Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-12-11
A RAYNER MEETING.

Rayner for the United States Senate was
held in the Opera House, Rockville, on
Thursday afternoon of last week. The meet.
ing was called for the purpose Of organizing
the friends of Mr.. Rayner throughout the
county In movement that will make mani.
fest what is declared to be the overwhelm-
ing sentiment in his favor. The hall was
filled with stalwart, substantial and repre-
sentative citizens of the county. Delega.
tons OF at least three, and In some cases as
high as twenty, were present from each Of the
election districts in the county, and Mr..
Rayner was accorded an unusual demon.
stration. An organization was effected, EN-.
bracing many of the leading men of the
county, and great enthusiasm prevailed.
The meeting was called to order by j. w.
Williams, membere elect of the House OF Dele.
gates. Messrs. Edward @. Peter and Bowie
r. Waters were selected for chairman and
secretary, respectively. In taking the chair
Mr.. Peter made spirited speech, In which
he declared that the Democrats of the coun.
ty are overwhelmingly in favor OF the cleo.
tion Of Mr.. Rayner. Each district was
called upon to state the sentiment in regard
TO the Senatorship, and these represented
that Mr.. Rayner's friends are largely in the
majority.
When Olney district was called Mr.. Allan
Farquhar made an imprisoned address, in
which he denounced trusts and the methods
employed by certain men to obtain entrance
into the United States Senate. He paid a
splendid tribute to Mr.. Rayner, whom he
declared fitted TO wear the mantle Of Cal
houn. Webster or Clay. The others simply
told Of the conditions In their districts and
were unanimous in their reports of the over
whelming sentiment for Mr.. Rayner.
Mr.. W. V. Bouic declared the people oil
Montgomery county were with Mr. Rsyner
because they admired the manly way in
which be had conducted bis campaign and
his straightforwardness In going before the
people with his candidacy.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
After oil the districts had been heard from
Mr.. Robert G. Hilton offered the following
resolutions, which were unanimously adopt.
ed with enthusiasm:
Rcs0Iued, First-That we believe 1t 10 for
the best interests Of our country, our State
and our party that the Hon. Isidor Rayner
should be elected 10 succeed the Hon. Louis e.
McComas in the Senate Of the United States
Second-That the Senator and members of
the House Of Delegates from Montgomery
county be, and they are hereby, urged TO
cast their votes and exercise their influence
to secure the election of Mr.. Rayner 10 the
United States Senate.
Third-That the nomination of United
States Senator should not be made by secret
ballot, and we demand that our Senator and
Delegates shall insist that no such cowardly
method Of making such nomination shall be
tolerated II they can prevent it.
Fourth-That q permanent organization be
formed in this county for the purpose of OBJ
tanning an expression Of the Democrats of
Montgomery county as to their preference for
United States Senator, and to that end com
mittee of not less than five from each cleo
ton district be appointed by the chairman
Of this meeting to organize In their several
districts clubs the object of which shall be to
promote the election Of Mr.. Rayner to the
United States Senate.
Fifth-That all Democrats interested in the
election of Mr.. Rayner 10 the United States
Senate are urged TO express their preference
by signing petitions addressed TO the Senator
and Delegates or by addressing personal let.
tiers to them.
Mr.. VIM. V. Bouic then offered as an
amendment the motion that special com.
mittee be appointed to go to Annapolis and
remain there until the Senatorial fight is
ended, 10 order, he said, that TOUR represen.
tatives may not forget that we are here. Lei
this committee stay with them and remind
them that We must have an accounting OIL
we will know the reason why" This amend
mend was adopted, after which Chairman
Peter invited Mr.. Rayner to the platform
to address the meeting Mr.. Rayncr was
warmly greeted.
MIR. RAYNER's SPEECH.
My presence here to-day is due to the cor
dial invitation of representative citizens OF
this county, whose call am glad to respond
to. am not here for the purpose of either
arguing my own cause or delivering any
extended address upon the subject matter
that has given rise TO this meeting.
was with you once before during the
late campaign, and shall never forget that
occasion. My friend Williams, an honored
member of your delegation, had sent me an
invitation TO address q meeting at Boyd's.
made mistake about Boyd's. thought
IL was in st. Mary's county. l confess that
had never heard OF Boyd's. You NAV
Imagine my surprise alter had lett the hos.
pitable home OF Mr.. Williams at Boyd's,
when, amid the glare of torches and the
strains of martial music, was ushered into
the presence OF as enthusiastic on audience
as anyone could possibly meet in any sec.
ton OF this State. shall always remember
Boyd's. II may meet with no mention up
on the pages OF history and 1t may not be
delineated upon any geographical map or
atlas, but l assure yOu II Is forever engraven
upon the tablet OF my memory, because
can never erase from my recollection the
surroundings Of that meeting and the wei
come greeting of that night, when hundreds
OF the stalwart Democracy of Montgomery
from distant sections Of your county honor
cd Us with their presence and with clarion
voice cheered every utterance OF Democracy
from the time that the meeting assembled
until We tagged the midnight train to our
homes.
am now before you in connection with
my candidacy for the Senate OF the United
States before the Legislature of 1904. |
want TO say to you, my friends, that my
poeluon III TeiatlOn 70 TINS matter Is one that
has never varied in the slightest degree from
the time hrst announced my candidacy for
this place. / can state, or reiterate, my Do
sition In a few words: l want the people of
Maryland, speaking through their represen.
tatives In the Legislature, to declare their
choice for United States Senator. A United
States Senator is supposed to represent the
people OF his State, and the people OF the
State ought, therefore, through their repre-
sentatives, TO have the determining voice In |
his selection. [Applause.
IL would be destructive OF every principle |
oil republican government II the sentiment |
OF the people, whatever it may be, should |
not be permitted TO exert any influence up |
on this subject. Ii is a cardinal principle |
OF our Institutions, and you can gather 1t
from all the debates and discussions 10 the
Constitutional Convention on the subject
that IN the selection OF Senator the repre.
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