The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-09-01
For the Democratic Advocate.
No Use to Nominate Candidate
for Congress in the I'd District.


That the breach in the Republican party of Car
roll county has been widened no win dispute
viii endeayor to give to the Republicans of Carroll
county the causes for the breach and little OF
Republican history:
In the autumn ofls9l, a few months after the eel
ebrated posofIlce fight in Westminster, some of the
Republicans were anxious to put county ticket in
the field but as there was still little soreness caused
by the postofice fight. doubt was expressed as
to the chances of success at the general election
Through the untiring efforts, however. OF gentle
man in Westminster the hatcset" was, for time at
least buried" A ticket was put in the field and
everybody knows the result. Everybody went
down except Albert schaefer for Judge of the Or
phans' Court. This of course. was very discour-
aging. but the Republicans who think more of their
party than they do ofthemscves took courage and
hoped for better things. They were, however,
doomed to disappointment.
The following May, 1892, was the month chosen
for the time for holding the State Convention to
elect delegates to the National Convention at Min
neapolis. Some time before this convention was to
meet conference was held at the residence of Harry
NJ. Clabaugh, between A. II. Huber Charles E. Good
win and Harry NJ. Clabaugh, all of Westminster, at
which conference it was agreed that Clabaugh
should do all he could to get Samuel Roop elected
district delegate to the National Convention and
Huber and Goodwin should do all they could to get
certain friends of Clabaugh elected delegates.at-
large at the Frederick Convention, to the National
Convention. Nothing whatever said about the
organization OF the different conventions Not
word about ehairmsnships or anything connected
with the organization. Everything seemed to be
moving along smoothly for the BOSSES The voters
in the other Il districts remember. had not been
consulted about this little arrangement by three gen
tlemen in Westminster. The voters were mot in IT,
They the Bosses said to themselves, "we are the
Republican party and you fellows must do as we
say. Behold we have made an agreement, there
fore stand by it." What was the consequence?
Clabaugh claims that he carried out his part of the
agreement at the Waverly Convention, and Huber
and Goodwin claim they carried out their part of
the agreement at the Frederick Convention. Huber
and Goodwin admit Clabaugh fulfilled his part of
the agreement at Waverly. but Clabaugh charges
that Huber and Goodwin sold him out at Frederick
because they advocated the selection of Mr.. Thack-
cry for Chairman of the Convention instead of Mr..
Westcott. This Goodwin and Huber deny. They
state that at the conference at Clabaugh's home in
Westminster nothing was said about the organiza-
ton of the convention The delegates-atlarge were
the only persons discussed. So the wrangle has
been going on Harrison overwhelmingly de-
feated and all the agreements in the case should
have been cancelled. have related the above 10
show the voters the trouble in the party. These
gentlemen as have said BEFORE thought then and
think now that they are the Republican party. The
wrangle over the agreement is still on. Charges
and connter-charges are still being made.
The Republican party. however, had hoped that
by the time the I'd Dist. Congressional Convention
would take place some harmony would prevail
They have been doomed to disappointment. At the
primary meeting in Westminster on Saturday last
! Dal Tr (Ia.
baugh's landlord and Clabaugh's Chairman of Cha
baugh's County Central Committee and about 20
eolored men and 10 or 10 of the employees of the
Sehlosser Tannery, under the narshaship of James
Baer, carried the primary meeting with high hand.
They voted men who have been convicted of larceny
and who have not voted al a general election for
years A gentleman of Westminster went IN the
primary meeting with the best intentions, and
thinking that perhaps C!abaugh and his gang
would do the right thing by sending five men to the
Convention who would represent all shades OF
opinion with this opinion he put several gentle
men in nomination. But Lord wasn't he fooled
The gang" had everything cut and dried. They
pouneed on him with the colored element and the
tannery like battering ram. They had been leg
cling it all the week for their delegates.
The Convention came off on Monday and
smoother piece of machinery except the Union
baughs landlord and Chairman were there in all
their glory, with the nxious-to-be-nextp postmaster
Sharrer doing their bidding. 1t is true that DIR.
Weaver the manly gentleman from Uniontown, was
nominated as Chairman of the Convention by Cla-
bangh but il was only because Clabaugh knew that
UnontOwn had sent delegation TO the Convention
that would not do his bidding, and he thought If
DR.. Weaver were put in the chair he could not do
any Logging against him. Uniontown delegation
was much to its credit, the only delegation which
was not controlled by Clabaugh and it voted against
the Clabaugh ticket
Now do the Republicans Of Carroll county think
that Clabaugh and his crowd are after harmony
Be not fooled Sharrer wants to be the next post
master of Westminster in the event of the election
of a Republican President in 1896. and he does not
care one cent about the party. As one of the Van
derbilts once remarked 1.-The people be damned"
Clabaugh wants to be member of the State Central
Committee SO that he can go to Baltimore and brag
and blow about how he carries Carroll county in
his pocket. He is another Vanderbilt. He wants to
be considered leader in State politics and be able
to sit at the leaders table,
IfClabaugh wanted harmony why did he not have
at least 10 Is prominent Republicans at the Con-
vention- men who do not hesitate to put their
money in canvass, when they have been treated
with any kind of decency? Clabaugh knows very
well that the Republicans cannot win in this county
without the help of these gentlemen, but. as have
said before he does not desire the success of the
Republican party-he fighting for the success of
Clabaugh. He is great Clabaugh man. He has
said that he does not want the nomination for Con-
gress. Some people don't believe him. His past history
will prove that he VIII take anything except the
nomination for Judge of the Circuit Court. He re-
fused to take that because he wanted to get in bust
ness with Mr. john NJ Roberts, the Judges son, get
the Judges practice and be on the soft side of the
Court, Jhe could
BETTER REPUBLICAN THAN CLABAUGH.