Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-22
The GOVERNOR SPEAKS
MAKES EARNEST APPEAL
Candidate for Governor Fails to
Materialize at Republican
Mass-Meeting.
BUT SENDS LETTER.
Governor Given An Ovation Urges
All Republicans to Rally to Party
Standard --DOub Praises G.
O. p. Record.

Standard---D0ub Praises g.
o. P. Record.
With patriotism floating over the large
and representative audience from the
generous display OF the Stars and
Stripes that spread their ample folds
over and above the stage. the Republi-
cans held an enthusiastic mass-meet-
ing last evening in the Colonial The
aIre:-
The star of the evening was to have
been Ovington +. Weller, Republican
candidate for Governor. but he failed to
materialize. Neither lid Mr.. Robert
E. Duer, Republican candidate for Comp
troller both of whom were able TO at
tend because of their engagements in
Baltimore.
Albert A. Doub, the candidate for
Attorney General. was here. however,
and made a strong argument IN behalf
of the State candidates as well as the
whole ticket. Governor Goldsborough
also spoke and was given an ovation.
Mr. Weller sent Letter to the voters of
Anne Arundel countvin which he said
''It is with extreme regret that
have found nj the last moment
that il viii be impossible for me 10
be present with yen tonight. The
demands npCn me and the exigen-
cies of the campaign compel me
most reluctantly. to fOregO the
pleasure / would have had in he
ing with you."
Mr.. Weller Sees Victory.
Continuing. the letter said:
I'VE feel that we are going to win
this fight because our cause is a right
eous one. The principles for which
we stand are those in which the peo-
pie of the State have a vital interest.
They are rallying TO our standard, on
which we have emblazoned the motto,
"A Business Administration by Bust
ness Men,
The people of Maryland have very
properly concluded that they can no
longer trust the Democratic machine.
which has so frequently and so recent
~ promised to inaugurate the neces-
sary reforms and to regulate the abus-
tirely responsible, and which has just
as frequently and recently repudiated
and ignored these same promises. The
The taxpayers of the State are thor
oughly aroused by the steadily in
creasing tax rate. which has grown
from 16 to % l-2 cents by the hordes of
holders, legislative employees and com
missions which cucumber the pay roll
and by the deficit of $1,555.0OO caused
by excessive appropriations by the
Legislature of 1914, dominated by the
mith-Harrington machine"
DOuh Outlines Issues.
James NJ. Munroe. candiate for state
Senator. presided and introduced the
speakers. and incidentally. made some
hot paries at the state Democratic
organization and spoke glowineiy ~
Republican success. He denounced
the present election law and laid the
responsibility Tor Its enactment af the
door of the Democrats
Mr.. Munr0e then introduced Mr
Doub The Republlcan party. he said
had no excuse 90 oner thar u stood
upon its record. He declared fhaf thf
issues were purely 81 a state Interest
and had no national sixnffcauce IL
Landed 8Ir Weller. and asserted thai
what we want is q business admins.
trafion ~ a business man. and the man
10 elect IS Mr.. Weller
Mr. Doub spoke 0f the resources 81
the State and said that the Common.
wealth needed a business executive
He charged the Democrats with beins
rspousible for stufing ballot boxes il
Baltimore city and other alleged cleo
tion irregularities. which, he said. lee
to the upheaval and election of tbs
late Governor Lowndes.
Mr. Doub charged that no man il
the State could aspire to public Office
unles he bowed the knee to Senator
Smith. In this connection he sait
| that Senator Lee and MI. .Marbury were
| two of the brilliant men of the State
| and yet they were forced TO succumb K
| the domination of the Smith machine.
mir. Harrington's record is an oper
book" he said, "a deficit i'm the State
Treasury of more than a million dol
lars" and he charged it is all due tS
/ the system" There was prolonged
applause when Chairman Munroe in
| troduced Governor Goldsborough. Th,
| Governor said, i'm part;
Comptroller Harrington has at
tempted TO hold me responsible fol
what he terms excess appropriations
of Legislature of 1914 Bear in min,
that from no source has there been |
/ criticism of the propriety of any o
these appropriations. His endeavorl
to impose upon me the Legislative pow
er of discretion in selecting one wor
thy cause over another. seems to m'
10 be an effort to shift responsibilit!
from the Treasury Department and th'
4 Legislature to the Executive.
'The veto power was never sup
1 posed to be exercised TO protect thI
Treasury except from ill-advised hast.
and improper appropriations. So fai
as 1 have heard. there has been NJ