Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-11-03
KERN AND DANIELS
URGE LEES ELECTION
National Orators at Democratic
Mass Meeting.
SENATE NEEDS A DEMOCRAT.
Aud marYland Should Have a Create
Voice in Program OF Pending
Legislation.

10 the Unite States Senate, that
Maryland should have a greater voice
in upholding the hands of President
WilsJJ, ana enacting the program of
national legislation new under way,
ringing addresses were delivered at 3
nass-meeting of Democrats of An
napolis and Anne Arundel county,
held in the City Assembly Rooms
Saturday night By United States
Senator John w Kern, OF Indiana,
majority floof leader, and Secretary
Of the Navy, Josephus Daniels. SEN
ator Lee also delivered brief but
pointed address, and he was given a
great ovation by the audience which
was a large and representative one.
55There was much applause as DR..
Wells, the central CO.. mittee chair
nan, called the meeting to order,
which was only exceeded wheB Mr..
Bruner K. Ande rson, who, as the can
iidate for State Senator, led the un-
successful fight Of the Progressive
Democrats in the late hot primary
campaign, was made permanent chair.
man. In taking the chair, Mr. An
derson pardoned himself foI making
s few brief remarks. He took occa-
sion TO urge upon the Democrats to
discard the bitter feeling of tn, pri-
mary fight and get behind the ticket
nominated, as a unit He said that
reports had come TO him that many
disgruntled Democrts had planned to
cut the ticket at tomorrow's election,
but he dispelled all this by saying
that he had taken the trouble to con-
duct a personal investigation and was
unable to trace q real source.
Senator Kern was the first speaker,
and he discussed national issues from
det llled STANDPOINT, urging the
voters TO the Importance of the leg
islation now pending and to come be-
tore Congre in carrying out the
pledges Of the Democratic platform.
He discussed the tariff, income tax
and currency measures, and called
on the vot srs generally to elect
Senator Lee in order that the party
might have a safer majority in the
upper house of the National AS
.embly.
Secretary Daniels made a telling
address, and while his comment on
administration measures was only
of a general nature, Senator Kern
having given an elaborate disserta-
tion in this regard, but he lauded
President Wilson and his admins
tration, saying among other things
that Mr.. Wilson is the greatest
" Boss-cOntrolled" President he had
ever known Of, but adding that the
boss" is the Presidents con-
science Mr. Daniels dwelt at some
length on the subject of interna-
tional peace, saying that the time
will come when all nations will
thresh out their difficulties, without
resort to hostilities, and in this
connection referred to the Presi-
dents recent speech at Mobile, when he
said that this nation should not take
another foot of ground by conquest
Interspe rising his remarks with ref
ertnces to the urgent necessity of
slecting another Democratic Senator
from Maryland, MIR. Daniels paid high
compliment to the qualifications of
Senator Lee, and continuing said:
Maryland ought to have great
er voice in the completion of the
great program of progressive legisla-
tion, instead of being in the position
that it is today, a mere cipher, with
one Democratic, and one Republican
Senator, each killing the others
vote. l plead with you all to elect
Senator Lee and thus let Maryland
nave the voice and score in this great
movement, the greatest movement of
the times"
When Senator Lee arose to speak,
be was gree ted with a tremendous
cheer. Before any reference to his
own ambition in this campaign, be
pleaded with the local Democrats on
the score of party unity, urging
them to vote for all the local candi-
dates nominated in the bitter pri-
mary. He waded into his opponent,
Mr.. Parran, and the latter's stand on
the oyster question, and other meas
ures. Supplementing the definition
Of stand-patter" as given by Sen
ator Daniels to be one who has stop
ped and can't get started again, SEN
ator Lee said they don't want others
to get started either. ''That is the
attitude of Mr. Parran," be said 81
rather think he is going backward
instead of trying 10 gee forward. just
like the cTawfish swims when one
dalies with it in the water. ] think
Sir. Parran might be termed the
'Crawfish Statesman Of Maryland. .
A the close of the meeting, many OF
those in the audience advanced t
the platform and shook hands witt
the speakers.
Senator Kern, Secretary Daniels
and Senator Lee arrived here shortly
before o'clock. They were escorted
TO the Assembly Rooms by a com
mittee composed Of DR.. George Wells
Mayor James F. Strange, Sheriff
George 7. Beasley, former Sher
Frank S. Revell, James s. Smith
president Of the Board of Count!
| Commissioners; Geor &c T Melvin
Isaae s. Nutweli and others