Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-03-30
SENATOR MOORE
VERY INDIGNANT
Rises in the Senate and Charges
Anderson With Gross
Misrepresentation

Senator John Z. Moore. Of Worcester
County. Senator Andrews, of Hartford
County. and Senator Speicher, Of Gar
rett County, were represented in an ad-
vcrtlscment printed on Wednesday in the
daily newspapers Of Baltimore regarding
their attitude on the State Wide Anti
Saloon Bill in a manner that they OBJ
lected to very seriously. Senator
Andrews demanded and received re-
traction from Superintendent Anderson.
while Senator Moore rose in the Sem
ate to a question of personal privilege
and made long and vehement speech.
dcnouncing Mr.. Anderson for the adver-
tisement published Wednesday morning
The Senator was greatly excited and
said that nothing had so aroused his
Indignation as this assault upon him. In
the gallery just above his head. Mr.
Anderson sat listening intentlv. and
with his eyes fixed upon the Senator
from Worcester. The report of what
was going on quickly spread through
the State House.
Yesterday morning. said Senator
Moore. II received telegram signed
By five friends Of mine from Worcester
county, which stated something like this
The eyes of the people of Worcester
county are upon you regarding your vote
upon the Local Option bill as sent to
the Senate from the House. suspected
the source of the inspiration that directed
the sending Of this telegram. and dictated
letter to my stenographer to Mr..
William II. Anderson stating that had
received telegram of this character,
and asked if he had inspired it. The
note was duly delivered to Mr.. Anderson
and he did not answer it. think it
was because he did not have time
before saw him.
1 met Mr.. Anderson coming down the
steps of the State House. and asked him
if he had sent telegram TO Mr. Orlando
Harrison and others in reference TO my
position on the Local Option bill. He
said he had not. | said Mr.. Anderson.
such telegram has been sent. If 1t
had not been sent such telegram as
received would never have come to me.
mir. Anderson said: Perhaps the
Anti-Saloon League had sent it. and !
.n,t:n.l M, n,n ,o,,lI oand rttch a tala.
gram but yourself. and also told him he
knew it was absolutely untrue. The
reply was, that had voted on 'subsid-
larry questions or measures which indi-
cate the way | would vote on the Local
Option bill before the Senate. said
that had voted upon those measures
without indicating how ! would vote in
the Senate on the State wide bill. There
was third witness TO this conversation
who will certify the statement have
made.
IL do not believe it is fair to attack a
men when he is unable TO defend him
self, but do believe that this man who
has come from nobody knowns where,
is unfit TO be citizen Of the State Of
Maryland, and make this statement
not indicating whether ! will vote for
the bill or not.
Il am astonished that the Legislature
of this state, that the House of Dele
gates, that the Senate OF Maryland
would accept any advice or indorse any
methods adopted by this man.
Senator Moore said he did not think
il necessary to defend the Senators
from Hartford, Wicomico. and Garrett
Counties against the charges included
in the threat made by this son of Hagar
this morning" But" he continued.
II do say that have never made to
any one promise to support the State
Wide Local Option bill. propose TO
accept any bill that meets with my APP
prevail and none other.
Now the statement was made that
promised to support the Local Option
bill which promise was necessitated by
the fact that ! once voted to let il die
in the committee. say that the charge
is absolutely false. If did not have
proper respect for the members of the
Senate, would call that man a short
ugly name that is sometimes spelled
with three letters, and sometimes four
II have the confidence of the people
from my county. do not want the
confidence of Mr. Anderson and have
not asked him for il, in fact would not
have it If he gave it TO me. have
never had such feeling Of resentment
before. and when this man publishes a
false statement. coupled with the name
Of Senator from Maryland as he has
done today, feel that should defend
myself. | need make no defense for