The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-22
DEMOCRATIC CANDI-
DATES NOTIFIED.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM ANO EVIDENCES
OF PARTY HARMONY.
iOfmdn Shows Exactly Where He
Stands Guarantees Against Ring
Rule Would Unearth Fraud
Pledges Good Government.

State Senator Arthur Pue German
was formally notified on Tuesday OF
his selection as candidate for Cover
nor OF the Democratic party, at his
beautiful home, Fairview, in Howard
county. At the same time Edgar AL
Ian Poe, candidate for Attorney-Gen-
eral, and Emerson G. Harrington, can
d1date for Comptroller, were also no
titled.
More than 500 Democrats, represen-
ting every element within the party,
were present, and inspired by the
ringing frankness and boldness of Mr..
Germans speech, they cheered and
applauded from the time the ceremony
began until it ended.
The Notifiers.
The speeches notifying the candi-
dates were made by State Senator
Jesse p. Price, Of Wicomico, for MI.
German; Mt. w. Mason Sheehan, OF
Talbot county, for Mr.. Harrington, and
Judge Glenn Fl. Worthington, Of Fred
erick county, for Mr. Poe. All three
made strong addresses.
The ceremonies were held on the
broad veranda of the German house,
and the crowd overfowed Ine porches
On to the lawn. They were received
by the candidate and Mrs. German,
who was a gracious hostess.
After the speeches luncheon was
served in the dining room.
The Candidates Accept.
Mr. Harrington and Mr.. Poe both
made speeches Of acceptance which
were we'll received and which elicit
ed much applause, but It was the can
didate for Governor which struck the
keynote which will ring throughout
the campaign. His speech was az
gressive, forceful and straight from
the shoulder, and when he finished
everyone present knew exactly where
MT. German stood.
"A Few Sentences From MIR. G0rman's
Speech.
'I am a Democrat and Lam q DO
litician, and I am not ashamed to
plead guilty to either charge.
But while | am not ashamed to be
called a politician,I have no more use
for the crooked politician or the man
who is in politics for graft or to
serve hs special friends or interests,
or for the man who tries to fool the
public, than 7 have for the hypocrite
or the liar or the thief"
IT I am elected, I shall appoint
Democrats to Office But in select
ing Democrats I shall feel free to
forget any service any individual OF
group Of individuals may have done
me or the party, and I shall refuse
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political backing, who does not pos
sess the highest possible standards
Of efficiency"
II shall appoint no man to any
board Of Office whose pledges to me
and whose standing In the community
are not a guarantee that politics will
not enter into the performance of
his duties"
If there is any evidence that my
own nomination is tainted with
fraud, / do not want 1t, and, more
over, would not have it."
II assert that as a candidate Mr..
Goldsborough is a Custom House
product, pure and simple"
I'm all of Mr.. Goldsborough's polit-
fcal record there is no incident or
instance that marks him as indepen-
dent of his political sponsors and
party bosses"
mo man can say, or will ever be
able to say, that / broke my word
or my promise, or that I failed to
keep faith, or that ! wore any mans
collar, or that / ever failed to say
where I stood, or failed to do what
said I would do
mo man can expect me to be un-
selfish enough to sacrifice my own
political future in order to help him
disrupt a party by trying to build up
any organization or so-called ma
chine. The day of that sort of poll
tics is past"
II favor the selection of delegates
to the national convention by direct
vote of the people at Statewide pri-
mary"
'The sanctity of the ballot is as
much the keystone of popular gov
ernment as simple honesty fs the
keystone of a good character If I
cannot be Governor on a straight,
honest fight and with a fair, honest
count, don't want it,"
Senator German read letter,
which he sent Last week to States
Attorney Owens, urging him to leave
no stone unturned to ascertain the
truth of the McNulty charges.