Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-08-02

OF THE TICKET
Mr. MELVIN DEFENDS TIE
ACTION OF The CONVENTION
AND ITS CHAIRMAN
Dr.. Owens Lets Cat Ou Of the Bag.
Democrats State Convention
~ KditOr u tbe Eyening caDitaI /.

70 Editor u the ByeDing capital
Under the beading fDF. Dwens
Hits Out-~ne Severely crifieises fhe
Recent Anne Arundel Convention. II
The Baltimore san this BsoTninz prslts
some statements which might be safe
~ allowed - pass unnotieed bus the
fact that Dr. E1lw4r1 =. Oue0s fathers
them end further announces that
There i no doubt 81 DF. Ovens 0pin-
ion that = fusion ticket Wlll - pgG i1
tie field ard will - slseted ~ az
overwhelming majority" may fsglszps
excuse = glance IS sgsne - tsss f8lngs
fgs Doctor j. credited With saying.
~ course. be IS entitled - 5fs 0f,in-
Ton a. ~ = fusion ticket. sal as 8e
with Characteristic iB1fseFetf0n. lets
flIe cat Ost - TIE bag ~ following
90 bic attAHk op0D GJf~ Weiies fige
pzSty AMI tbs ticket N5fb tile DsF21iBx
~ = personal afiepaDee ~ fb3g &c.
vas rot nominated for tie Bf0use ~
Delegates. wien siz ~ gle sssen die
tflegs ~ tbe county, - YsDFeseDted sN
TIE e0n seDtlOn would nDg g0fe fgF BIN
-~lt h psteDf fg0fg tbs sau fhat fhe
DOefOg dOes BOt c0nsl1er hlmsesf 8n-
available fUetef1al for = fass0n Ticket
Jbs writer happened - = spectator,
~ ~ 10 tie courtroom - WesfNssfag
during tie convention aDd - ger
sODs) k0OHletze can s21 ti5as sfe elaiD
~ DT, owens HAT tlse 2eti0n - ere
bO1y Nas "fgS2DnieaIs aa9 fisat ~,
Wells, iiJs DFesfdigH officer. ffspForef-
~ GeDled aDT50dy fle aooTs ls wholly
uBfO0O1e1, - etalfms1 egefV aet
~ 81, Wells wss tl,e perfection - -
flenee, cOyffesY a0d adlgsgsDee ~ good
parliamentary staadafis> Ife fefsffed
~ flge wishes and pleasure - ne en-
vent10B every question that arose
AMI NJ fault whatever ean fairly be
found with bis e0gFse - chairman,
Captain G5setYei, - was bis right
made = sDeeeb ~ biz own bebalf foF
tbe domination for state ssBatoF, Sc
spike ~ go0d temper, and could
bage eOBe further without giving
O0eDss, from bls stag1p0Snf aad
tbat ~ me piftb district. doebfless
be thought BE- ought - have been
nominated, Dr, owens says tbaf ST.,
DSBneT y, AB1eTsOD, q tie R0Dffh,
twas treated DadIT,' for NJ Ander-
son a0d tie P0us1b dfsfr1et tbOgHht
BE- Onabt % Ds nominated, However,
tie convention wzs composed -
tblnY~Gye delegates ard Captain
eIscbcl got ODIg the votes - Eve
those from bfs own district. JF,
AndersOn's name uzs not bfougft for
ward. Dr. Oweusf district voted for
Iyr. ~. q. Ellzev. The oGber twenty
FIVE votes went ~ Afr. Brasisears
and those twenty-five delegate, being
majority ~ the convention. made
the domination. Had they wanted
Captain GlsebeI Or DT. Ellzsy ore ~
those gentlemen would have been nom
mated.
- the Capital said yesterday.
the convention WAS composed - dele
gates freely and fairly elected, ard
representing Democratic sentiment r.
the county, and tl5e ticket Sc nomi-
mated Is the choice 81 those delegates
a. asceTtained IN the manner provided
~ party rule and custom. Tire con-
ventiOn went about it, work honestly y
and fairly. and It's selection Il car
didatcs appeals strongly - the voters
~ Dr. Owens comes cut in eFiti-
cisrn n the convention. Il can - said
that be - the one delegate whose con
duct and bearing On Wednesday was
reprcbeusibIe. His efforts - gain
and hold the floor. IN defance ~ par
lfameutaTy procedure, bis IDsOlenee
70 the chairman and to tire convention
were passed over af the tire with
charitable fOrDszraness and il j. to the
credit Of his felioW-deiegzfes from TIRE
Eighth district that, When be beezue
uHrUiy. they removed bim - bis
seat. IL was these too frequent exhi-
billions that alone mzrEed the proceed
5ngs Of the convention They had No
effect upon the deifberatfOn - that
body. however. and, like tbe Doctor $
declarations in The sun barmed in
stead Of helped, the ez0se he espOBsed.
GEORGE T.. MELVIN.