Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-10-08
For Sheriff.
For Surveyor.
CHARLES j. MADDOX.
THE CONVENTIONS OF TIE TWO
PARTIES

Ill tne IOhOWlnB extract taken from the
able speech of Senator Rayner recently
delivered in Baltimore. he warns the Demo-
cratic voters of Maryland that Collector
Stone is aiming to impose government of
Federal officeholders upon this State. aided
by his sixty thousand negroes and white
"chattel slaves:
Nov. let us look at the conventions of
the respective parties. We were repre-
sented in our convention by as intelligent
a body of men as were ever gathered to-
eether in similar political assemblage in
this State. can proceed from county to
county and verify my statement; and in
this city we had as representative dele
CATION as we ever sent to political con-
vention. They were men of honor, of in
tellieence and inspired with a patriotic
purpose in the interest of their constitu-
ency. There was no domination in this
convention, not particle of it, and there
was spirit Of independence that prevailed
throughout its entire councils and of un-
trammeled discussion and debate upon the
important questions that were presented
1t was not like the Republican convention,
absolutely enslaved by Collector Stone-a
gentleman against whom it must be dis
tinctly understood that | have not one
word to say, but who draws today the
most lucrative salary of any Federal Office
holder in Maryland. and expects, if he can,
to deliver the vote of the State over to
Postmaster General Hitchcock, who is in
charge of the campaign of breaking the
solid South. and who in return will see that
Mr. Stone is not disturbed in the continu-
ance of his sinecure and emoluments. No
man ever owned convention as Mr.. Stone
possessed this body Its members were
simply his chattel slaves, afraid to breathe
a murmer or whisper contrary to his or
ders. am giving this fact. not for the
purpose of rejecting upon Mr. Stone. but
in order that Democrats like Mr.. Leigh
Bonsal and the other gentlemen who are
associated with him may understand the
danger they are running in any attempt
that they are now making to turn the des-
TIMES Of the State over to Mr. Stone and
his associates in office Mr.. Stone, with
great respect to him. is today the undisputed
manager of the Republican party in Mary
land-lashing it into line, in order that the
present regime of Federal office holders
acting under Mr.. Hitchcock, can retain
their grasp upon the Federal offices in
Maryland; and their ability to carry Mary
land at this election is the most essential
part OF the program. There were quite
number of men in the convention of honor
and of independence. but they were simply
overawed and silenced There was Phillips
Lee Goldsborough. a man of the most
splendid character and attachments, who
occupies an isolated position with his party,
and who. in my judgment. is marked for
political destruction by Mr.. Stone when the
next apportionment of Offices is made, but
whose voice was never raised in the as
semblage. Some were absent Wellington,
with his great ability and eloquence. was
not even present in spirit, because he knew
that with all the courage that he has mani
Tested upon so many occasions in main
tanning his convictions il was useless for
him single-handed to battle against the
Custom House discussing the patronage of
the Federal Government There was a man
present, however-Georee Dorsey Day-all
honor to this imperishable patriot And
let me say to him that the greatest honor
that was ever paid to him and the highest
compliment that he ever received at the
hands of his party was the honor and the
compliment of being unceremoniously kick
ed out of this convention by Collector Stone.
In our convention everyone knows that we
did everything that was possible to obtain
the utmost concessions from the counties,
so far as city representation is concerned,
but all conventions like this, as a rule, re-
suit in compromises. The city, as result
of our best efforts, has made great gain
not all it was entitled to-but the Demo-
cratic party has made promise that it
will absolutely fulfill. and instead of "a
Delegates we will have So Delegates in the
House. most substantial increase-and
in the Senate we will have four more Sena-
tors, which make 80 more representatives
from the city of Baltimore-a most graft
flying and important accession. l appre-
hend that no Democrat of intelligence in
tends to vote against the ticket because
we did not secure few more Senators at
a single grasp. No man. unless he is a
dreamer and doctrinaire. will hand this
State over to the Republican party because |
Baltimore city did not receive the entire |
quota that we expected for her. Governor |
crothers has been most unjustly criticised
n this connection. No man ever worked 1