Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-08

Annapolis. July s. 1906.
Editor of the Capital.
Dear Sir 1.-The following was print
ed editoriaI1y in the Examiner. edited
by Mr.. Daniel r. Randall. of Friday
and republished in your paper of the
same afternoon
I'm order to reconcile certain dis
cord the Democratic candidates are
making promises OF office TO all com
ers. Howard B. Taylor now looms.up
as Mr.. Riley's candidate for Chief OF
Police. Mr. Hahn, the present in
cumbent and an excellent officer, to be
given an Irish promotion to the posi-
tion of Round Sergeant. and Mr.. Win
chester left on the band CD wagon. "
There are three statements of facts
in this short article all of which are
absolu tely untrue 1t is first alleged
that the Democratic candidates on the
CITY ticket are making promises of
office TO all corners. Speaking abso-
lutelv for myself, aud on the authority
of the other candidates for themselves,
no promis Of the kind have been
made. All of us are pledged to make
such selections as will. in our opinion
subserve the city's interests, but have
taken the ground that it is unfair
when asking for the support of uni
ted party, and good citizens generally,
to have parceled the municipal offices
out before hand
The specific charge that am pledged
to the support of Mr. Howard b.
TAYLOR for chief of police is covered
by the above general denial. No one
has asked me for such pledge. nor
indeed has anyone asked me to commit
myself as TO any city office.
The third allegation of a prearrange-
ment of the police force is also un-
true Not one of the three gentlemen
mentioned has even stated TO me he
is a candidate for any position OF
wanted my support. This. l believe
is true in the case of all my colleagues
on the ticket. In view of the above
it appears that Mr.. Randall has made
three untrue statements. including a
specific charge against his direct op.
punent for Office.
l wish to take this opportunity OF
calling attention TO the fact that Mr..
Randall has in his Examiner, gone
beyond the limits of newspaper per.
sonalities and misstatements ever
reached in this community. Appar.
emily he is making desperate effort
to secure his own election regardless
of the interests of the other members
of his ticket, for while the columns
of his paper have contained nothing
that could be regarded as a serious
argument for the election of the Re.
publican city ticket, in every issue OF
it since khe obtained control, he has
made some slur or bRselsss charge
against myself, his opponent for office.
In one case AIR. Randall alluded to
1.-THE unsuccessful conduct of the city 6
law department. although a Demo
cratic weekly which took the matter
up showed that the fact was that dur
ing my term of Office of the five suits
handed down to me from previous
councils, four we're won outright by
the city and the other was substantial.
ly victory. This is only q sample OF
what has appeared in the Examiner
each week since Mr.. Randall has had
control of it. and / submit that for a
candidate to deliberately and uDtruth-
fully attack his direct opponent fol
office exceeds the bounds of common
decency and honor. / see no reason
why the municipal fight could not be
conducted on higher plane and hold
that the occupancy of city office il
not worth descent to such methods.
Finally, reverting to the editorial in
the Examiner, / repeat that the state
ments are all untrue and that l have
not made, and will mot make. a single
promise to anyone of support for q
municipal office and that if l am elect
ed will let what conceive to be the
public interest. aided by the exper.
fence which two years in Office has
given me, guide me absolutely in my
action upon the applicant for public
position.
HIGH u PII EX