The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-09-20
MR.. BLAIRs LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
Mr.. T. c Blair, the Republican candidate for
Congress in the Second district, has addressed the
following letter of acceptance to the committee
APPOINTED to notify him of his nomination:

Mr.. T. c Blair, the Republican candidate for
Congress in the Second district, has addressed the
following letter of acceptance to the committee
appointed to notify him of his nomination:
ASHLAND, Nd, September 10, 1884.
Gentlemen: After due and careful elaboration
upon o matter fraught with such vital interests
to the people of the district as well as myself,
am constrained to accept the Republican nomina-
ton for Congress in the Second Congressional
district of Maryland. In thus accepting the hon
orable trust conferred by the people of Baltimore,
Hartford, Cecil and Carroll counties upon me,
through you as their committee, permit me to cx-
press my deep appreciation OF their generous
confidence in naming their standard bearer
in this far more than ordinarily important con.
test. would indeed, be taking very fatter
ing JUNCTION to myself to suppose for moment
that was chosen by reason of any peculiar fit
ness over many other able men in the district
harboring equally liberal and progressive views.
May not, rather, conclude that it was rendered
me as a recognition of earnest efforts in the
vass of two years ago, when, through the hearty
CO operation of the live Republicans and many
conservative Democrats, the party was able
through my feeble leadership, to reduce the Dem
ocratic majority to very nominal figure! BE
| this as it may, having accepted the nomination,
| shall devote my utmost energies and ability IN
the endeavor to add the Second Congressional
| district of Maryland to the Republican roll in the
Forty ninth Congress, believing that in so doing
the material prosperity of its people will be en-
| hanced to a far greater degree than it possibly
| could be under Democratic representation.
| may be pardoned for the brief personal alusion
| that it is well known that have been closely
identified with the farming, mineral, manufactur-
ing industrial interests of the district since early
boyhood, and it is, perhaps, not too much for me
| to add that have made these varied interests,
and their development for the benefit of all
classes, a profound, practical study; putting my
| bands as we'll as brain to the pillow and anvil in
their pursuit While too active o worker all my
| life in every day business affairs to be known or
considered in any sense professional politician,
| yet have endeavored to closely study, as herein
stated, political economy in all its bearings
wherein IL most affects the interests of our people,
| in order that may ever, whether in public or
| private life, speak and act intoligently, vigor-
ously and faithfully in their interest, without
partisan bias. Ny record a citizen of the dis
trict is well, and trust, favorably known to its
people. Resting upon it, in measure, can bat
pledge them that, if elected it shall be my earnest
endeavor to serve them as their representative in
| Congress with at least the zeal and fidelity
that have ever labored to impart to my personal
| business affairs
Truly, your obedient servant
| THADDEUS G. BLAIR.