The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-10-31
BIG DEMOCRATIC
Meeting.
LEE, HAGRUDER, HARRINGTON, PRES
TOE, iPOE AND sTRAUS SPEAK,
TOUR OF COUNTY ABANDONED.
Party Differences HeaIed.--OpeFa
House Crowded and Much En-
thUSlasm Shown.

lhuSlasm Shown.
Although the rains of the last week
made the country roads 30 heavy that
the automobile tour Of the Democratic
candidates IN Carroll had to be aban-
doned on Monday the mass meeting n
the Opera House on thai night was =
great success.
A delegation from this city. eompoH-
ed of Mesars. Weant. Steele. Fink
Walsh, Coonan, Myers, DodTer and
Fisher. went TO Gambler In auto
mobiles Monday morning and formed
the escort to Meaars Lee. Harrington
and Magruder TO this eitY. In the AZ
tornoon the party motored 10 Man
chester. where addresses were made
Monday night the First Regiment
Band paradad the streets and gave ;
concert In front Of the Westminster
Hotel. headquarters OF the candidates
and later concert in front Of the
Opera House. Every seal In the build
ing was occupied. Many ladies were
in the audience.
number Of prominent Democrats
occupied seats on the stage. Among
them we're L l.. Davis. candidate for
Sheriff. j. y Myers. for County tom
missioner. /. o. DodFer. for Treas
urer William ". shameT and wen Il.
sayers for the legislature. Wade
Nariiald. Harry Deyrieg. George :.
Shower. j Wesley HoiTaeker. Ur Nor
ris. Judge J Calvin Jordan and others.
Daniel J IesHan chairman Of tie
State Central Committee. called he
meeting 10 order and introduced II
Congressman Frank T. Shaw h chair
man. Dr Shaw n short address
alluded chiefly 10 the recent Demo
cratic primary contest. declaring thai
he larEe meeting that nIKht Haa ths
evidence of The healing of differences
Senator Lee Va the Ilrat speaker
He discussed chiefly the Currency bill
declaring II \ measure In line 18th IL
desire Of al the parties. measure
intended 10 Eeep the reserve money =
home. whore The people might have ae=
cess II II
lurrene, Reform Praised.
"ltg adoption wIlI male ever oanE
deposition and borrower HIerp easter. =
= declared. az Al Other branches i
business au1 government arc aunlfuII=
Il bY lie people, tie vii af To- people
=boulH also Hulc n finance Tic pee
lie NUT land together to- protect
themselves against uncomfortable
eapitalIHtH- The Primary Eisctinn
Law enables the people 10 ahooHs
Ileif leaders aud II the people W
stand > thIH system Al good Things
slll follow n its train
Can theY stand together Only I
hey al realize nat after choice i
made II til primary - candidates
chosen muaI be- supported. - tai
about The ruie OF he people. ut tn
real tsHt II sill man stand ~ tn
ticket whether he Is on ! or not
My opponent. - PaHTan. I'D IT,
people Of Montgomery county tBat N
friends are saying thai should i
elected might help hold ~ IL
hands 81 President Wilson. hut hat h
thought some one should be chosen II
help t. Mr. Wilson's hands. Thus ~
Ind tNo things the Republicans are
trying 10 do. 10 elect ! Senator 70
smbrfaHa Mf Wilson and to choose
0ne-thIfd OF tho members Of the Mar
land Legislature 20 TINT With tn
Governors Eeto they can prevent tt
passage Of ny legislation they please
'PaHran haa inherited IHa policies -
veil rs the VT Of Sydney Mudd. who
once aought 10 defeat n eommendabIe
bill In the Congress by calling on HI
friends. Beat II. boys. we must not let
these Democrats naas gond lash. for
II we do We can never ct them out !.
Emerson T. Harrington wss the
next speaker. lie declared that ths
Democratic Legislature Of 1912 had re-
deemed all he party's pledges. e.
pecially In its support OF public
schools and IN appropriations for good
roads. notwithstanding tho fact thaI
The administration Of the funds vas IN
the hands Of Republicans.
says Party las Stood Test
He called attention 10 the faet thai
every Democratic Office for Year, had
passed the closest scrutiny of the State
Auditor and that Governor Goldsbor=
ough had already found II necessary
10 remove one OF his apnolnteea. IL
Ieuloglzed Senator Lee, declaring thai
he waa the father of the legislation
providing for the appointment of :
legal adviser to the Public Service
Commission. securing To every man
aggrieYed the best talent to fight hIH
battles for him before that body with
out cost.
Caleb {. Magruder, candidate for
Clerk of the Court of Appeals. review
ed the recent primary fight In Carroll
and called on all Democrats tn get to
gether for the whole ticket, local and
State. He said that the Democrats are
noted for fighting among themselves.
but that ONLY makes them stronger
aginst the common enemy.
Preston Appeals For Cit,.
Mayor Preston Was the next speaker
and made a strong plea for fair play
for Baltimore City. calling attention 10
the fact that the city has half the pop
ulation of the State. pays more than
half the taxes and gives more than
half the Democratic maIorities. Not
Wlthstanding this, the city has only
two State officials. he said, while all
the resi- are from the counties.
Our people are your people. our
city ia your city, the Mayor said.
Your young men come to us, they be-
come our judges, our officials and help
build up our city and yours. What
You do for the city you do for your
selves and friends. What does she
ask? Only that the question whether
they VIII come into the city be re
ferred to the residents of the aubur-
ban boroughs. Give us chance To
grow and Baltimore viii become not
the seventh but the fifth city In