Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-10


Thursday last there was convention
of colored republicans At the Court
House. LeonaFdlown. William A. Som.
merviils. Of the Ord district. called the
meeting 10 order and stated lss objects.
He said that for the last two or three
years the 81. Mary's Republicans had had
nothing but fraud In their primaries aud
that things were going from had TO worse.
In the strongest terms he condemned
the lavish use OF money In primaries and
elections and asserted that his race and
his party were degraded and debauched
by Ii. He wanted honest primaries and
an unpurchased expression Of the peo-
pies wiz at the polls. For such ends
he proposed TO steadfastly contend and
he invited the hearty cooperation of his
people. After Sommerville's speech, ].
Harry Brown was elected temporary
chairman, and William Fl. Clarke tenn
porary secretary. On assuming the du-
ties Of the positions both affirmed their
approval OF the objects of the meeting
aud thanked the convention for the hon.
or done them. On motion the following
committee on credentials and resolutions
was named: George L. Shorter, William
Fl. Clarke, Charles Barnes, Hezekiah II.
Clarke. r. w. Dyson. The committee
retired and after short absence return
ed and reported as entitled to seats in
the convention a list of ten delegates
from each of the following districts, viz:
ST. Inigo's, Leonardtown. Chaptico, Pa
tuxent, Milestown. The committee also
recommended that the tempoFsry officers
be made permanent and submitted res
olution commanding President Maxim
ley and Governor Lowndes and express
ing disapproval Of the conduct of the
Republican Central Committee in as
suming authority TO name judges and
clerks for the primaries held July IS,
1899, and of the unwarranted interior
ence of Congressman Mudd In coming 10
the county and using the patronage of
his Office rs well as money TO build up q
faction of Republicans to the great in
jury Of the party. The resolution fur
ther recited the list Of delegates from
the Third district and that Mr.. Ching.
whose name did not appear on the list.
was made chairman of the committee on
credentials. made its report to the con-
vention and took leading part In the
convention from its beginning. or Mr..
w. d. Henry, the resolution stated that
he was made chairman of the convention
though he was neither delegate nor an
alternate, while true republicans were
excluded from the convention. The res
olution, resolves, "That we, true and
loyal republicans repudiate the whole
action of the so-called convention az
unfair and illegal and violation of the
Republican party constitution, and an
outrage upon honest Republicans of st.
Mary's county.
Therefore, we 90 men feel that we
should have say in nominating Messrs
G. b. Mahoney and j. Perry Hayden. for
the House of Delegates, Daniel G. Ham.
NETT for States Attorney, Arthur Cat.
tom for Sheriff, James Hall for County
Commissioner"
The report was adopted by q vote of dis.
tricts there being no dissenting voices
The 3rd district did not vote on the Sher.
iffalty. On motion of w. A. Sommer.
Vile an executive committe of three
from each district was appointed
Chairman Brown of the Convention
made IN earnest and strong speech
against bribery in primaries and cleo.
tions. John L. Thomas was called for
and made the following inimitable
speech, after which, the convention ad-
journed:
Youse called for John L. Thomas, and
he's here. John L. IL sometimes onpre-
pared, but he's always ready to 'spond
Last Moniay / was In this here Court
House and saw the Democratic Conven-
ton. ! was proud to see things done as
they ought to be done. Il was regular
love-feast- jubilee. ! saw the Republi-
can Convention week before that md
il was the most outrageouses and scan
dalousist carryings-on ever seen. When
we comes here We Is pulled up like pris.
oners at the bar and counted like sticks
and we finds no justice in this here Court
Of Equity. We Is treated just like in Q
game Of poker. We has full hand bui
we has no money to call wild and we has
TO lay il down. We asked for fair pri
mary and we didn't get it. We comes
here to-day and asks for the privilege Of
naming one-half of the county ticket
and we don't care IL We get it or not
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