Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-10-26
IN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
Grand Rally of Democrats Brings
Forth Multitude-Governor
Warficld Speaks.


esting and enthusiastic meetings which
have marked the recent years in this
locality. Facts, pertinent 60 the
great issues which are now before the
people, were elucidated by men who
know whereof they speak and knowing
tell it in language which cannot be-
misunderstood.
Thousands stood in the street, or
occupied points of vantage about the
Hotel Maryland. where the meeting
was held. and for hours listened with
great interest to what was said. 1t was
q representative audience of Anne
Arundel people, many of whom had,
for the first time during this campaign
an opportunity of hearing the ques-
tions of the day discussed. The north
portico of the Hotel Maryland, ON
which the speakers stood was decorat-
ed for the occasion with flags and
bunting. Rows of seats extended the
entire length and accommodations
were provided for large number OF
persons~in addition to the speakers
and the large number of vice-pr
dents.
Across the street was stationed the
Naval Academy band, Prof. thinner
man, director. At appropriate in
tervals it burst into music and added
not little to the enthusiasm and gen
eral attractiveuess of the affair 1t
was but q few minutes before s
O'Clock when the meeting was called
to order. At that time IA large crowd
Tad assembled and in addition TO Gov
ernOr Warfield the platform was filled
with representative people. After an
Introductory medley by the band, Dr.
George Wells, as chairman advanced
to the front of the platform and, after
reading the name of Governor War
field as president of the evening. read
a long list of vice presidents. The
Governor acknowledged the introduc-
tion and the cheers of the assembled
audience by the smile which had come
to be so well known in the last cam
paign. He spoke strongly of the dan
gers which threaten and menace the
Democratic party and the many hidden
dangers which mark its pathway.
A strong and earnest plea was made
for the conserving of the state to the
government of the white people.
The Governor said that the intelli-
gent and substantial white people
were looked TO for the maintenance Of
the laws. Earnestly calling on all for
strong and unfaltering support of the
national ticket and the reputation of
those things which the Republican
party would foist upon them he high
ly commended the candidacy of DIR.
Hill for Congressional honOrs. He
then. stopping at time when the au-
dience least expected turned and in
troduced DIR. Hill, of Prince Georges
ounty, candidate for Congress in
this district against Sydney e. Mudd,
the present Republican incumbent
The latter was well received by his
auditors. who greeted him with pro-
longed cheers.
DIR. Hills delivery was, at first,
rather studied and slow, but, as he
warmed to his subject, his words came
easily and were we'll chosen. He be-
gan by stating that he had not come
TO make any great address, as he is not
a speaker He said that his was not
a family of speakers that they had
been known for years as workers, and
that he wished to be known. In
speaking of what had been done for the
good of the state by the various MEM
bers of the state House and Senate,
he said that he had secured as many
appropriations for Anne Arundel as
any other Further he stated that
he was sure that he could exert as
much effective influence in the halls
of Congress as his opponent on the
other ticket. He stated that he was
in favor of so arranging matters that
the tobacco producers could get in
closer touch with the foreign buyers
rather than that their product should
pass through so many" hands.
He spoke with pride of the fact that
he was q member of the House when
the Jim Crow bill was passed and with
regret of the fact that the color issue
had been raised by the opposition
party. Instances were cited wherein
ali things pointed to the building up
of an idea among the colored race that
some day it would be dominant; that
every day it was being pampered
by the Republican party to such an
extent that conditions were becoming
alarming. He appealed to his hearers
to come TO the support of the people
of the southern counties and make it
possible for them to have that pro-
lection from the colored race which
they do not now possess. He strongly
urged upon his hearers the necessity
of supporting Parker and Davis and
closed amid prolonged applause.
The next speaker was Isaac Lobe
Strauss, of Baltimore. In the slow,
measured and distinct tones for which
he is so we'll known he began his ad-
dress, but soon rose to those heights
of oratory which have so marked his
course before the bar of the state
Facts which bear upon the history of
the county, which brought conditions
from ancient times down to the pres
ent, were touched upon by him for
the purpose of showing that what has
happened before might happen again
under the present Republican admin
istration. Particularly did he accent
uate the fact of the efforts of the ad-
ministration TO usurp those powers
which the state had thought their in
aleinable rights. Instead of doing the
commands of the state the latter was
now being told to obey those whose
duty it was supposed to be to obey.
His entire address was strong, force
full and pregnant with facts which
convince. For over an hour he spoke
and was repeatedly cheered by the
largo numhpr urpCent