Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-07
ARE ONLY CHRONIC KIGKERS
THESE SAID TO OPPOSE THE
POE AMENDMENT.
Democratic Leaders Taking 0pto-
mistic View of Situation
For Coming State
Election.
(Starf Correspondence to the Evening
Capital.

Baltimore. Md, Oct 8. 1905.
The discussions which have occurred
| in the week since the State Conven-
| tion met would seem to indicate that
| Maryland Democracy, as an oIgauiza-
| tion, enthusiastically favGrs adopting
the suffrage restricting constitutional
amendment.
The city forces are already bu silly
at work for its passage. Democrats in
| the counties may rest content that
nothing will be left undone in Balti-
more to secure as large q vote as pos.
sible for the fulfillment of the pledges
made by the convention of two years
ago and advocated by the candidates
nominated and elected on that issue.
The Issue has undergone no change by
anything OF occurrence since; least
Of all has it changed by reason of the
present attitude of its then picked
champions-champio still, perhaps,
though inexplicably in the cause aud
camp of the enemy.
Opposition TO the amendment is con-
fined almost entirely here in the city,
and its opponents with these unfortu-
nate and doubtless a few other not
more notable exceptions, are men who
nearly always fight the Democratic
party and its candidates. These gen
tlemen have easy access to the columns
of the newspapers aud whatever they
have to say on such subjects is loudly
proclaimed as an indication of public
sentiment. AS matter of fact they
express their personal opinions and
no more. opinions, by the way, of such
genuine interest TO them that on
election day they have been known to
forget to vote. Their principal aim
n fn tn Va
in print They like denunciations
since it couples well with the high.
sounding phrase and the political ar.
gument. The Democratic party is a
large affair and safely public in char
acter. Why net burst out suddenly at
almost any time against the Democratic
party and anything it advocates
This, however, is scarcely fair.
They really are 'agin' the govern.
ment' no matter which party may be
in the ascendency. The Republican
party in power is big and safe and
public Hence it is that for thirty
years this same old crowd have
'roasted' each succeeding admins
tration as they have been presented
with the opportunity. Although the
late Governor Lowndes was elected by
their assistance to do the very thing
him and his administration the no.
ment a newspaper led the way. Even
though he did everything in his power
to crafty them, he failed. They are
at present silent as to Governor War
field, yet before the close of his term
in Office they may with their views
confidently be expected. He is doing
his utmost in their behalf they did
their utmost to defeat him during his
campaign; yet if this slight tub have
the smallest effect upon these loud
whales, it Will be the first cause in
the period already mentioned to pro-
duce such result.
The convention last week was re-
markable in several ways, probably in
not more than one other since the
Civil War has there been the general
and large attendance; not oftener has
there been the spontaneous enthu-
siasm, and not in that time have there
been in the audience more Maryland
ers of distinction. 1t was packed, "
in that the house itself was crowded.
It was 'cut and dried affair, in that
for forty years a per cent Of the men
present had waited TO do what they
helped to do that day. -Four of the
six living ex-Governors were in at
tendance on the convention and IN bar
mony with the proceedings. Ex. Gov
ernor jackson and Carol favored the
amendment, spoke with force and TO
the point, calling on all white men in
this state to vote for it at the election.
Elk. Governor Frank Brown spent
most of the day on the floor of the
theatre or In its lobby, whore he met
many old friends and with all or near
ly all of whom. and in his old time
enthusiastic and vigorous manner he
| talked amendment. Other prominent
| MaTylanders were there. It was not
regular organization gathering, the
audience was plentifully mixed with
independents and voters of no party.
Such men as ex-Goyernors Brown
and Jackson, Mr. Blair Lee, General
John Gill, Congressman John Gill,
| Jr., the Messrs. Peter, of Montgomery
Mr.. j. Augustine Mason and Eat least
one hundred others, hardly wear col
lars about their necss as political han.
dies, nor do they obey the mandates
of bosses. They attended the Stat {
! Convention of their own free will tC
do what they consider best for the in.
terests Of the state.
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