The citizen., 1895-08-02
Democratic
County Convention.
DELEGATES SENT TO BAL
TIMORE.
Each District Sent Representa-
tlves, Who Acted With Perfect
Harmony Resolutions Endors-
ing Cleveland, Brown and the
Tariff Bill Drawn Up and Adopt
ed.

ed.
Frederick City was veritable Mecca
to vast host of loyal adherents to the
principles of Democracy last Saturday,
and the town was full of people. At
the primaries held in each district in
the county, on Saturday, the Goth inst,
delegates were chosen to attend the
county convention one week later, the
object of which was the selection of
representatives to go to Baltimo ore and
vote for the most acceptable candidates
for positions on the State ticket.
1t is not in every campaign that the
voters all over the county take such an
absorbing interest in the preliminary
arrangements, but this time they came
up like Romans and stood shoulder to
shoulder against the common and un-
common enemy-especially the latter.
The outcome can be readily imagined.
There is much to be learned from
the aforegoing facts, the most impor-
tant of which is that the people of this
county realize the true condition of af-
fairs regarding the working of the new
tariff bill and understand that a
wave of prosperity is gradually sweep
ing all traces of McKinleyism be-
fore it-due to the bill passed by
the last Congress. 1t is the reve-
nue. measure of the land; is doing
work by tens of thousands more than
its predecessor; received the sanction
of a Democratic House and Senate and
embodies in its benefcent clauses the
component parts of wisdom and clever
foresight.
There has never been the shadow
of doubt of the sentiment of any
Democrat regarding the wise and con-
servative administration of both our
illustrious President Cleveland or Gov
ernor Frank Brown. Both have occu-
pied the highest positions III the gift of
the people of Nation and State ac-
ceptably and honestly, and their record
is the best endorsement to the people.
With practical understanding of
the aforementioned topics, the repre-
sentatives of the various districts in
this county came to town with the
avowed intention of standing together
in the convention and voting on mat
ters deemed by them to be of material
benefit to the party to which they
swear allegiance.
The hour of the convention was ad-
vertised as eleven o'clock, a. M, and
long before that hour the steady stream
of humanity began pouring in. The
hostelries were rushed to their utmost
capacity to accommodate the great
throng and the lobbes were packed
with eager and enthusiastic delegates,
assorted in twos and threes talking
over the situation in both County and
State. There was perfect harmony
evident and that fact was conclusively
manifested later on.
AT about the hour Of eleven, Junior
Hall was a scene of great activity, and
but short time was needed to get
ready for work. The spacious inclos-
ure was densely packed, and when Mr..
Charles N. Hargett raped for order it
was estimated that nearly 500 persons
were present, including lookers-on,
who occupied standing room in the
rear.
Mr.. Harget is the chairman of the
County Central Committee, and in
that capacity it devolved on him to
call the meeting to "a point of order. In
doing 80 he expressed his qualification
at seeing such an outpOuring of Dem
acrats from all the districts in the
county, and said it argued very forcibly
for clean sweep for the party next
fall The object of the convention, as
stated by MIR. Hargett. was the cleo
ton of delegates to attend the State
,n,htn 1ad in, p,,l
timore on Wednesday, the 3lst ultimo,
which meets in Rockville on the 7th of
the present month. Mr. J. Roger Nc
Sherry, secretary of the County Cen
trail Committee, was directed to call off
the districts in numerical order, and it
was found that all were represented by
the delegates as published in the CITI-
ZEN last week.
At this juncture, DIR. J. w. Downey,
of New Market district. arose and
moved that Mr.. VIM. II. Lskin, an
honored resident of Jefferson and
a lifelong Democrat, be made chair
man of the convention. The mo-
tion was seconded and carried unani
mously. The names of Messrs. J.
Roger McSherry, of Frederick, and
Charles E. Cassell, of Thurmant, were
placed in nomination for secretaries by
Mr.. Moody, of Jefferson district, and
their election followed.
AS Mr.. Lakin came forward to take
the chair, he was greeted with flat
tering ovation. After thanking the
convention for the honor thrust upon
him he said substantially:
1--WE should rejoice, to live in q
country where citizens can assemble to
nominate meu of their preference and
choice. 1t is the hope of the country
to have Democratic Government.
There is no party on earth that will be
able to down our party and keep 1T
| there always. We are now about to
enter upon campaign of great impor-
tance to all, and we should let no man
interfere with the discharge of our du-
les. The present depression of busi-
ness is fast improving-factories are
starting up, laborers are getting better
wages, farmers are securing more for
their products and the general outlook
for good times is again encouraging.
Republicans can only look for success
this fall in case of an accident in our
ranks, and it behooves Democrats to
fight against party discomfort and vic
tory is ours. Let us have an old-tlme
majority In this State-such as Mary
land has been accustomed to give our
party"
His remarks were loudly applauded.
Here DIR. Ira J. McCurdy made q
| motion that a committee, consisting or
one delegate from each district, be ap-
I pointed on organization. This was