The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-08-16
Democrats Hold Meeting


in the court house here on Tueseay tor
the purpose of mapping out plans for
running the campaign in this county.
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. ]. Enos Ray, Jr., on behalf OF
the State Central Committee. The
motion was made and carried that the
chairman call each district separately
and have the gentlemen representing
each district tell of the conditions in
their sections and suggest plans.
From almost every district the opln-
ion expressed was that the Democrats
are united and enthusiastic and that
Prince Georges would give a hand
some Democratic majority this year.
The following resolutions were pass
ed:
WHEREAS, the Democratic Party OF
this nation, in convention assembled,
has nominated for President and Vice
President of the United States as its
standard bearers, men OF the most ster-
Ing worth and pronounced ability and
WHEREAS, The members OF our party
in this Congressional district have NOM
mated a candidate for Congress whose
honesty and ability are beyond cavll,
and
WHEREAS. 1t is incumbent upon us
to organize for the purpose ut carrying
Prince Georges county for the nation
al and Congressional ticket. and
WHEREAS. the State Central Commit
tee of Prince Georges county. as the
duly elected governing body OF the par
ty in said county. is charged with the
duty by the people of exerting ev. ~ le-
ultimate effort for the success OF our
ticket,
7herefue be it Resol0ed, That for the
purposes aforesaid, the State Central
Commit ee of Prince Georges county
be and it is hereby authorized to APP
DO ut in each of the nineteen election
dis cts of this county, ten persons who
al be known as the district execu-
tivel COMMITTEES of the election district
in which chosen. which said district ex'
dtive committee, within two weeks
1.om this date or t'eir appointment,
shall organize by the election from
among its members O. president ana
secretary, and said district executive
commit shall likewise, from among
i members, OF from outside mem
bership, appoint committee on regis.
tration for said district, composed OF
five persons, of which committee OF
registration the chairman OF the dis
trict executive committee shall be lpso
facto its pres dent, the said district ex-
ecutive committee, and the district COM
mittee on registration shall act IN con-
junction with, and give assistance TO
the State Central Committee OF Prime
Georges county, and the Chairman o
the State Central Committee OF the
Democratic party of the State OF Wary
land that said district executive COM
mttee shall meet at least twice month
fro n the date of their org nlzatlon to
lie date of the ELF ction, and ottener, II
need be, at such hour and place as its
president shall designate; that said
committee shall record and keep such
minutes of its meetings as 1t shall deem
necessary flor its pur loses; and SAID
committee shall be subject to such
rules in the conduct of its business as
the State Central Committee of this
county, acting through the Chairman
of the State Central ommittee OF he
Democratic Party of the State OF Mary
land, shall prescribe that 1t hall be
competent for the said district execu-
tive committee, if deemed nee ssary, to
arrange f. r district political meetings
and to call upon the State Central Com
mittee of the county to supply 1t with
speakers
.4nd be it fu1ko Rrsolapa. That tn
Chairman ct the State Central Com
mIt,e-, and the President Of the WI
SON Marshall Smith ernocratIr ASso
81 G.arna'. fy
MARYLAND, together with one oihe
m .mber of the Sta Central Commit
tee of this county shall be and are
hereby constituted a committee o,
public speakers, and said committee
snail arrange for at least four mass
meetings to he held in this county
one at Upper Marlboro. one at Hva,ts
Vie, one at brentwood and one at
Laurel, and sad committee on publ,
speakers, shall procure for said occa,
sIons, persons bf nation Al reputation
IN order that the issues of the cam
paign shall be intellig emily presented
10 the pc ,Dle
.4nd6e it /u,1lsr Resol0ed That SHOULD
the WILSON, Marshall-omith Demo-
cratic Association Of Prince Georges
county, under its own auspices. desire
to hold political meetings. at any time
during said campaign, the said com
miitee on public speakers shall be
charged with the duty of procuring
FIR SAID association persons of ma
tionaI reputation for this purpose. the
right being sill reserved to said asso,
CiatIsn to select other persons as
speakers if deemed necessary.
1nd be it further ReJofvsa, That the
Stale Central Committee OF Prince
Georges county, Maryland. and the
wilson Marshall Smith Democratic
Association Of Prince George's couu-
~, together pledge themselves to
act in concert for The purposes for
which we are assembled, the procure
ment of democratic victory in thI>
county in HE coming election.