The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-10-14
MEETING OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS.
They Decline to Put the Names of the Three
Republican Nominees for Commits
sioners on the oficial Ballot
Appointment Of Judges
and Clerks OF
Election.

The Supervisors of Election met here on
Monday last at the Office OF James E. Smith,
Chief Supervisor. Through H. NJ Clabaugh,
Esq, counsel, the Republican county central
committee demanded TO have the names of
the three Republican nominees for County
Commissioners placed upon the officinl bal.
| lot, claiming that the act of 1892, extending
the term of two of the Board elected in 1891,
was unconstitutional. The Supervisors, by
a unanimous decis ion, declined to do so,
upon the ground that it was not in their
power TO pass upon the constitutionality of
laws, but must carry them out as they find
| them.
The Supervisors also appointed the Judges
and clerks of election. as given below. The
first two judges are Democrats and the third
Republican, and the first named Democrat
is return Judge. Of the ballot and recording
clerks the first named is a Democrat and the
other is Republican. Here is the list:
Taneytown disadvantages, William ID.
Maus. George Fream, Michael Fogle; ballot
clerks, Edmund F. Smith. James b. Gait;
recording clerks, VIM. Edmund Burke, J. j..
Reid.
Uniontown disadvantages, William IL.
Baust, Emanuel Fisher Solomon Myers;
ballot clerks, j. Hamilton Singer, Henry
Troutfelter; recording clerks, VIM. Zolic-
koffer, Jesse /. Fl. Davis.
Myers disadvantages, Jesse Lemon,
jeremiah Little. Wesley j. Hahn; ballot
clerks, Albert J. Beemil er, David J. w.
Earhart; recording clerks, Addison J. More
lock, Nelson T. Houck.
Woolery' disadvantages, John I. Stocks
dale, Vim. H. Taylor, Lewis Ii. Knox;
Bond; recording clerks, Jabez A. Bush,
Carroll Magee.
Freedom disadvantages, Jas NJ. Shipey,
Frank W. Gosnell, George NJ. Prugh; ballet
clerks, Joseph W. Berrett, Joshua Leather
wood; recording clerks, r. II. Ii. Shipley,
Richard McCrone.
Manchester disadvantages, John w.
Tracy, George C. Stansbury, W. j. Essen
brown; ballot clerks, William II. Wilson,
John E. Rhodes; recording clerks, H. S.
Musselman, Greenbury I. Palmer.
Westminster district, lst preclnct-Jndges,
John L. Lloyd, Lawrence Zepp, George
Lease; ballot clerks, Abram Winters, Jesse
C. Robertson; recording clerks, Norman b.
Boyle, Howard F. Schaeffer.
Westminster district, I'd precinct-Judges,
John Gait, Josiah Crowl, Jesse F. Shreeve;
ballot clerks, William II. Heagy, George NJ.
Hyder; recording clerks, John W. Nelson,
William II. Hutting
Hampstead disadvantages, Daniel Roop,
Annanas Rineman, Amos II. Armacost;
ballot clerks, William c. Caltrider, James
Caltrider; recording clerks, Harry II. Spahr,
Amos c. Price.
Franklin disadvantages, Vim. I. Bow
ers, Charles w. Stem, David Coveri ballot
clerks, Augustus Brown, E. A. Zilei record
ing clerks, Thomas J. Gum, Marcus ID. L..
Pickett.
Middleburg disadvantages, Joseph Ar
mold. Wilson l.. Grouse, Albert Rooms; bal
lot clerks, Harry Weant, Samuel Weant; re-
cording clerks, John f. White, Samuel L..
johnson.
New Windsor disadvantages, John c..
Buckley, Charles Bowersox, Gustavus Barnes;
ballot clerks, David P. Smelser, Charles I.
Repp; recording clerks, Charles Jones, j..
Frank Devilbisss.
Union Bridge disadvantages, Daniel r..
Fogle. John f. Baker, Moses Shaw; ballot
clerks, William H. Strasburger, William +.
Townsend; recording clerks. Jacob Gorsuch,
W. II. Perry.
Mt Airy disadvantages, Charles A.
Runkles. William II. Dempsey, James III.
Hahn; ballot clerks, Thomas NJ. Anderson,
David NJ. Smith; recording clerks. Joseph
II. Kahn, r l.. Gibson.