The evening times., 1898-09-12

trict? Here, where the ftee silver Demo- |
cracy should have one of her strongholds. !
the so-caIled Democrats have put in pow !
er the very men who deserted Bryan and |
all his supporters in 1896 as idiots, popo- |
Gratis, and anarchists-yes, as anarchists. |
The men who could find no words harsh |
enough to decry us are the very ones for
whom the Democratic bosses of Maryland
ask us TO vote today. And next time,
when they ask with a smile wha
we are going to do about 1T we will have
the answer ready. We will put into pow
er regular Democratic nominees, real
Democrats. Yes, we will tell them that
we would rather see congress with
none but Republican delegates from
Maryland than one of the shiny. gold,
monometallist Democratic hypocrites.
These ringing words from Mr.. Fields
ELECTED wild cheers and hearty applause.
and IL was plainly visible that Mr. Lee
was in the wrong meeting with his liberal
ideas. He however, defended his report.
and declared that the action taken by the
committee on resolutions was extremely
radical. He declared that it was in ef-
feet organizing a new party and at
very inoppUrtune time, and he concluded
by saying that as a matter of sound pol
icy he could not agree with the majority
on that question.
He was caught up Immediately on this
statement by Mr.. Joseph F. Preston. who
declared with emphasis that a political
party should be founded on principle and
not policy.
The Democracy of Maryland has
worked the policy game long enough"
| said he We have been downtrodden by
an element of bossism contrary to all the
! elements of Democracy until we practi-
/ cally have no real Democracy left in the
| State of Maryland "
! Mr.. Preston also was vigorously ap-
/ plauded.
! Thomas c. Weeks then spoke in a very
! forceful manner, reviewing his candidacy
for Congress, and of his efforts TO get
sound free silver plank into the Maryland
! State Democratic platform last year.
! He expressed his disgust of the methods
| of Senator German, after giving an ac-
count of backroom meetings at that gen.
/ tleman's request in the Carrolton Hotel in
! Baltimore.
! He declared that at no time could SEN
/ ator German be made to come out in an
open way and proclaim himself in favor
of the Chicago platform and the free
! coinage of silver. Senator German had
no defenders present, on the contrary
| the speech of Mr.. Weeks received the
! hearty Endorsement of his listeners, as
/ evinced by their continued applause.
! Mr.. Devine, of the Sixth District of
fered an amendment providing that where
nominations had already been made the
new organization would not interfere
with them.
This amendment was opposed on the
! ground that no nomination had been
made of candidates who stood for the
| principles which were to be made test
Mr.. Devine's amendment received only his
own vote. The resolutions were then
adopted.
The following steering committee
composed of one member from each Con.
gressional district was chosen to make
arrangements for that convention First
district, Mr.. William Willis, of st. Mich
aels; Second, Major John. l., Yellott, of
Towson; Third, D. Meredith Reese
Fourth, John F. Preston, of Baltimore
Fifth, F. r. Gordon, of Laurel; Sixth
Frederick Nelson, and Clarence M Kemp
of Baltimore, was elected a member at
large. W. E. Beveridge, of Baltimore
was elected secretary. Esf
The meeting then adjourned to meet ir
convention at Baltimore on September q
On motion of T. c. Weeks, of Balti-
more, Edwin A. Newman, of Lakeland,
was put in nomination and elected to
continue as presiding officer, also to pre-
side at the convention to be held in Bal
timore, September 21 at II o'clock a. m.
| w beNtIluSt.
was elected permanent secretary.
The Vice Presidents.
The following is the list of vice presi-
dents: +
DR.. C. A. Wells, Hyattsville, Md; John
A Belt, Gaithersburg, Nd; j. Enos Ray,
Chillum, Md; Robinson White, Land
over, Md; Bowie F. Waters, Rockville
Md; Henry Armstrong, Forestville, Md.
j. M Devene, Barnesville. Md; Clarence
M. Kemp, Baltimore Md: DR.. F. Elgin
Bethesda, Md; Joseph Mattingly, Oxor
Hill, Md; Stilson Hutchins, Washington
D. c.: DR.. c. Fox, Beltsville Md; Fred
erick Gundling, Lanham,s Md; G. NJ
Heaton, Takoma Park, Md; j. c. Rogers
Bladensburg, Md; Major j. w. Black
burn, Kensington, Md; Richard E
Brandt, Upper Marlboro, Md; John F.
Preston, Baltimore, Md: B. Stephens
Riverdale, Md; Cotter T.. Bride, Wash
ington. D. c.; Major William E. Stewart
Easton, Md; W. E. Mannakee, Burnt
Mills, Md; ]. B. Mattingly. La Plata
Md; Judge w. W. Wright. Linden, Md
John w. F. Patton, Piscataway, Md
Len Hayes. Barnesville, Md; c. c. Clark
| Bowie, Md; P. A. Scraggs, Branchv1lle
Nd: Rev. Alexander Kent, Washington
1 D. c.; Noble C. Dowling, Cabin John
Nd: James Mathews, Falkner, Md.
-P. A. Wilmer, Hagerstowna Nd