New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-09
TO SETTLE PARTY QUARRELS.
EFFORTS OF MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
OPENING CONVENTION TO ADOPT A SCHEME
OF MANAGEMENT-A COMPROMISE OVER
CONTRASTING DELEGATIONS.
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CONTESTING
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Baltimore April S.-The efforts OF William I. Hen
derson and his band of directors and obstructonists
to get control of Republican State Convention TO-
day were unsuccessful and the city supporters OF tho
Administration, representing the regular party TO
ceved the Endorsement and support OF majority Vi
the county delegates. The convention was caiIeo 10
consider constitution for the government OF the p't
in Maryland, and TO define the respective powers Oh
the State Committee and the baltimore City Executive
Committee so as TO prevent the cashng of tncse two
bodies in the future Colonel Thomas S. odson, chair
man of the State Committee; Henry StockDruSs' anu
other prominent members OF the party, comprised q
commission TO prepare and report constitution ID oho
convention. The Henderson faction In TINS Guy 50
soon as the plan for state Convention was pro.
jected determined make fight to Get control OF 1t
and defeat Postmaster Johnson president Of the Young
Mems Republican Club and leader of the regular Re-
nrhlcans Henderson, bitterness against Johnson Is the
result Of his defeat fer the postmastershp Colonel
Hodson was won over to the Henderson side. lie
cortended that the Administration question WIS not
in the fight but at the time he became identified
with the opponents of the representative oil inc Al
ministration in the convention.
In the convention there were full delegations from
every county in the State and contesting delega,
tons from several districts of Baltimore City
Among the prominent men of the party present were
! encouragement McComas Mudd and Stockbrdge
Colonel -HOdson, chairman OF OF the STATE COM
mittee, called the convention to ordec at noon lie
said that the defeat of the party in Maryland and else
where last fall due to the fact that the AdnnisFd
ton at Washington was not able TO crafty all those wo
thought themselves entitled to Office. II was impossible
! to do this The disappointed candidates, however
and their friends sought to wreck their vengeance upon
! the administration principally by remaining away
! from The polls. That wrong; but the wrong
| wbuld be righed there disposition apparent
EVERYWHERE to return to the fold ard to support the
party. Evidence OF this furnished by recent
elections In the West; and where the party was de-
feateb last fall it was victorious. ZAP
piause). Maryland not usually a protective
State should be in line with the Republican party
In the great fight being waged between the
United states and Great Britain to become the
workshop Of the world The discussions in the party
in this city should cease, they imperllled the sue
cess of the party throughout The State lie declared
he not there to take part with either side, ex-
cept say that the oceholders seemed to be one
side and the outs the other. Ills remarks were
about equally Kissed and applauded.
The contest of the day took place the appointment
of the committee credentials and the election OF
temporary chairman. Mr. HodSon was nominated foI
chairman but Harry NJ. Cabaugh, of Carroll County,
named by the Administration people, was elected
chairman by q vote of G7 to so 1t was then decided
that all Baltimore city delegates be excluded from rep
county delegates to be the judges OF which city dele
cations were entitled To- seats IN the convention
convention took recess until evening
AT tonlght's session the Committee on Credentials
settled the contest between the warning city delegations
by rejecting both sets OF delegates from the Isl Dis
trct admitting the Henderson delegates from the I'D
District and the Johnson delegates from Tho lid Dis
trict. This is a compromise arrangement, ana All
caOt upon the part OF the county members to har
monte the party differences in the city The report
was adopted, and the convention adjourned until to-