Show party in maryland has been much misunderstood washington oct 2 concerning the action of the republican convention at baltimore ot which he was chairman secretary bonaparte has written a letter publication of which lie has authorized zed e says as n means ot disseminating semina ting information as to the actual situation in maryland the letter says in alie campaign now in progress in maryland the democratic ring relief for success as it has relied for success in many campaigns during the past thirty live years upon appeals to race prejudice to indale this prejudice it has frequently circulated cu and it circulates now many utterly false and indeed stories aa to what the republican party would or mish ai it entrusted with powers by tho voters some ot the preposterous tales are to the effect that a ture would compel by law certain forms of social intercourse between the two races as for example by establishing tab lishing compulsory atta at mixed schools or obliging white children to be taught by colored teachers others hold out the alap ning prospect that a republican governor or mayor would appoint a vast 0 colored officers with no regard to fitness or expedience to all borts of public positions of course when we had a republican legislature and republican governor nothing of tho kind was done and the present republican mayor of baltimore has made no such selections for public office stories of the first clasa form part of an outcry against social equality stories ot the second class give such color as they may to an outcry against domination the resolution ot the republican convention disclaiming any desire or purpose to promote either of these chimerical evils must be understood der stood in the light of tho surrounding circumstances aa above set forth in maryland it has been so understood and has attracted or no comment outside the slate it seems to havo been widely misunderstood by reason of widespread ignorance of the peculiar conditions which prevail with us |