The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-02-15

Editors If TIE Morning Herald:
SIRs The following communication was
retulned To me 10y the american with
note stating: " We have decided that sufii.
cient has already appeared in our columns
IN regard TO the matter, and we cannot sur
render any more space to it," was per
frctly satisfied to 5e denied the use of the
columns of the american on this basis, but
as that paper Immediately abandoned its
position thus defined, aud while closing Its
columns to us, it has freely opened them
to our opponents, and especially, as IT
persists without the slightest foundation in
fact, in attributing 10 those who desire
reorganization ofthe party, motives and oh
jrct, viz: the advancing Of Mr.. Creswelrs
political interests and shaping thu complex
ION of the Maryland delegation to the next
national convention, which do not Iist and
are entirely foreign to aud inconsistent
with our real motives and objects, am
compelled TO ask the use Of your columns.
Very respectfully, &. IRVING Dirty.
Baltimore, February ;ird, 1879.
REPUBLICAN REORGANIZATION.
Editors Of The Morning Herald:
SIRs-In your editorial to day, discussing
party reorganization, you say: There can
he no doubt of the authority and legality
of the present State Central Committee"
aud that lit is the rule OF the Republican
party that every State Convention called
shall have the right to recoustitute the
State Central Committee
Now, insist that the legality and au
thority of that committee is very generally
doubted, As has been evidenced by the
action of all the Congressional districts OF
the State, except one. Of five Influential
Republican meetings in this city, held since
June last, and by very general expression
of opinion by individual Republicans.
| grant that it belongs to State conven
tions with general power over State mat
tiers To rcconstitute tho State Central Com
mittee, but not TO conventions called a.
wa. that Of Frederick in 1876 for the sole
purpose of electing delegates 10 the Ma
tional Convention.
That convention had no authority to re-
constitute tho committee at all, and most
certainly not in the mode adopted by the
arbitrary action Of its chairman, substitut-
ing, for those chosen by the several legisla-
tive districts others of his own selection.
regardless of the will of those whom they
were supposed TO represent. Party rule
requires, | am Informed by active Re
publicans Of long standing, that each
leg islaiive district shall choose its mem
b=rs Of the Central Committee, and tina,
tn: State Convention, through its chairman,
shall express that choice. Otherwise voters
could never BE fairly represented.
The Frederick convention violated this
rule, aud thus began the trouble which has
been growing over since. The legality of
the action there taken was Immediately
questioned. Indeed, some of the countie,
refused to be boaud, and restored the
members Of the committee, who had been
+ removed by that convention.
( Mr. Thomas was thus made chairman Cl
. Lhe ttuttal "ulCl shortly allel
/ his appointment to office, was convened Il
receive his resignation and appoint his
successor. Finding Mr.. Thomas urging tn,
selection of MIR. Mathews, protested that
Mr.. Mathews talents did not lie in tn,
Judicial line required by the position. Mr
thomas agreed with me, rs, since the ap
pearance of the AduIamite circular. do al
of NJ. Mathews friends, but insisted tina
there was no one else available. ATTENDED
this meeting of the committee, which made
Mr.. Mathews it's chairman, as a spectator
and found SO few members present rs 4
make its action, as a reflection of Republi
can wishes, farcicIl The next publi
scare in the drama WAS the Concordia Con
vention OF September Goth, 1877, whicl
undertook To lsgalizc the Fre,ier lex usurp
alton.
This convention was neither legally calie
nor fairly chosen, because the commit.
calling 1t WAS illegal and the primar.e
were manipulated. 1t spoke not for tn