Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-09-24
Hon. Thomas A. Smith Homs
From the st. Louis Fair.

Ridgely, Md, Sept 17.-Hon. Thomas
A. Smith, Democratic nominee for Con-
gress in the First District, who returned
from st. Louis to-day, was called upon
at his home here tonight by a great
number of friends and neighbors, offer
ing their congratulations upon his nomi-
nation. Leading Democrats from
Denton. Greensboro and other points in
Caroline county were at his home with
cheering reports of the enthusiasm his
nomination has awakened and predic-
tions of record-breaking majority in
Caroline county. MIR. Smith is in
receipt of messages from representative
Democrats in all parts of the district, ex-
pressing their pleasure at his selection
by the Ocean City convention and
rendering their cordial support. Among
them is IA message from Gen. Joseph b.
Seth, of Talbot county.
The Ridgely Cornet Band serenaded
Mr.. Smith and the nominee made
short address. expressing his sensibility
of the kindly feeling shown him by the
people among whom he lives.
The formal notification of Mr. Smith
by the committee appointed at Ocean
City will take place Monday evening.
Harvey l.. Cooper, Esq, of Caroline,
who placed Hon. Thomas A. Smith in
nomination at Ocean City last week for
Congress said in his speech: Caroline
Is alive to the needs of the hour and
the issues which hang upon your
decision. Great and deserving as is
her claim upon YOU for this nomination,
her voice would not be raised here to-
day in this appeal she makes for r, cogni-
ton were it apparent that the interests
of the district again required her sell.
effacement. But she has candidate
tried and proven in earnest and manly
endeavor, and one in many ways Or :
eminently fitted to uphold the hands of
a Democratic President, and bear the
heat and burden of the day for this dis
trict in the labors of Democratic Con-
gress. He is the unmistakable, enthusi.
astic, unanimous choice of the LOYAL
Democrats a his county. He measures
mp. in the fullest degree, to the essential
and urgent requirements of modern Con-
gressional life. Ripe experience in
affairs. public and private, local and
State. commercial and economic, is his
If we do not offer you shining light
in the chamber of the jurisconsult or
meteoric rapier of forensic oratory, we
present, to represent you in that great
business body called the Congress, where
few men can have voice on the floor. but
where the demand is ever more and more
insistent for men of practical mind, of
observation and reflection. of training in
every day matters IF business. and ac-
qualntance with the intricate problems
of commerce. of finance. of labor and
capital. of agriculture, of popular educa-
tiun. # industrial conditions, or the
manifold relations between man and
man and citizen and community, and
for men who in the arduous work of
the committee room can mould and
shape national legislation-we present
20 You a candidate for whom we proud
ly claim all these qualifications, and
whose record is before YOU
He has natural endowments of a high
order. and has served with credit aud
usefulness in various positions of
responsibility which the representative
citizen in all our counties is called upon
to assume. He has rendered his county
and his commonwealth honest and effec.
tive service in the State Legislature
his, acquaintance with social and ill.,
dustrial problems. his initiative power
and administrative faculty have given
Its proper sphere of usefulness in our
State government to long-existing de-
partment which it remained for him.
with his devotion to duty and genius
Tor organization, TO lift from neglect
and lnefficiency, and wherever vexiug
problems of wage-earning and social
existence. the most pressing which the
American Congress of the future will
have To consider, are studied, the name
and work of our candidate are known
and recognized.
In close touch with the needs and as
pirations of the people of this district,
and with an understanding of the con-
dition and spirit of the mass of the citi-
zenship of his country; with diligence,
capacity for work, accurate comprehen-
sion OF the machinery and details of
legislation, readiness in debate, and
suggestive in council. we may say to
you that Caroline brings you candi-
date distinguished for his admirable
and effective equipment for the duties
OF loyal and true Representative in
the 59th Congress.
We are not asking for the empty
honor of nomination; for the glitter.
ing bauble of satisfied ambition of a
favorite son. Our people are sensible
OF the fact that the time has come TO
ask in no uncertain tone for their due;
and their choice fell upon him whom
we present to-day as being not only
their candidate. but worthy to be the
candidate of the Eastern Shore.
Ours is no sapling chance sew by the fountain,
blooming in Beltane, in winter 10 fade
but one who has worthily borne every
public trust and met every private duty
He has carried the standard of the Mary
land Democracy against the enemy
when the odds were heavy and the hour
was dark. aud defeat was the fortune
of war and not the smirch of dishon or.
Place your battle-fiag, gentlemen of
the convention. in the hands of Thomas
A Smith, of Caroline. and render him
the loyalty he and his people have ever
rendered you and yours. and the First
district will be gloriously redeemed in
November
THE CHRISTIAN churches at Con.
stantinople. Turkey. and Yokahoma.
Japan. have long used the Longman &
Martinez Paints for painting their
churches.
Liberal contributions of l.. & NJ.
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