Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-12
VAND|VER BACK OF II
DIR. WELLS SO CHARGES IN RE.
PLY TO Mr.. MUSS'S
LETTER
SAYS Randall Did NOt Give Majority oI
Judges 10 Eis side FOR Primaries

Dr. Gcosge Wells this morning re-
plied 70 fhe answer made 10 bis re-
cent statements and tbe counfer
charges made by Mr. Robert Moss in
yesfefday's Capital. lncids ntaiiy.
tue Doctor today charged that the
contemplated fraud Nbieh BE- alleged
viii be attempted IN ne coming Anne
ARUNDEL primaries. - instigAied by
Chairman Murray vardiscf, of the
Democratic stale Central COMMITTEES.
Dr. Wells said
- have always made Il rule -
defend myself when ! am attacked,
in exelanstiou % bis reply. As t0
the contest IN 1903. our delegation
was not admitted into the State con
venfi0B. not on account ~ any fraud
that Sir. Moss says was committed
ia the primaries. bat because the
ediet had then gone forth from the
state managers. Isccause ~ that edict
the members Of tbe State Convention.
under the sting ~ the party lash.
weTa made - decide against %.
The Same Thing occurred 10 1905.
when no charges were preferred. and
when. Notwithstanding our primary
meetings were declared tbe legal ones
by the lower court. and fifis decision
Was unanimously sustained ~ the
opinion 81 the highest court 81 the
state, fie Court Of Appeals, Ne were
then not even accorded a decent hear
ing by the state Convention.
"Nr. Robert Moss puts bimseif
forward ~ political m0falisf. not
Outstanding that every scheme that
has been gotten up in this county -
tbWart ug has been eOueOcted ~
his Office. ! AN cfedibIy informed
that the cdicf has gone forth from
Mr. Murray Faudlver. chairman ~
tie Democratic statc Central Commit
tee for Maryland that the primaries
in Anre Arundel must be carried ~
tlie anti Wells men, ~ not by fair
means then ~ fraud. This wa8 the
incentive which prompted mc iu tte
Statements ! gave out 90 "Wednesday.
70 that our side might guard against
tlte perpetrati0n ~ such fraud as was
then referred ~.
THE only Democrat I've ever voted
against IN my life was SIR. Robert
Moss, when be WAS a candidate for
The State senate, whose nomination
then was known to have been accom-
plished by fraud. The ballot box in
lhe Fourth election district having
been carried 10 Mr. John &. BanDOB's
home. The bottoms Of the boxes ~
aal time being made Of wood, the
bottom was unscTewed. a sufficient
number Of Republican ballots was
iien taken from tho box and eBOugb
Democratic ballots substituted 10 in
sure his election. Mr.. Moss. although
he doesn't accuse me Of having perpe-
trated fraud in the election Of 1903.
does accuse me of having cOndOned it.
"In all my political career, since
1868, have never, whenever a con
test has arisen offered my scrv ices
against my party for filthy Iucre, as
Mr.. Moss did TO Mr.. John &. Rose,
who was Mr. Mudd's counsel in his
contest for the seat If Mr.. Compton,
who in that contest was declared
elected.
"Mr. Daniel Il. Randall, a. SUI
peryisor OF elections, declined to ap-
point a clerk Of election recommend
ed by us-on the ground that he was
a hotel keeper and sold liquor yet he
served on the ticket at the recent
municipal election with a negro res
taurant keeper, and seemed to be
hail fellow, well met with him. I
deny that Mr.. Randall has given us a
majority of the judges and clerks in
four Of the districts as stated by Mr..
Moss.
'.when the trial Of Mr.. Frank ;.
Reyell was going on before the Cover
nor upon charges preferred by General
Bond. asking his removal from Office,
Mr.. Moss was Mr.. Revell's counsel.
In his argument before the Governor
be turned toward General Bond and
deliberately shaking his finger in the
latter's face, said 'You damn scOun-
drel, had you bad your just deserts,
you would have been in the peniten-
tiary years ago. Now he has the au-
dacity 10 say that General Bond is SO
well known in the community as 10
require no defence from him.
II reiterate that fraud Is still con
templated in the pending primaries
aud that we intend TO guard against
It's preparation. The idea Of SIR. Dan
iel x. Randall. Mr.. Robert Moss and
General Bond being teachers Of pOliti-
cal morality Good Lord deliver us -