The Baltimore County union., 1881-10-22
CONFERENCE OF REPUBLICANS.
A Plain Statement OF Facts-Ensor's
Usurpations Denounced.

tiai Republicans Of BALTIC. county met at 0sceola
Hall, Baltimore on Saturday last, to consider the
political situation and devise means 90 counterac,
the evil results flowing from the unjust action
Of the late Republican State Convention In ex.
eluding the representatives Of the Republicans Of
Baltimore county. Notwithstanding the short
ness Of the notice, ten districts were represented
by large delegations. Before the meeting organ
ized Messrs. Baylies and Roach, who were nOmi-
mated by the Ensor convention for County Com
missioners, called and asked what could be done
to harmonic matters and secure an agreement a.
TO the county ticket. They were told that the re-
organization Of the State Central and county Ex-
ecutive Committees for Baltimore county, In ae-
eordance with the principle popular representa-
ton and long established party usuage, so that
the delegates from each district to the late county
convention should choose their own members Of
said committees, was the first aud chief thing to
be done, and that being done the dispute about
the county ticket could be easily adjusted. Atthe
request Of Mcssrs. Baylies aud Roach this propo-
sition. which they declared eminently fair, vas
put In writing and BY them In person submitted
TO the Ensor committee thcn In session on Post
Office avenue. While these gentlemen were en-
gagged on their mission Of harmony. the meeting
at 0seeola Hall organized BY eiecting Talbot ].
Albert, Of the LIST district, chairman, and r. C.
was taken, beyond discussing the situation, until
Mcssrs. Baylies and Roach returned and announc.
cd through Mr.. Mccormick the entire failure Of
their mission and that the Ensor committee had
refused even TO consider their proposition. That
committee then proceeded TO siutiy itself and set
at naught the authority Of the convention which
had unlaufrlly assumed 20 create u, by pulling
down the ticket which that convention had put
up, and reeonstrueting Il Of Democrats, temper
ance mon and other ineongruous material. This,
too, notwithstanding the great virtue Of straight
out Republication which the En.orites had as
suIned and upon which they claimed the party
support. After hearing the report Of Messrs.
ceeded to pass the following preamble and resolu.
tions, unanimously:
WHEREAS. In the matter Of tho Baltimore
county contest before the late Republican conven.
tion at Cambridge, tho evidence submitted BY the
anti.Ensor delegates conclusively proved that the
Republican convention which met at tTowsontown,
September 20. 1881, for the purpose Of nomina
a county ticket and choosing delegates 20 said
State convention and members Of the State Central
and county Executive Committees for said county,
adjourned sine de without accomplishing said
purpose and withou, even permanent organization
or ascertaining who were proper delegates thereto
that after said final adjournment and after ma
ority Of the delegates to said convention had gone
home, minority thereof, purposely concealing 4
their design from said majority, and purposeiy
delaying action until said majority had gone
homo. convened and without regular organization
and without even having before them the creden-
tials Of majority Of said delegates selected dele
gates to said State convention and members Of
said State Central and county Executive Commit
tees for said county. that thereupon the regular
and lawful county Executive Committee, Geo. II.
Riley, chairman. appointed delegates to said State
convention aud ordered primaries TO be held
October 18th, 1851, TO elect delegates TO q new
county convention for the purpose Of electing
members Of the State Central aud county Execu-
tive Committees and nominating n county ticket +;
And chsreas, For want Of time the said State
convention gave only twenty minutes-ten min
utes 20 each side-to the consideration Of said
contest, which made u impossible 10 hear and
consider the aforesaid evidence.
And chsveas, In view Of said shortness Of time
and the consequent impossibiiity Of hearing and
deciding said contest in any fair or judicial man
ner. Il had been generally agreed and determined,
after free Interchange Of opinion among the dele.
gates to said State convention, that the proper
course was to deny the right Of admission TO both
the Ensor and anti .Ensor delegations, but out Of
courtesy 20 Baltimore county and TO prevent her
entire loss Of representation, TO admit both with
half vote each, leaving the selection Of the State
Central aud county Executive Committees for said
county and the nomination Of q county ticket 10
the new county convention called as aforesaid.
And Whereas. Said agreement was thefeupon
embodied in q resolution which was entrusted 10
certain members Of the committee on credentials
Of said State convention who undertook TO offer
said resolution but failed 70 do % under misap-
prehension, as stated, that Il had been finally
agreed on all hands TO admit the Eusor delegation
for sake OF harmony, by means whereof said dele.
cation was 90 admitted 10 the great wrong Of tho
honest Republicans Of Baltimore county.
Aad Whereas, In the interest Of tho State
ticket aud TO avoid unseemly conflict Of party
g.. a ~.
tee, Geo. IL. Riley chairman, revoked its said call
for new primaries therefore
Resoired, lst. That protesting against the wrong
done Us by the State convention In recognizing the
Ensortes who have always systematically aided
and con!orted the Democratic ring In this county
and who had no right to recoe milton: and In ex.
cludng the representatives of the true and honest
Republican, OF the county, we entirely approve
the action Of said county Executive Committee.
I'd That In Thomas Gorsuch, our regular nomi-
nee for the Comptrolcrship, We recognize n man
eminently fitted for the Office and we pledge our.
selves to spare no enort to poll for him our full
vote.
I'd. That there I. no legal Republican county
ticket IN the held. but that some of the gentlemen
selected by tho Ensor convention are worthy Of
our support on their indiridaai meSii and we will
therefore support them.
9Th. That the resolution above referred 10, dc.
nying the right 90 admission 90 the State conven-
ton to both the Ensor and anti Ensor delegations,
was eminently just and wise and should have been
adopted as then the people. who are the source Of
all power, would have been left 20 decide the 10.
sues involved nc the primaries called for October
18th, 1881.
5th. That We specially call attention 10 tho fact.
that 10 direct rioiaiios cf the Pri@eipie e popular
representation, and long ssfa5iisked aad iarar;-
able party usage, whieh aecords 10 each district tie
righ 10 Rasse ifs own hss5srs e the State Cenfrai
aad eoaaiy ESseHfire Commiffess, fke Ensor cor
reaiion JorBssd saia eemmit'ees, ef that gentleman
and he ai,es, IN Districts ~hereia they had Jssa
sgnaiy defeated al the late primari.s and srsn 10
disirieis rhsrs The Ea.orifes did not dare put ap q
hekefand We enter solemn protests against said
and declare them illegally constituted
aud grossly misrepresentativc Of the Republican
party Of Baltimore county. and We further declare
that the rejection by the Ensor county committee,
Of the proposition to re-organize said committee
In accordance with said principle and usage, this
day made TO said committee, with our approval,
by Messrs. Bayiies and Roach, clearly demon.
strates the hollouness Of Mr. Ensors professions Of
. desire for fair dealing and harmony.
9th. That committee of three from each dis
trict be appointed TO take charge ofthe campaign,
with plenary powers, and adopt such measures as
In their judgment will best advance tho Interests
Of our State ticket and Of such candidates for
county officers ~ they may approve, aud demon
strate our disapproval Of Ensor and his methods.
The committee called for BY the above resolu.
lion was then appeinted and the meeting adjolrn-
Cd. The committee has been called 10 meet at
0sceoia Hall, No. 20 n. Gay street, Saturday,
October 22d, at II o'clock A. NJ, and Il is 10 Be-
hoped that the members viii be prompt In their
attendance.
Hon. James A. Gary and the Howard