Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-16

their respective claims IS matter that Will
have grave bearing upon the results. Mr..
Motter will be on hand himself with MS
delegation. and DR.. Samuel T. Hammer Will
also be there in person. There has been no
apparent change in the attitude of the two
factions here since the adjournment or the
convention at Oakland, and efforts at har-
mony that have been made have ended IN
even a more positive attitude upon the part
of the Motter people than heretofore. I'VE
believe we are right they say. We car
ried the county in the primaries: we had a
majority of the districts in the county con-
recognition of our rights.
Col. John C. Motter when approached by
a Star representative as to his present atti-
tude in relation to the convention OF Thurs
day said: II shall attend the convention
myself, and shall ask for the seating OF my
delegates. 1 expect to get the full six votes
Of Frederick county, and l believe Will De
able to produce arguments that will be IN
contestable as far as our right to thorough
and complete recognition Is concerned.
have prepared a declaration OF Frederick
countys rights, which will be presented to
the convention in the form of petition,
signed by. hundreds Of the republicans OF
the county, who were glad to attach their
names to 1t, because. they said, they be-
lieved it to be a fair. just and Impartial ex-
position of our side of the case
There Is strong reason to believe that the
Mot;er forces will use every remedy In the
power of the law to secure the seating OF
their delegates. Should they be refused the
full six votes to which they affirm they are
entitled. they will then, 1t is understood,
endeavor to compel. by process of man
damus. the seating of their delegates with
the privilege accorded them at Oakland be-
fore their withdrawal from the convention;
that Is to three votes or the half vote OF
the county. In that event Mr.. Motters
name may then be presented to the con-
vention, or possibly that of Milton &.
Urner, or of the latter's son. Mr. Hammond
Urner. Should it be impossible to gain any
votes in the convention for these. 1t Is proba-
BILE that Mr.. Mcdonald OF Montgomery or
Gel. Pearre Of Allegany will receive the
vote of Mr.. Motter's delegates. While not
directly expressing himself on this point
today yet Mr.. Motter by his previous dec
larations has shown that he was in thor
ough accord with Mr.. Urner in the latter's
casting of the three MOtter votes for Col.
Pearre at Oakland when the issue was
drawn as to their right to vote at all after
having left the convention hall.
Sangnine as Mr.. Motter and his friends
are of gaining their point and accomplish
ing the ends of Justice, as they put II.
equally sanguine are the friends OF Dr.
Haffner They claim that at meeting OF
the county central committee here on Sat
urday last, called by DR.. Haffner. the full
twenty-five districts of the county were
represented They sent several MESSAGES
to Mr. Motter, through Mr.. Hammond
Urner, chairman of the Motter committee,
Offering to harmonic their differences by
adopting Mr.. Motter's chairman as their
own were he to drop MS secretary, MI NJ.
A. E. Biser. Each and all of these offers
were ignored by Mr.. Motter. because. as he
claims they came from handful of TWEEN
ty-two men, when the entire county COM
mittee represents quota Of $50.
In answer to the question of The Star
correspondent as to whether ne would
make a further effort to secure the nomi-
nation for Congress at Rockville on Thurs
day, Dr. Haffner said: 1T depends entire
ly upon circumstances. l intend to go to
Rockville on Thursday morning and after
summing up the situation will then decide
what is best TO do. Had received the six
votes of Frederick county at Oakland last
week 1 would have been nominated before
| ten ballots had been cast 1t was politics
| played by the friends Of Mr.. Hagner that
cut my support in Frederick county down
| to three votes, when I was rightly en-
titled to six. 1 have made hard fight for
| the nomination, and II it should not come
| to Frederick county, then I favor Mr.. Hag-
rer, he being a Wellington man. Being a
| friend of Mr.. Wellington myself, It Is nat
Lral for me to be on the side Of that fol-
| lowing, and there being no other Yelling
| ton man in Frederick county my choice, as
| matter. of course, would be Mr.. Hagner
| OF Washington county,
Mr.. Motter will leave for Rockville this
afternoon and will probably take with him
| two hundred of his following.
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