The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-10-16

mere americans Washington CORES
pondence, dated Oct. 10th:
Gen. Boynton, the Well.known
correspondent Of the Cincinnati Com.
merei0l Gazette. sent the following t,
his paper last night: ut has just beer
discovered by Republicans that al
the grand rally of Maryland Demo-
crats,' in Washington. on Monday
night, the sum of $4,000 was raised
by officehOlders and others from
Maryland to aid in securing the cleo
ton of Baughman, the Democratic
candidate for Congress from the Six
tn Maryland district, over Louis E.
McComas, the present able and infiu-
entail Represer tative. After the
rally the members of the Maryland
Democratic Association. under whose
auspices it was held. adjourned to a
neighboring restaurant and INDUCED
in other festivities. One of the MEM
hers, who beca me more enthusiastic
and hilarious than ever on this Oc-
casion. was indiscreet enough to dis.
close to an nnsympathetic listener
the future program of the Democrats
in the Sixth district. In substance
he said: we are bound to defeat Me
Comas and send a solid Democratic
delegation from Maryland to the newt
House. You see we have control of
the election machinery, and we in
tend to use it for all it is worth.
Baughman is President of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Canal whirh proba
bly, will require good manymen to
make repairs about election time,
Besides. he is not only rich himself,
but | do not suppose his millionaire
father-in-laW, Abel, of the Balti-
more Sun, will begrudge a few th0uS-
and dollars for the sake of giving
his son-in-lAw seat in Congress,
ooh, you need not shake your head
and Say it is Republican district.
| know what l am talking about.
You must remember Baughnan lives
in the atrong Republican county of
Frederick, and has carried it before,
and can do it again. German is a
tower of strength. and his pride and
sympathy are enlisted in this fight.
Baughman succeeded him rs the
head of the Chesapeakeand Ohio Ca.
nal, and they have always worked
together, tell you the thing can be
and will be done.
"From the foregoing it is clear
that the Democrats have set their
hearts upon ousting MrComas, and
that they will not scruple to use amy
means, including colonization and
bribery of voters, and the manipu.
latiOn of the ballot and election re
turns, to achieve that end. Mr.. Me
Comas has made himse + especially
hateful to the Maryland Democrats
and to the administration, by his
scathing exposures of the insinceri.
ty of their professions in favor q
civil service reform, and of the falsi'
ty of their pretentions to economy
in the administration of the govern
ment. As member of The Appro
priatinns Committee at the last se5
sion, he obtained thorough mystery
of the subject of revenue aud expen
ditures, and Democrats are still en-.
gagged in the fertile attempt to show
that his presentation of the facts
was incorrect. He is one of the mos
industrious men in the House, and
although II young member, he ha,
already taken a place in the from
rank of debaters on the Republican
side. the Democrats fear and hate
him as much as they respect him
His defeat by fair means would he d
great misfortune to his party and the
country; by fraud and corruption, il
would be disgrace to his state. The
Sixth district has normal Republic
can majority of about 1,500 votes
In 1882 Mr.. McComas was elected hy
a plurality of $50 votes, and in 1885,
his majority was 1916. He is ex
tremely popular and can he defeated
only by fraud and the use of money
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