The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-10-27
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A CARD.

To the Voters of Baltimore county:
| have heard it rumored that certain people as
sert that they can see no good reason why should
become an Independent candidate for the Sheriff
atty of Baltimore county, because, as they say,
was before the nominating convention of the DEM
ocratic party, and having been "fairly' beaten,
should accept the result and not accept the nomi-
nation at the hands of the Workingmen's party
and others. For four years have been working
against the combinations in my own purity, anu
have been asking the support of the public on this
line believing those combinations to be detrlmen~
tai to the best interests of ALL During this time
have received the support of large majority of
the voters of the county, but Notwithstanding this
1 have been beaten by my opponents, who, though
in the minority, had the ring managers to back
them and thus succeeded.
In order to accomplish this they were obliged
to resort to the most disreputable means, and by
a system of bribery and intimidation they were
successful.
I don't think the ring managers can deny the
fact that the Democratic ticket now in the field
was almost entirely named for a considerable time
before the primaries of September 18th. Some of
these gentlemen canvassed the Sth district before
the primary and told the voters that if l carried
the district would "break the ticket" This
proves conclusively, I think, that the ring had
selected the ticket before even the primaries were
held
trict as well in the county, waited upon the
superintendents of certain manufacturing estab-
lishments and asked them to see their men and
have them vote against my ticket upon the ground,
as be said that was representing the labor classes
OF the county while he represented the capital
In some cases he met with rebuff while in others
he accomplished his designs. l knoc that certain
manufacturers or bosses did discharge or intimi-
date some of their employees. The Democratic
Executive Committee, of which Mr.. Worthington
was chairman, passed an order that no man should
vote at the primaries who had not voted for Tilden
and Hendricks in 1876, but notwithstanding this
order passed while Mr.. Worthington was chair
man of the committee, he (WorthingtOn) did vote
at least toenyfr Republicans at thesSth district
primary.
The ring, Iaboring in Mr.. Worthington's interest,
used large sums of money in the Sth district. The
result was that by these unfair and dishonorable
means Mr.. WOrthington carried the district, which
was the only one in the county he did carry. In
the convention he obtained his nomination in
much the same manner in which he succeeded in
the Sth district-by barter and sale.
Feeling that although l was the choice of ma
jority of that convention, and that | was only
beaten for the nomination by the tricks of an un-
scrupulous ring, I, at the solicitation of many of
the delegates announced myself as an independent
candidate for the Office of Sheriff. and l therefore
come before the people untrammelled by ring in
huence or party clique, and ask the support of the
| voters of the county. Very respectfully, &C.,
WILLIAM E. CHILDs.