Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-09-29
DEMOCRATIC RALLY,
STATE CANDIDATES ADDRESS The COUNTY
DEMOCRACY.
DEMOCRATS TURNOUT In LARGE NUMBERS
To HEAR The ISSUES DISCUSSED.

. Not in a number of political campaigns
IN the past has such a large crowd of
members of the Democratic party of this
county attended a political gathering as
was present on Tuesday last in the Town
Hall here to hear speak Hon. Arthur p
German, Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor; Mr., Edgar Allen Poe, candidate for
Attorney General, and Mr.. Emerson C. Har-
rington, candidate for Comptroller. The
hall was crowded to OVERLOOKING with rep
resentative members of the party from all
sections of the county. and among the
audience was number of interested ladies,
who gave the speakers earnest attention
throughout the meeting, which continued
for three hours or more.
The assemblaee was called to order by
Hon. Spencer C. Jones, who proposed Sena-
tor Blair Lee for chairman to preside over
the meeting The Senator received the
unanimous vote of the house for the posi-
ton and took his seat amid wild applause.
Besides the State candidates, Hons Spencer
c. Jones and Blair Lee. Congressman D. J.
Lewis eraced the stage with his presence.
looking to be in great physical shape for
his work in the next session of the National
Congress, a fact that his numerous adj
mirers in this county will learn with de-
light.
This was the opening meeting of the
State campaign. All the speakers referred
to the fact that this county was the most
appropriate place to open the campaign
as it was the parent of the primary law
and the present candidates were the first
to be nominated under the law.
The interest in the occasion was height
ened by the sweet strains of music rendered
by the Kings Valley brass band.
Senator Lee in his address on taking the
chair alluded to the earlier meeting, at
which arrangements for getting all the
Democrats of the county registered had
been made, and stated that the spirit mani
would be no doubt as to Montgomery roll
ing up one of her old-time majorities. He
felt that it was a compliment to himself
and the county that the opening meeting
of the campaign should be held in Mont
gomery. and that the candidates of his
party nominated at the first Statewide
primary should come first TO the voters of
the county which was the first to settle its
party affairs by real primary system. This
( system, he said, developed elf-enforcing
system of party discipline that he thought
had brought about the highest and best
type of Democracy to be found anywhere.
THE people of Montgomery" he said.
who participate in primary will always
support the will of the majority as ex-
pressed in that primary. We are all loyal
Democrats, yet ask every man who sup
ported me in that primary to look down
into his heart and toimagine how he would
have felt toward Mr.. German and his friends
if they had failed to Loyalty support me if
| had been nominated. lApplausel And
| ask every friend of mine to do unto Mr..
German as he would have had Mr.. German
do unto me. IApplause.l
He charged that the nominations of the
Democratic party were made by the people,
while those of the Republicans were made
by ring, ring absolute. ring that
doesn't ring true. ring that proclaims its
attachment to the primary system yet which
does not dare to hold primary election.
The windows and the doors of our party
are wide open-open to the air and the
sunlight, open to the purifying influences
OF public sentiment. Opposed to US is a
party stamped with the mark of ring, a
party that makes its nominations with the
doors and windows closed 80 tightly that no
one knows whence come its impulses OF
what brings about its results Applause
Yet this ring attempts to criticise the party
of the people, party that is fighting not
only for its candidates but for principles
and for the good of the State" Applause
Senator Germans speech was entirely
extemporaneous and was one Of the best
he has made in long time. He struck
out right from the shoulder and handled the
Baltimore situation without gloves, saying,
among other things, that if the recount Of
the ballots should show that he was not
entitled to the nomination he would i'm
mediately resign his nomination to the
Democratic State Central Committee.
At the same time he did not believe the
frauds shown TO have occurred in the
were general throughout the city. He,
however, believed that there should be an
immediate recount of all the ballots cast
in the city and that that recount should
make it. He thought an extra session Of
the Legislature should be called at once
and the ballots counted Immediately.
There had been some objections" he
said. ITO the calling of an extra session
on the grounds Of the expense that would
be incurred, but he felt convinced that
there was enough patriotism Ia the Demo
cratic members of the Legislature. who
form three fourths Of that body, that would
make them willing not only to forego their
per diem but their mileage as well in order
TO get at the fact Immediately. His state
ments along this line were cheered time
and again.
Mr.. Poe's speech was made up Of
eulogy Of the fiourishing condition Of Mary
land under Democratic management. the
excellent progressive Legislation enacted
by the party and many sallies of wit that
wreathed in smiles the faces Of his hearers.
At the close he was roundly applauded.
Mr. Harrington speech consisted mainly
Of forceful exposure Of the Republi-
can party's scandalous record made when
in power in 1895 in this State. His effort
was convincing, eloquent and made in fine
style. Throughout he was interrupted by
applause.