The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-04-26
cRrswELL rLoonED IN CARROLL.
RepubIican Primaries and County Con.
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The Republicans of Carroll had a lively
contest over their primaries last Saturday.
In Westminster district 15S votes were polled,
the anti Creswell ticket winning by so to rs.
This vote is the largest polled at a Republi-
can primary here for some years, and the an
tagonism between the factions was quite warm.
The defeated side claimed to have had enough
voters to win, but the other side claim to have
had large reserve at hand to bring in if me-
cessary. In Freedom the Creswell ticket won
by vote of los to 40, and the same faction
won in New Windsor and Union Bridge dis
tricts. The other districts were carried
against Creswell.
1t was difficult to arrive at the true inward
ness of the fight, and Stalwarts and Half
Breeds were on both sides. H. NJ Clabaugh
desired to be delegate from this congress
sional district to the Chicago convention. He
is Blaine man, and the sentiment of Repub-
licans of Carroll is largely in favor of the
"Plumed Knight" Samuel Roop was also
candidate for district delegate to Chicago
He is said to have been supporter of Blaine
also, but was by no means welded to him.
However, he was put up as candidate by
the Custom House adherents to lead their
forces. He was sufficiently in favor of Cres-
well for their purposes, and his personal pop
ularity drew many votes to that faction that
would not otherwise have been obtained. 1t
was his personal strength that drew out many
of the 76 votes his side received at Westmin-
ster. With most any other man to head the
fight scarcely district would have been car
RED for the Creswell- Webster combination in
the county.
Creswell until recently was the leading
spirit of Maryland Republicans. For years
No MOI aOul1 Oaf rppnppItInn nYcpDt nv
his permission. The Republicans of Car
roll supported him long and faithfully, and
the vote of this county he could always rely
upon. He carried his dictation too far, and
his domination became unbearable. He lost
his influence recently, but desired to again
come to the front. Despairing of securing a
position as delegate-a at large he formed COM
bination with Collector Webster, and each was
to be chosen delegate from this congressional
district, composed of Carroll, Baltimore, Har-
ford and Cecil counties.
In Carroll the management of their cam
paign was conducted by Postmaster Huber,
assisted by VIM. Baer and W. l.. Seabrook,
the Postmaster being the leading spirit.
When Creswell's hand was seen in the move.
ment Col. VIM. A. McKellip took small
part in the affair, and determined to show
Mr.. Creswell that he could not carry Carroll
in his vest pocket, as he is said to have boast
ed. Col. McKellip is not a supporter of
Blaine. If he has any favorite it is per-
haps Edmunds; but seeing that a drive was
being made at him over Mr.. Clabaugh, his
law partner, he took enough interest in the
contest to floor Mr.. Creswell and his sup
porters, and he did not have to use any special
efforts either, for the majority of the Repub-
licans of the county readily joined him when
Creswell, backed by Huber, undertook to
carry the delegation to the state and district
conventions. DIR. J. j. Weaver, Jr., Capt.
Brubaker, Thos Upton, F. j. Lawyer and
hosts of others were as eager to crush Cres-
well as he. Col. McKelip had no personal
fight to make against Mr.. Roop, but it was
necessary to antagoniZe him to reach Post
master Huber and Creswell, both of whom
were under obligations to hin for past favors.
The former he has constantly backed for the
position he has occupied for twenty years,
and held him in the past two or three years
against the wishes of large portion of the
party here, though he may not have known of
the opposition to Mr.. Huber's long term of
office. To Mr.. Creswell he had been such a,
staunch supporter that he (CresweiD began to
think Carroll belonged to him by right, and it
was not necessary to pay any attention to the
wishes of the leaders here. Mr.. Seabrook
was on the Creswell side, perhaps, because he
is a Stalwart and not Blaine supporter.
We give the above to show something of the
nature of the contest. All the statements are
gathered from Republican sources, and they
are presented to the readers of the ADVOCATE
(among whom are very many Republicans to
let them know the cause of the contests at last
Saturdays primaries.
On Monday last the county convention was
held at the Court House in this city. DIR. j.
j. Weaver, Jr., called the convention to order,
delivering short speech, in which he hoped
that the usual harmony in Republican con-
ventions in Carroll would again prevail, adj
monishing his hearers that, while he felt sat
isfied that the Republican party would win the
great contest next fall, unity and Jealous work
were necessary to achieve success. j. Z.
Brubaker was chosen president of the conven-
and DIR. Chas. Thomson and VIM. A. Shriver
secretaries.
On motion of H. NJ. Clabaugh the chair
appointed the following committee on creden-
tials and permanent organiZation-H. NJ.
Clabaugh, w. H. Hoffman, S. w. Erb, l..
III. Knox, r. H. Richardson, Geo. p. Panne
baker, Z. j. Lawyer, J. Brummell, VIM. Y.
Frizzle, c. W. Wilson, S. S. Ecker and John
B. Eppley.
The committee reported through II. NJ.
Clabaugh that the temporary officers be made
permanent, with the addition of Americas
Shoemaker and j. C. Nutting as vice-p resi-
dents; also, that the credentials were regular,
and that the following were duly chosen dele
gates:
Taneytown District-Preston B. Englar,
Americas Shoemaker, J. j. Reindollar, ii.
NJ. Clabaugb, Joshua Kautz.
Uniontown Dstrict-Thomas Upton, DIR.
J. J. Weaver, Jr., John S. Devibiss, j. [.
Brubaker, w. H. Hoffman.
Myers Districts. W. Erb, VIM, Burgoon,
Albert Shaeffer, J. w. Earhart. -- Glad
hill.
Woolerys District-W. S. Gambler, L. II.
Knox, Elisha Ogg, John c. Nutting, Charles
Grass
Freedom District DR.. VIM. NJ. Hines,
Robert E. Richardson, w. H. Paynter, Sam'l
l.. Little, Wesley F. Barnes.
Manchester District-D. X. Brown, George
p. Pannebaker, jeremiah Matthias, Noah l..
Bixler, Willoughby Rhodes.
Westminster Distriet-Frank c. Sharrer,
E. j. Lawyer, VIM. A. Shriver, j. c. Mobly,
George N. Fringer.
Hampstead District-John w. Gill, B. F.
Payne, Joseph Brummell, John w. Switzer,
Jerome Ebaugh.
Franklin District-E. A. Zile, VIM. I. Frlz-
zle, Jos. Tucker, A. p Frizzle. w. II. koontz,
Middleburg District-G. W. Wilson, Or;
Charles Thomson, E. n. Dutterer, Samuel
Fuss L. l.. Root.
New Windsor Districts. S. Ecker, Chas
E. Norris, Ephraim B. Repp, Chas. I. Repp,
Jethro Johnson.
Union Bridge District-Solomon Shepherd,
John b. Eppley, Joseph w. Farquhar, W.
Wood, A. Clayton Wolf
The nomination of delegates to the state
convention was next in order. DIR. j. j..
Weaver, Jr., H. NJ. Clabaugh, VIM. Y. Friz-
zle, ]. c. Brubaker and Granville s. Haines
and Thomas F. Shepherd, chas. F. Norris,
John b. Eppley and Theodore Englar by the
Creswell faction. The Blaine delegates re-
ceived the following vote-3l being necessary
to elect: Weaver 4s, Clabaugh 4s, Frizzle
60, Brubaker 43, Haines As. The vote for
the other side stood-Shepherd II, Norris II,
Eppley Is, Engar II. The delegates chosen
are for Chas. I. Westcott, j. Morrison Har-
ris and Hart B. Holton for delegates. at large
to Chicago, and for any other good Blame
mon for the fourth Mace