The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-08-08
McCOMAs AND JACKSON CON
FER.
McCOmas Sought Jackson and tho
Latter Tells OF the Interview
Frgn W nalllaorg s4a q. rar..iay

Fraa ths Baltimore $3.50 o.. rae~iay
The Wtsh5uztoa dispatch sh5eh appeared
IN tbr sal yesterday morning. 30 the effect
that Causrrz<mas W .llism ii. Jackson had
sought 40 .a1cyyi~N wIih Senator Actomas,
ana that the conference woul3 d. held 81
Ocean CRY, MD sas las. uighl pronounced
B, Congressman jackson "a sllliui, drjber
ATE and malicious ntss,arrasvuJ Of facts,
"it sss made from the whole cloth, said
the Congressman, and frcu ITS tenor u was
designed for certain purposes. The truth os
the matter is thai duuug last week Senator
MeComa- Hol only tsi-Ersphed gne ri my home
ia SALISBURY. bgt scat personal messages
fhruazh individuals asking ms To meet h5lu a.
OCEAN CITY. | replied that my engagements
s1ait prevent the accepting bis Invitation
sati5 after Thursday. After ihss date be- mott
us-i gnr tEroush nay uephrs that be was very
irsirou- 81 s-riug me. and, ga order 90 do 50,
Woald fruAi8 NJ Ocean City until to-day.
although he hal intended leaving Ior Wash.
,nzfon.
Il desired % BE- carteosfs TO hiH. and 10
response go these repeated impotiuuinSs /
vent tu OrvAn CIiy to-day Atteg iaSIng she
irau from Salisbury ! discovered the dispatch
from Washington ahieh appeared 10 the Sua
setting ioslh that | bad sought al iulrrslew
a5ta senator MeCona,. Naturally | was
iicily shch had been Eiyrn la this malicious
Statement, the palmer appeared to me the ends
NAtya. Ho doubt. we're intended % be served.
~Ou my ARRIVAL al Ocean City | Sent d.
rrct!y TO Senator MvCJmaS, 20 whom showed
the Sau. ! said TO ham
-NcComss. u you don't deny this state.
meat, there eau be $50 further conference
bclseyu y1a and myself
'lie seemed somewhat surprised. and he
frankly admitted that the Interview rurpurted
To be sought hy me was not OF my seeking,
but was at bi, oWu individual request. In
order thar | could have this properly set forth
and insisting ou DENIAL he prepared a state
meut setting forth this fact
After be had satisfied me in this respect
We talked over the political situation through
out the State. The Senator said that he and
myself could settle all the differences. re-.
plieI that he and his heatenAnts had inaugu
rated tins tight. aud that they could settle the
matter by coming into our camp. In reJoin-
der the Senator plainly iutlmated that the only
basis upon which a settlement satisfactory to
him and 10 bis wing of the party could be
made Was for Mr.. Mudd Governor Lowndes,
MIR Wachier and myself TO surrender our
position and become SubservIent 10 the dc
tation Of his faction.
II told him plainly that he had inaugurated
the fight in Prince George county, IN Charles
and IN Howard, and that he had no business
to Interfere in Southern Maryland, and that
bis faction had brought about the condition of
affairs which today exists in the Repubicn
party in Baltimore city. Holding him and
his followers responsible, told him that, as
they had started the fight, they could easily
end IL by coming into our camp. 10 all OF
these charges the Senator said nothing.
What could he say?
They are true.
MY position is unaltered. | told him that
was for Lowndes, that | was with Mudd aud
Wachter, and | reaifirm it by saying that there
can be no retreat.
Il am with them and am opposed to the
other faction and will fight them to the last
ditch.
The alleged request for conference on
my part with the Senator was, IN my Judg-
meut, intended to throw some of our friends
into confusion. II has failed to accomplish
what was evidentlv desired by the publication,
and the combination of Mudd, Wachter,
Lowudes aud myself will not be broken by
desertion of their interests by me. We are IN
the fight aud we will win and the Republican
principle will be held sacred, and the advance
ment Of the party's interest with us will always
be placed far above the personal ambition OF
any man.