Saint Mary's beacon., 1904-09-15

that he win possess more
universal elements and strength than
any other man in the Fifth Congressional
district: agentleman whom every Demo-
crat In the district can vote f0r-not
only every white man in the district
who believes In q white mans govern
ment. I name the Hon. Richard s.
Hill"
MIR. Camalier Named.
Mr.. Derby A. Lynch, OF ST. Mary's
county, then rose to nominate Mr.. B.
Harris Camalier. The Camalier dels-
gates, as wen ms many others, applaud
ed vociferOusly and Mr.. Camalier was
given fiattering reception.
Mr.. Lynch made an impassioned
speech, in which he spoke Of the gallent
fight against overwhelming odds which
Mr.. Camalier had made upon twb oe-
casions in the district. He spoke Of his
splendid Democracy and his blameless
public and private record and career.
He was, he said, no haIi-hearted Demo-
erat who skunk away at the time Of
danger. but he Is and always has been
ready to fight his party's battles when
the party needed help.
where were these other candidates" /"
Mr.. Lynch asked, when Mr. Camalier
was making hopeless but gallant fight
In 1900 and 19027 He was nsupport :
ed by the organization, and the gentle
men who now come forward for the
nomination were not heard from"
Col. III. Bruno Bowie seconded Mr..
HilI's nomination on the part of the
city wards, and Mr.. A. T. Brady, Of An.
ne Arundel county, made plea for Mr.
Cansalier.
Mr.. Camalier after the convention
stated that he bowed to the will Of the
majority, and that no man in the dis
trict would give DIR. Hill more hearty
support nor do more toward securing
his election than he would.
The following sketch of the candidate
IL from the Baltimore Sun:
DIR. Hill is a son OF the late Richard s
Hill and Elizabeth SnOwden Hill, anC
was born ON his father plantation, neal
Upper Marlboro, ON July 9th, 1864
Except for five years when he was prae
ticing medicine in Washington, he has al
ways lived in Prince Georges county.
Dr. Hill was educated at Rock Hill Col
lege and the University of Georgetown
graduating from the medical departmen
of the latter in 1856. He il now an nc
tive and progressive farmer and stock
man, residing upon his farm, Stratford
where he is successfully cultivating 65I
acres. DIR. Hill was the organizer ant
has been the president of the Southerl
Maryland Fair Association for II years
He is president of the Patuxent Club,
very active and progressive organization
of farmers well known throughout tn
State. He is a former president of tn
Farmers League Of Maryland, and is
trustee Of the Maryland Agricultural Col
Iege and Experiment Station. He is ais,
an active member oftheSouth River Club
said to be the oldest social organization
in the country.
He has always been an active Demo
crat, taking part in primaries and com
mittee work, but was never candidat
for Office until last fall, when he was elect
ed to the House Of Delegates from Prime
Georges county, receiving the handsom
majority Of 45S votes in a county whicl
the year previous had given Congressman
Mudd a large republican majority. he
fore the Legislature convened DIR. Hill
was prominently spoken OfiOr the Speake
ship, and was one of the hardest wOrkin,
and most faithful members of the Legis
lature. He was chairman of the Com
mittee on Hygiene, and a member of tn
Committee on Ways sand Means, Election
and Military.
DIR. Hill was particularly active in favO
of the State Good Roads lIill, Public Ed
ucational bill and the constitutions
amendment, known as the Poe amend
ment, all OF which became laws. HealsC
succeeded in having passed by boil
branches of the General Assembly severa
bills of considerable benefit to Prime,
Georges county, and as a member Of tn
Ways and Means Committee careful,
watched the States finances, at the sam,
time looking after the appropriations fo
Southern Maryland. During the lat.
session that section OF the State received
larger appropriations for educational in
stitutions than were ever given it before
DIR. Hill was also the introducer of tn,
Haman Oyster bill in the House of Dele
gates, and took n leading part in the de
bate OF most of the important question:
that arose during the session He is
member Of Governor Warfeld's staff, be
ing the representative from SoutherI
Maryland, and is popular throughout
Prince Georges county. In 1889 he mar
ried Miss Ada NJ. Morgan, daughter O
the late DIR. James +. and Nora Digg,
Morgan, of Washington, both formerly
Of Maryland, and has five children.