Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-17
DIR. WELLS REPLY.

Annapolis, Md, Oct. II, 1907.
Daniel X. Randall, ESQ.,, Chairman Of
the Republican Central Committee
for Anne Arundel County, Annap-
oils, Md.
Dear Sir:-I am in receipt Of your
communication Of the 7th inst, signed
by you as Chairman of the Republican
County Central Committee for Anne
Arundel County, suggesting an agree
ment to be entered into by the Demo
cratic State Central Committee for
Anne Arundel Arundel County and the
local candidates on the Democratic
ticket with the Republican County
Central Committee Of Anne Arundel
County, and the candidates on the To-
cal Republican ticket relative to the
Limitation Of the expenses of the ap-
preaching election, and / have sub
mitted the proposition as embodied in
your letter to- the candidates on the
local Democratic ticket, and the DEM
ocratic State Central Committee for
Anne Arundel County and in reply
am instructed TO say:
H. That your proposition was
somewhat OF surprise because it is
we'll Known to you aud TO the other
members of your committee that the
Democratic candidates and the mem
bers OF this committee are men of
very moderate means. If they wish
ed to violate the laws Of this State
prohibiting bribery-which we infer
you had reference to- their means
would not justify the expenditure by
them of large sum of money.
CandidIy speaking, it is doubtful
| that they viii be able TO raise the nee
II So It, l.
gitimate and bona fide expenses of
l the election.
(2.) There is nothing in the afore-
| said communication 10 lead them TO
| believe that the candidates of the Re-
publican party on the local ticket
are in any sense a party to the same
| or in any manner bound by the pro-
position therein submitted, and as a
1 matter of fact at the date under which
1 the communication is written there
| is no record of who such candidates
are, the nomination papers not having
been filed.
| t3.) The proposition in their judg-
| ment is utterly impracticable and
| known 10 be such by the writer. who
is n practical politician in the broad
| est sense of the designation, and svi-
| IDENTIFY made with the purpose that il
| must necessarily be not acceded to,
| for the reason that the amount speci-
1 fed is utterly inadequate to cover the
1 legitim te expenses of the campaign,
and the manner of guarding the faith
| full execution of the agreement is not
feasible, inadequate and without rea-
son.
| q. The Democratic party has. con-
Quoted its campaign in this county
| along lines seeming best for the inter
est of the party in the past and while
still claiming the right to do SO now,
accords to the Republican party the
right to conduc. its campaign in the
| way seeming best to its managers and
believes that it Will continue TO do
so, all agreements, conditions and
stipuIations to the contrary notwith-
standing.
We have recorded our approval OF
a Corrupt Practices Act, but IN the
absence of law governing the matter,
and adequate machinery TO enforce
il. we fear the Greeks even bearing
gifts and must decline to enter into
any kind OF compact with your CON-
mittee and the local Republican can
didates.
Very truly yours,
GEORGE WELLS,
Chairman Democratic State Central
Committee for Anne Arundel County.