Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-09-27
| BARRETT, IN JAIL
| WRITES OF POLITICS
Answers Recent Communication OF
Col. James w. Owens.
DEFENDS THE ORGANIZATION.
And Doubts the Lawyers Sincerity
as to Voting the Democratic
Ticket in November Election

joe Barret, the former promoter
Of pugilism in Baltimore city, pub
fishes the following letter over his
signature in the Baltimore Sun today,
in answer TO the recent communiea-
ton signed by Mr.. James W. Owens,
published in the same paper, AMI also
reprinted in The Capital:
To the Editor OF The Sun-Sir: In
the Baltimore Sun and Evening Capt.
tai of September Is Mr.. James W.
Owens, of this city, goes into
lengthy explanation of why a victory
was won by the Democratic organl-
cation headed by DR.. George Wells in
the late primary.
Mr.. Owens says he is one of the
kind of Democrats that think bad
Democrat il better than a good Re-
publican, and he will support the
ticket nominated, but the dissatisfac-
tion is so widespread that if an indie
pc ndent ticket is put in the field the
organization will go down to an in
glorious defeat. This statement
alone shows that very little depend
ence can be placed in anything Mr..
Owens says about supporting the
ticket as it is.
Further on he says he was one of
the active campaigners for the pro-
gressives and can say without fear of
contradict IN that the victory was
won by the use of money, and the
circulation of letter by the Anti
Saloon League TO the fifty-four
saloons at Curtis Bay, thirty-fve
saloons of Annapolis and the twenty
five speakeasies on Rock and Stony
creeks, stating that the progressives
were in favor of Statewide local OPP
ton. am sure Mr.. William II. An
derson, superintenden of the Anti
Saloon League, was not aware of the
fact that Mr.. Owens was one of the
prominent progressives, if il is a
fact that the letters were really dis
tributed.
The statement that $25 was paid
for single votes in the Third district
is a real joke. As am now &C mined
in the city jail for running one of
the speakeasies Mr.. Owens speaks
of, and it is known that | controlled
eight votes which were missed at the
primary, if such was the fact, why
did the organization not pay my fine
and costs of S172.45? Eight votes at
S25 would have more than paid it,
and the votes nave been counted at
the polls. Another proof that the To-
cal administration is run on the level
is the fact that no loophole or in
fuence was used to secure my release,
and every man connected with my
| l65 days incarceration is an organi-
cation Democrat, from the Hon.
James r. Brashears down to the
deputy sheriffs. -.
As for the speakeasies contribut-
ing to the campaign fund, they did
not, as they had no cause to bethank-
full to them. Sheriff G. Thomas
Beasley and his deputies are not of
the graft-seeking kind and show no
favors, and there is no illegal sale of
liquor now going on at the places
mentioned.
No doubt many men would have
gotten hot under the collar having to
spend over five months in Jail and
their political party in full control Of
affairs, but / wish to state, with
apologies to Mr.. Owens, that am
| one of the kind of Democrats made
of different material than a bad
Democrat, as Mr.. Owens admits to
be, and | am pleased beyond ex-
preston that my party won without
my little help, and when / gain my
liberty ! will fall in line with it
and not suggest an independent
ticket being put in the field,
Another statement of Mr.. Owens
was that Mr.. Bruner R. Anderson
won the county with the exception of
Curtis Bay, Brooklyn and Annapolis.
! am thinking if Curtis Bay, Brook
| Ign and Annapolis were taken out of
Anne Arundel county, there would not
be enough voters left to start good
fight among themselves.
Another remark of Mr.. Owens:
"This fight is the beginning of the
end" Yes, let us hope so, with
such politicians as the Corporal. T"
Regarding the marked ballots used at
tue primaries, as he admits both
sides did 80, and it was lawful, why
speak of this? Mr.. Owens finishes
his letter by saying the election re-
turns at the primary indicate that
the ood-thinking people of the coun-
| ty are in the saddle, and he will sup
port the ticket as it is. If so, why
is the Corporal" finding fault and
soaking of an inglOrious defeat for it
if an independent ticket it put in the
field? / must also ask the Cor
poral" why did he and his friends
work so hard at the primary TO de-
feat the ones now in the saddle all
organization men to a man? This is
another proof that Mr.. Owens was
only seeking office and Joined the
progressives with drowning man s
thoughts when he is grabbing after a
straw on his last trip to the bottom.
Much has been said about the care
less spending of the Taxpayers money
| in building this beautiful, service
able but terrible place of confinement
at cost of $50, 900 and the appro-
priation of SIS, 600 to build bridge
over Stony creek. / am sure every
man will agree with me that this Jail
is a monument to ANNAPOLIS citizens
and will be long years after such un-
re asonable Democrats as MIR. Owens
are run TO the woods. No one can
deny that the bridge will fill a long
felt want in that section of the
county. Why not stop harping on
the speakeasies? Let's be progress