The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-06-20
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS
Fixing Dates for Holding the State and
Judicial Conventions.

| lbr ftDlulnS the state and
| Judicial Conventions.
| The Republican State Central Com
mittee of Maryland met at Dushaue Post
Hall, 81. Paul and Lexington Streets at
noon on Wednesday and fixed the dates
for holding the State convention, and
also for holding tie judicial conventions
liz the fourth and fifth judicial circuits.
The result was as follows:
State convention at Ocean City Angus.
81.
District convention for fourth judicial
circuit at Oakland September ..
District convention for the fifth judi
cial circuit at Ellicott City Septem Der 20
1t was the last meeting of the present
State committee, as under the consttu
ton recently adopted the county conven
tons that select delegates to the State
convention will also name a new State
| committee This does not apply to Bal
tImore city, where the members of the
State committee hold over until 1898. In
the counties comprising the fourth and
| fifth judicial circuits the conventions
| which name delegat to the State con.
vention will also name delegates to the
Judicial convention, thus requiring but
one primary and one county convention
in those counties.
The committee was called to oder by
Chairman Thomas S. Hodson, with
Maurice E. Skinner secretary. There
was not a full attendance, but every
county ard the three legislative districts
OF Baltimore city were represented either
by members or by pi oxies
Colonel Hodson alluded to the fact
that he had not met a hearty co-opera-
ton from the committee. He had been
accused, he said, of not being friend of
the present administration, willis as a
matter of fact there was no Republican
in the State more heartily in accord with
the administration than himself. The
officials at Washington knew this, and
his friends in Maryland also knew 1t.
His position as chairman had been try
ing one, but he had endeayored to dis.
charge tie duties fairly. He bad lost
friends, be knew, since he had held the
position, and ne knew also that his law
practice had suffered by the harsh
criticisms to which he had been sub
jected. Considering all these circum.
10 ID i
post at the present meeting OF the COM
mittee and take his place as pr'- ~.
the ranks, where he felt sure his work
would be more useful. "But," he con-
tinued, party friends have reminded me
that the term of existence of the present
committee is short, and it will perhaps
be best for me to remain until after the
meeting OF the State convention. While
my prefe. eDce is to retire, still, if the
committee wish it, 1 will remain until
that time, but assure you that the day
after the candidate for Governor is
named | will place in his hands my resig
nation as chairman of the State COM
mittee."
When Col. Hodson finished speaking
DR.. W. G. Tuck, of Anne Arundel, rails.
ed the point that the chairman had no
right to resign TO the candidate for Gov.
ernor. If he intended to resign at all, it
was his duty to resign TO the committee
and let them select bis successor. 1T is
useless" continued DR.. Tuck, ito play
baby politics any longer. We might
profit by the example of the democrats
in managing the affairs of their central
committee. Let us do something and
bring order out of the present unsettled
condition, and if Col. Hodson is going
to resign at all, let him resign now and
let his successor be chosen at once. | do
not object to Colonel Hodson, and will
gladly vote for his retention, but l want
to see this dilly-dallying stopped
The discussion was also participated in
by United States Sub Treasurer Well
ington, ex-Congressman Mudd and State
Senator Wilkinson. of St. Mary's.
Colonel Hodsou was retained as chair.
man until the meeting of the State con-
vention, when the new committee will
select his successor
Some discussion arose over the question
as to whether the Baltimore city mem
bers of the State central commit: ee re.
tired with the county members. AL
though this matter was fixed by the
constitution recently adopted for party
government, no one seemed to remem-
Der it, and there was no official copy of
the constitution in the meeting to aid
the committee in unraveling the diff
Guilty. Finally, one of the members
recalled the section covering the point,
and which provided that no members of
the central committee from Baltimore
city should be chosen until 1898 This
was accepted, and the Baltimore city
members were recognized as followers.
When this point was settled one of the
city members said by that ruling it ap-
peared the city members were the only
ones entitled to transact the business of
the committee, and he wanted to know
by what right the county members were
there and participating in regulating
party affairs. He was quoted by the
ruling of the chair that the county dele
gates were members of the committee
until their successors had been selected.
The resolution fixing the date of the
State convention was introduced by Mr.
Mudd. August 81 was agreed upon as
the time without discussion. An ami
mated debate arose over the location.
Frederick city was named. but was vot.
ed down by large majority. Ocean
City was suggested, but met with a
storm of objection on account of the
distance to be travelled by many of the
delegates. On vote being ordered,
however. Ocean City was selected by the
vote of Al fer aud 43 against. The dates
for the judicial conventions were selected
by the committeeman from the counties
comprising the circuits. Edward Sol
lers of Garrett county, was selected to
call the convention of the fourth circuit
to order at Oakland. and Robert Ewing,
of Howard county. to call to order the
convention of the fifth circuit at Ellicott
City.
Charles F. Reibl, of the first district;
Thomas G Nicholson. of the second
district, and Edward G. Rost, of the
third district, were named as the exeeu-
tives for Baltimore city. The conven-
ton then adjourned.
Now for Fun.
Fourth of July celebration at Copson
Park, North East, Nd, July 4th, 1891.
Competitors are wanted to take part in
the following sports-entries to close
July l. Base ball game in charge of s.
S. Boyd catching greasy pig, |. r. Dean;
sack race, IL. S. Alexander pie eaters,