The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-04-17

the Committee kept no minutes. told the repos;cr
Of the SHH, who applied TO MIN ios information.
that he could not say what had been done and 70.
ferrcd that gentleman 90 ms Tor the facts which
did not attempt TO give. Mr.. Ensor. however.
undertook 20 give them % the press AMI your re-
part - he dicfaioH. f'kea dorn ~ he oGic, affer
ns con's'iiise bad adjourned. Lya Heraii repnrf,r.
re an iH5orissd by him, an'i furnished 4, taa,
reporter by ih"t gentleman 10 drcoriuHcc ,rifh ne
custom Of The ProJ,ssioH. The Hsruh reporter
was unable TO learn elsewhere what had nassed
and accepted Mr.. EnsOrs kind oder 10 onlghtun
him. The Misrepresentation l. therefore clearly
rect IL.
Mr.. Ensor Gays. MIR. e. Irving Diuy and his
friends endeavOTed 20 secure for him a Prominent
place ON the Committee 10 iii the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr.. DchoiI. Of the l., die
triet This statement is not only utterly un.
founded, but inasmuch as all meinbeTs ar the Tom
mltiec. except the Chairman and Secretary. both
OF whom were present, stand on mn equal footing.
bears its REPUTATION on its face. The fact. a. ts
this matter are as follows: Mr.. Dchul wa a mem
Der Of the Committee from ms Dlstl district. re-
ceiNed Federal Office and in obedience g. the
Civil Service order resigned his position ca the
Committee. The delegates NJ whom | va one
from that district t. the County Convention Of
August 9TH. 1879. who had appointed Mr.. pchoI
snd who hat the authority TO hll hi. place. ia
writing appointed the To- il that place. Mr. he
h"iis resignation was also in writin. aul ms ai-
roinimcni was endorsed thereon. The matter Nas
formally submitted To the Committee ut it's first
meeting alter organization and the resignation
was accepted and thy appointment ratified. The
paper containing this written resignation anil ~.
p"inimcni was then Sled with tie >,-.rtary.
was thus formally made Mciubcr 81 tie Cumr,it.
tee and acted Ut every meeting, .rrii. ig.t !Iis
campaign. When tho roll Of the Committee ~.
about Go be called. however. ri it, meeting uf the
9th inst. noticed that u wa ~ w. En,., kn.4
fLsff a. i fs
D'hog'-. HsIrksf r,.iyH.i. did it,yeHr. demand.
ell that my name should be called. frlrat.rI the
foregoing facts and caii.i Hy,oa ~. S.sr.f,,g 10
I'r"dnc@ thr minutes of ne y,r,'' at t,s t,,
m'H'' dHd ft' I'"I"' c'HH'tHiry ". Ega.G .r.,iy.
HdfioH "Hd a.y dpj.,irfmenf. That .iir,r r.2ii.l
that lac hal neither. ! "a. su-ii;Uui. however.
but assen,cd t. proposition %: Mr.. En."r',
which On my motion was enlarged 10 cover all
eases OF vacancies irum either ii.iict.I that tie
delegates FROM the district 10 81, neat County
Cow rniion should I'll NJ. Dyaaa'- place.
agreed 20 Nj. En.or's proposition. because g.
though was member 81 the Committee b, tbv
s;ronse'i sVr; "i title. rsc;cr.c! ;uat 'ac rol!c
should act directly. 20. tic orp"itHniiy to tiu 80
Wa about {. oilc.. N n.!.Hs al .ura tAeau-ir.
TIE" arc ~ it'"siS.r. -fb. i.t.f. ,,n' aa't ,Ay
sh"Tf 81 'r'lf'i "'''' !'''.' m Zoo 'pl!i have 'tDcr
wise stated them o. your reporter.
MIR. En."r 81 a.; c,r' L.sr cur,-, i'y the ut.i.
tea TcsolU:i"n ofvt"i D., hin anil uraniu,a..y
adopted The rc."'f.'l "a aa "',rri Wa o. .ic
FORM as pUb.. he! D.. you hu; IL amen .,,. on
my motion ami a adopted read. follow. ;lc
words italieIcl hoin. m, a;aea'.;urI;:
H''"f''d. Tina; ;cgUD.ican. sh"uiG i.pl. fat
Republicans anil none ssr irig ,tfi,G,i L.p.tt.
"''a r"'s'. ~ n, di..r.'' %, .-.,,. &c.. .,. t.
shall be allowed to vote g, the priu..r, meeting,
called by the Committee. SouI but those true O,
the time h9nofed principle. 10 the Republican
party should rel resent the party 10 tic Count,
AMI state Convention. ur "a the Na;l# ug. 'i.cIi
ti"n which !. l" nominate - i;cpubi.-au caIaii4t.
for President and Vice President u the Uut,t
states. The mcabc-, 90 iac ENs-ue,t Commit.
tee III each di.tTc: shall appoint three judge. ir
each voting place, Who -hsl ar;tiu; their nar
clerks. ami whenever the members Il ,uo ENc.a-
tive COMMITTEES from district lisasgec "a, {, sic
appointment Of the judge. the minority o.: ',s
Committee shall have the light % Ea.uc one iui &C.
who saa!i have the ris "a; - Eainc n c.ci..
Til. amcniHcn, 81 mine ACCEPTED by ii.
Ens". and by him in;urlnc. un al. psi gina, tc..-
luIion-Ai lsIst hc went through the motion. yr
inierlincatioE-ani tie rc.olViuH a. thu, anou,-
ed was certainly adopted anil i. the law e.. ,ir
next primary election.
There wa great confusion ,lurir. ;,c session
owing TO the persistent attempt. 81; Mr. Eu,or to
secure unfair advantage. ami the action ID; the
Committee was vacilaiiBs and cuniralciuTy in
the extreme. Ono Of the FIRST thing. done wa. to
declare unanimously that the delegates p.c.cut
from each district shouli east tie whole vote ii
but few Of the delegations were full. shortly
after the adoption Of this rule ior those present :,
cast the entire vote q. the delegation. Nj Easvr
drummei up slmc fricnd.. withuu; i.roxie., and
the COMMITTEES actuaily allowed him. e. 40 the
vacancies with these nien. some If whom never
knew how to vote on nny question Ga'il prompted
BY Mr.. Ensor.
One of the ab,uriiiivs committed "a. tue I'd ny
ins Of the day tor election from ihc :. lth Inst the
day ixed by the state Executive Committee. 70
the 2.id inst, ia n. L. di.tri, u.d 't d, altar
and in SKIN: the poll. "a; Caton.Vi,lr in that ii..
tfici. The reason assi:acd i"r tie change va.
that the 2ith va saturday. market day anil in
convenient for butchers anl market men. Hut
there are large numbers u Republican butcher.
anil market men 10 the 9TH. l2,h aud iSih districts
and 'Ae dni' 80. MT 'hTaf.i i"r ti... o.f'ief..-
Beside. all nearly a.! O.! th. cia.. %. voters 10
tho 1T District re- iic near th" c.tv limit. m
never sitsnI elections west a. Carroll. while t.-
toa.villc where the polls are Fixed. 3 J.,. ..,i..
~'G "f crTraH the reason s..,:nei tor chang.
Ing the date Of the election i naaies;iy fate
Indeed NJ. En,nr afterwards state! /, A!r. uli,y
Of the llth district. that his object sas 80, ti,.
ias State Efsraiirc HoHm,fie.." AMI tAis purpo.V
Of insulting and dsiyins that body w.. c!es-Iy
evidenced by Mr. En-oFs nuwerou. .l,ccchc. :uf-
ing the debate of the proposition - change the
date Ct tho election. IT, however. ~ some ell ar.e
there was further purpose. viz. {, cplonxo vatugs
ia the LIT district il will fail. We have coties {
OF the voters ut th1f district nj
will sec that in tho lans uaso o; ms amendment Of
Mr.. Ensor, resolution. ''H".. Lai isiy yn.i 'si
RsgHbhc"H rofer- "f ii. district m ,rat.L to-. ,f.r
a. roie' skaH b. aH.,c,,i q, rpic.
Another absurdity and injustice was COMMITTEE 1
in the matter Of the petition Of the "a, dsirc; for
precinct voting. Thi- petition. sisncI by s.ine
lJO Republican voters Of that district. was violent
~ opposed by Mr.. Eusug even to thc cNten, o. IN,
| sisting that il should not be real. /, ~. read
| hoaever. aHd 8raHi'f ty fro ..y.ur'f. ,af.. ant
afteTrar'i- deai.d ny q ro's mk.a ~ ~. E4.ar.
| i"stase, affsc put .f n. Comadise hud y.ne
h"ss. The 9th district alsn dcsirc the poll. to be
kept open until y. IN. in order that the factor
operatives who work unil 4 p. H. mig a.; vote VITA
| out loss Of time or money. Mr.. En.Or aud .rieads
opposed and defeated this. and gave the lst dis
triei, which did not need il. tho longer Jiac Ia
vote, the polls not closing there until ,, NJ. nai
In all other districts ~ 6 +. m.
The Committee finally adjourned without name
| ing day for the County Convention and We will
have TO act upon what it intended to 10 a. 10 that
matter.
The foregoing gives some idea Of the doings Of
the Committee under Mr.. Ensor's guidance. anil
but for the fact that many members Of the Com
mitiee were absent. aud their place. filed by NJ
Ensor's tools. and that the majority in his favor
was so very slender. the Republican parry Of Bal.
timors county. judged by its Executive Commit.
tee. would cut but sorry figure.
There 10 one more point to which wish t. re-
fer. Mr.. Easor aud his friends pcrsstontly charge
that oppose him only because | an his rival for
| = seat In the National Convention. This Is not
true. AZ am now situated could not attend
that convention without extreme Inconvenience.
aud only the compliment Of an sH'irsiy uH.oaybt
election could induce the 10 suffer tia, inconyeni-
| ence. ! attn not therefore candidate in tho zen
eral acceptation 81 that tern certainly not In the
sense In which Mr.. Ensor j. a candidate. Jor
| hare Hsrsr dsksd for rots and u.rsr ,riH lie
sides Mr.. Ensor resides In the "a Congressional
district and in tho 9Th, my election. therefore,
could not possibly interfere with his. oppose
Mr. BnsoT because iAiRk kis' aHirHe to a., J,rin-
eipies cfhs RePHJiicon purity aHi "H,roriiy af n.
support. gave some OF the facts upon which this
| opinion Is based in Mr.. Ensor's presence and
hearing, at a mssting in the let district. on the