The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-12-10
PEARRE AFTER WARNER.
Reiterates Charges that MONTGOMERY
County Man Was DisloyaI.
Editor The Washington Herald.

me: Representative Geo. A. Pearre's
assertion that the reduction of his ma
jOrity from 4, 800 to about 500 in his re-
cent race for reelection to Congress
was due to in part, at least, to the op-
| position of Brainard H. Warner, excites
only ridicule on the part of those cogni-
zant of the facts" | assume that this,
together with portion of what follows,
is the language of some writer for The
Washington Herald because it is not
quoted. The article goes on to say,
MIR Warner took decided interest in
the late election, especially in Maryland
and appealed to the business men to
support the entire Republican ticket"
His slogan was: This is business cam
| paign." HE emphasized this issue in
a speech he made under the auspices of
the Taft, Sherman and Pearre Club of
Frederick, October 16, and subsequent
ly at his own expense, circulated
through the Sixth district thousands of
copies of this speech" &C. Then fol-
lowing is short extract from the clos
ing of Mr.. Warmers alleged speech IN
which he says: eff you are wise, you
will prefer the former and cast your
votes on election day for Taft, Sherman
and Pearre." This is again followed
by an interview with Mr.. Warner, in
which he undertakes to deny that he
was either hostile to Republican success
in the Sixth district of Maryland or ut
terry Indifferent to it.
relterate statement which | have
frequently made before, and which |
will continue to make because it is made
upon unquestionable fact, that Mr..
Brainard H. Warner was not true to
the Republican cause in the last Con-
gressional election.
have been informed by a gentleman
who heard Mr.. Warmers speech in
Frederick that his reference to nv cleo
ton was only in the most perfunctory
way, as above stated, and that those
who were present were surprised that
he made no further reference to me.
If Mr.. Warner were true to the Re-
publican Congressional ticket, as he is
trying now to pretend, perhaps he can
explain why it was thatfafter writing
letter to Mr.. Mortimer o. Stabler,
chairman of the county central commit
tee of Montgomery County, which was
read at the first meeting of that COM
mittee on the eve of the campaign, Of
f ring his services in the campaign to
aid in the election of Congressman in
| the Sixth Congressional district, he
failed to keep three speaking appoint
ments in Montgomery County (which
were made for him by the committee,
and of which he was informed. MIR.
Warner did not work for the election of
the Republican candidate in the Sixth
Congressional district, and did not urge
his friends to support that candidate
Loyalty at the polls, anything that Mr.
Warner may say to the contrary not
withstanding.
The suggestion contained in the quota
ton from the article appearing in your
| paper to the effect that the assertion of
Mr.. Warmers failure to support the Re-
publican Congressional ticket in the
Sixth district "eXcites only ridicule on
the part of those cognizant of the
facts is, as you Will see, entirely I'M
warranted. To those who are familiar
with the facts, this charge does not ex-
cite ridicule but indignation, not only at
Mr., Warmers party infdelity, but at
his lame effort to escape the proper
blame thereof.
must do Mr. Warner the justice to
say that | believe that he is right IN his
statement that there is no Warner fac
ton in Montgomery county. There
could hardly be faction in Montgom-
cry County dominated by gentleman
whose legal residence is in the city of
Washington and whose right to vote in
Montgomery County has often been
questioned.
lwould not eXaggerate the Importance
of Mr. Warmers connection with politics
in Maryland by intimating that he alone
could accomplish the perfidious result
in the Sixth district of Maryland, but
when it is remembered that Mr.. War
ner's county convention at Rockville,
controlled by his friends defeated
resolution indorsing Secretary Taft, it
is not hard to understand that even as
a business man Mr. Warner took little
interest in the recent election, except
in an effort to close the eyes of the pub
lie to his very questionable conduct
A. you have given space to the I'M
warranted attack upon me in the issue
of your paper above referred to, |
have no doubt that you will do me the
equa, courtesy in the publication of this
corn, ct statement of the facts.
GEO. A. PEARRE.
GALLEY nT