Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-07-09
roLIrIcIANs INrERvIEwEp.

DIR. Washington 9. Tuck, the leader
of the Republican party. when asked iol
his views yesterday before the polls closed
said "rhis fight does not signify any
thing. am not taking much hand in It,
The younger boys are at work. The
ballot law will not hurt us, and you will
agree with me after the fan election that
this is so. -
DIR. George Wells said yesterday after
noon while the voting was in progress
that he did not think the new election
law a benefit TO the party. 81 have
never known, he said. 1.-THE party to be
benefited by any change in the ballot
law it has made. We are making a
single handed fight for the ticket. The
administration has not helped us one bit
This has not. however, discouraged us,
and we will keep up the fight.
Mr.. James w. Owens. in speaking OF
the election today said alt has been
plainly demonstrated that what the Re-
publcans predicted has come true. That
is that the new election law is boomer
ang. The negroes SO prize the right OF
franchise that they will make any sacri-
flee and every effort to learn how 10 mark
their ballots, while the whites do not like
to acknowledge their ignorance and will
not in many instances be taught. 1t is a
remarkable fact that most OF the tickets
defectively marked in the First and Sec
ond wards were Democratic tickets
Mr.. Owens, when asked why he was
defeated, said /: "ln the first place it
was for lack OF a sufficient number OF
votes. The reason tor this he said was
because most of the members OF the late
City Council were opposed to the person
mel OF the ticket, number voted against
il and others gave no aid whatever. As
is known faction of the party, headed
by Mr.. Moss. proposed to make prima-
ry fight, and 1t is said they went so far
as to try to organize fusion ticket.
Failing in this they did not work for the
ticket, and while it is rot known, il is
believed that large number OF them
voted the Republican ticket. Captain
Charles Z. Martin was one of the dis
affected, and while he and the crew OF
the May Brown assert they voted the
ticket, il is known that he repeatedly
said he would not turn his hand to get
any one TO vote it. -
In conclusion Mr.. Owens said al
nOh NdiC IL iidNC OCCn
by Republicans. but to be slaughtered in
the house of ones friends is rather hard
especially where have worked so hard
for the men who defeated me. As an
illustration, on both occasions when Cap
tain Martin was an applicant for appoint
ment in the oyster navy, at his soicita-
ton, ! went to the Board of Public Works
in his behalf. When Mr.. Moss ran for
Congress | made on the same platform
with him. at his request, 22 speeches. |
put him in nomination in convention, and
have fur:hered his interests whenever /
could. | have received friendly consid-
Grafton from both OF these gentlemen, for
which | am duly grateful. but / did not
suppose the time would ever come when,
the Democratic party, at whose hands
these men have received so much, would,
out of personal spite, aid in its defeat.
The Republicans had before the election
a perfect fac simile of the ticket to be
voted. This could only have been OBJ
tanned from the City Hall. Who did it
is the question.