Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-13
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Democratic Party Opens It's Campaign
in Montgomery County.
of. The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE Nd, October r. 1903.
The democratic campaign in Montgomery
county was formally opened this afternoon
with a mass meeting in the Rockville Opera
House The speakers were Edwin War
| field candidate for governor; William Shep-
herd Bryan, candidate for attorney general;
Joshua w. Herring, controller of the treas
ury, and J. H. Power, Baltimore attorney.
The attendance for a day meeting was UNI
usually large for Rockville, probably 300
representative members of the party from
different sections of the county being pres
ent, as well as a sprinkling of republicans
and several ladies The speakers We're ac-
corded the closest attention and their re-
marks were frequently Interrupted with APP
plause. The gathering was epresided over
| by Col Spencer c. Jones Of Rockville, who
| introduced the speakers. -yEss
| DR.. Herring was first introduced His
! speech dealt chiefly with the record of the
| democratic party in the management of the
| finances of the state He declared that the
| state is now practically out of debt, a con-
dition of affairs he attributed largely to
| careful mana cement on the part of the dem
| OcratS.
Mr. Bryan followed with bitter speech,
| his remarks being in striking contrast with
| the temperate utterances of Dr. Herring. He
| began by making an appeal to the voters of
| The sixth judicial district to re- elect Chief
| Judge McSherry, who. he declared, Is the
| greatest chief justice that ever presided
| over the Maryland court of appeals. He re-
| ferred to MI William II. Kinks, the repub-
| lican candidate, in rather uncomplimentary
terms describing him as IAN amiable and
| indolent gentleman. and stating that the
| defeat of Judge McSherry would be a pub
| lie calamity. He then launched into a
speech full of vituperation, In which he
| abused republicans generally, the recent en-
| tertainment of Mr.. Williams, the republican
| candidate, by President Roosevelt being the
| especial object of numerous references. the
| dents interference in the state campaign
When Mr.. Warfield entered the hall he
! was given an entltISia site welcome and was
again literally applauded as he arose to
| speak He confined his remarks largely to
| discussion of the race ques ton. He re-
| ferred to conditions existing IN ST. Mary's
| Charles and Calvert counties, where. he
| In the course OF his remarks he expressed
| himself as confident of being elected, and
| stated that # successful he would not use
| the office to further his own or any other
| mans ambition, but that he would insist
| upon a careful business-like and economi-
| cal administration.
Mr. Power was the last speaker his re-
| marks, owing to the lateness of the hour
| being brief
! The funeral of John Murphy a we'll
known resident of Olney, this county who
| died suddenly of heart failure Saturday
| morning. took place at 10 o'clock this morn
| ing from ST. Peters Catholic Church at Oh
| ney a large crowd attending The services
| were conducted by Rev. Thomas D. Will
iams pastor Of the church. and the inter-
ment was at the new Catholic cemetery
Rockville.