Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
SECOND CONVENTION.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET mo. 2" MOMl-
MATED TODAY.
Resolutions Condemning Frauds
At Primary Elections And
Endorsing State Ad-
miniStration.
mlniStration.

The seeding faction of the Democratic
party OF Anne Arundel county met al the
Conrt House at IL o'clock today and
nominated the following ticket
State Senator-W. G.. G G.schel.
Honse of Delegates. VI. Lowman,
Alfred Hammond. r. M. Duvall and
| James o. AlweH.
Clerk of Coutt-Dr. Elijah Williams.
For Sheriff-Dr. X. A. Hammond.
County commissioners b. An.
derson, A. A. Shipley, I. A. Crom-
well. and endorsed Messrs. Jones, Beard.
Hall and Brooke on Wells Bannon ticket,
Orphans Court--C. c. Prather, II
A. Tydings and w. b. Owings.
County Executive Committee--Fulton
Kelly, I. {. Welch, Frank H Brown.
Samuel p. Chew. A. IL. Pearre.
The convention was called 10 order by
DIR. {. II. Brooke and Addison Pumph-
Tey was elected secretary. A committee
OF two from each district was appointed
on resolutions and reported as follows:
The Democratic party Of Anne Arun-
del County IN convention assembled
hereby condemns the frauds perpstrated
in the Democratic primaries in the Fourth
and Fifth Elections District, and hereby
instricts its nominees for Senate and
House of Delegates. if elected to secure
the passage OF an Primary Election law,
which will forever put an end to such
frauds and punish the perpetrators of the
same as other criminals are now punish
ed for oftenses against the Election laws
OF this State.
We hereby condemn the course of the
members of the House OF Delegates from
Anne Arundel County at the Sessions of
1902 who elected as Democrats affiliated
with the republican party and thereby
betrayed their trusts and the Democrats
who elected them.
We further declare it to be our belief
that to the conduct of said members of
the House OF Delegates and their bosses
can be ascribed the said frauds at the re.
cent primary Election, having BETRAYED
the party in the General Assembly. thew
propose by such conduct to humilia.e and
degrade the party in this county, and
thereby render the election OF the Re
publican candidates a certainty.
We hereby indorse the present State
Democratic Administration and regre,
that members of House OF Delegates
from this county elected as Democrats
should have betrayed their trusts and
thereby prevented the passage of laws
that would have relieved Southern Mary
land from negro domination.
"The Taxpayers OF our county are er.
titled to the striotest economy in the ex-
penditure OF their money and we suggest
10 the present County Commissioners the
appointment OF a non.partisan commits
sion OF competent persons to serve with
out pay to revise the local laws of this
county with view to the reduction OF
county expenses.
"While we favor the strictest economy
in the administration OF county affairs.
yet we hereby instruct our nominees for
the leg gislature to so revise our school
laws as to enable our school commission
ers to keep open our white schools, max.
ing the required average tor the period OF
ten months in each year.
The present law relating to the dis
tribution OF the colored school fund
whereby Allegany county receives for
the education Of 436 colored children
S7,23o.o4, annually, while Anne Arun-
del county receives &,7S8.46 for the
education of 1904 colored children Is un-
just and untquitable and should be re-
pealed at the earliest possible moment in
order that the colored schools of this
county moY receive fair proportion OF
the colored school fund, and the taxpay-
ers not be compelled to contribute direct
ly te the same.
"Graye questions the oyster industry
will come before the next General As
sembly and our candidate for Senate and
House of Delegates are hereby instruct
ed to use all honorable means in their
power 10 prevent the leasing of our oys-
ter beds.
"And WheTeas-if said fraud had not
been detected, the result would have
been, that man legally disqualified
might have been elevated to the Office OF
County Commissioner.
Whereas 1t appears that the tax
books OF this county show that bold at.
tempt at fraud has been made by alter
ing said books.
"Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, That the
Democrats OF this county in conven-
ton assembled, request, and demand
that Board OF County Commission
ers take all necessary steps to dis
cover and punish the author or authors
of this crime.
(Signed) r. A. HAMOND,
Chairman.
1t was a notable fact rhat when the
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