Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-08-21
ST.. LroNAnDs, MD., Aug. Is, iol4


ST. LEoNARps, MD., Aug. Is, 1914.
Mr.. EDIToR:--
Being absent from the state for
some time, I failed 10 see the letter
published in the Howard County Post
Of August LIST towhich was attached the
name Of Clarence Oldheld", but since
/ have read the same reproduced in an
other newspaper published In Southern
Maryland which so absolutely misrepre-
sents me, that II compels me to reply.
! reproduce here part Of this letter,
as follows. 1.-Two years ago Mr.. Parran
campaigned this county Howard and
the Fifth Congressional District
Throughout the campaign he publicly
and privately proclaimed Mr.. Mudd to
be the logical and natural one to 70
low him, aud lead the partys forces In
the campaign this year. BE c,mmenf-
ed him then for your earnest and con-
tinued consideration and ask you VT y
Is II that the voice of Honorable Tom
not heard 10 advocacy OF his cause now9
Why is IL that the voice of the Honor
able Tom is stilled
Like the harp that once through Tsra's
hall
The soul Of music shed
Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls
As though that soul were dead
And Is heard no more in advocacy OF |
the course he insisted upon our pursu-
ing in connection with this young man
for Congress now
s'Mr. Parran is responsible for the OPP
position that has been created against
the candidacy Of Mr.. Mudd, and only
after futile endeavor and frantic efforts
to secure some one in the guise Of a
candidate from some other source, has
be at this late moment tr0tted out Mt.
Metzerott to make the race and attempt
the execution of his purposes.
THE efforts made along these lines
Of opposition have not been confined
solely to securing fitting subject to
lend his name to this scheme as a can
didate, In those quarters where prom
Uses of office and political jobbery were
deemed effective, such promises have
been made as the price and reward for
participation in party discord.n
Now Mr.. Editor, never in speech 4
in Howard county or anywhere else two /
years ago, said that Mr.. Mudd was the |
man for the republicans to nominate or
not to nominate for Congress. As to |
the charge that Mr.. Metzerott became /
candidate for Congress by my solisita-
ton or influence, / will say that |
challenge any evidence OF proof TO that |
effect, aud / could not authoratively |
say at this writing, that Mr.. Metzerott |
will or will not be candidate for this |
Congressional nomination.
/ further deny that l have used or |
promised any office to any one to ad- /
vance the Candidacy of any candidate.
The only endorsement given by me for
any office in the last mouth or 50 has
been to Mr.. John Howie, Of Anne A. I
ruudel county and Mr.. Thos- feager,
OF Howard County. Mr.. Yeagers in-
dorsement by me was given upon the
personal solicitation of General Macklin
and the written request OF this same
Mr. Clarence Oldfield, and at the same
time knowing that Mr.. Yeager was de-
serving Of anything at the hands OF the
Republican Party. Mr.. Bowie has re-
ceived his appointment and Mr.. Yeager
will, | ask any one to interview either
of these gentlemen and ascertain from
them, if have or have not mentioned
any candidate for Congress, for have
not. have purposely made an effort
to prevent the injection OF myself into
this campaign; because / became a tar
gtJ III luC hrDu1tatdn RItndLlto tWO
years ago as a representative specimen
of bossism, hence my desire to be less
active in this nomination. | am one
who has never in my political life OF
over twenty years instigated a pri-
mary contest, and [ was never engaged |
in but one contest in all my life, either |
County. District or State aud that was
forced upon me two years ago by the
son OF the man, whom | had served
faithfully and Loyalty for IS years, and |
only self respect required me to allow
that contest to take place.
We have too many political warriors 1
who forget past favors, and always /
ready to fight furiously their political |
associates and are less furious against /
the common enemy. | have avoided /
this policy all my life, hence Calvert,
my home County,is the oniv County /
10 this Congressional District whose |
officials are all Republicans. | believe |
ii Mr.. Oldheld sincerely wants Mr.. |
Mudd nominated and elected to Con-
gress, be would not implore tie Hon
Tom as he terms me, to speak out too |
loudly in behalf of his canddate.-
While it might be pleasing to- the Editor
and Manager Of the Howard County
Post, because of the fact that, these two
gentlemen are publishing one of the
strongest Prohibition papers in thi,
State and doubtless they, as l do, ad-
mire the courage OF Mr.. Mudd in voting
as l have been informed he did, last May
fer Prohibition in Charles county and
destroying eighty-eight whskey sa-
looms; but it would hardly be so pleas
ing to that other element OF our Party,
who went up against me so stroug last
year, when was candidate for the
United States Senate, because dared
to say that was for local option, a
principle which means that the people
should have the power to regulate the
liquor traffic, as they have to settle all
public questions.
The rise or fail of my political "Sun''
TO which Mr.. 0ldfeld alludes, interests
no one but myself and il will not ascend
or descend by the result Of this primary
election. have been able to take care
of myself politically, since was 81
years old. and l was never in a more
placid state Of mind at any period of
my life than am at this time. / shall
continue to live and breath the political
atmosphere in which my Party lives,
shall do my duty, and render in my
humb way any service to any and all