Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-25

Colonial Theatre a. which the Uemos-
racy Of Anne Arundel county greeted
it, candidates on tho State ticket and
United States Senator Rayner, was a
| splendid and dfgDlGed outpouTing Of
| the best citizens Of Annapolis and
Anne Arundel county.
THE speeches were " high order
and while delivered with q different
degree Of orat0TicaI force. wcro all
able and calm discussions Of the ia
sues of the campaigns. Not within
lIie memory 81 any person present has
political meeting in this county
been Of higher order. The lccal
Democracy as well a. that Of the sisir
has reason 10 BE- prond Of such q
meeting. Every feature WAS Of IA.
tuTe TO reflect credit upon those wbO
had the meeting In charge.
" course, the magnificent speech Of
senator Kayner proved tie great at
traction 81 the evening. II vas fully
up to the high standard ~ that dis
finguisbed public man and orator.
While clothed IN the language Of the
most brilliant figures ~ speech and
eloquent flights were not used, ~ -
frequently the case 10 cover an absence
81 solid thought, for senator KayDer
against every proposition ~ the Re
pnbIicaBs.
Upon the election question, tie pro.
posed amendments 10 that Law suggest
Cd by Candidate Gather. Senator Ray
ner simply took the foundation from
under his opponents. lie piIloried the
proposition Of the return Of emblem
voting and characterized IL ~ AN in
sincere attempt 20 herd 80, 600 ignorant
black voters for any proposition the
Republican party might make, and
~ the interests Of that party no mat
ter what might be the issues. lie said
thai tie movement was not in the
interest ~ tho independent voters,
a. had been claimed, bat the de
pendent voters, those who could not
vote unless they received outside
help.
The fOrceful argument " Or. Her
ring, who Is 80 weiIkDOwn here, upon
financial matters and general State
government, vas well received, as was
tbe eloquent effort Of SIR. StTaug, the
candidate Tor attorney general. Sir.
Nagruder, the genial candidate for
Clerk Of the COrut Of Appeals, was also
we'll received. In fact, all the speak
ers last night rad reason 10 feel at
home IN Annapolis. Or. Herring
made many warm friends when he
served a. Comptroller previously.
Senator Rayncr and Sir. Sfraus are
prime fayoTites here and are always
we'll received, aud Mr.. MagrDder Is
from a 1IeighbOTing county and Anne
Arundel, in common with the whole
Of southern Maryland, Is particularly
grafffed with his candidacy. All Of
those here last night in their public
speech and privateIy, announced them
selves delighted with the meeting and
every detail Of IL.
The meeting was called to order
By DR.. GEORGE Wells, chairman Of the
state Central Committee for the coun-
ty, who announced Mr.. James w.
owens as president, and Nessrs. Win
son q. Gott and @. Wyeth MunfOrd
as secretaries Of the meeting, and
long list Of vice-presidents. SIR.
Owens made some brief remarks in
accepting the presidency Of the meet
ing.
Or. Herring was the first speaker
and the ably delivered argument with
which bis speech was rounded delighted
The audience. DIR. Herring speaks
with remarkable force and his old
fashioned quality Of Democracy, so
ably expressed, delighted his hearers.
DR.. Herring's Speech
Dr. Joshua w. Herring, candidate
for state Comptroller. was the first
speaker. DR.. Herring at once brought
forth applause with the remark that he
loved Annapolis and expected TO be
with the people OF this city in Janu-
arv. Indicating his confidence Of cleo
ton. He said the Democratic party
is logically entitled to continue the
administration OF affairs Of the State,
because the voters Of the party own
Is 600. GOO OF the 81 900, 600 OF taxable
nroperty. and that the Republican
party is composed largely OF negro,
mountaineering citizens. The Demo-
cratic party is therefore party OF i'm
teIligence. he said. He asked the
question Gould any state have had
better government than In the thirty
years the Democrats nave been in
power?''
He said that when the Democrats
first came into power in 1867 1t found
4 net debt of s., 600. 600. but year after
year IL succeeded in reducing this i'm
debtedness, until the State today rs
practically free from debt. However,
he said. all OF the debt has not yet
been paid, because ii has not matured,
but the assets are sufficient TO wipe ii
out. In 1867 the tax rate was 20 cents
on the 500. now it is l6 cents. he
pointed out that the States assets in
the way Of buildings and grounds
amounted to between 1000, 900 and
s., 600, 600 and said il Is particularly
pleasing that not dollar has been ex-
pended but for sustaining the public
school system, and in expanding the
funds on buildings there has been no
suspicion Of graft In any direction.
DR.. Herring then waded into the weak
ness with which the Republicans are
conducting their campaign In the dis
cussions against the Wilson Ballot
law. He said Il IS the fairest ballot
law ever enacted and characterized the
efforts OF the Republicans 10 repeal It
as absurd.
Senator RayHer's Address
senator Rayner was then introduced
by Mr.. Owens, and after paying high