Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-17
PARRAN SPEAKS TO
LOCAL REPUBLICANS
Candidate for u. S. Senate at
Mass Meeting in Court House.
SAYS LEE is NON-PROGRESSIVE.
Former Congressman Also Makes
Earnest Plea in Defense Of In
terests of 0ysteFmen.

whether IL was because there was
no band or music out to gather the
voters together. or that their inter
est in the pending campaign is apa-
thetic, is not known, but certain il
is that the attendance at the mass
meeting OF Republicans held last
light, was smaller than has marked
the campaign meetings of the G. o.
F. in this city for a number Of
years.
The meeting was held in the Court
House and, as rule, when the Re
publieans gather there, the room is
jammed with the white and colored
voters of the party, but last night
there was comfort for many others.
However, much enthusiasm was man.
ifested, as the principal speakers.
former Congressman Parran and MIR.
Oliver l.. Metzerott, the candidates
for United States Senator, and State
Comptroller, respectively, discussed
the issues and denounced the atti-
tude of the rival candidates of the
Democratic party.
Mr.. Daniel K. Randall, the city
postmaster, and formerly chairman of
the State Central Committee for the
county, presided as chairman Of the
meeting and introduced the speakers.
In addition to Messrs. Parran and
Metzerott, Mr.. r. Stone Posey. of
Charles county, also spoke. Angus
tus M. Bernhard, of Baltimore county,
the candidate for Clerk of the Court
of Appeals, was slated to deliver an
address, but was unable to get to An
napolio in time, because of another
engagement.
Messrs. Parr IN and Metzerott at
tackled State Senator Blair Lee, Mr..
Parran's opponent, for the Senatorial
toga, and ridiculed his claims of be-
ing a Progressive Democrat If the
Wilson type, saying that the primary
election law which he fathered, and
other measures which he supported
in the Legislature, were vicious pieces
of legislation. Mr.. Parran denounced
the tariff law, recently enacted by
the Democratic Congress, but he did
not dwell upon this subject at much
length. He urged the illiterats and
negro voters TO closely study the
State as we'll as the local candidates
of their party, that they may be able
to vote the complicated ticket at the
coming November election.
Mr.. Parran took occasion 10 de-
fend the oystelmen, and declared that
were the Republican party in con
trol at the present time he would de-
mand the Board Of Public Works 10
end the Board of Shellfsh Commis-
sioners to the scenes of the oyster
troubles, and would give assurance
that no more natural oyster bottoms
would be leased and that he would
cancel all contracts unlawfully
made
Mr. Parran explained what the
Republican platform stands for,
stating that the platform had been
drafted by fifteen Republicans ap-
pointed by John b. Hanna, chair
man of the State Central Commit
tee, and Colonel Darlington, rational
committeeman of the Progressive
party, which platform was ratified by
an smalgamation of men in eonven-
tion and ado pied by the Republican
State convention.
About the oyster question he said /:
The Hamau oyster law has brought
about a condition that | stated it
would bring about when ! opposed its
passage in 1906, at which time / ad-
vised Senator Griffith to vote against
il, saying to him that the law some
day would plague the men that voted
for it. Senator Griffith was the ouly
Senator to vote against the law. Mr..
Lee, my opponent, voted for the law.
Everybody and all parties are now
promising that they will remedy this
great wrong at the coming meeting
of the Legislature. What the oyster
men want is not promises, but per
formances.
Mr.. Metzerott. among other things.
said; al feel that ! will get the
support of the citizens of Anne Arun~
del county because during my two
terms in the House of Dele gates they
have had ample opp ,rtunity to judge
of my honesty and fearlesness as a
public official, and also from assuran-
ces have had from friends al An
napolis / am sure the decision will
be in the affirmative. 1t is for the
rest of the ticket, both county aud
State that / seek your earnest
support, end wish to assure you
that in our travels through the
western aud middle sections OF the
State we have found members of
our party not only reunited, but
fighting agressively for Republican
success. which they confidently pre-
dict. >
When the candidates arrived here
they were met by committee, m
cluding r. T. Brice, C.. Carroll
Briee, candidate for the House of
Delegates Benjamin F. Pumphre v,
candidate for shelf. Dr. John Ridout,
chairman of the central committee
for the county; w. H. Meade, secre-
tary aud treasurer of the committee
Charles Lamson, Benson Blake, w.
III. Hines, all members of the same
committee; Joseph o. Fowler, candi-
/ IL