Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-12
REPUBLICAN meeting.
FIRST GUN FIRED At COLONIAL
THEATRE-NOMIEEE FOR
GOVERNOR MAKES AD-
DRESS.
Mr.. uuer's Tribute 10 Governor War
fell

ftCl1-
The first gun of the Republican
campaign was fred here last Blght
when the candidates on the Eepubii-
can State ticket spoke ~ the Colonial
Theatre and were welI received by a
crowd Of about two hundred
Mr. Gather WAS particularly we'll
received BY the audience ard his
speech was eive1 close attention
Messrs. Urner and Baker were also
we'll received. and AIr- Parzan- who
is a great fav0ritc with Annapolis an
diences. brought down the house with
a number Of witty stories and clever
applications. 10 was noticeable that
the proportion Of white people present
was larger than usual There were
also a nusDber ~ Democrats wno
gave close attention. 70 the arguments
Of the speakers. The Naval Academy
band furnished Music.
Among the candidates on the county
ticket present wcre Charles II REs-
sell OF j., candidate for state senator
James II. Murd0ck, Harry r. ~ed1i =
cum and +. T. Baukhages- Jr-- eansii-
1ates for the House 81 Delegates ~
Hallam Claude, candidate for state 5
attorney, and Charles II. Dexter and
Joseph .. F0wler, candidates for
judges Of tho Orphans -HoITf- The
meeting was called 10 order by Daniel
4. Randall. chairman 0f the county
central committee. and Samuel Jones.
ex-mayOr Of Annapolis, PRESIDED
MT. Gaither was tine first speaker and
was followed by Nessrs- UrBer- Baker
and Parran. Mr. Gather IN his
speech, said in part.
The effect Of the changes in the
Fair Election Law Of 1895 which were
made by the extra session law u 1901
and By the subsequent act 0l 1891.
known IS the Wilson law, has been -
disfrdnchise great number cf the cit
liens Of Anne Arundel county \
simple statement 81 the number ~
votes counted IN each election since
the enactment ~ the wilson law iu
comparison with the registered vote ~
the county. shows IIOE rutbiessiy tbf
rights Of the voters 90 have their bal
lots counted have been disregarEled.
IN 1880, under the fair election law
of 1886, tire total vote of Anne AruH-
del county was Republican 5-5o4
Democratic, J.J64, or . total of ., I6c
votes. In 1893. under the extra ses-
sion Law. tire total vote pOlled was
3, 1888 Democratic and z,z10 RepubIi-
can in 1904, under the Wilson law.
the total vas 3,O0l Democratic AMI
2 SO Republican IN 1903. total Dem
Oeraffc vote ,. 80o. Republican vote
40 IN 1896, total Democratic vote
for Congress, 1905, Kepubiican vote
), ,2s7.
THE elections Of 1904 and 1906 being
federal elections, and only a few
names yored for. cannot be taken as
fair criteriOns Of the Wilson Izw, and
yet IN these elections 5.5f9 was the
highest total vote cast - against
z, 1853 under ths old Iaw.
The true effect 81 the Wilson Ia~.
however, is seen IN the vote - I9o5-
when . full county ticket Was V0ted
for. In that year the total wbite
registered vote 81 the county was > lls
and cc1OTed 1913 making = total u
g,2g2. and yet the total vote as
counted, was only 3.s56. What can
be thought Of law which Is thus
rapidly eliminating the right 81 the
voter 10 share in the government 0f
his county and states Our party IS
unequivOcally pledged 10 wipe Out tne
| III effects Of such Law and 70 restore
the right Of suffrage to the people Of
this county, as well - Of the entire
state.
The attitude Of the state t0waz1s
tlIe protection and advancement u is
oyster interests is matter Of grave
Il concern to the people Of our tidewafer
counties. ! favor the use Of the bar
rem bottoms OF our Bay for oyster
culture through private entsrprise- 4
do not believe, however that eon-
srrucffOn should be placed upon t1e
definition of barren bottoms the nat
uraI oyster bars Of our bay and rivers
The right OF free fishery In the naTl.
gable waters Of our state has been
/ guaranteed TO the people 0f Mary
1 land by the inheritance of the com.
mon law Of England. and especially ,
| by the provisions of Magma Charter.
The natural oyster beds Of oar stats
should. forever remain the common
property Of her people
In my opinion the decline in ths
| Importance Of the oyster industry has
been due to the failure Of the sEate
/ To properly cultivate and repleBish
| its natural bars. I heartily ind0rsE
| the declaration Of our platform whiei
provides that the state shall untler1aks
the repleuishmeBt and restoration d
its natural beds. Ii sill be my pur-
pose TO faithfully carry out this pol
| icy. I firmly believe that with = sys
1 tenn which will gradually restore tEs
natural oyster beds Of Maryland q
their former productivity and with !
method for cultivating the oyster 0F
the barren bottoms Of our bay ans
| its tributaries by private interest
/ this great industry, 50 essential fcl
the welafre Of our tidewater COUNTIES
and for the enjoyment Of ali Of m
people, can be restored to its forme
Importance and prosperity
Mr. Urner said in part.
The average citizen is much mon
| substantially interested in the eharac
| ter OF the administration under whici
he must live than in the fortunes 9
the party with which be may be iden
| titled. There can be no doubt tha
| the personal qualities ard disrosi
ton Of a governor determines tn
/ question as 10 whether his admins
tration IS to be permeated b. par
tfasn or a popular spirit 1 am glad
| to pay to Governor War6eld. here Il
the city OF his residence, the trlbUt
| to which he is justly entitled As
governor who has felt that bis dut-
10 the people was Of higher obligzrici
than his duty to bis party
A political party Is Of course moth
ing more than an instrumentalit.
| through which the purposes of IN