Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
MOSS CHALLENGES WELLS
ASKS HIM TO STATE HOW He
WAS UNFAIRLY NOMIEA-
TED FOR SENATE
Moss Declares He Voted for Dr. Wells
Every Tine re Ran Tor Office

"Mr. Moss said today that while Dr.
ssoorge Wells declares that Robert
Moss % tiie only Democratic candidate
he ever voted against, get be bad
voted for. worked for. spoken FOR and
contributed his mite 10 tlje campaign
fund every time ~. wells has been n
candidate for Office since Dc reached
manhood: that DT. Wells gives NJ bis
reason for voting against him itat be
was not fairly nominated, yet ~ a
matter ~ fact there was not n single
contest before the convention be WAS
nominated ~ aeclamation and uani-
monsly without a dissenting vote and
Dr, Wells was delegate ~ tise CON
enli0n from Annapolis"
irrbe same convention unanimously
indOfeed DF. Wells as tie Democratic
candidate foF Clerk of lbe Court Of Ap-
peaIR. and after the State Convention
b. learned for lhe Grsf time That Dr.,
George Wells was not going 10 support
bin, and that 80. Wells gave as BIS
reason fjat BE- intended ~ prevent
Arthur T.. GorTnaB reeeiying q single
vote for United ktaiea Senator from
Anne Arundel county. While Robert
Moss may be The only Democratic
candidate be eycf voted against, set
~ the same election 0n flle marked
ballot gotten Out lbY Dr. VOLS or bis
friends FOR instruction Of voters, there
was no crOes-mads opposite tiie name
Of James X. I5fasbeare, Caleb E.
Donaldson, Chaflcg T.. SappingiOn
and William r.. naichina, candidates
for llie House W Delegates, Frank
~. owens, candifhle for treasurer. and
william g.. Giscilei. william r. Dis
ney, Preston ~. Waygon saud Richard
n. Phelps, DemOtraLic candidate for
County CommisaiOnefg. and only the
State ticket and a' few on tbe county
ticket had cross-uiarks opposite thoif
names"
"IIe therefore calls upon Dr. Wells 10
state in Whist district wero primaries
unfair IN the year 1891 why bis n0mi-
nation was by actlamalion, Why Dr..
Wells, with his dqlegates from AnDap-
oils and The Second district did not
name an opposition candidate and Gu
ter protest against tho nomination.
on tho question Of his nomination
Dr. Wells appears 10 30 aOmewbat
tangled, for 80 states that the ballot
box was carried 20 the house 0f n
gentleman now dead and whose lips
arc sealed, and sufficient number Of
Republican tickets taken from the box
by way Of the bottom. What were
Republicans doing Voting IN Domo-
cratic primary, and why did my
friends have 10 take them from the
ballot bOxY"
perhaps The last paragraph relates
10 the election at the time I ran for
the Senate. am frank 10 say ! do
not know what frauds were commit
ted nj the election or how many, but
know that my election WAS not con-
tested, yet at tho election Of 1885,
when DR.. Wells was Grst candidate
for Clerk Of The Court, his election
was contested aud 30 was declared
not elected on account Of outrageous
frauds committed at the election. I
want II distinctly understood that ]
do not make this last charge to IN
any manner reflect upon Dr. Wells,
because III there were frauds 10 had
nothing 10 do with them, but 10 show
That charges Of fraud al elections
arc very common IN Anne Arundel
county"
'Dr. Wells. with The usual Grmncss
with which he treats those oppose d
10 him politically, first makes me
defend General Bond In order tba
he may criticigc my defense of him.
Ny first interview was published
and correctly published IN yO1r paper
Of Thursday. I said that I felt called
upon 10 make no defense OF General
Bond, and yet DR.. Wells declares ] am
defending him IN order 10 show that
two years ago I denounced him.
"Now as 10 the charge that ! offered
my services TO Mr. John g. Rose for
'tGlfby lucre." Dr. Wells has read
that letter several times and knows
full well ! distinctly said in the let
ter I only required my actual expen-
ses be knows further that II was done
TO expose fraud in the upper pre-
cinct OF the Third district"
IN conclusion Mr.. Moss reiterated
the charge that the only frauds AT
primary elections in Anne Arundel
county IN the last ten years had been
committed by people working with
the Wells people and against his
friends. lie again challenged DR..
Wells 30 state how and Why he was
unfairly nominated for the Senate, in
what districts were frauds committed
at the primary: why he, a delegate
IN the convention, did not protest
against the nomination, and IL he did
not oppose the other candidates
named above. with all the force he
opposed his election and with as lit
tie success. and, finally, does he mean
by voting against Robert Moss be
voted for bis Republican opponent?