The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-09-07
Astounding Innocence.

Nobody has been promised anything, be-
cause nobody has right to make such prom
ises for Republican convention.
So saws that poor, deluded, innocent, the
Sentinel. It is very ignorant. Everybody
knows, except perhaps the Seatiael that no.
body can get a nomination in the Republican
PARTY unless he is endorsed by Harry Clabaugh
and George Sharrer Who put the editor of
that paper on the State Central Committee
but these people? Could he have gotten
there If they had objected OF course not,
and nobody knows it any better than the re-
cipient of their favor. Why was DR.. J. J.
Weaver. Jr., taken off the State Central Com
miitee ? Simply because he did not hang %
CLa6apgh'S ooat-fdils. Why was Mr.. A. H.
Huber uneeremoniously knocked off the Com
mitieeg Simply because he declined 70 bor
ia submission 10 labdugh and Shdrrer.
WHY was ex-Mayor Brooks told that he
could no, be a delegate TO the Republican
State Convention? Simply beoause he had
riesrs Of has otCR G5d scosld net agree 10 stand
by NJ. Clsbasgh bargain 10 delirer CorTolfs
sre rofes to NJ. Lolcndes. And because he
would not bow to the dietation Of Mr.. .Cla-
baueh. the latter told him he could no, 90 10
the State Convention as delegate and that
he, CIabaugh, would oppose him for State 5
Attorney. With the whole Republican ma.
chiuery in his hands, Mr.. Clabangh knew that
his opposition meant death to the eN-Mayor's
aspirations.
Clabangh and Sharrer are the whole Re-
publican party in CsrroI-or rather, What
they say must BE- done IS done, and they have
the power to force it. There never was
more perfect msehine than they have, and
they are very dictatorial in operating i.
The Sentinel well knows this, oF ; woefully
ignorant, for all Others know ]; we'll Per
haps the Seafiael is no, in the confidence Of
the bosses. fit is. It has recently been taken
in. for il has not been very long ago that
neither of them had any regard for It. and
they helped to set mp an alleged genuine,
simon-pure Republican organ to take is place.
Il is nov said thar DIR. Weaver is to be the
Republican nominee for State Senator. u
he Is nominated ii viii be by special com
mand Of Clabangh and Sharrer. II they
don't decree It. he will not be on the ticket.
II they do decree ii. it will simply he because
they want to use the Doctors popularity in
Uniontown district to help along their ma.
chine. They hate no love for him and viii east
him aside again when they have no further use
for him, just as they did two years ago.
As to the promises made by the bosses she
ADVOCATE has no further information than
common rumor That numbers were prom
ised the nomination for the same place, in
order to win at the late primary. We have no
doubt And We assert, without fear Of sue
cessful contradiction. thar no Que viii be
nominated at the coming Republican County
Convention that Is not pui forward and en-
dorsed by Clabaugh and Sharrer. When the
machine has done its work. the SentiHel viii
speak ofthe result as the free and untram
meled voice of the Republican party Of Car
roll. II has never known any evil in the Re
publican party or any good in the Democratic.
It as blind, bitter. unrelenting a partisan
journal as can be found in the whole country.
Il don't know boss rule in the Republican
party when it sees il. It does not recognize
bribery at primaries when brought face TO
face with it, and it fails to see that one-half
of its party are irresponsible Negroes, who
pay little or no taxes. For blinded partisan
shin II has no equal.