The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-10-03
Ten Thousand
Greet WaliG|d.
Great ThrOng at
Nj, Airy, All White,
Music, 0ratory And A
Day of Pleasure.
Candidates Formally Notified And
Make Speeches OF Acceptance.
GEN. LEE A CONSPICUOUS FIGURE.
GEN. LEE A CONSPICUOUS FIGURE.

GEN. LEE A CONSPICUOUS FIGURE.
Last Saturday was an ideal day, and the
Democratic campaign of 1908 was opened I'M
der suspicious conditions. 1t was the day of
the formal notification to the Democratic
State nominees of their selection, and no bet
ter place than Wildwood Park. at Mt. Airy,
could have been selected.
1t was an all day meeting-a political and
social gathering of the Democrats and their
families from four counties, besides many
from Baltimore and distinguished Democrats
from all parts of the State. Conspicuous
among others was Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, of Vir-
gina noted Confederate soldier, and no
less noted commander in the Spanish Amer
can War; Nearly all the Democratic nom.
nees in Carroll Howard, Frederick and
bands of music added to the enthusiasm and
pleasures of the day, and at night the younger
people enjoyed dance.
The candidates, Gen. Vandiver, Col. Spen-
Ger Jones, Hon. Joshua Miles and Gen. Lee,
who spent the night previous at Oakdale, Mr..
Warfeld's country home, arrived at Wild
wood Park about | O. clock, and their pres
ence was greeted with cheers, loud and pro-
longed.
The Meeting.
Oscar NJ Spurrier president of the Mount
Airy Warfeld Democratic Club, called the
meeting to order and introduced Albert Jones
as permanent chairman. with Humphrey d..
Wolfe and F. c. Dorsey as secretaries. The
following vice-presidents We're announced:
Robert Sellman, DIR. w. E. Gaver, o. NJ.
Spurrier, c. A. Runkles, f. |. Lewis, DIR. j.
E. BromwelI, A. H. Kahn, Benjamin Sunder-
land DIR. Thomas B. Owens, }. I. Ridgely,
c. T. Mullinix, j. Nicholas Miller, John H..
Owings, Charles E. Owings, Chas: E. Poole,
Abel Vansant, f. B. Horn, NJ. V. Runkles,
DR.. j. W. Downey, Dr. B. F. Lansdale, D..
NJ. Etchison. w. H. Griffith, W. B. Mobley
and W. II. Warfeld.
The chairman presented Chairman Murray
Vandiver, of the State Central Committee.
who was given cheer. Mr.. Warfeld and
Mr.. Miles took seats near the front of the
stand and General Vandiver said: "Mr. War
field, the Democratic State Convention has
nominated you as its candidate for Governor
in the coming campaign. 1t has appointed a
committee to notify you of its action and
take pleasure in introducing to you the Hon.
Joshua w. Miles, of Somerset county Mr..
Warfeld crossed over the stand and shook
hands with Mr.. Miles, who arose and began
the speech of formal notification.
MIR. Miles Speech.
Mr. Miles said in part
Mr.. Warfeld:-In behalf of great con
vention of representative Marylanders, 1t has
been very wisely and appropriately conceived
and arranged that the committee of that con-
vention, appointed for the purpose, should
stand here today in the presence of an inspir-
ing host of stalwart men and lovely women,
to formally notify you of your unanimous
nomination by the Democratic party of the
State for the high Office of Governor of Mary
land.
You are to be the leader in campaign
that we believe will be memorable in the an
mails of the onwealth-that stand out as
a great event in its history.
The platform upon which you will stand,
declares in effect, if not in terms, a paramount
issue, and sounds keynote that will quicken
the Democratic heart, arouse the best ener.
gies of thousands of old fashioned, home
building, family loving Democrats and rally
the forces Of intelligence and responsibility in
every corner of the State. That keynote is
sounded in the statement of fact that evils
and dangers would follow the triumph of the
Republican party because of its dependence
upon the negro vote. 1t is heard again in the
clean cut declaration that the political desti
MES of our people should be shaped and con
trolled by the white people Of the State; but
it is music in the ears of thousands of the best
men and the noblest and best women in the
State when it mounts up to an inspiring Dem
ocratc pledge that. without reserve, it is the
resolute purpose of the Democracy to preserve
in every conservative and constitutional way
the political ascendency of our race.
The intelligent electorate constituting the
Democratic party in Maryland perfectly wei
A. - he ~ 10,
eminent that the majority shall rule the mi
nority, but the white people of the State are
prepared to insist that this much priced the
ory of constitutional government presupposes
something approaching equality in all those
moral qualities that 60 to make up good citi
zenshlp.
In one of the Oldest counties of the State
the blacks exceed the whites III voting popu
laton; in two others there is always an equa
division of voting strength; in five others the
negroes march to the polls in such numbers
as to constitute two thirds or four.f ifths of the
dominant party.
The Democratic idea of the best method o
assuring fair elections is to promote inteli
gent voting. The Republican idea of election
reform seems to be to resist all efforts TO elm
mate from the ballot box the influence of the
| debased and criminal classes, to promote bri
berry by destroying the secrecy of the ballot
to ignore in ballot legislation every social anc
material consideration which experience il
the South has shown to be of such vital i'm
portance; but, at all hazards and at every risk
| moral, material or political, to secure to the
negro the right to vote on forever by signs
| symbols or embems.
The people believe, sir, that You will tax.
up the Republican cry of fair elections anC
expose its hollow pretenses from every Dem
ocratic rostrum and in every political discus
sion from now until election day; that you viii
remind the high priests of Maryland Republi
canlsm and apologists for negro domination
who insist that the trick ballots are the natur
al outgrowth of the Democratic amendments
to the Election law that more than $4,000 o
the so.called Republican ballots cast at eacl
| annual election in Maryland for more than 81
years have been tricked and will remain for
| ever tricked by the blighting touch, the damn
able black hand of ignorance and superstition
that these ballots, thus perpetually tricked
are the outgrowth of law of Republican orr
| gin. which while it is organic in form and par
oil The patchwork of our national Constitution
was, nevertheless, brought into existence By
methods more extraordinary than any eve
| ADOPTED by the Democratic party in Maryland
or elsewhere.
Mr. Warfeld, the people trust you, you
| are their nominee, their candidate, thei
standard bearer in this great struggle. Yol
are to be their Governor and to you they will
| look with confidence that you will employ al
the power and influence belonging legitimate
y and constitutionally to your great office tt
Inc end that the declared purposes of the
| democracy may not be thwared, when the
time for words has passed and the time fol-
action has come.
Mr.. Warfeld Accepts.
Mr. Miles was literally applauded through
out his speech, but the cheers were tremen
dous when Mr.. Warfeld turned to respond
He said:
feel grateful for the distinguished honor
conferred on me and am not unmindful of the
great work and responsibility assume in I'M
aertaking the leadership of our party in this