The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-08-22

The delegates chosen at the Republican
primaries last Saturday met in convention al
the Court House, this city, on Monday, and
were called to order by County Chairman VIM.
III. Bell, Jr. The attendance was fair, con
sidering the character of the business to be
done. Thomas F. Shepherd was nominated
for and chosen temporary chairman. He took
the chair, and said-''It is always pleasure
to meet the Republicans of Carroll and to
preside over them, but really | don't know
what we are here for.n A delegate who had
been busy and did not hear the chairman re.
marks, broke in with a nomination of John
II. Mitten for secretary. The nomination was
carried unanimously, and the chairman then
said-"I believe we are metto select five men
who want to go to the seashore, long and
dusty ride in hot cars The remarks caused
considerable laughter, for it was evident to
all that the Republican State convention was
more of a meeting for pleasure, and the place
of meeting was put at a Summer resort
Ocean City-in order to induce attendance al
the convention.
All the districts were not represented; there
were no contests, and there appearing nc
special use for committee on credentials and
permanent organization, the usual committee
was dispensed with and the following persons
were appointed by the chair or secretary to
perform that service-Milton Schaefler, VIM.
Wood, VIM. Y. Frizzell, Nathan Engar and
W. S. Drach. This committee retired to a
jury room and stayed so long that it was feared
that they had forgotten their duties and were
interviewing keg of beer, playing game OF
poker, or fixing up n county ticket. All OF
these surmises were wrong, and the committee
emerged with about half of the stereotyped
report made out. They reported the creden-
tails presented to them were correct and thai
the temporary officers be made permanent.
No vice-presidents were recommended, mol
assistant secretary, not even Reed rules.
The chairman thus being given unlimited
mowers, exercised them. The selection OF
delegates to the State Convention being the
only business to be done, the chair called fol-
nominations. Slowly names were proposed
until the list contained eleven. One ofthese,
Walter r. Rudy, withdrew, leaving but ten.
The convention not being in working humor,
the chair took the business in hand and pro
posed that the FIVE highest in the ballot be
declared delegates and the next five alternates
No objection being made the chair declared
the proposition carried, and ordered ballot
to be taken, las it is getting near dinner time.
The ballot resulted as follows-H. Nj. Cia-
baugh 81, Milton Schaefler A, James 5. Bael
A, William Wood 80, J. Frank Devibiss q,
Geo. Prugh 20, johnson Hollenberry 1G, DR..
H. C. Nelson II, Nathan Englar 10, and 5. Z.
Stoner 10. The first FIVE were then declared
delegates and the second five alternates.
A Democrat present, seeing the good hu-
NOR of the chairman, wrote and presented to
him the following resolution
''Resolced, That this convention endorse
the nomination of Hon. Frank Brown fol
Governor and pledge him the solid Republi
can vote of the county"
Just before the convention adjourned the
chairman read the resolution. Some of the
delegates were dumb-founded at first, but OBJ
serving the smiles of those near the chairman
concluded it was a piece of his mischief
There was no dissent, and as silence gives
consent the Republicans of Carroll are ex
pected to stand by the resolution.
There was some quiet missionary work
done by leaders of the two factions regarding
the selection of delegates. All was serene on
the surface, and the outcome was quite salts
factory to both factions. A few postmaster
were prominent, but as the civil service law
is dead letter under the Harrison admins
tration, it is not a matter of much conse-
duence.