The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-23
SATURDAY, NOV. %, 1878.

Lie MdTyldIlu Httt6poHtIeUC vi Tue
14th INST, published at Port Tobacco,
in an editorial INDUCES in long til
rade of abuse against the Baltimore
Custom House, the present State Re-
publican Committee and calls for the
assembling of neW State Conven-
ton, stating that several of the Con-
gressional nominating conventions
last summer passed resolutions call
ing for State convention; also
stating that sin the Sixth Congress
sional district, the only one in which
the Republicans achieved any signal
success, they began at once by apply
ing the knife to the root of the evil
and cutting loose entirely from all
allegiance to the self-established
headquarters in Baltimore" Con-
corning the local contentious in Bal
timore we have nothing to say, pre-
ferring that they may oe amicably
adjusted by the parties who origina-
ted them and hoping that they may
not prove a source of trouble else
where; but we cannot let the ami
madversions and misstatements re-
garding the State committee and the
Sixth district pass unnoticed.
With the exception of the Fourth
and Fifth district conventions the
idea Of opposing the present State
committee was not entertained. The
First district, through its candidate,
openly denounced the attempt to
disorganize no action was taken by
the Second and Third district con-
ventions against the present commit
tee or for a call for a new State con-
Yenti0n the Sixth district cOnven
ton in caucus, fatty refused to en-
dorse the action of the Weverton
conference, and the so-called "SiXth
district Republican Congressional
committee" was ignored by every
county executive committee in the
district, and Messrs. Small, Keefer
and Stabler, the self-appointed chair
man, secretary and treasurer of said
committee found their efforts for dis
organization futile; ignored as they
were by our candidate, they accom-
plished nothing and subjected them
selves to the contempt and derision
of the Republican party in this dis
trict.
Since the election of Mr.. Urner en-
comiums of thanks have been rem
dered to The chairman of the State
committee by our new Representa-
tive, executive officers and leading
Republicans of every county in the
district, for the generous and effici
ent aid and hearty cooperation given
us. Never was candidate and the
State committee more in unison, and
the little cOterie of sOreheads and
grumblers, whilst they attempted to
do no good, found themselves pow.
erless to do any harm. We feel as
sured that the editorials published in
the leading Republican papers of
Western Maryland express the SEN
timent of the Republicans of this
district regarding the opponents of
the State committee.
We may also add that on the inau-
guration of the campaign in the
Fourth district, the resolutions adop-
ted by the Concordia Opera House
Mass Meeting expressly condemned
the actions of the Fourth and Fifth
district conventions and some of
this factious opposition afterwaId
rendered the party good service, un.
der the guidance and directson of the
State committee, displaying COM
mendable discretion in carefully
avoiding any allusion to former con-
troversies.
Nor was there lack of support or
assistance found wanting in the
Fifth or Sixth districts during the
canvass. The State committee cheer
fully rendered them all the aid in
their power and regretted that they
were unable to do as much for other
districts.
With these facts before US, we are
surprised to see an article of this
kind emanating from cotemporary
in the Fifth district that professed so
great a desire for the success of their
candidate. They surely could not
have been posted as to the workings
of the campaign, or have allowed
their columns to be used by some one
who evinces greater interest in
venting his personal hate than the
true interests of the party, If they
have fOrborne to take part in these
wrangles until this late day "twere
better they had meier begun" And /
this beginning appears to US to be
nothing new; itsounds like the same