Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-28
THE NEGRO QUESTION
MARYLAND SOUNDS PRINCIPLES
AT OPENING OF CAMPAIGN.
Warfield Talks to His Followers at Mt.
Airy and Pledges His Support
to Whole Platform.

A Baltimore dispatch says: The demo-
cratic state campaign was opened on Satur-
Gay in the presence Of about 5000 persons
at Mount Airy. in Howard county. a rail-
way point at which four populous counties
join. All the state candidates and the
leading democrats Of Baltimore city and
Maryland were present. Among the speak
were Gen. Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia,
Edwin Warfleld. the nominee for governor.
and ex-Representative Joshua Miles. The
burden of all the speeches was the race
issue. In his remarks Mr. Warfield de-
clared that 1.-The great and pressing prob
Lem of the day. not only in Maryland. but
In every section of our common country.
north az well as south. east as well as
west is the negro question. and 1t cannot
be put aside
The occasion was the formal notification
OF Edwin Warfield. DR.. Gordon T. Atkin-
son and William Shepard Bryan Of tfcir
nc mination by the democratic convention
for governor, controller and attorney gen.
eral. respectively.
The meeting was held in Wildwood Park.
county. and but a short distance from How
ard, Frederick and Montgomery counties.
al. of which contributed their quotas to-
ward swelling the crowd.
Two trains each way brought persons
from Baltimore. HagerstOwn. Frederick
and other points along the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. Wildwood Park is on the
top of high hill. The speeches were made
from stand in front of a permanent paril-
len, and the pavilion and large space in
front were packed with spectators.
Mr.. Warfield and his party, who drove
from Mr. Warfield's home. Oakdale. eight
miles away were scheduled to arrive at 10
am, but it was three-Quarters of an h ,ur
later when they got here. A procession
was at once formed. and, with band at
its head it marched to the stand. The
nf ha oan fnS UA A.
locus and hearty
Joshua w. Miles. in officially notifying
Mr.. Warfield of his nomination for gov
ernor. said, in part:
Dominant White Race.
"The platform upon which you will stand.
like all well written platforms. contains a
paramount ISSUE. That keynote is sounded
in the statement that evils and dangers
would surround the triumph Of the repub-
lican party because of It's dependence upon
the negro vote, and 1t Is the purpose Of
the democratic party to preserve In every
legal and constitutional way the domina-
ton OF the white race.
Amid rousing cheers Mr.. Warheld rose
to reply. In referring to the great issue
Of the day, he said:
'"rhe negro question is growing more and
more urgent every year in this state 1t
cannot be put aside 1t is upon US and
must be met in a manly way am willing
to meet 1t. and in doing 80 I want It dis
tinctly understood that I am not hostile
to the negro. but have always counted
myself as one Of his truest and best friends.
The question as presented. and which the
voters must decide at this election, Is q
plain. practical business one. and goes
home to every white householder and tax
payer in Maryland.
ut is whether the government Of this
great commonwealth shall be intrusted to
a party more than one-half of whose voters
ia cOmDOSed of this ignorant race or to the
party comprising in Its ranks a vast ma
jority of our white people.
Honest Elections.
''Our elections must be fair and honest.
Without pure elections there is no govern
ment by the people. The drafting OF an
election law is q matter Of extreme diff
Guilty. as no one can tell exactly how a new
law will operate. Its points of weakness
perience. I believe that our present cleo
ton law needs some amendments. 1t shall
be my firm purpose to aid in securing such
amendments as will make the present law
perfect a piece OF machinery as can
the people accurately and for the preven-
ton OF bribery.
II am in hearty accord with the declara-
lions of the democratic platform on this
subject, and, with these views on the lead
ing declarations in the platform. l accept
the nomination the democratic candi-
date for governor Of Maryland and pledge
my best efforts for the success Of the whole
ticket"