Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-28
CHEERS. FOR MUDD.
Meeting at Bladensburg in Interest Of
Republican Party.

Three hundred or more supporters of
Sydney E. Mudd, the present member of
Congress from the fifth Maryland district,
assembled last night at the old Washing
ton mansion in Bladensburg, Nd at a
mass meeting held under the auspices of
the combined republican clubs of the VII
cinity of Hyattsville and surrounding pre-
cincts, and listened to addresses by local
and visiting campaign orators. A delega-
ton of the Roosevelt and Fairbanks
League of this city and members of the
Junior Old Boys Marching Club attended
the meeting. The visitors were met at n
point near Hyattsville by a brass band and
escorted to the place of meeting amid
much enthusiasm, and were entertained by
committee in charge of the big meeting
The historic old hosiery was handsome
ly decorated with flags and bunting, and
from the veranda the band rendered inspir-
ing music. This was followed by speech
making. The first speaker was Mr.. How
ard o. Emmons, who set before his audi
ence the conditions as they exist in Mr..
Mudds district and urged his fellow-voters
to work for republican success from now
until the polls close on election day. He
counseled his hearers to stand pat"
Mr.. Emmons was followed by ID. w.
Wood of Ohio, who eulogiZed the republic
can policies, and said that what grandeur
surrounds the American flag was due to
the heroes of the civil and Spanish wars,
and that the republican partys policy is
i've of race creed. He called upon each
voter to cast his ballot for that worthy and
able representative Sydney e. Mudd
George w. Drew, member OF the bar or
this city, praised Mr.. MuddS course while
in Congress, and claimed that Mr.. Mudd
was the father of more appropriations of
money to be spent among his constituents
than was any of his predecessors. Mr..
Drew said Mr.. Mudds loyalty to his con-
stituents and his country is not questioned
even by his opponents.
Lieut.. r. Z. S. Toomey, late of the Sth
United States Immune Regiment, a native
of Ohio made an appeal to the voters to
stand by the banner of Roosevelt and Fair
banks and Sydney E. Mudd.
Mr. William A. Hickey, an ex-soldier.
smoke briefly on the Philippine question.
United States made 1t possible for the es-
tablishment of the good government now
enjoyed by the people of our far-away pos
sessions in the east, and that under the
American flag with Theodore Roosevelt at
the helm the people of the Philippines
have a bright future.
Addresses were also made by N. ). Plum
mer, J. H. Harris, ID. Lomax, p h. Stubbs
and others NJ c. Mcdonald had charge or
the meeting and p. e. Stubbs served as
secretary. A singing club from the Roose-
Welt and Fairbanks League sang campaign
songs The club was composed OF MT Il.
w. Kearney, S. l.. Wilson, F. Kearney. w.
r Harris and l.. S. Johnston.
a meeting will be held tonight at METZ
erott's Hall to arrange for the big repupn-
"a n demonstration al Kensington, Md, sat
nrdsv night All of the members OF the
marching club will be in attendance. Also
the matter of attending the republican
ralIv AT Chesapeake Junction. Md, Thurs
day. November /, will be taken up.