The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
A CARD.

MIR. EDITOR Il find it has been indus
triously circulated that Stanley and Grit
fifth sent list of enumerators for every
district of this county in opposition to the
list furnished by the State Central Com
mittee" or that backed up list furnish
ed bv DR.. Griffith" AS soon as | heard
it l pronounced it falsehood. | ascer-
tanned from Mr.. Fillmore Beall on Thurs
day, the day after l first heard the rumor
the name of the person who was respon-
sible for the statement. told Mr.. Beall
it was absolutely false and all that | had
done was to ask by letter that Mr. De w
Snowden be given a clerkship and If that
could not be done he be appointed emu
merator for Laurel District and had re-
commended no one else from any district
in the county. On Friday that person Mr.
Beall named came to my office, and | ask
ed him what he meant by misrepreseutng
me as he had ; he sale Col. Buchanan
Schley had told him so. | pressed him
to go with me across the street to Mr.
Schley's office, that l might face him in
his presence; he would not go. | then,
in his presence, wrote a letter to Mr.
Schley, telling him of it, and asking him
if he had so misrepresented me- The fol
lowing is Mr. Schley's reply:
HAGERsTowN, MD April aSth, 1901
CHARLES H. STANLEY, ESQ,
Baltimore, Md,
MY DEAR SIR Il hasten to set your
mind at rest on the subject you write me
about. AS matter of fact | never said
to any one that you had backed up list
of enumerators against a list furnished by
the State Central Committee of Prince
Georges county. | studiou-ly avoided
mentioning names to any one in connec-
ton with the list; never mentioned Your
name and could not have done So, because
as Il matter of fact, YOU said nothing to
me on the subject. You are at liberty to
use this letter as seems to you best. Re
GREETING you have been caused any annoy
ance by such unfounded rumols, | remain
Yours very truly,
BUCHA.,AN SCIILEY.
If DR.. Griffith prepared or sent IA list
do not know it; | never heard of it, and
he never showed it to me, consulted me
about it or asked me to endorse any one
for enumerators.
The two members of the State Central
Committee never showed their list, or
consulted me except as to Laurel districl
or asked me to endorse them; nor did
directly or indirectly by word or writing,
advocate or oppose any one for any dis
lTlCl except my own, OF consult WIN MI.
Schley, or any outside politician about the
matter. The only time | have ever been
to Mr. Schley's office, | went there at Mr.
Snowden's request to press his appoint
ment as clerk in the office, and to know
if he failed in that, he would be appoint
ed enumerator for Laurel district Mr..
Schley said he would give him place if
he could, but did not do it. ] asked him
about him as enumcrator-hc said to me
1.-The appointments are made" and told
his assistant or clerk to show me the list
of appointments. | saw Snowden's name
on it for Laurel district, and did not look
at the list carefully enough to remember
single other name but one. | was not
there three minutes.
Had been asked by any friend to help
him get place, would have been glad
to have done So had | felt | ought to in
terfere, no matter which faction wanted
him, and the sooner the Democrats of the
county set down on factions and the
would be leaders of each faction. who or
dinalily appoint themselves, dispossess
them of the idea that they owl the party,
the better for the party.
Yours respectfully,
CHARLES H. STANLEY.