The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-10-06

CATION, presented the name of Col. j.
w. Veitch, of Garrett.
The ballot resulted,
Gordon-Allegany's 5 votes and
Washington's 8 votes; total, 10.
Vettch-Garrett, 8 votes.
On motion of Mr.. Gender, the nom.
ination was then made unanimous.
The chair appointed j. C. Brady,
A. b. Gender and r. J. Hahn COM
mittee to inform Judge Gordon of his
nomination and the convention ad.
journed.
There were but few spectators, and
it was very quiet affair throughout.
There was lack of enthusiasm, prob
auly owing to the fact that this was
the second attempt to put it through,
the first one, last Wednesday, having
hung fire.
When the committee waited on
Judge Gordon he formally accepted
the nomination. A sketch of him
was given in the NelCS when he was
appointed judge last July Ctan6er4
land NeaoS, Wednesday.
The Hagerstown Herald and Torch
of last week published the following
communication about our candidate
for associate Judge:
WHAT WE ASK OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY.
Editor Herald and Torch: / ask
a brief space in your able columns to
speak ofOne who will receive my bal
lot at the next election along with
the homage of my intellect, the sane.
ton of myjudgement and the affec-
ton of my heart. One of the ideals
of my boyhCod was Hon. Henry w.
Hoffman. Ii these days. Mr.. Editor,
you know, he was "the man with
the white hat" 1 was a boy then,
but how l lonsed to vote for him
He completely eaptivated my boyish
fancy. | remen Der one cold October
night how | plead with my father to
take nee to hear him speak. and how
| was held upon his shoulders while
drank in the mtchless periods of
Maryland's first olator. That was a
beautiful cameo cut upon the tablets
of the long ago, but my boyish deyo-
ton has only strengthened with
years, and when Washington county
sends US a good message in Novem-
Der, there is one head in AlIegany
county that wont haye hat on it,
am not at camp-meeting, Mr..
Editor. know, but you must not
blame me if my enthusiasm kindles
with the theme. | am like Mr.. r..
S. Mathews when he talked about
Garfield to crammed house in the
Academy of Music at Cumberland.
He was so full of the man that he
could not say much about politics.
In the campaign of last fall. in the
fight here in Allegany that we made
for McComas and Stake, no voice was
so eloquent as Hoffman's, no argu.
mentS more powerful and convincing,
and no ardOr so unquenchable. He
carried the torch of his own zeal
from one end of the district to the
other and kindled the watch-fires of
Republicanism on every hilltop.
Sat the battle of the Nile he was
there all the WHILE" Surely no man
has deserved better of his party than
Mr., Hoffman. and though he would
be the last to speak of 1t, no one has
stronger claims than he upon the Re-
publicans of Washington county.
All of which J. dare say has been writ
ten down in the book ofyOur remem-
brance.
AS to his fitness for the place there
can be no question. He has the judi
cial temperament in high degree.
Even in the whirl and excitement of
red hot campaigns he has never lost
his calm equipoise. He has never
yillified his opponents or flung mud.
His mind is too high and broad to take
petty partisan view of any great
public question. On all cardinal
points of Republican doctrine he has
been as firm as bed rock for twenty
five years. When, however, the
party's course has seemed insane and
suicidal he has not hesitated to record
his disapproval. It was not that he
loved party less, but that he loved
honor more.
In the fierce hight that beats upon
public man he must be good indeed
who escapes unscathed. I have yet
to hear the first whispered word
against the public or private life of