The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-09-25
Ranun,icau Convention.

Republican primaries were held in Carroll
last Saturday, to select delegates to a conven-
ton on Monday, which convention chose dele
gates to the second congressional district con-
vention, held in Baltimore on Thursday.
There was little or no interest IN the prima-
ries, and the convention on Monday was
SHINY attended. Myers district was not rep
resented at all the first, fifth, sixth, ninth
and twelfth had but one representative each
present; there were but two from the second
district, and not single delegation was full,
except from the seventh district, and the fifth
man was selected during the convention by
four regularly chosen on Saturday.
The convention was called to order by
VIM. L. Seabrook, the chairman Of the County
Central Committee, who proposed Thomas
f. Shepherd for chairman. MIR. Shepherd
informed the members that he was not
delegate, but accepted the position by request
of the members. He thanked the convention,
and then said the object of the convention
was to send some fellows with a plenty of
time and money to Baltimore, to select some
other fellow, with plenty of time and money,
as candidate for Congress who hadn't enough
sense not to run. This was said in humor-
GUS manner, but the chairman hit the nail on
the head.
D. L. Farrar and W. W. Murray were
chosen as secretaries A committee on Gre
dentials and permanent organization was
named as follows-H. NJ. Clabaugh, first dis
trict; DIR. J. J. Weaver. Jr., second district;
Thomas Gorsuch, fourth district; Samuel l..
Little, fifth district; Charles j. II. Ganter,
sixth district; ]. G.. Skunk, seventh district;
David Lester, eight district; John T. Haines,
ninth district; George W. Wilson, tenth dis
trict; Charles C. Engle, eleventh district;
Nathan Englar, twelfth district. The COM
mittee reported list of delegates entitled
to seats, and proposed the temporary for per-
manent officers. The report was adopted.
The convention then proceeded to select
delegates to the congressional convention.
Preston B. Englar, j. H. Mitten, Geo. W..
Wilson, Nathan Englar, Charles J: Fl. Can
ter, Thomas Gorsuch, John W. Gill, H. M.
Clabaugh, DR.. j. ]. Weaver, Jr., and Chas
C. Engel were placed in nomination. The
last three declined, and the first five were
chosen on the first ballot. .s.s 49,
Tn to this time but little interest was man
Tested, the delegates seeming to be anxious
to get through with the business and adjourn.
]. G. Skunk offered resolution, declaring
that it was inexpedient for the Republicans
of the second congressional district to nomi-
nate a candidate for congress at this time.
This stirred up the members.
DIR. J. J. Weaver, Jr., took the floor and
favored the resolution. He spoke of the
apathy existing among the Republicans of the
county and the district, and the indifference
among them about getting registered. He
commended that for nearly twenty years the
Republicans had been beaten regularly, and
would be as long as the Republicans would
make nominations and contest with the Dem
ocrats. By fighting them, he argued, the
Democratic party was driven into a solid
body. He said he did not believe in expedi-
encies, but thought now was time to retire
from the field Republican inactivity, he
said, would result in splitin the Democratic
marty. and when that occurred was the Re-
nublican opportunity to strike for victory, and
Il would then be secured. Next year, he
said, the Republicans could not put ticket
in the field, for respectable Republicans
enough could not be found to make the sacrl-
fee. The Republican party would lose some
votes by pursuing coruse OF inactivity but
he believed that they would gain three for
every one lost through Democratic dissentlons
over nominations dictated by A B or 9.
H. NJ. Clabaugh opposed the resolution.
He did not want to pass any opportunity.
The Republicans, he commended, had not lost
by fighting the Democratic party, but in the
manner of conducting their campaigns-cen-
tering on two or three candidates and con-
Quoting a still hunt. Plenty of people, es-
pecialiy Young men, wanted to exercise their
privilege to vote, he continued, and If the
Republicans did not present candidates they
would vote with the Democrats, and would
continue to vote with them so long as they
were the majority party. He had heard this
idea of not nominating a ticket for three or
four years, but as to himself, and he believed
he voiced the sentiment of his district, he
wanted to accept every chance to contest for
victory. Last year, he said, there was some
opposition to nominating ticket, but if one
had not been put up by the regular conven,
ton. a mass meeting of Republicans would
have presented candidates for the sutfrages of
.he people. He did not want to depend upon
the weakness of the Democratic party, but
wanted the Republicans to put up good can
didates every time and to go to work to win,
even if defeat should overtake them. Without
candidates the party would soon go to pieces.
A vote on the resolution resulted in its de-
feat by vote of 40 to 8.
The conventional then adjourned.