Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-06-29
ATTACKS THE PRESS
MR.. JOHN FRANK, JR. ON 0Ys-
TER QUESTION
Lo.aI 0ysiefmsn says Newspapers are
Pfeludleed AgaInst OfganILzlIgn

II
somewhat ~ = SIR has been caused
In local newspaper circles by tie
unjust attack made up0n Them ~
NJ. John Frank at the oysfermsn' s
Protective Association ~ Anne Arun-
del county a. the meeting held at ibe
city Assembly Rooms Tbufsday
night.
Sir. Frank fntimafed that the press
Wa preiudicod against the oysterHeu
ID trying to give them a 'raw deal.
stIf this had been = Shell Fish Com
mission meeting and parade there
would have % be two sun papers 20
hold il all tomorrow" said be. y ou
just watch the papers tomorrow.
thaueh. You can pick them up any
old day and you viii aiwsys see
something about the Maryland Shell
Fish Commission and what "a Is de-
ing. We hold meetings. however.
every Tuesday night, and you never
see a line about it, be continued.
They call rs ignorant oystermeD.
Speeches svere also made during
the meeting by Mr. ". iIallam
Claude. who urged the benefits to ac-
erue To the 0ystermen from the effects
of strong aud steadfast organization.
Mr.. Moss and Mr. Aaron f. food
man, two prominent merchants of An
napolis, also made speeches. The early
part Of the meeting was given over to
speech making. and near the close ~
the session the question II permanent
organization to reach all ~ the tide
water counties Of the state vas intro
duoed, when it was proposed 10 elect
state president.
more city, a member of the Committee
on the Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries
in the last legislature, who was one
of the speakers, was placed in noni-
nation for this Office by Mr.. JAMES
". Murdoch, president Of the local
organization. Senator Jones, whO had
given a short history Of the passage Of
the ovster-eulture law, during which
ne raid his respects 10 Senator Linfhi-
cum and Sir. Haman. declined The
nomination, however. lie had pledged
himself earlier in the meeting 10 help
the oystermen, when in his closing re-
marks ne said ''I'll be at Annapolis
again next session, and il then you
know OF anything I can do for you or
your interests, call on Senator Jones.
I'VE will we will - said the tong
esr.
Mr.. William IT. Moss. president of
the Annapolis Business Mems Associa-
tion. was then placed in nomination.
but he, too. declined to accept. He
4Egested that the best way to 90
about the formation of a State organ
ization would be by appointing COM
,nittee to get into communication with
the ovstermen of the State. Wait
ill the She'll Fish Commissioners get
down on the Eastern Shore. said ne.
Then they viii tread on the c0rns
Of those oystermen over there. and
then there will be no need Of your
urging them TO organize. They will
do il themselves he concluded. The
proposition to carry the organization
to the other counties was then ear
ried over until a later date.
The meeting was enthusiastic. Dur
ing its progress Mr.. H4man, "capi-
talists, the Shell Fish Commission.
particularly DR.. Grave, and even the
state press came in for wbaeks from
the tongers. Mr.. James II. MuTdOck.
the first speaker, cited the growth of
the local union from its start 10 a
present membership Of over five hun
dred, whom, he said, the newspapers
referred TO as five hundred Ignorant
Ovstcrmen." lie denied that the union
bad been in any way responsible for
any acts Of lawlessness-
Mr.. MurdOck was followed by Cap
tain Fletcher Boiling, president Of the
branch Of the association formed at
Mayo. which, the Captain said, con
tanned 1lS members. lie urged organ
izati0n. and called upon the t0ngers To
stand shoulder to shoulder in the fight
against tine present law. lie claimed
that in few years ''they will deplete
the natural bars, until in a short time
there won't be four good ones left
out Of eight we nOw have" lie claim
ed that the present law would take
away their homes and everything else
the OystcrmcD have.
Senator Jones. in his remarks said
that nothing would have pleased Mr..
Haman better during the sessions II
the chesapeake and Tributa ries Com
mittce than 10 have got Dim Mr..
Jones out 81 the room. lie charged
that Mr. IIauaB bad sent him word,
through Senator Linthicuru, that he
could make the matter more clear -
the speaker. but that be bad sent .
reply through the same channel that
hs declined 10 deal with Mf. Hannah.
aud would accept 80 compromise.