Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-11-15
THE GOVERNOR ATTENDED.
MR.. HAMAN EXPATIATES ON
GOOD ROADS.
Maryland Democratic And Repub-
lican Editors Assemble In
Numbers At Hotel
Rennert

Governor Wartield attended the meet
ing of the Maryland Democratic Edi.
torial Association held Yesterday af
ternoon at Hotel Rennert. Baltimore
at which representatives of the Repub.
lican Editorial Association were also
present.
The demand in this state for good
roads, the crying necessity for oyster
legislation along the lines of the
Haman bill and the connection be.
tween the two propositions were the
principal topics of the meeting. Rec.
oguizing the importance of these ques-
tions to the people of the whole state
and the urgent public demand that
satisfactory action be taken by the
coming General Assembly. the asso-
citation invited Mr. Haman to be ures-
ent as it's guest and TO make an ad-
dress setting forth the purposes of the
measure he has so long and earnestly
advocated and behind which public
sentiment is so strongly intrench ed.
In strong and lucid manner Mr..
Haman laid before the editors the plan
of his bill and pointed out exactly
how it would provide the revenue
for the building OF improved modern
highways throughout the state with.
out subjecting the people of the coun-
ties to the burden of taxation of which
they now complain under the Shoe
maker road law. He asserted that the
people who were back of the Shoe
maker road law had agreed that the
oyster bill should be passed with il,
but that the legislature had not done
so. and be had feeling of the keen
est regret and SORROW that the farmers
n MARYLAND Ch h0r 4
the General Assembly TO pass the bill
that placed tho burden upon them
without adopting the measure that
would have relieved them of this bur
den and enabled them to obtain the
greatest good of the other law.
President Joseph NJ. Street,, of Har-
ford county, in calling the meeting TO
order and introducing Mr.. Haman.
spoke of the crying need for good roads
and OF the objections TO the Shoe.
maker law, For one thing, he said,
it is too expensive and places too
much power in the state and not
enough in the County Commissioners.
He said he believes the members of
the association are practically agreed
on this proposition and had invited
Mr.. Haman to address them upon his
plan of solving the good roads prob
lem.
Some of these present were Mr..
Joseph NJ. STREET.. of the Hartford
Democrat; Col. John w. Avirett Of
the CUMBERLAND Times; Mr.. Will am
J. Priee. Jr. of the CentrevilIe Obser.
yer; Mr.. w. ID. Brattan, of the Cecil
News; Mr. George II. Ash. of the
Cecil Democrat; Mr. J. O. Quinn, of
the Cristield Times; Mr.. w. II. Van
derford, of the Westminster Advocate;
Mr.. Charles \. Deffenbaugh, of the
Mountain Democrat; Mr.. w. S. Nc.
Coomh, of the Havre de Grace Repub-
lican; Mr.. J. ID. Worthington, of the
Belair Aegis; Mr.. Joseph Perkins, of
the Baltimore County Democrat.
Although Annapolis has five papers,
it was not represented. 1t was the in.
tention of the editor of The Capital TO
be present. but he was confined to
his home by illness. After the meet
ing luncheon was served, the associa.
tion being the guests of Mr.. Street.