The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-05
WILSON'S MILLS, April 80. 1883.

District No. II. And in answering
his question, must claim his indul-
gence to the extent of few remarks
in general, on the division. and sub
division, of that section into Election
Districts.
l happen to know something of the
locality, as 1 was born and raised IN
No. II. and have hunted coons and
killed rattlesnakes and other game
all over it. l think | have killed
more snakes and coonS than George
has, though l have not lived there
quite So long, but | know every foot
of the ground, and l must say that,
if the convenience of ;he voters, and
the interests of the taxpayers had
been considered, old No. l would
never have been divided.
1t was a large district, but Alta
mont the polling place was central
point, with roads cOnverging from
all directions, and was easily access
sible from all parts. But Garrett
county, though clearly Republicamat
every election, has had the misfors
tune to he mis- represented at Annap-
oils the last six years by Democrats,
whose traditional policy is and has
been to keep their party strong by
taxing the people to support as many
officers as possible; so with this OBJ
iect in view they divided the district
in such way that it was more in
convenient TO reach the two polling
places than it had been when there
was but one,
The citizens of Kiztmillersvile and
vicinity had to 90, part to Deer Park
to vote, three miles beyond Alta
mont, and the other part to SWantOn,
a longer and more difficult road, than
before the division.
So the way the division OF the dis
tricts were butchered and buggared
up in the organization of district No.
10,anOther district became necessity;
ami No. II was also organized out of
the territory of what had formerly
been part of No. |. But, it too, was
badly located, as it extended down
the North Branch opposite Swanton,
and took in territory much nearer to
SWanton than to Kitzmillersvil!e.
This caused dissatisfaction. and Pc
titi0ns We're circulated and signed
asking for the repeal of the law Great
ing district No. II.
| was informed of this, and also of
the fact that the citizens in the upper
end of the district and about Kitz-
millersviIle were solidly in favor of
the continuation of the district.
So l went to Mr.. Browning, the
only one of the three Democratic
Representatives from Garrett who
seemed to have any respect for the
wishes of the people, and who, by
the way, always seemed disposed to
be reasonable, and had talk with
him. He suggested that the better
way would be to let the bill which
ne had introduced go on and pass,
and then the people asking for the
continuation Of the district, could
send in petition describing the new
boundaries asked for, and another
bill could be passed establishing
the district with different boundaries.
This was satisfactory, and l so adj
yised the parties concerned, who sent
in their petition accordingly.
l presented the petition and it was
referred to the Garrett county dele
cation and member from Alegany !;
and Mr.. Friend, who, | believe. con.
sidered himself the chairman of the
delegation, and something like about
nineteen tWentieths of the rest of it,
took charge of the petition, and very
courteously, and generously consid-
cred it at his convenience, when
did not happen to be present, and
wrote an favorable report on it.
l ventured to mildly demonstrate
with him for making such DISPOSE
ton of a petition that had been for
warded to me without consulting me
in regard to it, and explained the I'M
Outstanding l had with Mr.. Brown
ing, but about that time he was
stricken with spasm of virtuous
economy and concluded it would be
too expensive to have another dis
trict there, and besides, he said. II
was too much like child's play to
abolish the district and then turn
round and re-establish it. And thai
is what became of the petition.
Trusting that my explanation will
sufficiently explain, remain.
Very truly yours.
GEO. w. WILSON.
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