The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-10-10
THE BALL BEGINS ROLLING.
A Large and Enthusiastic Meeting of
the People at Oakland Monday
Night

On Monday of this week the can
paign in Maryland was formal
opened IN Oakland by a tremondou
mass meeting held in Offutt's Hal
The hall was literally packed wit
ladies and gentlemen from all part
Of the county, and standing room
was at premium.
The meeting was called to orde
at about eight O'Clock by Chairman
Peddicord, and when the Stat,
candidates made their appearance
Gu the-stage they were greeted with
storms of applause. Mr.. S. r.
Jones was made president of the
meeting, with Messrs. Arthur
Townshend and Benz. H. Sincell as
secretaries,
Speeches were made by Hon.
Lloyd Lowndes, Hon. Harry NJ.
Clabaugh, Hon. R. P. Graham,
Stephen A. Mason, Hon. James
NJ. Sloan and Hon. Milton G..
Urner.
After the formal opening of the
meeting Mr.. Lowndes was introdu-
ced by Mr.. Jones, who addressed
the audience. Mr.. Lowndes said
in part:
For the first time the Republi-
can party has come to Western Ma
ryland for its candidate for Cover
nor. AS you were a part of and as
you were closely allied to Allegany
you with us feel that we have been
honored when this selection was
so made. Both the Democratic
and Republican parties have always
before this sought their candidates
from other portions of the State.
Now when our prospects for success
appear to be so good our party has
come into the very heart of Repub-
lican majorlties and have selected
me as their standard bearer to lead
them through this struggle for self
government and good citizenship,
and | hope that | may be that
Joshua who will bring our people
into the promised land of reform
and see good government. Our
campaign in Maryland is this day
formally opened. The issues in
volved are such as pertain solely to
our State, and 50 well are they
defined that there can be no evasion
of them.
''Neither strategy nor the inter-
vention of party dictators was
employed to secure my nomination,
and | am warranted in saying that
my nomination for the high office
OF Governor of this State was free
and voluntary act of my people.
Ny nomination was the result of
popular agitation and widespread
discussion throughout our State.
| represent no man, and to no man
or set of men do | owe the honor
which has been conferred upon me
by the representatives of the Re-
publican party in convention as
sembled. pledge the people of
Maryland that it is my purpose to
make this contest not for party
only, but for the highest interests
and fullest liberties of all our peo.
Pile. | would bring the greatest
good to the greatest number, and
| realize what is right, fair and
just for you and yours is right, fail
and just for me and mine, anC
whatever is hurtful, oppressive OF
unjust to you and yours is the same
to me and mine.
GAS citizens of the common
wealth we are alike interested il
the welfare and the prosperity o
each other. We are equally inter
ested in wise and economical
management of its affairs and enti
tied to have a voice in its control
81 enter upon this contest AM
assume the responsibility which a,
acceptance of the nomination at tn
hands of any party involves with
firm conviction of the Righteousness
of our cause, and believing that W
have reached a crisis in the histor
Of our State when the people hav
determined to take into their ow