The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-08-18
COL. LANG THE CANDIDATE.
Nominated for Congress i'm This
District.

Nominated for Congress in This
District.
The Republican Congressional Second
District Convention met Wednesday at
noon III Dushane Post Hall, Baltimore.
III III. Haiues, OF Cecil county, called the
meeting to order. He said the prospects
for electing congressman in The Second
dist 'ct were never better. News from
the FIRST district and other parts of the
state indicated that McCnmas would not
be the only Maryland r publican con
gresham in the next House.
David N. McCauley, of Baltimore
county, was made temporary chairman.
and John H. Mitten, of Carroll, secretary
The committee on permanent organiza-
tion-Charles w. Lee, Baltimore county;
Ephraim B. Repp, Carroll; John r.
White. Cecil; aud S o. McCOurtney-
reported that the credentials of the delo
gates were all right, and recommended
that the old officers be continued, which
was done. The delegates were:
Baltimore C0unty-David N McCauley,
Dar'"l Snamberg-r, James b Eusor, G
W. Lee, Henry Il. Mast and Frederick
Gross
CecH-Walter Buck with, W. T. War
burton, J. r. White, Samuel d. McCul-
Tough aud George NJ Christie.
CmroN-John II Mitten, E B. Repp,
Everett Harden, William ii. Morningstar
and DIR. J. j. Weaver, Sr.
HarJord-S. .. McCourtney, c. w.
Simms, John T. Harkins, W. d. West
and John ". Carter.
The committee on resolutions was
James B. Ensor, Baltimore county; Viii
liam II. Morningstar, Carroll; Cecil, w.
T. Warbursou; and Hartford, John w.
Carter. The committee reported as fol
lows: The r publican party of the
Second Congl essioual district of Mary
land, in convention assembled, do hereby
endorse the Republican platform OF the
Chicago convention of 1888 and its nomI
nees, Hon. Benja min Harrison, of In
diana; and Hon. Levi P. Morton. of New
York. as candidates for president and
vice president of the United States, and
call upon all patriotic voters of the
Second Congressional district of Mary
land to aid and sustain us in our efforts
to restore to power the Republican party
in order that American industries and
American labor may be protected, and
tue dignity of the American laborer up
held.
"Resolced, That the services of the
Union soldiers should always be recog-
nized. and we pledge ourselves anew to
their cause, and declare that all national
legislation passed in their behalf shall be
upheld and sacredly enforced" The re-
port was adopted.
COL LANG Is NOMINATED.
Charles w. Lee. of Baltimore county,
nominated Col. Theodore f. Lang, of
Baltimore, as candidate for Congress.
Cecil, Carroll and Hartford seconded it.
On motion of John w. Carter, of II n
ford the nomination was made unaui
nous. Daniel Schamberger, W. T. War
burton. and j. B. Ausor. and Captain
John 7. Harker. we've appointed com
mittee to find Col. Lang and bring him
in.
SPEECH BY JOHN T. ENSOR.
While the committee was gone Mr..
John T. Ensor, of Baltimore county,
made speech. He said the Democrats
had started out by being free traders,
but were now hedging. At heart they
were free traders. They stood ON free
trade platform, such as was passed dur
ing the days of the Confederacv. II such
could be passed, it would be passed now
Mills was one of them, and if he could he
would make biz bill the same as the Con
federate platform. His bill was an enter
ing wedge into our protective system,
but the November election would show
the Democrats they could 90 no further.
THE SPEECH OF COL. LANG.
Col. Lang was brought in amid cheers.
He was introduced. and said: Il have
had a good MANY surprises in my life,
but this caps all. The Repu olicans ought
to have considered that l have done my
duty in being set up once to be Knocked
down. l was nominated some years ago
in the Third O strict, when had no hope
of winning. \ our committee have told
me that there is a fighting chance in the
Second district. They say there has been
a revolution. | declined to accept the
nomination, and feel like ought to de
cline it now. My duties take all my time
But your nomination has come to me in
such complimentary way that | rather
think | ought to make the sacrifice. |
will do all | can to carry the district
will be no laggard in the fight. Act well
your part and help me, and there is no
telling what may happen in this great
year OF jubilee. thank you for the honor
| will buckle on the armor and go in the
fight to win. If we don't win. let it be
said we did what we could. left a patient
in my chair to come here and thank you,
which do with all my heart"
THE WORDS OF MIR. WARRINGTON.
w. T. Warburton, of Cecil. made a
speech. He said the coming contest af
fected the laborer more closely than any
other. ''Let every laborer see that his
ballot is cast for the party which has
stood by the laborer, and protected him
in all these years. In no other land under
the sun has the laborer the chance be has
in America. He can rear a roof of his
own over his head. and live there with
none to modest or make him afraid. The
Republican party will see to it under the
protection system that he can educate his
children. Every Eaglish paper looks to
ward the election of Cleveland as stl
mulus to manufactures she has never
hai Whatever England wants in this
contest, YOU want Just the opposite. The
London Times says Clevelands language
is the same that CobdeL used twenty.
three years ago, and would be used by
any free trader in England
the convention then adjourned. All
the counties were we'll represented. Two
colored men were present.
A SKETCH OF COLONEL LANG.
Colonel Lang, the nominee. is sol
dierly-looking man, fifty three years of
age, tall. erect. with gray hair. moustac
and goatee. He was born in CIarksburg,
at that time in Virginia, now in West
Virginia. He entered the Union army as
\ private in the Third West Virginia Iu-
fautry and afterwards servad in the
Sixth West Virginia Cavalry. He rose
to be major and colonel, and at the close
of the war was colonel of the latter regi-
ment. After the conflict he came to Bal
timore, and began to practice dentistry,
and has continued at it ever siuce. His
office is at 317 North Charles street, and
his home 2409 North Calvert street. He
has been an active Grand Army man ever
since the close of the war, and is now
commander in the Maryland department.
Six wears 400 he candid ta for Con