Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-09-03
The Congressional Campaign.

HAVE NO ASPIRANT.
The Hagerstown Mail, in its last issue,
says Washington county has no Democrat
&c candidate for Congressional honors.
NOT CANDIDATE.
We say, upon the best authority, that the
Hon. VIM. Walsh, of Cumberland, is not.
and will not be, candidate for the Con-
gressional nomination in this district, under
any circumstances, the report to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
SENATOR GoRMAN's VIEWS.
In the Sixth district there will, he thinks,
be lively contest if Col. l.. Victor Baugh.
man will consent to run against Represent
alive McComas. Senator German says Col.
Baughman can beat Mr.. McComas without
a doubt if he will become the Democratic
nominee. He says Col. Baughman has
large majority of the voters in that district
with him, and although Mr.. McComas has
made very creditable showing during his
three sessions in Congress, Col. Baughman
can be the next Representative from the
Sixth district if he wants that honor.
GARRETT's CHOICE.
The Oakland Democrat comes out strongly
for Col. Baughman for Congress. In its is
sue of last week it says:
We believe that the gallant Colonel is the
choice of the Democrats Of Garrett county,
and will be cordially supported by them.
That he will make a strong and active can
vass there can be no doubt, and If there Is
any virtue in young Democracy and mid
die name, we wish To see it tested in the
coming campaign. We want to see our elo-
quent friend from Frederick win his spurs
in this campaign and have the proud conso-
lation of feeling, when the battle is oven
that he remains in fact as web as in HanG,
| Victor Baughman.
REPUBLICAN, VIEW.
The Morning Herald, staunch Republi-
can paper of Baltimore, in its issue Of Sun
day last, INDUCES in the following remarks
relative to this congressional district:
"Old Montgomery has claims which the
Democracy OF Western Maryland can GER
tainly not afford to forget, and in putting up
Mr.. Ners Bouic as a candidate for Congress
sioDal honors against Mr.. McComas she has
shown that she is not forgetful of her rights.
There can be no question of the fact that
the contesuin the Sixth district this year will
be very close one, because the solid Re-
publican majority has been broken by the
triumph of the federal and State tickets, SO
that the Democrats hold possession of nearly
the whole of the federal, State and county
offices, with all the patronage attached to
them. If Mr.. McComas is defeated in the
coming Congressional election it must be by
virtue of the transfer of the offices, not by a
change of opinion among the citizens. The
Sixth district is always Republican with a
fair count and no corrupt trading among
the wire-pullers and bosses. Mr.. McComas
can probably defeat any but an exception
ally strong man, and there are no present
indications of strong men save in Mr.. Walsh
or Mr.. Bouic. But Mr. Walsh is not &C.
| ceptable to the ringsters, and many years OF
Republican supremacy have elapsed since
he won his way into Congress by narrow
majority of fourteen votes. Of course, the
influence of the ring will be thrown wholly
into the channel from which the largest as
sessments and the most substantial promises
can be assured.
Seeing that Frederick county cannot we'll
hope to have second chance within two
years, it is by no means improbable that the
claims Of "Old Montgomery" may be recog
nized and that Mr. Bouic, as the next best
man to Mr.. Walsh, may be pitted against
MIR. McComas for Congressional honors.