he is prepared to take advantage of fevery
condition to further his hopes. | think it
would be safe to nominate a colored man.
The colored people will feel that line has
been drawn unless YOU do so. Ifcolored men
are rejected on account Of their color, it will
affect the counties. There has been an effort
for years past to split the colored vote. Ii
the feeling is intensified, one of the next
moves will be TO break the allegiance of the
colored people to their party. In the cam
paign of 1895 the scare of colored teachers IN
white schools was made prominent, yet in
spite of that the Republican party met with
victory believe the nomination of col
ored man would strengthen the ticket. We
want hand in the government and TO be
able to say that the constitution OF the United
States is not living lie. and that Maryland
does not recognize color as bar. appeal
to you as a man who wants TO live in peace,
to conquer your preiudices and give us one
man as a living witness of your professions to
the colOred man.
John C. Green, colored, who had been
placed in nomination, then took the floor in
his own behalf He said sit is not Gus
tomary for candidates TO have anything to say
ON an occasion like this, but ! must have "a
few words. We won victory in a glorious
fight, but when the premiums were awarded
the line was drawn. ! want to say that but
for the negroes in the first district Malster
would not have been victorious. A confer
ence was held ut the office of Mr.. Gather, and
we were asked what we wanted. We said we
wanted representation with taxation. After
several days, Mr.. Gather said that it was the
opinion that colored man should be placed
on each of the three legislative tickets of
Baltimore city. We took him at his word.
We buckled on our armor and won the fight
for Mr.. Malster, and new we are to be tramped
down. am good Republican and my vote
counts as much as the vote of any of you.
think | will compare favoraby with any of
the gentlemen who represented the district in
the last Legislature and would be able to hold
my own. If you give the colored man recog
milton well and good, if not the colored man
will know what to do
No reply was made to the speeches of the
colored members, and the vote was taken
without any objection, except in the seventh
ward, where demand was made for a poll
without affecting the result
The state convention was held on Wednes
day 1t was harmony itself. Philips Lee
Godsborough, of Dorchester county, was
nominated for Comptroller, and Geueral
Allen Rutherford Of Montgomery county,
formerly Of Ohio, for Clerk of the Court of
Appeals. Gen. Rutherford was placed in
nomination by Col. Dan. A. Grosvenor, OF
Ohio. He is clerk in government office.
but has been living in Montgomery county
for several years, because it is cheaper to live
there than in Washington.
Before the convention met the nomination
for Clerk OF the Court Of Appeals was offered
by the new bosses to Mr.. f. Snowden Hill,
of Prince Georges county. He told them
that under no circumstances would he accept
the nomination. He and Elk Congressman
Coffin have put an independent Republican
ticket in the field, and Mr.. Hill says the
Democrats will carry the county by 1900
plurality.
The colored Republicans of Somerset
county have placed an Independent RepubH
can ticket in the field. All the nominees are
colored men, and the new ticket is the result
of declination of the white Republicans TO
recognize the blacks.
The independent Republicans of Baltimore
Il al tba Rannhli-
can ticket nominated by the recent cOnven-
ton at Towson, which was controlled by the
anti Ensor faction, held an overflow mass
convention Wednesday night at Wiessner' S
Park, Highlandtown, and nominated an en-
tire independent county ticket. The ticket is
composed as follows:
For Clerk of the Circuit Court-Wiliam
Wise, of the Twelfth district.
For Sheriff-Otto Matfelt, of the Ninth dis
trict.
For County Treasurer-Daniel Shamberger,
of the Fifth district
For County Commissiouer-Charles IL.
Knox, of the Twelfth district.
For the House of Delegates
Gross of the Twelfth district; R. G. Vansant,
of the Thirteenth district; Harry NJ. Foster,
of the Seventh district: VIM. ]. Beam, of the
Ninth district; Robert Lloyd, of the Tenth
district, and VIM. 7. Griffith, of the Eighth
district.
When the convention was called to order
by Mr.. Thomas j. Clark, of the Twelfth dis
trict, the temporary chairman, there were
nearly four thousand persons in the grounds,
and every district in the county was repre-
sented. Throughout the entire meeting the
widest enthusiasm prevailed, and, as each
nomination was read, it was greeted with con :
tinued applause. The sentiment of the crowd
expressed on every side was anything to
down A. H. Blakeney," who is president of
the Board of County Commissioners, and he
was denounced as "a boss of the worst
stamp" Mr.. John I. Ensor was present at
the park in the early part of the evening, but
left before the nominations we're made.
Chairman VIM. F. Stone of the Republican
central committee for Baltimore has been
deposed He will hilp Wellington to sulk:
The committee on Thursday night elected
Sheriff Stephen Mason chairman. George R..
Gather and William Wilson each wanted the
position, and Masons election was great
surprise.