Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-11-02
REPUBLICANS THRONGED COURT HOUSE
TO HEAR CONGRESSMAN PARRAN SPEAK
GENIAL "TOM" SCORES CHARGES MADE BY OPPONENT.
Big Meeting Of Party Interest Reelection of President Ta-A
dressed by Young Sydney MuddTar and o. Ps Protective
Policy Was Principal Issue Discussed in Speeches-GOvenOr
IndispOsed and Unable to Attend Meeting
GENIAL tom" SCORES CHARGES MADE BY OPPOl

Speaking in his own behalf as well
as for the National ticket, led by
resident William H. Taft, Congress-
man Thomas Parran of Calvert county
candidate for reelection from the
! Fifth Congressional district, deliver
ed the principal address before a
mass-meeting Of Republicans of An.
napolis and the county last night
Because of the unfavorable weather
conditions, the plan of having the
speaking from the portico of the Hotel
Maryland was abandoned and the
audience repaired to the Court House.
The Court room was we'll filled, but
as is generally the case with Repub-
lican meetings, the majority of those
in attendance were colored men. A
band of music out on Church Circle
soon got the voters together and
many had gathered in the Court
chamber prior to the hour of calling
the meeting to order.
Congressman Parran was escorted
from the Hotel Maryland by Mr..
William L. Marcy. of this city who
called the meeting to order intro
duced the speakers. and the arrival
of the Congressman within the Court
chamber was the signal for demon
stration. Meantime a number of
Republican workers was busy dis
tributing among those in the audi
ence circulars bearing a reproduction
of the photograph of the Congress-
man, together with some campaign
literature, encouraging his re-eec-
tion.
The only other speaker of the even
ing was young Sydney E. Mudd, son of
the late Congressman, who served the
district for a number of consecutive
terms in the National assembly.
Young Mudd it will be remembered,
opposed Mr.. PaTran in the primary
fight last Fall, and in the course of
his address last night he took occa-
sion to refer to that fact, the deter
mined campaign he waged in an effort
to land the nomination, but said that
il now gave him the greatest pleas
ure to lend his loyal support in an
effort to help sre-elect the Congress
man.
1t was expected that Governor
Goldsborough who has been actively
campaigning throughout the State,
also would be on hand to discuss the
issues, but owing to a slight indisposi-
tion, he would not venture from the
Executive Mansion and sent his re-
grets to the meeting.
Mr.. Parran has many admiring
friends both in and put of his party,
in Anne Arundel. He has spoken in
this city in many previous campaigns
in .he interest of the late Congress
man Mudd, and it must be said that
his speech last night, from purely po-
litical standpoint, was about the best
that he has ever delivered here, He
cut loose fewer of the old jokes that
have been the big drawing card for
the entertainment of the colored
voters in the past. Instead he set
tied right down to real campaign
talking, made strong argument an
support of the protective tariff, re-
pudiated the idea that che Republican
party is not Progressive party, and
devoted large share of his time in a
detailed dissertation of his achieve
ments in the eighteen months that he
has represented the district in Con-
gress.
He gave a good Outline of the
tariff issue from Republican stand
point, but his address was absolutely
devoid of ANY reference to either of
the Presidential candidates. This
has been characteristic of his cam
paign. He spoke entirely from party
standpoint, without indulging in any
personalitie IS, except in his own case,
when he took occasion to denounce the
charges made by HE Democratic
rival, Mr.. Frank o. Smith, concern
ing his record in Congress. In this
connection, he said among other
things. that Mr.. Smith has had so
small record in public life and lack :
ed the knowledge of how things were
run in Congress or elsewhere, never
availed himself of the opportunity to
get in touch with affairs.
1t was a few minutes after 8 O'Clock
that Mr.. Marcy called the meeting to
order and former Sheriff Joseph o.
Fowler was unanimously chosen as
the presiding officer. Mr.. Fowler, in
few words, accepted the honor thus
bestowed, and then introduced Mr..
Sydney E. Mudd. Jr., was the first
speaker cf the evening. Mr.. Mudd
made an earnest appeal in behalf of
the election of President Taft and
Congressmn Parran. He began by
asserting that il was always a pleas
ure to address the Republican voters
of this county, and added that he was
never more interested in the success
of the old Republican party as he is
today, and added. that though he
waged hot fight Tor the Congress
sionaI nomination, he is equally inter
ested in the success Of Mr.. Parran,
and urged all of the voters who voted
for him in the primary, to cast their
allots for the candidate at the elec-
zion next Tuesday.
In glowing terms the speaker up
held the principles and policies of
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